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Pistoia Alliance launches Women in STEM leadership pilot
A new collaborative initiative involving 15 large pharma companies will support diversity in executive roles and cross-company leadership skills development.
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Coalition formed to tackle ‘hidden pandemic’ of antibiotic resistant infections
A White Paper launched by a coalition of partners spanning pharmaceuticals, MedTech and diagnostics, calls for a transformational change in the way infection is detected, monitored, prevented and managed across all facets of the NHS, healthcare systems and broader society.
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2021 bio/pharma financial round-up
European Pharmaceutical Review investigates the financial results of some of the top 10 pharma and biopharma companies worldwide.
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Pfizer appoints Roche’s Dr William Pao as new Chief Development Officer
Dr William Pao will assume his role as Executive Vice President and Chief Development Officer at Pfizer in March 2022, replaced at Roche by Dr Hans Clevers.
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MCAP for top bio/pharma companies reached $3.4 trillion in 2021
Market capitalisation (MCAP) for the top bio/pharma companies grew 24.9 percent in 2021, with BioNTech and Moderna entering the top 20 for the first time.
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Could COVID-19 vaccines be freeze dried?
US researchers have been granted $930,000 to develop a freeze drying technique for mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines.
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Promising results for COVID-19 and pneumococcal vaccine co-administration
Pfizer reveals co-administering its Prevnar 20™ pneumococcal vaccine and a booster dose of Comirnaty® COVID-19 vaccine was safe and immunogenic.
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New year, new cell and gene therapy collaborations
Here we run down four new research collaborations in the cell and gene therapy sector, announced by Bayer, BMS, Pfizer and Moderna.
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Pfizer and BioNTech to develop mRNA shingles vaccine
New collaboration between Pfizer and BioNTech will develop an mRNA vaccine to combat shingles (herpes zoster virus).
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Many hands make light work: why the new Bespoke Gene Therapy Consortium is a godsend for ambitious biopharma teams
In late October, we learned that an exciting and ambitious new entity – the Bespoke Gene Therapy Consortium (BGTC) – had come into being in the US, designed to encourage the delivery of more gene therapies for rare diseases. The consortium is an interesting construct, headed and funded by the…
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Pfizer’s Paxlovid™ can be used for the treatment of COVID-19, says EMA
New European Medicines Agency advice states Paxlovid™ can be used to treat those at high risk of developing severe COVID-19 symptoms.
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Future proofing risk assessment: preventing the next nitrosamine incident
The valsartan nitrosamine contamination issue was probably the most significant quality issue to hit the pharmaceutical industry in a decade. Here, Dave Elder outlines how agencies and manufacturers are dealing with the problem and indicates the knowledge gaps that might be concealing future complications.
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Gene therapy sustains bleeding control in haemophilia A trial
Giroctocogene fitelparvovec had a mean annualised bleeding rate (ABR) of just 1.4 percent over two years, with no bleeding events in the first year post infusion.
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Six COVID-19 boosters are safe and effective, shows Phase II study
Study finds six different COVID-19 vaccine boosters increase immunity and pose no safety concerns, although immune responses varied.
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CHMP issue positive opinion on Comirnaty® for five to 11 year olds
The human medicines committee issue a positive opinion on the COVID-19 vaccine Comirnaty® in children aged five to under 12 years.
