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Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceutica NV has confirmed to deliver 220 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine to the African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT).

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A bispecific antibody designed by a Swiss-Czech research team suppressed viral escape of SARS-CoV-2 variants in animals.

At the beginning of March, Dr Sophie Biguenet has been the new Chief Medical Officer of Paris-based Abivax SA.

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The 11th edition of the European Biotechnology Science & Industry Guide once more offers an interesting cross-section of the European biotech scene.

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Kurma Partners-founded Step Pharma has baged €35m in a Series B financing to advance its blood cancer lead STP938.

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The future of AAV vector-based therapies holds great promise if manufacturers can cope with the demand. While in-house manufacturing may be an option for some companies, partnering with a CDMO can be the best choice for others. Teaming up with a One-Stop-Shop CDMO can make it easier to achieve the project goals. There are many reasons for this.

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The threat caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus is a global one. Therefore, we have to address the coronavirus pandemic globally, but at least on a European scale. To achieve this, we need not only a vaccination strategy but also a therapy strategy.

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Exosome Diagnostics develops biofluid-based molecular diagnostic tests for use in personalized medicine and collaborates with pharmaceutical companies to develop companion diagnostics (CDx).

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The German Patent System has been a very patentee-friendly system, in particular for smaller patentees. Enforcement of patents has been relatively easy, affordable and fast.

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Following assemingly good results in a Phase III study AstraZeneca goes for Emergency Use Approval in the US.