Top news of the week: 11.03.2021.
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Inhaled CRISPR Treatment Targets Influenza and SARS-CoV-2 Infections
The treatment uses a type of CRISPR to target viral RNA and appears to stop replication of both viruses in the lungs.
Ex-Intercept CMO Campagna lands at immune regulation biotech Q32
Jason Campagna has taken up the chief medical officer position (CMO) at Q32 Bio. Campagna arrives at Q32 after a stint at Intercept Pharmaceuticals that saw him rise to the CMO role at the ...
Merck has better luck with 2nd COVID-19 drug attempt as it sees a positive in early molnupiravir data
Merck has had a torrid time with COVID-19 vaccines and a major setback with its OncoImmune-partnered pandemic med, but now, finally, it’s seeing some good news on that R&D front.
Top 10 U.S. Biopharma Clusters
Judging from the numbers reported by the nation’s top U.S. clusters, 2020 saw record-high amounts of lab space and NIH funding, as well as record-high numbers of jobs and patents. ...
Baxter BioPharma Solutions and Moderna Announce Agreement for Fill/Finish Manufacturing of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine in the U.S.
Agreement to perform fill/finish services for approximately 60–90 million doses in the U.S. this yearManufacturing will take place at Baxter BioPharma Solutions’ Indiana facilityDEERFIELD, ...
Download the Covid in the BioPharma Workplace Report
How has Covid-19 affected the biopharma workplace? How have employee expectations and attitudes towards work and their employers changed?
PharmiWeb.Jobs Welcomes Paramount Recruitment
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San Diego biotech developing antibody treatments against new COVID strains
Sorrento Therapeutics hopes to have a pair of antibodies that can stop fast-spreading strains of the coronavirus first found in the U.K., South Africa and Brazil