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- Regeneron’s Inmazeb Becomes First FDA-Approved Treatment for Ebola Virushttps://modernod.com/news/regenerons-inmazeb-becomes-first-fda-approved-treatment-for-ebola-virus/2478420/The FDA announced Wednesday that it has approved Regeneron Pharmaceuticals’ triple antibody cocktail Inmazeb (atoltivimab/maftivimab/odesivimab-ebgn) for use in adult and paediatric patients, making it the first drug cleared in the US to treat Ebola virus infection. According to the a
- J&J Pauses COVID-19 Vaccine Studies After “Unexplained Illness”https://modernod.com/news/jj-pauses-covid-19-vaccine-studies-after-unexplained-illness/2478407/Johnson & Johnson confirmed that it paused further dosing in all clinical studies of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate JNJ-78436735, including the phase 3 ENSEMBLE trial, due to an “unexplained illness” in a participant. The company noted that the subject’s illness is being rev
- New Survey Finds Most People Say They Know the Importance of an Annual Eye Exam But They’re Not Getting Onehttps://modernod.com/news/new-survey-finds-most-people-say-they-know-the-importance-of-an-annual-eye-exam-but-theyre-not-getting-one/2478373/Johnson & Johnson Vision announced findings from a comprehensive, large-scale global eye health survey in advance of World Sight Day on October 8. The survey reveals both a disconnect in patient views towards the importance of eye health and how they prioritize i
- J&J’s COVID-19 Vaccine “Highly Immunogenic” in Early-Stage Testinghttps://modernod.com/news/jjs-covid-19-vaccine-highly-immunogenic-in-early-stage-testing/2478332/Interim phase 1/2a study results for Johnson & Johnson’s experimental COVID-19 vaccine JNJ-78436735 have been published online on the preprint server medRxiv, with researchers saying that a single dose was “well tolerated and highly immunogenic,” and that the findings warran
- FDA Grants Orphan Drug Designation for Neurophth Therapeutics’ Gene Therapy for LHONhttps://modernod.com/news/fda-grants-orphan-drug-designation-for-neurophth-therapeutics-gene-therapy-for-lhon/2478326/Neurophth Therapeutics announced that its leading candidate, NR082, was granted an orphan drug designation (ODD) by the FDA for the treatment of Leber’s Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON) associated with ND4 mutation. LHON is a maternall
- COVID-19 Vaccine Developers Seek to Reassure Public Over Safetyhttps://modernod.com/news/covid-19-vaccine-developers-seek-to-reassure-public-over-safety/2478249/Sources suggested that a number of drugmakers, including GlaxoSmithKline, Johnson & Johnson and Pfizer, are planning to release a statement outlining their commitment to only seek FDA approval of a vaccine against COVID-19 if it is supported by extensive safety and efficacy data. The move is
- J&J Looking to Enroll 60,000 Participants in Coronavirus Vaccine Trialhttps://modernod.com/news/jj-looking-to-enroll-60000-participants-in-coronavirus-vaccine-trial/2478185/A phase 3 trial Johnson & Johnson is planning to get under way in September to test its coronavirus vaccine candidate Ad26.COV2.S is looking to recruit up to 60,000 participants globally, the company confirmed Thursday. The targeted enrollment, first reported on the ClinicalTrials.gov databas
- EU Wraps Up Exploratory Talks With J&J to Secure Coronavirus Vaccinehttps://modernod.com/news/eu-wraps-up-exploratory-talks-with-jj-to-secure-coronavirus-vaccine/2478163/The European Commission said that it concluded exploratory talks with Johnson & Johnson to buy Ad26.COV2.S, the company’s vaccine candidate against COVID-19. Under the potential deal, once a vaccine has shown to be safe and effective against the novel coronavirus, the Commission s
- Ocugen Receives Fourth FDA Orphan Drug Designation for Gene Therapy for the Treatment of Another Inherited Retinal Diseasehttps://modernod.com/news/ocugen-receives-fourth-fda-orphan-drug-designation-for-gene-therapy-for-the-treatment-of-another-inherited-retinal-disease/2478149/Ocugen announced the FDA granted the fourth Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) for OCU400 in the treatment of PDE6B gene mutation-associated retinal diseases. Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) caused by PDE6B mutation is an inherited retinal dystrophy that leads to blindness by midlife and
- J&J Vaccine Protects Monkeys From Covid With Single Shothttps://modernod.com/news/jj-vaccine-protects-monkeys-from-covid-with-single-shot/2478099/Johnson & Johnson’s experimental coronavirus vaccine protected a group of macaques with a single shot in an early study, prompting the U.S. drugmaker to start trials in humans this month, according to a Bloomberg