COVID-19 vaccine doses administered per 100 people

World |  News | By Ankit Kankar | ankit.kankar@mmactiv.com | 0 Comment | 09 Feb, 2021

This is counted as a single dose, and may not equal the total number of people vaccinated, depending on the specific dos...Read more

SmartBreast buys molecular breast imaging assets from GE Healthcare

World |  News | 0 Comment | 08 Feb, 2021

SmartBreast Corporation (SmartBreast™), a privately held company with headquarters near Pittsburgh, US&n...Read more

GlobalData reports the status of Global COVID-19 vaccine trials

World |  Analysis | 0 Comment | 08 Feb, 2021

While governments are ramping up vaccination programs, continued research into the effectiveness of the vaccines is impe...Read more

USP expands alcohol-based hand sanitiser support

World |  News | 0 Comment | 04 Feb, 2021

In response to the alcohol-based hand sanitiser quality incidents reported across the globe, the US Pharmacopeia (USP) i...Read more

WHO issues new 10-year plan to end suffering from neglected tropical diseases

World |  News | 0 Comment | 02 Feb, 2021

A new World Health Organization (WHO) road map for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) proposes ambitious targets and inn...Read more

Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine demonstrates 89.3% efficacy in UK Phase 3 Trial

World |  News | 0 Comment | 02 Feb, 2021

Novavax, Inc., a biotechnology company developing next-generation vaccines for serious infectious diseases, announced th...Read more

Bharat Biotech inks agreement with GSK, PATH to supply world's first malaria vaccine

World |  News | 0 Comment | 31 Jan, 2021

GSK, PATH, and Bharat Biotech (BBIL) on Jan 27, 2021, announced the signing of a product transfer agreement for the mala...Read more

Merck bolsters Rwanda’s plan to eliminate schistosomiasis by 2024

World |  News | 0 Comment | 01 Feb, 2021

Merck, a leading science and technology company, and the END Fund have announced their partnership to provide Rwanda wit...Read more

CEPI Call provides up to $140 M in funding to vaccine developers

World |  News | 0 Comment | 29 Jan, 2021

Norway based CEPI, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, has opened a new funding opportunity to support ...Read more

Eppendorf & Science call out entries for Neurobiology Prize 2021

World |  News | 0 Comment | 27 Jan, 2021

Eppendorf and the journal Science are now accepting applications for the 2021 Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobio...Read more

COVAX announces new agreement, plans for initial doses of vaccine deliveries

World |  News | 0 Comment | 25 Jan, 2021

COVAX, the global initiative to ensure rapid and equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines for all countries, regardle...Read more

Thermo Fisher Scientific to acquire Mesa Biotech for $450M

World |  News | 0 Comment | 21 Jan, 2021

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, on Jan 19, 2021 announced it has entered into a...Read more

Pfizer and BioNTech invitro vaccine study shows efficient neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 U.K. strain

World |  News | 0 Comment | 21 Jan, 2021

Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE on Jan 20, 2021 announced results from an in vitro study that provides additional d...Read more

Novartis, GSK explore African genetic diversity for malaria, TB treatment

World |  News | 0 Comment | 20 Jan, 2021

Novartis and GSK has announced the launch of a collaboration to support high-quality scientific research investigating t...Read more

Scientists address vaccine safety & efficacy at global R&D forum

World |  News | 0 Comment | 19 Jan, 2021

More than 2,800 scientists from 130 countries gathered in a virtual forum last week hosted by the World Health Organizat...Read more

WHO's Emergency Committee to review the emerging variants of SARS-CoV-2

World |  News | 0 Comment | 18 Jan, 2021

The sixth meeting of the Emergency Committee (EC) convened by the WHO Director-General under the International Heal...Read more

Thermo Fisher Scientific acquires viral vector manufacturing business

World |  News | 0 Comment | 18 Jan, 2021

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. and Groupe Novasep SAS, a leading supplier of services and technologies for the life scien...Read more

PerkinElmer SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR assay receives FDA EUA for asymptomatic testing

World |  News | 0 Comment | 15 Jan, 2021

PerkinElmer, Inc. announced on Jan 14, 2021 that its PerkinElmer® New Coronavirus Nucleic Acid D...Read more