Frontrunners emerge in race for Covid-19 vaccine
PARIS, France (AFP) — Dozens of companies, from biotech start-ups to Big Pharma, are racing to develop a safe and…
6 years ago
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Covid-19 vaccine ‘best science news’ of 2020
by Nina LARSON Agence France-Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — Data indicating that a vaccine being developed against Covid-19 is highly…
6 years ago
EU reserves 200 million more coronavirus vaccines
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) -- The European Commission announced Wednesday it has reached a deal with a sixth pharmaceutical firm,…
6 years ago
US floats idea of early approval for eventual COVID-19 vaccine
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The head of the US Food and Drug Administration raised the possibility in an…
6 years ago
France’s Sanofi to buy US group Principia Biopharma for $3.68 billon
PARIS, France (AFP) -- French pharma giant Sanofi said Monday it will buy US group Principia Biopharma for $3.68 billion…
6 years ago
Canada strikes deals for vaccine candidates with Pfizer, Moderna
OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) -- Canada announced Wednesday it has signed two agreements with American pharmaceutical firms Pfizer and Moderna for…
6 years ago
Roche wins US clearance for virus treatment test
ZURICH, Switzerland (AFP) -- Swiss pharmaceuticals giant Roche said Thursday the US authorities had given it emergency clearance for a…
6 years ago
Pharma chiefs see coronavirus vaccine by year-end, but challenges ‘daunting’
by Nina LARSON GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- Pharmaceutical company executives said Thursday that one or several COVID-19 vaccines could begin…
6 years ago
Race for vaccine tests limits of drug innovation
by Kelly Macnamara with Issam Ahmed in Washington PARIS, France (AFP) -- From medical workers struggling to care for the…
6 years ago
Germany wards off US virus vaccine interest
BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- Germany staked its claim Sunday to ongoing work into a vaccine against the coronavirus, after media…
6 years ago
China launches nationwide vaccine sector inspection after scandal
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China's drug regulator said it has launched a nationwide inspection of vaccine production as authorities…
8 years ago
Pfizer reverses some drug price hikes after Trump tweet
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Pfizer has reversed price increases on some drugs following White House pressure and…
8 years ago
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