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Adrian van den Hoven, Director General, Medicines for Europe, looks at how COVID-19 has altered the way we consider EU pharmaceutical policy Adrian van den Hoven delivered the opening keynote address at the CPhI Festival of Pharma on how COVID-19 is changing the landscape of European pharmaceutical policy, primarily with regard to supply chain security. […]

Researchers are continually looking for processes and technology that give them the edge scientifically or commercially. If you are a biotech scientist interested in reversing or overcoming the state of T-cell exhaustion, this webinar will be beneficial to your work. Quantifying T cell exhaustion: An insight into BiTE antibodies and CAR-T cells for improved therapeutics will […]

The UK Department for International Trade (DIT) has classified Stevenage in the UK, as a High Potential Opportunity (HPO) zone in recognition of its thriving cell and gene therapy cluster of national and international significance. The successful HPO nomination was made by Hertfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) and is expected to help attract further overseas […]

Rhythm AI, a UK company focused on the treatment of Atrial Fibrillation (AF) has received approval from the UK Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to proceed with its multi-centre ROCSTAR clinical trial. This program will assess the company’s STAR Mapping System as a potential treatment for persistent AF. STAR Mapping is a new, […]

Drug Discovery World, the multi-platform global voice for the drug discovery community will be at ELRIG Drug Discovery Digital from 6-16 October 2020. Head to stand P3 to tell us about your news and innovation – we are always pleased to find out the latest breakthroughs in the global pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical and biotech sectors, as […]

ELRIG’s Drug Discovery Digital has begun. In addition to world-class scientific talks, a bustling virtual exhibition provides the opportunity to connect directly with experts to hear about the latest technologies that could aid your research efforts. You’ll also be able to pick up a few tips and tricks you can take back to your lab […]

Diamond Pharma Services has provided EU regulatory, pharmacovigilance, quality and compliance support to GenSight Biologics including the preparation, authoring support, agency communication and submission of GenSight’s first marketing authorisation application (MAA) to the European Medicines Agency (EMA), for its novel ocular gene therapy LUMEVOQ.  The EMA decision is expected in H2 2021. LUMEVOQ is a […]

Cobra Biologics is to manufacture Scancell Holdings COVID-19 vaccine. The agreement covers Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) production of plasmid DNA needed to generate the DNA vaccine, against SARS-CoV-2, for use in a Phase I clinical trial in 2021 (COVIDITY). The project is funded by an Innovate UK grant awarded to the consortium between Scancell, the […]

If you are a biotech scientist interested in reversing or overcoming the state of T-cell exhaustion, this webinar will be of interest. Quantifying T cell exhaustion: An insight into BiTE antibodies and CAR-T cells for improved therapeutics will be hosted by DDW and presented by Sartorius. It will examine T cell exhaustion and how it is […]

As a consequence of the coronavirus pandemic, 41% of global clinical trials in fields other than COVID-19 (c.4,5001) have been delayed or put on permanent hold. Looking ahead, 74% of life science organisations say that COVID-19 will continue to compromise their ability to deliver on clinical trial objectives for the next six to 12 months. […]