Bluejay Therapeutics has completed a sizeable third-round financing, raising $182 million that will be used for clinical trials of its drug candidates for hepatitis.
Gilead Sciences has been knocked back in its quest to bring the first drug therapy for hepatitis D virus (HDV) to the US market, after the FDA rejected its marketing application.
Thousands of people in the UK will be screened for hepatitis C virus in a new pilot aimed at expanding use of antiviral therapies to eradicate the infectious – and eliminate it altogether
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), approximately 296 million people globally live with hepatitis B, with most unaware of their infection.
Gilead Sciences is planning to file for approval of Hepcludex, its antiviral therapy for rare hepatitis D virus (HDV) in the US later this year, after the drug's safety and efficacy was sho