- In July 2022, Arbutus Biopharma Corporation, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company with expertise in virology, continued dosing patients in a Phase 2a clinical trial for its RNAi therapeutic, AB-729, combined with VBR and NA therapy for chronic HBV treatment. This came as its partner, Assembly Biosciences, decided to discontinue its hepatitis B core inhibitor candidate, vebicorvir (VBR)
- In July 2022, GlaxoSmithKline completed the acquisition of Sierra Oncology, a biopharmaceutical company focused on rare cancer treatments. This acquisition enhances GSK's expertise in hematology and strengthens its portfolio in specialty medicines and vaccines
- In June 2022, BioCryst Pharmaceuticals entered into an exclusive partnership with Pint Pharma GmbH to register and promote ORLADEYO (berotralstat) in the pan-Latin American region. Pint Pharma will handle the marketing authorizations and commercialization of the drug in this region
- In July 2020, Johnson & Johnson received approval from the European Commission for its Ebola vaccine regimen, paving the way for collaboration with the WHO. This partnership helped fast-track the registration and pre-qualification of the vaccine, facilitating its distribution in African nations for Ebola prevention
