Descovy FDA approval : Gilead Sciences’ Descovy (emtricitabine 200 mg and tenofovir alafenamide 25 mg tablets; F/TAF) has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) or in other words prevention of HIV infection.. PrEP is defined as an HIV prevention method in which medicine is taken everyday before […]
Biktarvy China approval : US biopharma company Gilead Sciences said that the China National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has approved Biktarvy (bictegravir 50mg/emtricitabine 200mg/tenofovir alafenamide 25mg, BIC/FTC/TAF) for the treatment of HIV-1 infection. The once-daily single tablet regimen (STR) Biktarvy is a combination of the unboosted integrase strand transfer inhibitor (INSTI) bictegravir and the dual […]
Continue reading …US biopharma company Gilead Sciences has licensed three preclinical antiviral programs, including investigational candidates having the potential to treat human rhinovirus, influenza and herpes viruses, from Swiss pharma company Novartis. As per the agreement, Gilead Sciences will get exclusive global rights for the development and commercialization of small molecules against three undisclosed targets. Novartis will […]
Continue reading …US biopharma company Gilead Sciences has named Christi L. Shaw as the new chief executive officer of its subsidiary Kite, a California-based cell therapy company, which the former acquired for about $11.9 billion in 2017. Christi L. Shaw, who will also become a member of the senior leadership team of Gilead Sciences, is said to […]
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