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WHO report suggests African countries are not ready for COVID-19 vaccines
The WHO Regional Director for Africa urges governments to “ramp up readiness” as report suggests the region is not prepared for a COVID-19 vaccine roll-out.
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EU secures 80 million doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine
The European Commission and Moderna have agreed that the company will supply at least 80 million doses of mRNA-1273, the company's COVID-19 vaccine candidate.
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EC fines Teva and Cephalon €60.5 million over pay-for-delay deal
The European Commission has fined Teva and Cephalon €60.5 million for a pay-for-delay deal over Cephalon's modafinil and Teva's generic.
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EDQM releases updated pharmacopoeial quality standards for vaccines
To aid COVID-19 vaccine developers, the EDQM has released an updated European Pharmacopoeia that can be accessed for free.
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EC announces new Pharmaceutical Strategy for Europe
The strategy outlines actions to strengthen EU supply chains, encourage innovation and ensure medicines are affordable and sustainable.
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British pharma responds to UK’s Chancellor’s new Spending Review
The ABPI has commented on the new Spending Review and outlined ways the UK government can help the life sciences sector.
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EC approves Opdivo for treatment of oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma
The European Commission has approved Opdivo (nivolumab) to treat oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma after studies showed its clinical benefits compared to chemotherapy alone.
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EC approves new meningitis vaccine
MenQuadfi® has been approved for use in individuals 12 months of age and older, based on its safety and immunogenicity in 6,300 trial subjects.
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Purdue Pharma pleads guilty to criminal charges over opioids
Reports have said that Purdue Pharma has pleaded guilty to three criminal charges over issues regarding its opioid painkiller, OxyContin.
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US pharma initiates litigation challenging HHS and FDA action
PhRMA and other organisations have challenged action by the HHS and FDA that permits the importation of drugs from Canada without drug manufacturers’ oversight.
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FDA approves first treatment for rare paediatric genetic diseases
Zokinvy (lonafarnib) capsules have been approved for the treatment of Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome and certain progeroid laminopathies in patients over one year old.
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How can Software as a Service drive collaboration and success in pharma?
In this Q&A, Nick Pike, Chief Revenue Officer at Vizibl, outlines with EPR’s Hannah Balfour the benefits of Software as a Service (SaaS) for pharmaceutical companies and describes how its adoption can enable companies to achieve many goals faster; from collaborating on bringing new products to market to reaching their…
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Brochure: How to identify and avoid contaminants in LC-MS
In this technical brochure, you will learn some tips on identifying LC-MS contaminants and avoiding contamination.
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FDA grants EUA to investigational antibody treatment for COVID-19
The Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) is based on a trial in which casirivimab and imdevimab reduced hospitalisations in mild to moderate COVID-19 patients.
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UK and US could administer first approved COVID-19 vaccines next month
Both the UK and US have said that, if approved, the Pfizer and BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine could be administered to people as early as December.