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Johnson & Johnson Begins Largest Late-Stage Trial To-Date for COVID-19 Vaccine

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With vaccine trials for COVID-19 ramping up and entering late stages, Johnson & Johnson has announced plans for what will be the largest Phase III trial so far for a vaccine against the novel coronavirus. This is double the enrollment that vaccine makers Moderna and Pfizer have planned for their Phase III trials.

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Europe: Where is the drug discovery innovation?

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Thanks to a prestigious academic legacy, Europe has long been a dominant region for life sciences. Europe is traditionally a life sciences powerhouse, with a strong tradition in pharmaceutical discovery. The oldest, still active pharmaceutical company worldwide, Merck, started life in 1668 in Darmstadt, Germany.

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Biopharma investment drops by nearly 50% in 2022

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Cell therapy, RNA technology, antibody drug conjugates and AI/machine learning are among the key areas of investment for pharma, according to a new report. Clarivate’s ‘Biopharma Dealmaking in 2023’ report examines how pharma companies are replenishing their pipelines as many face a steep patent cliff.

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Top 10 Fastest Growing Biotech Companies in 2023

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These companies were identified through The Americas’ Fastest-Growing Companies 2023 list by the Financial Times. In 2023, Moderna is poised to achieve sales figures ranging from $6 billion to $8 billion, contingent on the prevailing COVID-19 vaccination rates in the US. vaccine, mRNA-1273.815.

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A history of AstraZeneca

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But although it was dubbed a “dangerous game”, some companies came out on top… On 6th April 1999, two companies with similar science-based cultures and a shared vision of the pharmaceutical industry came together to form what’s now considered as one of the top ten pharma companies in the world: AstraZeneca.

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NHS Innovation and Life Sciences Commission – 2022 Report Launch

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Co-chaired by Lord James O’Shaughnessy and Professor Mike Bewick, former deputy national medical director of NHS England (present online), the NHS Innovation and Life Sciences Commission Report launch took place at One Great George Street, Westminster, on 12th December 2022. The UK as a powerhouse of research.

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WHO Honors the Legacy and Contribution of Henrietta Lacks

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The cell line, called HeLa, laid the foundation for many groundbreaking discoveries, including vaccines for the human papilloma virus (HPV) and polio; drugs for HIV and cancers; gene mapping; IVF treatment; and more recently, for crucial COVID-19 research. Fittingly, it was also used to develop the vaccine against cervical cancer.