The number of U.S. COVID-19 cases reached 30 million on Wednesday. Since the start of the pandemic, more than 540,000 people have died from the virus. (Reuters)
Moncef Slaoui has been fired as chair of the board of directors at Galvani Bioelectronics over sexual harassment allegations. Slaoui is the former head of the Trump administration’s Operation Warp Speed, which oversaw COVID-19 vaccine production. (NBC News)
Uber announced it will expand its medication delivery service through a partnership with digital pharmacy firm ScriptDrop. Organizations such as ScriptDrop and Ro have grown considerably during the pandemic. (STAT)
Regeneron announced its antibody drug lowered the risk of hospitalization and death from COVID-19 by 70% in a clinical trial. The company said it plans to seek Food and Drug Administration authorization for the lower dose of the drug. (The Wall Street Journal)
Step Pharma has attracted $41 million in funding to test its lead CTPS1 inhibitor in clinical trials for T cell malignancies. The company said it hopes to develop a targeted treatment that triggers T cells to attack tumors. (Endpoints News)
