Zika
Diet drugs supress appetite in mosquitoes, study shows
February 11, 2019Sales and Marketing Zika, dengue, infectuous diseases, malaria, mosquitoes
Scientists were able to supress mosquitoes appetites using diet drugs for humans, according to research published in the journal Cell. …
Roche’s 99% accurate Zika test receives FDA approval
October 9, 2017Sales and Marketing Roche, Zika, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical
Roche has revealed that the FDA has given approval to its cobas Zika test to determine whether a blood sample …
Sanofi backs out of controversial Zika vaccine project
September 4, 2017Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Sanofi, US, Vaccine, Zika, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical
Sanofi’s development of a Zika vaccine, alongside the US’s Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), has hit the headlines …
Novel assay detects Zika, differentiates from dengue and other flaviviruses
July 19, 2017Research and Development Zika, assay, biotech, dengue, drugs, healthcare, pharma, pharmaceutical
A collaboration between Swiss antibody therapeutics firm Humab BioMed and the University of California, Berkeley has given rise to an …
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 …
Sanofi Zika vaccine deal causes controversy
May 22, 2017Sales and Marketing Sanofi, US army, Zika
In a further twist to Sanofi’s deal with the US Army to develop a vaccine for the Zika virus, 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 …
Sanofi forms new alliance to fight zika in Brazil
October 27, 2016Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Sanofi, Zika
Sanofi has teamed up with Brazilian research institute Fiocruz to accelerate development of a zika vaccine.This is another step in …
Sanofi secures $43 million government funding for zika vaccine development
September 27, 2016Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development BARDA, Sanofi, Zika
The US Department of Health and Human Services approved $43.18 million to fund Sanofi’s development of a zika vaccine, the …
GSK proposes biopreparedness unit to combat global outbreaks
September 9, 2016Medical Communications, Research and Development Ebola, GSK, Zika
London-based pharma giant GlaxoSmithKline has proposed the creation of a biopreparedness unit to help avert crises like those we have …
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, …
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 …
Structure of Zika virus revealed in new study
April 13, 2016Research and Development NIH, Purdue, Zika, glycoprotein, structure
Researchers have examined the structure of the Zika virus in a new study and found that is broadly similar to …
Roche to initiate testing for Zika virus under FDA investigational new drug application approval
March 31, 2016Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Roche, Zika
Roche (SWX: RO) has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has provided approval to initiate the collection …
INTERVIEW: Tackling the Zika threat
February 9, 2016Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications Zika, vaccines
The Zika outbreak which started in Brazil and spread rapidly to other south American countries and beyond has taken the …
