With vaccines of some firms already in the animal trial phase, developers say that if all goes well, India can have a vaccine by next year, ahead of the earlier timelines As Chinese research firm may have made news by…
Coronavirus: First patients injected in UK vaccine trial
The first human trial in Europe of a coronavirus vaccine has begun in Oxford. Two volunteers were injected, the first of more than 800 people recruited for the study. Half will receive the Covid-19 vaccine, and half a control vaccine…
BIOTECHNOLOGY COMPANIES TURNING TO ASIA-PACIFIC FOR CLINICAL TRIALS DURING NORTH AMERICA SLOWDOWN
The Asia-Pacific’s largest specialist biotech CRO Novotech said biotech companies are currently initiating more clinical trials in Asia and Australia/New Zealand than in North America. The number of clinical trials initiated by biotechnology companies in Asia-Pacific since the beginning of March…
Health Organizations Jointly Develop COVID-19 Research Database
As more companies aim resources at COVID-19, a consortium launched the COVID-19 Research Database, a secure repository of HIPAA-compliant, de-identified and limited patient-level data sets made available to public health and policy researchers to extract insights to help combat the…
Thousands sign up to large-scale COVID-19 trial in UK
Thousands of patients have signed up in a few days to support a large-scale NHS trial for potential treatments for COVID-19 in the UK, one of the countries worst hit by the global pandemic. The chief medical officers of England,…
UK clears first trial of VivoPlex digital uterine sensor
VivoPlex Group has been given the go-ahead by the UK regulator to start the first clinical feasibility study of its uterine sensor system as a tool to help women with fertility problems. The wireless and battery-free monitor device – roughly…
US government gives Moderna $483m for COVID-19 vaccine
The US government has agreed to provide a whopping $483 million in federal funding to propel Modera’s coronavirus vaccine to FDA approval and ramp up production capacity. The award is something of a gamble, coming before data from an ongoing…
1,000 foreign firms mull production in India, 300 actively pursue plan as ‘Exit China’ mantra grows
These companies see India as an alternate manufacturing hub and have taken up their proposals across various levels of the government, including central government departments, Indian missions abroad and state industry departments KEY HIGHLIGHTS 1,000 foreign firms are planning to…
Israeli COVID-19 treatment with 100% survival rate tested on US patient
After one week, six critically ill patients in Israel survived. Four of them showed improvement in respiratory parameters. Israeli-based Pluristem has treated its first American patient suffering from COVID-19 complications under the country’s compassionate use program. The news comes…
Study Suggests Intermittent Social Distancing Could Become Necessary Against COVID-19 Until 2022
Social distancing has become the new norm in the attempt to prevent the spread of COVID-19, and that norm could become a mainstay of life for the next couple years, a new study suggests. Based on predictions of recurring outbreaks…
