Emergent BioSolutions announced that its COVID-19 Human Immune Globulin (COVID-HIG) product candidate will be evaluated in an NIH-sponsored phase 3 clinical trial of hyperimmune intravenous immunoglobulins to treat COVID-19

GAITHERSBURG, Md., Oct. 08, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (NYSE:EBS) today announced the initiation of the Phase 3 clinical trial that will evaluate plasma-derived therapy COVID-HIG as a potential treatment for hospitalized patients with coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The INSIGHT-013 clinical study called “Inpatient Treatment with Anti-Coronavirus Immunoglobulin (ITAC),” is sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The study will evaluate the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of hyperimmune globulin products derived from plasma of individuals who have recovered from COVID-19 and have developed neutralizing antibodies to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The randomized controlled clinical trial assigns participants to receive infusions of either a placebo or one of four hyperimmune globulin products, which includes Emergent’s COVID-HIG, with a background therapy of remdesivir in all groups.

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Neumann University Sisters Offer Prayers From the Porch
Delco Today

Coronavirus has caused most of the Sisters of St. Francis at Neumann University to maintain a healthy social distance from the students there.

Despite this hurdle, Sr. Marguerite O’Beirne, OSF, Neumann’s vice president for mission and ministry, and Sr. Linda DeCero, OSF, director of pastoral ministry, aren’t letting the virus interfere with their roles on campus.

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Brian Tierney is happy to announce Tierney Business Networks will continue where Streamline Payroll left off.

The attached brochure is a golf outing supporting Family Services of Buck County.  This organizations has supported families in need in our area for years. Brian is on the board for the golf committee helping to promote and support this event.  He will be there on October 5th continuing to network, promoting business and charity event similar to this.

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