Altimmune announced Monday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a Phase II clinical trial for investigational new obesity drug pemvidutide.
Moderna invested heavily in mRNA technology to manufacture some 900 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. Now, the company has created an mRNA-based vaccine to prevent HIV.
Led by Third Rock Ventures, the financing will support Septerna in tapping into new therapeutic areas for G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) drug targets.