WHO enrolls Spain and Norway for COVID-19 initial Clinical trial

World |  News | 0 Comment | 28 Mar, 2020

"Spain and Norway are ready to enrol their patients for COVID-19 clinical trial", announces Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of WHO, on 27 March 2020 regarding the first...Read more

Medicago announces production of viable vaccine candidate for COVID-19

World |  News | 0 Comment | 27 Mar, 2020

Medicago, a biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Quebec City, Canada has announced that they have successfully produced a Virus-Like Particle (VLP) of the coronavirus just 20 days aft...Read more

Thermo Fisher receives CE mark for COVID-19 test

World |  News | 0 Comment | 26 Mar, 2020

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, has announced that it has received the CE mark in the European Union for its diagnostic test to detect nucleic acid from ...Read more

FDA provides EUA to PerkinElmer for COVID-19 testing

World |  News | 0 Comment | 25 Mar, 2020

PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader committed to innovating for a healthier world, has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has provided Emergency Use Authorization (EU...Read more

Thermo Fisher invests to accelerate biopharma commercialization

World |  News | 0 Comment | 23 Mar, 2020

For biopharma companies faced with increasing demand for new biologics, cell and gene therapies, and drug products, Thermo Fisher Scientific is investing more than $475 million in new capab...Read more

Philips ramps up production in response to COVID-19

World |  News | 0 Comment | 24 Mar, 2020

Royal Philips is increasing the production of certain critical care products and solutions to help diagnose and treat patients with the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The most ne...Read more

CEPI collaborates with Institut Pasteur to develop COVID-19 vaccine

World |  News | 0 Comment | 23 Mar, 2020

Norway based CEPI, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, on 19th March 2020 added an eighth COVID-19 vaccine candidate to its portfolio. CEPI will invest an initial US$4.9 mi...Read more

Eppendorf is investing disproportionately in expansion of its global locations, particularly in Asia

World |  Influencers | By Ankit Kankar ( Podcast Special ) | 0 Comment | 20 Mar, 2020

Congratulations on your new role. What are the main agendas behind the recently announced dual leadership at Eppendorf? Thank you very much. This was a decision made by the Eppendorf Super...Read more

Abbott receives EUA from FDA for COVID-19 detection test

World |  News | 0 Comment | 20 Mar, 2020

Abbott has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the company's molecular test for novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Abbott is im...Read more

Pfizer Outlines Five-Point Plan to Battle COVID-19

World |  News | 0 Comment | 13 Mar, 2020

Pfizer on 13 March 2020 issued a five-point plan calling on the biopharmaceutical industry to join the company in committing to unprecedented collaboration to combat COVID-19. Dr. Albert B...Read more

Tessa Therapeutics to launch first CAR-T therapy for Hodgkin’s lymphoma (HL)

World |  News | 0 Comment | 17 Mar, 2020

Tessa Therapeutics TT11 has become the first CAR-T therapy to receive the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regenerative medicine advanced therapy (RMAT) designation and is set to become t...Read more

CPhI announces new pharma events calendar for 2020

World |  News | 0 Comment | 19 Mar, 2020

The CPhI Pharma portfolio confirms new exhibition dates for CPhI Japan, CPhI South East Asia and CPhI North America. Following a detailed review of attendee requirements and event...Read more

Pfizer, BioNTech to co-develop mRNA vaccine for COVID-19

World |  News | 1 Comment | 18 Mar, 2020

Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE have agreed to a letter of intent regarding the co-development and distribution (excluding China) of a potential mRNA-based coronavirus vaccine aimed at preventi...Read more

Igniting Passion and Empowering Others propels Great Leadership #Women’s Day 2020

World |  Opinion | 0 Comment | 08 Mar, 2020

International Women’s Day 2020 embracing the world with its new campaign #EachForEqual, aiming to draw attention to the difference each woman can bring out. Gender...Read more

FDA issues EUA to Roche’s SARS-CoV-2 Test

World |  News | 0 Comment | 16 Mar, 2020

Roche has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the cobas SARS-CoV-2 Test. It is intended for the qualitative detect...Read more

AbCellera, Lilly to bring Ab therapies for COVID-19

World |  News | 0 Comment | 13 Mar, 2020

AbCellera and Eli Lilly and Company have announced that they have entered into an agreement to co-develop antibody (Ab) products for the treatment and prevention of COVID-19, the disease ca...Read more

PM Lee’s COVID-19 address in full : This is SG United, We are SG United.

World |  News | By Ankit Kankar | 0 Comment | 12 Mar, 2020

  Singapore , 12 March 2020   Here's the full address:   My fellow Singaporeans, good evening.   Five weeks ago, I spoke to you on our COVID-19 s...Read more