Margarida Azevedo, MSc,  —

Margarida graduated with a BS in Health Sciences from the University of Lisbon and a MSc in Biotechnology from Instituto Superior Técnico (IST-UL). She worked as a molecular biologist research associate at a Cambridge UK-based biotech company that discovers and develops therapeutic, fully human monoclonal antibodies.

Articles by Margarida Azevedo

Safety Board OKs Continuation of Phase 3 Trial of PXT3003 as a Charcot-Marie-Tooth Treatment

A safety review board has recommended that regulators allow Pharnext to continue conducting its Phase 3 clinical trial of PXT3003 as a treatment for the neurodegenerative disease Charcot-Marie-Tooth type 1A (CMT1A). It was the second safety evaluation that the Independent Data Safety Monitoring Board had completed. The therapy passed the first…

UK’s National Health Service Approves Daxas as Treatment for COPD

The United Kingdom’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recently approved Daxas (roflumilast), developed by AstraZeneca, as a treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The new indication could potentially benefit about 122,000 adults in the U.K. who are estimated to be eligible to receive Daxas, according…