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UK Government invests £100m in new COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing site

July 23, 2020
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The UK Government’s Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy has revealed a new pledge of an additional £100 million …

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Face shields did not protect people from a COVID-19 outbreak in Switzerland but masks did, according to health officials

July 23, 2020
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Health officials in Switzerland are warning against wearing plastic face shields without masks after a recent outbreak at a hotel …

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Research suggests COVID-19 outcomes are worse in colder months

July 23, 2020
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A partnership between Chinese and European researchers has argued that the severity of COVID-19 could be worse in colder weather …

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Executives at Novavax expected to get big payouts, even if their vaccine fails clinical trials

July 23, 2020
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing COVID Vaccine, Vaccine, coronavirus

Novavax, one of the leading US firms which is developing a coronavirus vaccine, is set to award executives stock options …

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British pandemic strategy has been an “astonishing” failure, says cross-party parliamentary committee

July 23, 2020
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There was an “astonishing” failure of the British government to plan for the economic fallout of a potential pandemic, according …

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Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine shows promise in another early stage study

July 22, 2020
Research and Development BioNTech, COVID-19, Pfizer, Vaccine, pharma

BioNTech and Pfizer have revealed more promising early data on their lipid nanoparticle formulated, nucleoside-modified messenger RNA vaccine candidate against …

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FDA sets out guidelines on cannabis derived drugs

July 22, 2020
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The FDA has released their guidelines on the rules companies should follow when developing cannabis derived drugs. The guidelines cover …

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AbbVie’s Rinvoq smashes Phase 3 efficacy targets in atopic dermatits

July 22, 2020
Research and Development AbbVie, atopic dermatits, pharma, upadacitinib

AbbVie has lifted the curtain on data from the second Phase 3 trial investigating the efficacy of Rinvoq (upadacitinib) monotherapy …

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US indicts two Chinese hackers for attempting to steal COVID-19 drug and vaccine research

July 22, 2020
Research and Development COVID-19 Vaccines, coronavirus, hacking, vaccines

Two Chinese hackers have been charged in the US with hacking medical companies and stealing hundreds of millions of dollars …

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

July 22, 2020
Research and Development COVID-19, coronavirus

The COVID-19 news this week once again focuses on vaccines, as the UK has secured early access to 90 million …

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Acadia’s pimavanserin falls short at Phase 3 in major depressive disorder

July 21, 2020
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Acadia Pharmaceuticals has lifted the lid on new Phase 3 for its therapy pimavanserin, revealing that the drug unfortunately failed …

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India begins human trials of its first homegrown coronavirus vaccine

July 21, 2020
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India has begun human trials of its first internally developed vaccine for COVID-19. The Indian Council of Medical Research have …

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AstraZeneca and Oxford University’s COVID-19 vaccine generates “robust immune responses” in early interim data

July 21, 2020
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Interim Phase 1/2 findings have been released for the COVID-19 highly anticipated vaccine candidate in development from Oxford University and …

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Fujifilm to begin clinical trials testing Avigan in COVID-19 patients in Kuwait

July 21, 2020
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Fujifilm will begin clinical trials investigating the effectiveness of Avigan in treating coronavirus patients in Kuwait. The trials will be …

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North Korea says it’s developing its own coronavirus vaccine

July 21, 2020
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North Korea has announced it is developing a vaccine against COVID-19. The announcement was made on 18 July by the …

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Is Pharma doing enough on sustainability?

July 20, 2020
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Adoption of sustainable practices in pharmaceutical operations is ticking along, but given the environmental and health risks if this is …

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Mylan launches generic version of Gilead’s remdesivir for COVID-19 patients in India

July 20, 2020
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Mylan has launched its own generic version of Gilead’s remdesivir on the Indian market for the treatment of patients with …

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Synairgen drug doubles likelihood of recovery in hospitalised COVID-19 patients, early data show

July 20, 2020
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Respiratory drug firm Synairgen has, like many, been hard at work on a treatment for patients with COVID-19; the company …

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Israeli doctor tests positive for coronavirus 3 months after recovering

July 20, 2020
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An Israeli doctor has appeared to have contracted COVID-19 for a second time after they tested positive for the virus …

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England’s test and trace system breaks GDPR data law, according to privacy group

July 20, 2020
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England’s test and trace programme broke General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) data law according to the Open Rights Group (ORG). …

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