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US Government invests a further $472 million in Moderna’s BARDA-backed COVID-19 vaccine
July 27, 2020Research and Development, Sales and Marketing COVID-19, Moderna, US government, Vaccine
Moderna has revealed a second investment of $472 million from the US Government’s Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) to support …
Gilead accused of ripping off US taxpayers
March 28, 2019Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing CDC, Gilead, HIV, PrEP, Truvada, US government, patents
Gilead have been accused of ‘ripping off’ US taxpayers after the firm was revealed to have generated $3 billion in …
Trump administration block NIH researchers from using foetal tissue, disrupting research to cure HIV
December 10, 2018Sales and Marketing HIV, Trump, US government, feotal tissue, mice, research
The Trump Administration has halted the acquisition of new human foetal tissue for use in experiments conducted by NIH researchers, …
Trump administration resists WHO efforts to tackle antimicrobial resistance
August 31, 2018Medical Communications AMR, Trump, US, US government, WHO, antimicrobial resistance
The Trump administration is in the process of drafting an alternative to the World Health Organization’s guidelines on the use …
Alex Azar says his agency has the power to eliminate pharmaceutical rebates
August 21, 2018Research and Development Alex Azar, Rebates, Trump, US government, pbm
US Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar has said in an interview with Reuters, that it is within the …
US federal government withdraws approval of major patient charity over donor misconduct
November 30, 2017Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Caring Voice Coalition, US, US government, patient charity, pharma
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) has rescinded authorisation for one of the US’ …
Takeda secures $312 million zika vaccine development contract
September 5, 2016Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Takeda, US government, Zika, world health organization
Takeda has announced that it has been granted a $312 million contract from the US government to develop an inactivated, …
Sanofi says to co-develop Zika vaccine with US government
July 6, 2016Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Sanofi, US government, Vaccine, Zika virus, drug development, research
French drugmaker Sanofi (Euronext: SAN) said it will co-develop a Zika vaccine candidate with the US government. No financial details …
US govt demands records of Novartis’ educational events in kickbacks suit
March 29, 2016Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Novartis, US government, legal, regulation
Swiss pharma major Novartis (VTX: NOVN) has said the US lawsuit has exploded with the regulators demanding information for about …
AbbVie ditches Shire as tax deal falters
October 21, 2014Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AbbVie, Obama, Shire, US government, tax, tax inversion
Tax rule changes coming from the US government have forced the collapse of a multi-billion dollar deal between Humira manufacturer …
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