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Workshop on regulatory support for development of orphan medicines
23 November 2020 - On Monday, 30 November, EMA is hosting a workshop to discuss the benefits and impact of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Nov 2020
Politics, science and the remarkable race for a coronavirus vaccine
21 November 2020 - The furious race to develop a coronavirus vaccine played out against a presidential election, between a pharmaceutical ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Oct 2020
Oxford developed COVID-19 vaccine, then scholars clashed over money
21 October 2020 - Early deal with Merck was scotched for fear poor countries would be left out; now university could ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Oct 2020
EMA cancer symposium: new approaches in patient-focused cancer medicine development
15 October 2020 - On Thursday, 29 October, EMA is hosting a symposium to discuss new approaches to facilitating and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Oct 2020
Accounting for US public funding in drug development: how can we better balance access, affordability, and innovation?
8 October 2020 - US drug prices are the highest in the world and are continuing to rise, with an increasing ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Oct 2020
Biotech industry pushes Trump Administration to release new vaccine guidelines
2 October 2020 - The BIO trade group, whose members include most of the vaccine makers, asked the health secretary to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Sep 2020
Pfizer CEO on the pressures of creating a COVID-19 vaccine: ‘what is at stake is beyond imagination'
30 September 2020 - Albert Bourla, 58, is chairman and chief executive of Pfizer, a multinational pharmaceutical company. Bourla is a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Sep 2020
'Pharma resistance’ to battle superbugs
24 September 2020 - A group of pharmaceutical giants, biotech companies, industry peak bodies and the CSIRO have banded together ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Sep 2020
New early scientific advice service to support medicine registrations
22 September 2020 - The Therapeutic Goods Administration has launched a new initiative - the Early Scientific Advice service - ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Aug 2020
The antibiotic paradox: why companies can’t afford to create life-saving drugs
19 August 2020 - Paratek Pharmaceuticals successfully brought a new antibiotic to the market. So why is the company’s long-term survival ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Jul 2020
Trials of a vaccine and new drug raise hope of beating COVID-19
20 July 2020 - The latest tests with Oxford University’s vaccine, and interferon beta, look promising. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Jul 2020
Many drug companies working on COVID-19 vaccines and treatments are lobbying harder than usual
20 July 2020 - Pharmaceutical companies racing to develop coronavirus treatments and vaccines have upped their lobbying presence in the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Jul 2020
Deep dive into big pharma AI productivity: one study shaking the pharmaceutical industry
15 July 2020 - The pharmaceutical business is perhaps the only industry on the planet, where to get the product from ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Jul 2020
The COVID-19 vaccine development multiverse
14 July 2020 - Leaving in its wake more than 12 million infections, over 550,000 deaths, and an economic toll in ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Jul 2020
WHO takes stock of global COVID-19 R&D progress
6 July 2020 - Researchers and developers meet virtually to discuss progress. ...