Wednesday, August 24, 2022: Life Sciences

The Biden administration is planning to launch a COVID-19 booster campaign in September. Reportedly, the FDA is set to authorize updated versions of Pfizer-BioNTech’s and Moderna’s boosters for teenagers and adults around Labor Day. Soon thereafter, the government...

Tuesday, August 23, 2022: Life Sciences

Pfizer and BioNTech have submitted their application to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for emergency use authorization of their updated COVID19 vaccine booster that specifically targets Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5. If approved, the updated vaccine could...

Monday, August 22, 2022: Life Sciences

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use in adolescents, paving the way to expand eligibility for the fourth shot available in the U.S. The two-dose regimen utilizes protein-based technology previously leveraged in...

Friday, August 19, 2022: Life Sciences

The Biden administration announced Danish-based Bavarian Nordic entered into an agreement with U.S.-based contract manufacturer Grand River Aseptic Manufacturing (GRAM) to produce monkeypox vaccines. According to officials, the technology transfer of the production...

Thursday, August 18, 2022: Life Sciences

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Bluebird Bio Inc.’s Zynteglo gene therapy. The approval gives patients suffering from a rare genetic blood disorder called beta-thalassemia a possible cure, at a hefty price. Bluebird, which has priced the...

Wednesday, August 17, 2022: Life Sciences

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finalized a rule allowing hearing aids to be sold over the counter. The rule allows people with mild to moderate hearing loss to purchase a hearing aid over the counter “without the need for a medical exam, prescription or a...