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In the pharma industry, technology has become a mandate for some compliances expresspharma
August 05, 2020
The importance of information technology and its potential to enhance the life sciences industry’s performance has been accentuated by the COVID-19 crisis.
Converge Biotech launches Vergiflu (favipiravir) for COVID-19 treatment expresspharma
August 05, 2020
The product is available in all major hospitals across the country and will be sold only on prescription.
AXA Hong Kong, S.A.R., China launches additional coverage for COVID-19 prnasia
August 04, 2020
In light of the ongoing spread of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), AXA Hong Kong, S.A.R., China is now offering the following enhanced coverage and services to its customers to give them a peace of mind.
Panchshil Realty's Office Portfolio First in APAC To Meet British Safety Council's Global Benchmarks for COVID-19 Related Control Measures prnasia
August 04, 2020
Panchshil Realty and British Safety Council today announced a new milestone in workplace safety in the corporate real estate sector in India in the context of COVID-19 and safe return to work.
UK and US healthcare workers report higher rates of COVID-19 compared to general population in early pandemic period worldpharmanews
August 04, 2020
The authors say that health-care systems should ensure adequate availability of PPE and develop additional strategies to protect health-care workers from COVID-19.
UK firm starts research on skin patch for COVID vaccines pharmatimes
August 04, 2020
Innoture has received funding from the Welsh Government to start proof-of-concept research into the use of its next-generation microneedle skin patch for the self-administration of COVID-19 and other vaccines.
MHRA OKs Celltrion's Phase I trial of COVID drug pharmatimes
August 04, 2020
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a green light for a Phase I trial assessing Celltrion's potential COVID-19 treatment CT-P59.
Self-Contained, Rapid ADEXUSDx? COVID-19 Antibody Test Receives CE Mark americanpharmaceuticalreview
August 04, 2020
NOWDiagnostics has received Conformité Européene (CE) mark approval for its ADEXUSDx? COVID-19 antibody test for use in moderate/complex laboratory settings across 28 countries in the European Union (EU).
ProMedica Researchers Observe Encouraging Outcomes with Allogeneic Stem Cells in COVID-19 Patients americanpharmaceuticalreview
August 04, 2020
ProMedica announced promising results of its new study that evaluated the use of stem cells in the treatment of adult COVID-19 patients.
Global Trial for COVID-19 Vaccine Begins at NYU Langone Health americanpharmaceuticalreview
August 04, 2020
The first U.S. patients are being dosed in a Phase 2/3 clinical trial testing whether a messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine candidate can prevent infection with the virus that causes 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19).