Zika virus
Research provides clues about Zika virus damage to foetal brains
June 2, 2017Research and Development India, Zika, Zika virus
The Zika virus has been documented since 1947 and was first discovered to have infected a human in 1952. The …
Brazil declares end to Zika virus emergency
May 12, 2017Medical Communications Brazil, Vaccine, Zika, Zika virus
Brazil has declared that the national emergency over the Zika virus threat is over, after there was a 95% drop …
Abbott’s Zika virus test given FDA authorisation
February 7, 2017Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Abbott Laboratories, Zika virus
The threat of the Zika virus, though it may have disappeared from the headlines, is still very much present. Any …
NIH launches test of investigational human Zika vaccine
August 4, 2016Research and Development Vaccine, Zika virus
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, has begun the clinical …
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 …
Zika causes microcephaly and other birth defects, says CDC
April 14, 2016Medical Communications, Research and Development CDC, Zika, Zika virus, birth defects, microcephaly
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has concluded that the Zika virus is a cause of microcephaly and …
New research supports association between Zika virus and microcephaly
March 16, 2016Medical Communications, Research and Development Lancet, Zika virus, french polynesia, microcephaly, outbreak
Using data from the 2013-14 outbreak of Zika virus in French Polynesia, new research in The Lancet has further supported …
Sanofi Pasteur launches Zika vaccine R&D
February 2, 2016Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Sanofi Pasteur, Vaccine, Zika virus
Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of French pharma giant Sanofi, says it has launched a vaccine research and development project …
GSK and Sanofi considering developing Zika vaccine
January 26, 2016Manufacturing and Production GSK, Sanofi, World Health Organisation, Zika virus, microcephaly
Pharma companies Sanofi and GSK are reviewing the possibility of using their respective inoculation technologies to develop a vaccine for …
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