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Pharma & Biotech

Can Moderna turn hantavirus urgency into a credible rare-virus vaccine strategy?

Moderna surged on hantavirus hopes. The real test is whether rare-virus urgency can become a viable mRNA vaccine pathway.

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Pharma & Biotech

Can Traws Pharma turn hantavirus urgency into a credible antiviral program?

Hantavirus has no specific antiviral option. Traws Pharma’s next test is turning outbreak urgency into credible clinical candidates.

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Pharma & Biotech

Why Meiji Seika Pharma is using Singapore to scale its ASEAN vaccine and pharma strategy

Meiji Seika Pharma has launched Meiji Pharma Asia in Singapore. Read what this ASEAN expansion could change for vaccines and regional pharma growth.

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Pharma & Biotech

Vedanta Biosciences keeps VE303 Phase 3 trial on track as interim review clears futility bar

Vedanta Biosciences kept VE303 Phase 3 on track after interim review. Read what this means for recurrent C. difficile treatment and microbiome drug development.

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Pharma & Biotech

Brazil rollout puts Bavarian Nordic’s chikungunya vaccine under regulatory and execution scrutiny

Find out how Bavarian Nordic’s Brazil rollout with Eurofarma puts its chikungunya vaccine to the ultimate regulatory and execution test.

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Medical Devices & Diagnostics

Co-Diagnostics secures Australian patent for Co-Dx PCR platform, marking global IP expansion milestone

Co-Diagnostics, Inc. has received its first international patent for its Co-Dx PCR platform, with the Australian Patent Office granting coverage for the point-of-care molecular diagnostics system, including its PCR Pro instrument and disposable test cups. This development marks a critical step in the U.S.-based company’s international intellectual property strategy as it advances toward global commercialization

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Pharma & Biotech

Meiji Seika Pharma’s alliance with MBC BioLabs signals a bold shift in global R&D sourcing strategy

Meiji Seika Pharma Co., Ltd. has announced a strategic partnership with MBC BioLabs, a leading biotech incubator based in California’s San Francisco Bay Area, to expand its global drug discovery initiatives. The Tokyo-headquartered pharmaceutical firm aims to deepen its open innovation approach by tapping into early-stage biotech talent in the United States, with a focus

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Pharma & Biotech

How Innoviva’s NUZOLVENCE could reshape STI care and resistance strategy

Innoviva Specialty Therapeutics has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for NUZOLVENCE (zoliflodacin), a first-in-class, single-dose oral antibiotic for the treatment of uncomplicated urogenital gonorrhea in adults and adolescents. This approval, based on the largest-ever Phase 3 clinical trial for a new treatment against Neisseria gonorrhoeae, marks the first new oral gonorrhea

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