Two biopharmas, Alexion Pharmaceuticals and Karyopharm, are trialing possible treatments while Eli Lilly and Bristol Myers Squibb are offering to help the unemployed stay on their meds.
Meanwhile, President Donald Trump offered U.K. Prime MInister Boris Johnson, in the ICU with COVID-19, unproven treatments. And news emerged that Trump himself holds a small financial interest in Sanofi, which makes an off-patent brand of hydroxychloroquine.
India is reportedly retracting export bans on 13 active pharmaceutical ingredients and finished formulations, and hydroxychloroquine may be included.
As of Tuesday, the number of global confirmed cases had surpassed 1.36 million, according to Johns Hopkins University’s real-time dashboard, and nearly 76,000 people had died.
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By Eric Sagonowsky, Kyle Blankenship, Angus Liu, Conor Hale
Source: Fierce Pharma
Giovanni Caforio, the former CEO of Bristol Myers Squibb, is set to become the next board chairman of Novartis, which on Tuesday proposed the pharmaceutical industry veteran as its pick to replace Joerg Reinhardt in the role next year. Reinhardt has served as Novartis’ chair since 2013 and plans to retire when his 12-year term ends in 2025.
GE HealthCare has raised the curtain on two ultrasound systems equipped with artificial intelligence programs designed to assist in diagnosing conditions in women’s health, including obstetric exams. The Voluson Signature 20 and 18 imaging systems include AI tools capable of automatically identifying and annotating measurements of fetal anatomy.
Scientists from the University of Edinburgh’s School of Chemistry have revealed a new sustainable method of manufacturing complex molecules that could reduce waste produced during drug production. The method published in Nature Chemistry could help to prevent severe side effects caused by drugs that can exist as enantiomers.
