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Funding of pharmaceutical innovation during and after the COVID-19 pandemic
14 January 2021 - The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the available mechanisms for funding research, development, manufacturing, and distribution in the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Oct 2020
Development of COVID-19 vaccine won’t be affected by politics, Pfizer CEO says
1 October 2020 - Albert Bourla sent an all-hands letter saying company won’t bow to political pressure. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Sep 2020
Some good news on COVID-19
9 September 2020 - The virus seems to generate a robust and fairly long-lasting immune response. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Sep 2020
COVID-19 vaccine development
9 September 2020 - Australia’s COVID-19 Vaccine and Treatment Strategy supports early access to, and delivery of, safe and effective COVID-19 ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Aug 2020
This is a heart drug that the world doesn’t need
27 August 2020 - Twenty years ago, perhaps the hottest area of drug research was on a class of compounds called ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Aug 2020
Australian start-ups push for bigger role in vaccine making
9 August 2020 - An Australian startup racing to develop a successful coronavirus vaccine has urged the federal government to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Aug 2020
Italy becomes first country to require pharma to disclose public funding for R&D costs
6 August 2020 - Amid growing clamour for more transparency from the pharmaceutical industry, Italy has become the first country ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 May 2020
CSL Behring Australia commences development of treatment for serious cases of COVID-19
6 May 2020 - Plasma-derived therapeutic with potential to treat serious complications of COVID-19. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 May 2020
Australia lacks vaccine making capacity, Defence report warns
6 May 2020 - Australia lacks the facilities and know-how to make its own pandemic vaccines, a report to government ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 May 2020
COVID-19: potentially life saving immunoglobulin treatment for seriously ill Australians
6 May 2020 - The Australian Government welcomes the announcement by CSL Behring that Australia will be one of the first ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 May 2020
CSL ramps up development of COVID-19 plasma treatment
6 May 2020 - Australia’s biggest health company CSL has confirmed it will immediately begin development of plasma-derived therapy to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Apr 2020
Bill Gates to spend billions on coronavirus vaccine development
5 April 2020 - Foundation to help build factories for the seven makers of the most-promising efforts. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Dec 2019
Proposed changes to research and development tax incentive will discourage investment and undermine innovation
6 December 2019 - Medicines Australia is disappointed that proposed changes to the Research and Development Tax Incentive were tabled ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Oct 2019
Public sector financial support for late stage discovery of new drugs in the United States: cohort study
23 October 2019 - This study determined the extent to which late stage development of new drugs relies on support from ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Jun 2019
Azar's plan to tie U.S. drug prices to foreign ones will impact investments in R&D
21 June 2019 - Americans, be they Republicans or Democrats, are outraged by the rising cost of prescription drugs. ...