Health Products Regulatory Authority

Charles River and Vertex Pharmaceuticals Reach Important Milestone in Cell Therapy Manufacturing Collaboration

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Montag, Dezember 18, 2023

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (NYSE: CRL) today announced an important milestone in their strategic collaboration to manufacture CASGEVY™ (exagamglogene autotemcel [exa-cel]).

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  • Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (NYSE: CRL) today announced an important milestone in their strategic collaboration to manufacture CASGEVY™ (exagamglogene autotemcel [exa-cel]).
  • “We are pleased to reach this milestone working hand-in-hand with Vertex to manufacture the world’s first gene-edited therapy.
  • Charles River provides cell and gene-modified cell therapy developers with an efficient, robust, and scalable process to swiftly transition autologous and allogeneic programs to clinic and commercialization with one production partner.
  • Combined with the Company’s legacy testing capabilities, Charles River offers an industry-leading “concept-to-cure” advanced therapies solution.

Audere Launches HealthPulse TestNow™ Digital Companion App for Self-Testers

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Mittwoch, April 5, 2023

Audere , a digital health nonprofit developing solutions to advance health equity, today announced HealthPulse TestNow™ , the first COVID-19 app deployed in South Africa that supports self-testers with the administration and interpretation of rapid diagnostic tests (RDT).

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  • Audere , a digital health nonprofit developing solutions to advance health equity, today announced HealthPulse TestNow™ , the first COVID-19 app deployed in South Africa that supports self-testers with the administration and interpretation of rapid diagnostic tests (RDT).
  • HealthPulse TestNow™ helps ensure the accurate use of RDTs through easy-to-follow instructions, process control timers, and guided result interpretation.
  • “We are proud to announce the first deployment of HealthPulse TestNow™ in South Africa.
  • Medical Diagnostech’s COV ID-19 Antigen Self T est 1, the first COVID-19 self-test manufactured in Africa to receive South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) approval in 2023, will be the first test covered by Audere’s HealthPulse TestNow™ digital companion app.

Audere and South Africa-Based Medical Diagnostech Partner to Bring Africa’s First Home-Grown COVID-19 Antigen Test to Market with Digital Companion App

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Freitag, März 11, 2022

Access to aggregated test data will provide a comprehensive understanding of disease prevalence, enabling more informed surveillance and disease management.

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  • Access to aggregated test data will provide a comprehensive understanding of disease prevalence, enabling more informed surveillance and disease management.
  • As a South African, I have first-hand experience with the test inequity challenges faced by individuals in my country.
  • I feel extreme pride to partner with Medical Diagnostech and support the roll-out of a COVID-19 rapid test made on the continent, for the continent.
  • The increased public health reporting capabilities enabled by digitizing rapid diagnostic test result data are crucial to South Africas evolving public health strategy.