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Magazine-How delays derailed Covid-19 vaccination in Africa

Pharmaceutical Technology

Some months after the first Covid-19 vaccines became available, the World Health Organization (WHO) set a target of vaccinating 70% of each country’s population by the end of June 2022. Read the latest issue of Pharma Technology Focus for all this and more news, insights, data and analysis from the pharmaceutical industry.

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Big data study refutes anti-vax blood clot claims about COVID-19 vaccines

Medical Xpress

A study led by University at Buffalo researchers has confirmed that contrary to claims by anti-vaccine proponents, COVID-19 vaccines pose only trivial risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE), or blood clots. In addition, the study found that becoming infected with COVID-19 poses a significant risk of blood clots.

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Data hackathon analyses truth behind TB vaccine and COVID-19

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Is a century-old vaccine a ‘game-changer’ for COVID-19? Anita de Waard from Elsevier and Radoslav Kirkov from Estafet tells us how a hackathon is harnessing data science to look beyond the hype and seek definitive clinical evidence. Today, the notion of ‘data science’ has permeated almost every area of society.

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Inside the European mass shift to data-driven health solutions

Pharmaceutical Technology

Countries like Estonia and Finland have taken on a completely digitised approach to their health services , integrating EHR data to efficiently prescribe medications and improve treatment strategies. Darwin EU is part of the EMA Big Data Steering group that aims to increase the utility of Big Data in regulatory decision-making.

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Using big data to stabilise pharma supply chains in an age of disruption

Pharmaceutical Technology

Big data analysis can be enormously powerful in providing insights for business strategy throughout the pharma value chain, including in the acceleration of drug discovery and development, optimization of manufacturing processes, management of supply chains and the creation of innovative sales and marketing strategies.

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AI continues to gain momentum in the biopharmaceutical industry in 2023

Pharmaceutical Technology

The report also suggested that Big Data was thought to be the most important partner to AI, in terms of introducing technology-related changes in the pharmaceutical sector (Figure 2). AI has been voted as the most disruptive emerging technology every year since 2020, according to the survey tracker.

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The Importance of CDMO Flexibility: Adapting to the Ever-Changing Pharmaceutical Landscape

Drug Patent Watch

Embracing Digital Transformation The role of Big Data and Artificial Intelligence in healthcare is growing exponentially. Many organizations demonstrated remarkable adaptability, quickly pivoting to produce vaccines and therapeutics at unprecedented speeds. What role does digitalization play in enhancing CDMO flexibility?