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BATM develops molecular diagnostics test for tuberculosis
March 29, 2021Sales and Marketing TB, testing
BATM have announced that it has developed a new method for the rapid and comprehensive diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB), which …
Johnson & Johnson cuts price of anti-TB medicine in poorer countries
July 7, 2020Manufacturing and Production J&J, JJ, TB
Johnson & Johnson have announced that it will cut the price of its tuberculosis drug Bedaquiline, sold under the brand …
FDA approve new drug for treatment-resistant TB
August 15, 2019Research and Development FDA, TB, US, pharma, pretomanid, tuberculosis
The US FDA has approved BPaL, the TB Alliance’s treatment for drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB). The US regulator gave the go-ahead …
Global Fund seeks £11bn as progress slows in fight against malaria, TB and HIV
January 14, 2019Sales and Marketing Africa, Global Fund, HIV, TB, infectious diseases, malaria, tuberculosis
The Global Fund is seeking £11 billion worth of investment in an attempt to save 16 million lives in the …
J&J pledges to end global TB pandemic
September 25, 2018Manufacturing and Production J&J, JJ, Johnson and Johnson, TB, access, tuberculosis
Johnson and Johnson have announced that they are launching a 10-year initiative aimed at helping to end tuberculosis, the world’s …
Body’s natural defence mechanism against TB discovered
May 11, 2017Research and Development Francis Crick Institute, TB, tuberculosis
Research conducted by the Francis Crick Institute has revealed how the body protects itself from Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium responsible …
Bayer to collaborate on new treatments for tuberculosis with Universities of Dundee, Cape Town
March 8, 2016Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Bayer, TB, tuberculosis, university of cape town, university of dundee
The pharmaceuticals division at German-based Bayer will collaborate with the renowned medicinal chemistry and biology departments at the Universities of …
Europe: TB treatment ‘far below’ target
March 19, 2014Research and Development, Sales and Marketing EU, MDR TB, TB, WHO, tuberculosis
European countries are still not getting to grips with the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis, according to a new report …
Thyroid cancer, TB resistance drugs top EMA approvals
December 23, 2013Sales and Marketing EMA, TB, thyroid
The European Medicines Agency has shown the green light to a new treatment for thyroid cancer and one for drug …
Eisai backs disease fund
July 12, 2013Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Eisai, Japan, TB, partnership
A leading Japanese pharma group says that the sector should see investment in fighting diseases of the developing world as …
GSK signs TB vaccine agreement
October 11, 2012Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Aeras, GSK, TB
GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines has signed a deal with US not-for-profit biotech Aeras to develop a new vaccine which will treat tuberculosis …
Gates urges investment in innovations for developing nations
January 25, 2012Research and Development AIDS, Bill Gates, Global Fund, TB, malaria
Bill Gates has called on global leaders to invest in innovations that are accelerating progress against poverty, or risk a …
Lilly launches ‘open innovation’ drug discovery
September 28, 2011Research and Development OIDD, TB, lilly
Lilly has launched a new open innovation platform designed to help build its pipeline and to identify new treatments for …
GSK welcomes outside researchers to its ‘open lab’
June 29, 2011Research and Development GSK, TB, academic alliance, malaria, open lab
The first scientists from outside GlaxoSmithKline have started work at the manufacturer’s ‘open lab’ for diseases of the developing world …
