Sanofi (NYSE:SNY) and Translate Bio (NSDQ:TBIO) announced today that a Phase 1/2 clinical trial for its COVID-19 vaccine candidate is set for the fourth quarter of 2020. Preclinical results for MRT5500, the COVID-19 vaccine candidate under development by the two companies, demonstrated a favorable immune response profile against SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing coronavirus, which supports the selection […]
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What are the top COVID-19 vaccine candidates?
As of yesterday, five COVID-19 vaccine candidates had begun Phase 3 clinical trials as they seek to determine the safety and efficacy of their formulas. Researchers worldwide are testing 132 COVID-19 vaccine candidates, including 42 that are in clinical trials on humans and at least 92 in preclinical or animal trials, according to the New […]
Canada lining up millions of doses of COVID-19 vaccines
Sanofi (NYSE:SNY), GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE:GSK) and Moderna (NSDQ:MRNA) have all agreed to supply Canada with a total of more than 90 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine. Beginning in 2021, Government of Canada is set to receive up to 72 million doses of an adjuvanted COVID-19 vaccine from Sanofi and GSK, while the country also increased its confirmed […]
Drug companies agree not to release COVID-19 vaccine until it’s ready
Executives from nine different drug companies today announced a pledge to ensure safety with a potential COVID-19 vaccine. The CEOs of AstraZeneca (NYSE:AZN), BioNTech (NSDQ:BNTX), GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE:GSK), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), Merck (NYSE:MRK), Moderna (NSDQ:MRNA), Novavax (NSDQ:NVAX), Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) and Sanofi (NYSE:SNY), all of whom are developing vaccine candidates, all signed the pledge, which vows to “uphold the integrity of the scientific process” […]
MedTech 100 roundup: Stocks were practically unchanged last week
Despite plenty of ups and downs coming in the stock market for the medtech industry, there was hardly any movement from week to week. MassDevice’s MedTech 100 Index — which includes stocks of the world’s largest medical device companies — sat at 89.6 points at the end of last week (Aug. 21). Overall, medtech stocks saw […]
Sanofi to acquire MS drug-development partner for $3.68B
Sanofi (NYSE:SNY) announced today that it agreed to acquire all outstanding shares of Principia Biopharma (NSDQ:PRNB) in a deal worth approximately $3.68 billion. The deal sets all outstanding shares of Principia at $100 per share, which will be acquired in cash. Sanofi and Principia both received unanimous approval from their respective boards of directors, according to […]
MedTech 100 roundup: Industry hits another mid-pandemic high
Despite a minor regression week-over-week, the medtech industry’s stocks hit another milestone as the COVID-19 rebound remains in progress. MassDevice’s MedTech 100 Index — which includes stocks of the world’s largest medical device companies — sat at 89.01 points at the end of last week (July 31). Overall, medtech stocks saw a -0.3% increase from the […]
GSK, Sanofi land $2.1B from feds to develop COVID-19 vaccine
The Trump administration has awarded Sanofi (NYSE:SNY) and GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE:GSK) a contract for up to $1.2 billion to develop, manufacture and deliver a vaccine for COVID-19, the companies announced today. The vaccine candidate is based on the recombinant protein-based technology used by Sanofi to produce an influenza vaccine, and GSK’s established pandemic adjuvant (immunity-boosting) technology. Manufacturing will take […]
Baxter completes Seprafilm acquisition
Baxter (NYSE:BAX) today said it completed the acquisition of Seprafilm Adhesion Barrier and its assets from Sanofi in a deal worth $350 million. Seprafilm is used as an adjunct to reduce the incidence, extent and severity of adhesions in pelvic and abdominal surgeries, according to the company. It is commercially available in the U.S., Japan, […]
FDA clears Verily Study Watch for additional capabilities
Verily, Google’s life science’s sister company under Alphabet (NSDQ:GOOGL), has received an FDA 510(k) clearance to include an irregular pulse monitor in its Study Watch wearable. The FDA announcement, last updated Jan. 20, did not include additional information. The agency cleared ECG capabilities on the Study Watch in January 2019. Launched in April 2017, the Study […]
Baxter rises after Street-beating preliminary 4Q sales results
Baxter (NYSE:BAX) shares were up today after the company reported preliminary net sales for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2019 that topped the Wall Street consensus. The Deerfield, Ill.-based company posted net sales of $3 billion for the fourth quarter, marking 7% growth on a reported basis and 9% growth on an operational basis. That number […]
