Vaccine delivery has long been a hot topic and only got hotter in the ongoing push to vaccinate against COVID-19 around the world. Most would probably associate vaccines with the standard “jab” injection with a syringe. Over the past year and more, companies have touted ideas for other avenues. Inovio has a “smart” delivery device […]
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Three companies to collaborate on potential inhaled COVID-19 treatment
Signal Rx Pharmaceuticals, Crystec and ADYA are working on a dry powder drug formulation for potentially treating COVID-19-related illness. The three companies’ collaboration for the dry powder formulation of SF2523 covers the treatment of pulmonary fibrosis, lung cancer and illnesses related to SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19. SignalRx’s SF2523 is a novel, small-molecule, dual PI3K-BRD4 […]
Vaxart stock soars after FDA approves IND application for oral COVID-19 vaccine tablet
Vaxart (NSDQ:VXRT) announced today that the FDA cleared the investigational new drug (IND) application for its oral COVID-19 vaccine. Upon news of the IND application approval for the S-only protein construct-based vaccine candidate, shares of VXRT were up 16.1% at $8.35 in early-morning trading today. South San Francisco-based Vaxart’s S+N oral tablet SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidate […]
Teva dips before hours on Q2 revenue miss, lowered guidance
Teva Pharmaceuticals (NYSE:TEVA) shares took a hit this morning on second-quarter revenues that missed the consensus forecast. The Tel Aviv, Israel-based company posted profits of $207 million, or 19¢ per share, on sales of $3.9 billion for the three months ended June 30, 2021, for a 47.9% bottom-line gain on sales growth of 1%. Adjusted […]
PharmaJet begins enrollment for needle-free COVID-19 vaccine trial
PharmaJet announced today that it began enrollment for a Phase 1 clinical trial for its needle-free COVID-19 vaccine in Australia. Golden, Colo.-based PharmaJet’s needle-free injection systems will be studied with Covigen, a DNA-based vaccine developed by French-Thai pharmaceutical company BioNet-Asia in collaboration with Melbourne, Australia-based Technovalia. According to a news release, PharmaJet’s system was chosen […]
BD surpasses 2 billion orders for COVID-19 vaccine injection devices
BD (NYSE:BDX) announced today that orders for its needles and syringes hit 2 billion amid global COVID-19 vaccination efforts. Franklin Lakes, N.J.-based BD’s latest milestone comes less than six months after the company surpassed 1 million orders for vaccine delivery devices. The order total encompasses commitments to governments all over the globe, including the U.S., […]
NRx Pharmaceuticals touts Zyesami results, seeks EUA for treating COVID-19
NRx Pharmaceuticals (NSDQ:NRXP) announced that it applied for FDA emergency use authorization based on a study of its Zyesami therapeutic. Radnor, Pa.-based NRx Pharmaceuticals, formerly NeuroRx, just last week completed a merger with SPAC Big Rock Partners Acquisition Corp. and went public, changing its name in the process. The company develops Zyesami, a synthetic form […]
BD to build $200M facility in Spain for pre-filled drug delivery device manufacturing
BD (NYSE:BDX) announced today that it will build a more than $200 million drug delivery device manufacturing facility in Spain. The approximately $201.5 million (€165 million) high-tech manufacturing facility in Zaragoza, Spain, is expected to create up to 600 jobs by 2030, according to a news release. In December, BD announced its plan to invest […]
Intravacc touts preclinical, non-human results for COVID-19 nasal spray vaccine
Intravacc is today touting positive pre-clinical results of its SARS-CoV-2 nasal spray vaccine candidate in non-human subjects. Bilthoven, Netherlands-based Intravacc’s SARS-CoV-2 outer membrane vesicle (OMV)-based recombinant spike protein (rSp) nasal spray candidate was observed in four groups of mice and four groups of hamsters, all of which received two intranasal immunizations on day one and […]
Diomics, Bonne Santé Group enter strategic alliance
Diomics and Bonne Santé Group announced today that they entered into a strategic alliance to develop a line of Diocare products. San Diego-based Diomics and Miami-based Bonne Santé Group, which operated through its Bonne Santé Natural Manufacturing division, entered the agreement in an effor tto develop, launch and distribute the Diocare products formulated to address […]
