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United States to spend $4.2 billion on anti-viral pills and other treatments for COVID-19
18 June 2021 - The United States is devoting $US3.2 billion ($4.2 billion) to speed development of antiviral pills to treat ...
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 04 Mar 2020
Estimated research and development investment needed to bring a new medicine to market, 2009-2018
3 March 2020 - In this study, which included 63 of 355 new therapeutic drugs and biologic agents approved by the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 May 2019
A new study sparks a war of words over the drug industry’s commitment to research
14 May 2019 - The pharmaceutical industry spends about $1 in $5 of its revenues on research and development. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Jun 2018
Big pharma wants to invest more in Australian biotech says Greg Hunt
6 June 2018 - Big pharma is "looking at Australia as the next destination in the developed world, the emerging first-world ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Oct 2017
A flawed study depicts drug companies as profiteers
9 October 2017 - Even the authors admit their selection criteria are a ‘critical limitation.’ That’s an understatement. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Sep 2017
Medical technology investment to improve lives
11 September 2017 - The Australian Government will fund three medical breakthroughs to help people with severe disabilities walk again ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 May 2017
Survey shows biotech industry buoyant, but fearing imminent policy change
2 May 2017 - AusBiotech’s annual survey of biotechnology industry CEOs shows the strongest year on record, but the result ...