Pharmaceuticals
Israeli PolyPid signs $320 million deal to sell drug preventing surgical infections in US, Canada
D-PLEX100 is designed to provide local, prolonged, and controlled antibacterial activity directly at the surgical site to prevent abdominal surgical site infections.
Europe, Israel, and the medical record of a nation - opinion
How Evogene is changing the future for the pharma and agriculture markets
Taking too many medications may harm older adults, study warns
Hillel's Tech Corner: CytoReason: Where AI meets drug development
CytoReason’s technology uses a machine learning model to build a molecular level understanding of tissues in diseases on the cellular level.
Moderna, Pfizer start pivotal COVID-19 vaccine trials, eye year-end launch
The study is expected to include about 120 sites globally and could include up to 30,000 participants. It will include regions heavily impacted by COVID-19.
Pfizer, BioNTech say vaccine expected to be ready for approval by December
If it receives marketing approval, the companies are preparing to make up to 100 million doses by the end of 2020 and another 1.2 billion doses by the end of 2021.
BioNTech and Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine shows potential in human trial
"These first trial results show that the vaccine yields immune activity and causes a strong immune response," said BioNTech's co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Ugur Sahin.
Canadian company Medicago develops plant-based coronavirus vaccine
The company has developed a unique method of creating a vaccine by letting plants do the work. "We're using plants as mini factories," said Natalie Charland, a senior director at Medicago.
Bayer to test new drugs on 3D-printed heart tissue at Tel Aviv University
The new method of testing bypasses many tedious screening methods, making it faster, cheaper and more efficient.
The Lounge March 10, 2020: SuperPharm
A number of Super Pharm’s managers attended the ceremony, and Kupler and Keshet arranged to meet again in the future to discuss continued cooperation.
After turbulent years, Teva CEO Schultz forecasts stability
Teva completed its two-year major restructuring plan in 2019, reducing its cost base by over $3 billion and net debt by more than $9b.
86-year-old Copaxone creator has no intention of slowing down
When it comes to being excited by experiments, age is simply not a factor for 86-year-old Prof. Ruth Arnon, co-creator of multiple sclerosis drug Copaxone.
Teva's first ever National Forum for Bio-Innovators gathers in Tel Aviv
Researcher Hila Flayev has for years been conducting research on computational models of the coronavirus structure and interactions it can create.