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COVID-19: a wakeup call?
It appears the world was unprepared for a novel coronavirus, despite historical precedents. Dave Elder provides some insight on the disease and what the pharmaceutical community is doing to tackle the pandemic.
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SGS’s Centre of Excellence for Biosafety contributes to the fight against coronavirus
Developing new vaccines to fight emerging diseases is an ongoing fight and ensuring they are pure is vital to patients’ health and safety.
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Germany to begin first clinical trial of COVID-19 vaccine candidate
A Phase I/II clinical trial for BioNTech's BNT162 vaccine programme to prevent COVID-19 infection has been granted approval in Germany.
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UK COVID-19 vaccine candidate to be manufactured at seven outsourced sites
Following the initiation of a clinical trial, a COVID-19 vaccine candidate developed by UK researchers is being manufactured in several outsourced facilities.
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SGS joins Oxford University consortium led by the Jenner Institute to develop COVID-19 vaccine
In a consortium led by the Jenner Institute, Oxford University, SGS has joined forces with specialists in infectious diseases, research and innovation, and pharmaceuticals to rapidly develop, scale-up and produce a potential vaccine called ChAdOx1 nCov-19.
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UK to begin clinical trials for COVID-19 vaccine this week
The UK government has announced that funding will be given to clinical trials to test a COVID-19 vaccine, with one study beginning tomorrow.
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The COVID-19 pandemic and the Indian pharmaceutical industry
Dr Abhishek Dadhich rounds up how the Indian pharmaceutical market has been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic and the steps the country’s government could take to overcome these setbacks.
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BARDA to give Moderna up to $483 million for COVID-19 vaccine development
The US Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) will fund Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate mRNA-1273 through Phase II and III clinical trials to FDA licensure.
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Open letter calls for UK government to stop pharma profiting from COVID-19
An open letter from aid organisations and academics has called on the UK government to stipulate conditions for pharmaceutical companies using public funding for COVID-19 vaccines.
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Sanofi and GSK to collaborate on COVID-19 vaccine development
Sanofi will provide its S protein antigen and GSK will contribute its adjuvant technology in a partnership to develop a COVID-19 vaccine.
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EMA task force established to co-ordinate rapid regulatory action for COVID-19 medicines
The COVID-19 EMA pandemic Task Force (COVID-ETF) will aid in the development, authorisation and safety monitoring of COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics.
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COVID-19 and big pharma: what are 15 leading companies doing to develop a coronavirus vaccine?
A new report has revealed the vaccine R&D efforts of 15 of the leading pharmaceutical companies to combat the COVID-19 coronavirus.
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COVID-19 update: running clinical trials during the coronavirus pandemic
In the face of the coronavirus pandemic, restrictions and extreme situations may require changes to ongoing or upcoming clinical trials. These are the key recommendations from the EC, MHRA and FDA.
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COVID-19 Clinical Research Coalition to accelerate coronavirus R&D in resource-poor countries
The coalition has been formed to find R&D solutions for low- and middle-income countries to limit the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in areas with fragile healthcare systems.
