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- Lilly’s Bamlanivimab Cuts Risk of COVID-19 By Up to 80% at Nursing Homeshttps://modernod.com/news/lillys-bamlanivimab-cuts-risk-of-covid-19-by-up-to-80-at-nursing-homes/2478788/Eli Lilly announced Thursday that in a phase 3 study, bamlanivimab was shown to significantly reduce the risk of contracting symptomatic COVID-19 among residents and staff of long-term care facilities. The findings from the BLAZE-2 COVID-19 prevention trial suggest the risk was decreased by up to
- New Data Back Ability of Pfizer, BioNTech’s COVID-19 Vaccine to Foil UK Strainhttps://modernod.com/news/new-data-back-ability-of-pfizer-biontechs-covid-19-vaccine-to-foil-uk-strain/2478782/Pfizer and BioNTech on Wednesday reported results from another in-vitro study indicating that their COVID-19 vaccine BNT162b2 is likely capable of neutralizing the rapidly spreading UK strain of SARS-CoV-2, also known as B.1.1.7. The findings, which were published on the preprint server bioRxiv,
- Rayner Enters Canadian Ophthalmology Markethttps://modernod.com/news/rayner-enters-canadian-ophthalmology-market/2478773/Following the recent approval of incorporation, Rayner announced that is will now be offering the Rayner portfolio of IOLs and injectors directly to Canadian surgeons. The entry into the Canadian market will be led by Wade Allen, Director: Americas, Rayner Surgical Corp. The RayOne Aspheri
- Smart Contact Lens Targets Vision Improvement for Those With Impairmentshttps://modernod.com/news/smart-contact-lens-targets-vision-improvement-for-those-with-impairments/2478766/A contact lens that operates like a smartphone in the eye was the breakout but not-yet-ready-for-prime-time health tech at Consumer Electronics Show (CES) this year, according to a Medscape report. The device wields computing and imaging p
- Biden Picks Former FDA Commissioner David Kessler to Lead Operation Warp Speedhttps://modernod.com/news/biden-picks-former-fda-commissioner-david-kessler-to-lead-operation-warp-speed/2478768/US President-elect Joe Biden announced a number of appointments to the incoming team handling the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including naming David Kessler as chief science officer. Mr. Kessler, who served as FDA commissioner between 1990 and 1997, will reportedly share oversight of Opera
- Sources: FDA Veteran Woodcock Being Considered to Lead Agency Under Bidenhttps://modernod.com/news/sources-fda-veteran-woodcock-being-considered-to-lead-agency-under-biden/2478764/Janet Woodcock, a 30-year veteran of the Food and Drug Administration, is being considered by President-elect Joe Biden to serve as commissioner of the agency, Bloomberg reported,
- JPM: How did Pfizer Up its COVID-19 Vaccine Capacity? ‘Out of the Box Manufacturing,’ CEO Sayshttps://modernod.com/news/jpm-how-did-pfizer-up-its-covid-19-vaccine-capacity-out-of-the-box-manufacturing-ceo-says/2478757/Earlier this week, Pfizer partner BioNTech upped the pair’s 2021 COVID-19 output projection to 2 billion doses for 2021, up from a previous estimate of 1.3 billion. But how will the companies get there? By doing things “very differently and very out of the box in manufacturing,” CEO Albert Bourla
- Pacific Vision Surgery Center Opens Doors to Bay Area Communityhttps://modernod.com/news/pacific-vision-surgery-center-opens-doors-to-bay-area-community/2478751/Pacific Vision Foundation has announced the opening of the new Pacific Vision Surgery Center. This state-of-the-art surgical facility is the manifestation of Pacific Vision Foundation’s mission to make excellent eye care available for all, regardless of ability to pay, while training the next gen
- Clearside Biomedical Announces First Patients Enrolled in Phase 1/2a Clinical Trial of CLS-AX for the Treatment of Wet AMDhttps://modernod.com/news/clearside-biomedical-announces-first-patients-enrolled-in-phase-1-2a-clinical-trial-of-cls-ax-for-the-treatment-of-wet-amd/2478744/Clearside Biomedical announced that the first patients have been enrolled in its phase 1/2a clinical trial of CLS-AX (axitinib injectable suspension) in patients with wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Clinical sites, all based in the United States, are activated and curr
- Aerie Pharmaceuticals Receives European Commission Approval for Glaucoma Treatment Roclandahttps://modernod.com/news/aerie-pharmaceuticals-receives-european-commission-approval-for-glaucoma-treatment-roclanda/2478740/Aerie Pharmaceuticals announced the European Commission (EC) has granted a marketing authorization for Roclanda (netarsudil and latanoprost ophthalmic solution) 0.02%/0.005% for the reduction of elevated IOP in adult patients with primary open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension for whom monoth