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Survey reveals efficacy of Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines against positive COVID-19 tests

October 18, 2021
Sales and Marketing

Data from the Coronavirus Infection Survey (CIS), and pillars 1 and 2 of the NHS Test and Trace have measured …

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MindMaze and The Royal Buckinghamshire Hospital create brain repair platform

October 18, 2021
Sales and Marketing

MindMaze Healthcare, major leader in the multi billion-dollar digital neurotherapeutics market, has announced the first UK partnership for its MindPod™ …

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Major trial proposes how to reduce ICU infections caused by staphylococcus aureus

October 18, 2021
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A major US hospital-based clinical trial has highlighted the benefit of using nasal decolonisation to reduce ICU infections caused by …

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Valneva COVID-19 vaccine shown to be more effective than AstraZeneca candidate

October 18, 2021
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French biotech company, Valneva, has announced positive results from the Phase III trial of its inactivated, adjuvanted COVID-19 vaccine candidate, …

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First Indian anti-cancer drug launches in China

October 15, 2021
Medical Communications

The first Indian anti-cancer drug, Abiraterone Acetate API, has launched in China, by Dr Reddy’s Laboratories. This breakthrough was announced …

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FDA approves emergency booster dose of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine

October 15, 2021
Medical Communications

The FDA Advisory Committee has unanimously voted in support of emergency use for a booster dose of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine …

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EMA begins real-time review of AstraZeneca’s COVID antibody cocktail

October 15, 2021
Medical Communications

The human medicines committee of the EMA has begun the rolling review of AstraZeneca’s antibody-based COVID-19 therapy, the first protective …

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Abbott Labs recalls two COVID test kits after false positives

October 15, 2021
Medical Communications

A unit of Abbott Laboratories is recalling two COVID-19 lab test kits over concerns they can potentially issue false positives, …

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Anticancer Bioscience receives additional $10.6m investment into cancer therapy

October 14, 2021
Business Services

Precision oncology company, Anticancer Bioscience (ACB),  has announced that it has secured an additional $10.6 million from Chinese investors. The …

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Lexeo Therapeutics and FUJIFILM announce partnership to co-develop gene therapies

October 14, 2021
Business Services

LEXEO Therapeutics, clinical-stage gene therapy company, and FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies, world leading CDMO for biologics, viral vaccines and viral vectors, …

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WHO’s new taskforce “last chance” to track COVID origins

October 14, 2021
Business Services

The WHO has put together a new taskforce, the Scientific Advisory Group on the Origins of Novel Pathogens (Sago), with …

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UCL: Lateral flow test more accurate than previously thought

October 14, 2021
Business Services

Researchers from University College London (UCL) have been studying the accuracy of lateral flow tests (LFTs), and have found them …

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Verona Pharma to present Phase II data with pMDI for COPD patients

October 13, 2021
Research and Development

Clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, Verona Pharma plc (Verona), is due to present Phase II data demonstrating the positive effect of a …

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Empagliflozin (Jardiance®) receives SMC approval for treatment of heart failure

October 13, 2021
Research and Development

The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has announced that empagliflozin (Jardiance®) has been accepted for use by NHS Scotland, for the …

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Gavi to purchase 176.5 million doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for low income countries

October 13, 2021
Research and Development

COVAX has purchased more than 210 million doses of their vaccine for delivery to low income countries. This supply agreement …

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Symbiosis Pharma to manufacture Modus’ sepsis treatment

October 12, 2021
Manufacturing and Production

Modus Therapeutics, a company developing pharmaceutical therapies for diseases with high unmet medical need, has announced that Symbiosis Pharmaceutical Services …

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Investment into mid-stage tech companies reaches new heights

October 12, 2021
Manufacturing and Production

31 companies have been accepted into Tech Nation’s Upscale growth programme for fast growing, mid-stage (Series A) scaling tech companies. …

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SMC announces first long-acting injectable HIV treatment

October 12, 2021
Manufacturing and Production

The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has approved the first long-acting injectable regimen for people living with HIV in Scotland, manufactured …

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AstraZeneca’s antibody cocktail cuts risk of severe COVID in half, study finds

October 12, 2021
Manufacturing and Production

AstraZeneca’s antibody cocktail against COVID-19, which has proven to work as a preventative shot in the non-infected, has been successful …

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UK government COVID response “one of UK’s worst ever public health failures”, inquiry finds

October 12, 2021
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications

A 150-page report published on Tuesday by the House of Commons, Science and Technology Committee, and Health and Social Care …

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