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Researchers plan to use machine learning methods to estimate the seasonal cycle of COVID-19 in the US

May 21, 2020
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Scientists at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory are launching a project to apply machine learning methods to map the severity, …

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AstraZeneca targets one billion COVID-19 vaccines by September

May 21, 2020
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AstraZeneca is attempting to deliver one billion doses of coronavirus vaccine by September, which is currently being developed in collaboration …

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Pharmafile.com’s weekly COVID-19 news round-up

May 20, 2020
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing COVID-19, Trump, coronavirus

Trump continues to play a key role in the unfolding COVID-19 pandemic, with the US currently coping with the largest …

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MIT-developed algorithm seeks to accelerate drug approvals during COVID-19 pandemic

May 20, 2020
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A study emerging from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and published in the Harvard Data Science Review has detailed strategies …

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New research outlines guidelines for the ethical use of AI in healthcare

May 20, 2020
Research and Development AI, coronavirus

A new study published in The Lancet has called on the global health community to establish guidelines to develop and …

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Nanotechnology could be used to assess mortality risk in COVID-19 patients

May 20, 2020
Research and Development COVID-19, coronavirus, nanotechnology

Doctors could use nanotechnology to assess the morality risk from COVID-19, according to research from Michigan State University. Morteza Mahmoudi, …

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Type 1 diabetics more likely to die from COVID-19 than type 2, according to the NHS

May 20, 2020
Research and Development COVID-19, Diabetics, coronavirus, diabetes

People suffering type 1 diabetes are far more likely to die of coronavirus than those with type 2, according to …

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Interim data for Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine shows glimmers of hope

May 19, 2020
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Biotech firm Moderna has unveiled interim data from its Phase 1 trial of mRNA-1273, its vaccine against SARS-CoV-2, the virus …

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AstraZeneca pledges to manufacture 30m units of Oxford University’s COVID-19 vaccine

May 19, 2020
Manufacturing and Production AstraZeneca, COVID-19, UK, Vaccine, coronavirus, pharma

AstraZeneca has provided an update on the partnership it forged with the University of Oxford in late April to push …

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US threatens to permanently cut off WHO funding

May 19, 2020
Manufacturing and Production COVID-19, Trump, coronavirus

The US has threatened to permanently cut off funding to the World Health Organization if they do not take proposed …

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Trump signs deal with generics company Phlow Corp to help shift drug manufacturing to the US

May 19, 2020
Manufacturing and Production APIs, COVID-19, Drugs manufacturing, coronavirus, generics

The Trump administration will sign a $354 million deal with the generics company Phlow Corp to help produce medicines and …

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Trump claims he is taking hydroxychloroquine to prevent contracting COVID-19

May 19, 2020
Manufacturing and Production COVID-19, coronavirus, hydroxychloroquine

President Donald Trump told reporters last night that he is taking the drug hydroxychloroquine to ward off COVID-19, despite US …

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Judge rejects Martin Shkreli’s prison release request to work on COVID-19 therapy

May 18, 2020
Sales and Marketing COVID-19, Martin Shkreli, coronavirus

Notorious incarcerated ex-pharma CEO Martin Shkreli has his request rejected to be released from prison in order to research a …

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New study on COVID-19 immune response shows promise for vaccine development

May 18, 2020
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Researchers at the labs of Dr Alessandro Sette and Dr Shane Crotty at California’s La Jolla Institute for Immunology have …

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White House announces Dr Moncef Slaoui, the former head of GSK’s vaccine division, as the co-leader of Operation Warp Speed

May 18, 2020
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President Donald Trump has announced that Dr Moncef Slaoui, the former head of GlaxoSmithKline’s vaccine division, will head up Operation …

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Trump announces ‘Operation Warp Speed’ to develop a COVID-19 vaccine by the end of the year

May 18, 2020
Sales and Marketing COVID-19, Trump, coronavirus

President Trump has announced a task force to quickly develop a vaccine for the US, titled Operation Warp Speed. Explaining …

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Sanofi backtracks on promise of shipping COVID-19 vaccine to the US first

May 18, 2020
Sales and Marketing COVID-19, coronavirus

Sanofi has backtracked on comments it made last week, where the company’s CEO said the US would get priority when …

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Ex-BARDA chief warns of ‘darkest’ US winter in modern history due to COVID-19

May 18, 2020
Sales and Marketing COVID-19, coronavirus

The former head of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) has warned that due to the US’s handling …

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Genentech’s retiring R&D head to be replaced by MIT executive

May 15, 2020
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Genentech, Roche, appointment

Michael Varney, industry veteran and Head of Research & Development at Genentech, has announced he is to leave the role …

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Debra Feldman announced as Vice President, Head of Regulatory at Dyne Therapeutics

May 15, 2020
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Dyne Therapeutics has announced the appointment of Debra Feldman as their new Vice President, Head of Regulatory. Feldman said on …

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