$100 million is to be invested to increase vaccine manufacturing in US
30 April 2019 | By European Pharmaceutical Review
A $100 million investment has been made to support long-term vaccine manufacturing capabilities in the US.
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Landmark Malaria vaccine pilot programme launched in Malawi
25 April 2019 | By European Pharmaceutical Review
The Government of Malawi has launched the world’s first malaria vaccine which will be made available to children up to two years of age.
Europe-Africa partnership spearheads development of next-generation antimalarial drug
18 April 2019 | By Nikki Withers (European Pharmaceutical Review)
The grant will support African trials of a novel antimalarial combination comprising KAF156 (ganaplacide) and lumefantrine in a new once-daily formulation...
Treating malaria using artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT)
10 January 2019 | By Iqra Farooq (European Pharmaceutical Review)
The artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT), pyronaridine-artesunate, has been shown to be as effective in treating malaria as other drugs...
Novartis invests $100 mn to eliminate malaria
18 April 2018 | By Dr Zara Kassam (European Pharmaceutical Review)
Novartis is to invest more than $ 100 million to advance research and development of new antimalarials over the next five years...
Algorithm proves its worth in preventing spread of infectious diseases
26 February 2018 | By European Pharmaceutical Review
Scientists in California have undertaken studies that have demonstrated the effectiveness of a sophisticated algorithm in preventing the spread of infectious diseases. The application of AI allows authorities to identify the best use of resources and highlight subtle interaction points that might otherwise be missed.
Primaquine-methylene blue combination blocks malaria transmission
8 February 2018 | By Dr Zara Kassam (European Pharmaceutical Review)
Researchers have shown that two different compounds can safely and effectively be added to treatment regimens to block the transmission of the most common form of malaria...
Fosmidomycin-piperaquine combination provides promising malaria treatment
19 January 2018 | By Dr Zara Kassam (European Pharmaceutical Review)
An international research team has conducted successful phase II clinical tests of a new anti-malaria medication...
Triclosan may help fight drug-resistant malaria
18 January 2018 | By Dr Zara Kassam (European Pharmaceutical Review)
An ingredient commonly found in toothpaste could be employed as an anti-malarial drug against strains of the malaria parasite that have grown resistant to one of the currently used drugs...
Antimalarial drugs could support existing cancer treatments
23 November 2017 | By Dr Zara Kassam (European Pharmaceutical Review)
Chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine could make cancer treatments more effective...
Systematic review looks at the effectiveness and side effects of mefloquine
31 October 2017 | By Dr Zara Kassam (European Pharmaceutical Review)
Researchers have published two systematic reviews revealing the safety of mefloquine for preventing malaria in travellers...
New method for producing malaria treatment at large scales
8 September 2017 | By Dr Zara Kassam (European Pharmaceutical Review)
New research demonstrates that the malaria treatment, artemisinin can now be rapidly produced by genetically engineered moss at an industrial scale...
Venture launched for a novel compound against malaria
21 August 2017 | By Dr Zara Kassam (European Pharmaceutical Review)
A patient trial for KAF156, a next-generation antimalarial compound with the potential to treat drug-resistant strains of the malaria parasite has been launched...
Can crab shells provide a green solution to malaria?
17 May 2017 | By Niamh Marriott, Junior Editor
Study shows how a mixture of chitin and silver nanoparticles inhibits growth of mosquito larvae...
Malaria control efforts can benefit from forecasting using satellites
20 February 2017 | By Niamh Marriott, Digital Editor
Umeå University researches have established links between patterns of malaria in Kenya and environmental factors measurable by satellite imagery...
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