Pharmaceuticals
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Japan detects more Moderna vaccine contamination
Aug 29, 2021The use of Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccination in Japan’s Okinawa region was halted on Sunday after additional contamination was discovered, according to the local administration. It comes just a day after Japan’s health ministry announced that it... -
Pfizer Inc to buy Canadian drug developer Trillium Therapeutics Inc in a $2.26 billion deal
Aug 23, 2021Pfizer Inc said on Monday it would buy Canadian drug developer Trillium Therapeutics Inc in a $2.26 billion deal to strengthen its arsenal of blood cancer therapies. Pfizer, which acquired a $25 million stake in Trillium... -
Bank account of Ambee Pharmaceuticals suspended for not paying VAT
Aug 21, 2021Transactions at Ambee Pharmaceuticals’ bank account have been halted due to the company’s failure to pay VAT despite repeated directives from the relevant authorities. This biopharmaceutical company’s account has been frozen because it failed to pay... -
AstraZeneca boss tops CEO pay chart in UK
Aug 19, 2021Britain’s bluechip firms last year slashed chief executive pay as the pandemic struck but the head of Covid vaccine maker AstraZeneca still pocketed a chart-topping o15.45 million, a survey showed Thursday. With many businesses plunging into... -
China to provide 2 billion COVID-19 vaccines to world this year
Aug 5, 2021In a written greeting to the first meeting of the international conference on COVID-19 vaccine cooperation, Chinese President Xi Jinping stated China will give 2 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccinations for the globe and offer COVAX... -
World Bank, COVAX unveil plan to speed vaccine supplies to developing countries
Jul 26, 2021The World Bank and the COVAX global vaccine distribution program revealed a finance option on Monday to speed up the delivery of doses to developing countries, where Covid-19 immunization rates trail substantially behind those of wealthier... -
Moderna vaccine gets EU regulator endorsement for teens
Jul 24, 2021Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine might become the second teenage vaccine licensed in the European Union (EU) after regulators recommended approval for 12 to 17-year-olds on Friday, ahead of US officials. The vaccine, Spikevax, will be used the... -
With IVI’s help, Bangladesh hopeful of domestic vaccine production
Jul 16, 2021The UNDP-founded IVI hosted a virtual welcoming ceremony to mark Bangladesh’s admission to the organization. Minister of Health and Family Welfare Zahid Maleque praised Bangladesh’s collaboration with the International Vaccine Institute (IVI) in enhancing disease surveillance... -
GoB to procure 15 million Sinopharm Covid vaccine doses
Jul 14, 2021The Bangladesh government will buy 15 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine from China’s Sinopharm International at a lower price than originally agreed. According to ministry Public Relations Officer Gazi Towhidul Islam, the purchase was approved... -
Russia says 300 mn Sputnik V doses to be produced in India per year
Jul 13, 2021The makers of Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine said Tuesday that they had reached an agreement with India’s Serum Institute to produce 300 million doses per year. The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) announced in a...
