Pfizer collaborates with BioNTech to develop potential COVID-19 vaccine
The vaccine programme is expected to enter clinical testing by the end of April
Merck reports positive trial results for chronic cough drug gefapixant
18 Mar 20The two trials (COUGH 1 and 2) involved nearly 2,000 people with chronic cough due to unknown causes…
Four companies riding the wave in Malaysia’s growing healthtech industry
17 Mar 20We take a look at four innovative healthtech companies in Malaysia, including a cloud-based appointment platform and a…
Coronavirus vaccines in development: Eight pharma projects racing to find a cure to Covid-19
17 Mar 20Moderna has already given a dose of its potential Covid-19 vaccine to a patient
Hologic receives FDA emergency use authorisation for SARS-CoV-2 molecular diagnostic test
17 Mar 20Beginning in April, the company expects to deliver approximately 600,000 SARS-CoV-2 tests a month, as it increases production…
Lilly, Incyte receive FDA breakthrough status for baricitinib to treat alopecia areata
17 Mar 20Baricitinib is already approved to treat moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis in adults
Profiling CureVac: The pharma company reportedly offered ‘large sums of money’ by US president for coronavirus vaccine
16 Mar 20German newspaper Die Welt recently reported that President Trump offered to buy the rights to a potential coronavirus…
Redx Pharma set to be acquired by Redmile
16 Mar 20Redx's largest shareholder Moulton Goodies has agreed to sell 74,998,896 shares representing nearly 39.5% of the company to…
EMD Serono and Pfizer to scrap Phase III Head and Neck cancer trial
16 Mar 20The study was evaluating Bavencio in addition to CRT in comparison to standard-of-care CRT in patients having untreated…
How have governments across the world responded to the coronavirus outbreak?
13 Mar 20After the head of the UK treasury pledged £12bn in funding to tackle the coronavirus outbreak, we take…