News First human trial backs AI-designed 'universal' vaccine An AI-powered universal vaccine tech developed by UK biotech DIOSynVax has shown preliminary efficacy in a world-first human trial.
News CEPI puts $60m behind three Ebola vaccine candidates Moderna has been awarded $50m from CEPI for a Bundibugyo ebolavirus vaccine candidate, with funding also made available to two other candidates.
News WHO names three 'priority' Ebola drugs for trials The WHO has named drugs from Regeneron, Mapp Bio, and Gilead that should be fast-tracked through trials to respond to the current Ebola outbreak.
News Philanthropic drive puts $140m behind strep A vaccine A $140m fund launched by philanthropic group Coefficient Giving will try to find the first vaccine for Strep A, which kills 639,000 people a year.
News Lilly gets back in infectious disease, via three M&A deals Around seven years after exiting the infectious disease category, Eli Lilly is back – thanks to a trio of acquisitions worth more than $3.8bn.
News Gilead claims first FDA nod for a hepatitis D therapy At its second attempt, Gilead has won FDA approval for chronic hepatitis D virus drug Hepcludex, four years after it was cleared in the EU.
News Lundbeck preps for key bexicaserin data around year-end Lundbeck has completed patient randomisation in a pivotal trial of epilepsy candidate bexicaserin, one of its major growth hopes.
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