Tag: infection

– Phase 1a clinical data in healthy participants presented for both ABI-5366 and ABI-1179, novel long-acting herpes simplex virus helicase-primase inhibitor candidates –

NEW YORK and MAINZ, GERMANY, July 25, 2025 — Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE, “Pfizer”) and BioNTech SE (Nasdaq: BNTX, “BioNTech”) announced today that the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has recommended marketing authorization for the companies’ LP.8.1-adapted monovalent COVID-19 vaccine (COMIRNATY^® LP.8.1) for active immunization to prevent COVID-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2 in individuals 6 months of age and older. The adaptation is based on the recommendation from the EMA’s Emergency Task Force (ETF) to update COVID-19 vaccines to target the LP.8.1 variant for the 2025-2026 season. The ETF stated that “targeting LP.8.1 will help maintain the effectiveness of the vaccines as SARS-CoV-2 continues to evolve.”²

Schlieren / Zurich, Switzerland, 25 July, 2025 – Memo Therapeutics AG ("MTx”), a late-stage biotech company translating unique immune responses into superior medicines to treat viral infections and cancer, today announced results from its Phase II clinical trial evaluating potravitug, a highly potent human BK polyomavirus (“BKPyV”)-neutralizing monoclonal antibody, for the treatment of BKPyV infection in kidney transplant recipients (“KTR”).

Wuppertal, Germany, July 24, 2025 - Aicuris Anti-infective Cures AG today announced the completion of patient enrollment in its pivotal Phase 3 trial, PRIOH-1, evaluating pritelivir for the treatment of refractory and/or treatment resistant herpes simplex virus (HSV) infections in immunocompromised patients. The company’s lead candidate is a small molecule specifically inhibiting the viral helicase-primase complex, which represents a novel mechanism of action distinct from current HSV therapies.

Efluelda^®, le vaccin haute dose de Sanofi contre la grippe, fait son retour en France pour la saison 2025-2026

MELBOURNE, Australia and INDIANAPOLIS, July 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited (ASX: TLX, NASDAQ: TLX, “Telix”) today provides an update on its commercial and operational performance for the quarter ended 30 June 2025 (Q2 2025). All figures are in USD unless stated otherwise.

CTO, CMO and CFO appointments to advance the commercial launch of its precision point-of-care diagnostic Lodestar DX for UTIs worldwide

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, July 22, 2025 – Bavarian Nordic A/S (OMX: BAVA) announced today that Health Canada has accepted for review the Company’s application for licensure of the single-dose, virus-like particle (VLP) chikungunya vaccine candidate, CHIKV VLP, for immunization to prevent disease caused by chikungunya virus infection in individuals 12 years of age and older. The application screening acceptance by the Directorate confirms that the New Drug Submission is complete and begins a standard review procedure, potentially supporting approval of the vaccine in the first half of 2026.