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The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use of the European Medicines Agency issued a negative trend vote on the company’s Marketing Authorization Application for Aduhelm.
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The annual Clinical Trials on Alzheimer’s Disease conference is scheduled for November 9-12, and Biogen plans to present data on its portfolio, including its controversial Aduhelm.
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Concerns about Mu and Lambda are growing, but data suggests that Delta is still the biggest problem. The U.S. is also struggling with infections this year. Here’s the latest news.
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The Trump White House removed Bright from his position at BARDA and reassigned him to a narrower role at the National Institutes of Health.
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Marijuana Legalization at the Federal Level Likely Needed to Open Up Medical Cannabis R&D Market
7/15/2021
Senator Charles Schumer unveiled draft legislation that would decriminalize cannabis and expunge federal sentences associated with the drug, but it likely faces an uphill battle. -
Biden calls out the Health and Human Services department to submit a plan in the next 45 days to combat excessive drug prices and enhance domestic pharmaceutical supply chains.
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Here’s a look at some of the top COVID-19-related stories for today.
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This program limits the prices drug manufacturers can charge for therapies sold to specific healthcare facilities, including public hospitals and community health centers.
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Health and Human Services Expert Mary L. Smith Joins PTC Therapeutics' Board of Directors
6/9/2021
Ms. Smith has previously served as the Principal Deputy Director and CEO equivalent at the Indian Health Service, a $6 billion division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and system of hospitals providing healthcare to more than two million Native Americans in the United States.
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An ugly symbol of racism appears to have reared its head at a Merck facility in North Carolina. The pharma giant is investigating reports of a noose found hanging at a construction project on the 262-acre facility.
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Crown Bioscience Announces Expedited Access to Well-Established ATCC and NIH Cell Lines for Large-Scale Screening Panels
6/3/2021
Crown Bioscience (CrownBio), a JSR Life Sciences Company, today announced that they have entered into separate, yet complementary, portfolio license agreements with the ATCC and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, as represented by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) of the National Institute of Health (NIH).
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The nation’s top science adviser believes the country’s renewed enthusiasm for science may pave the way for plug-and-play vaccines that can nullify the next pandemic before it starts.
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Health and Human Services Awards Battelle Contract to Deploy COVID-19 Testing in Mid-West States
5/27/2021
Battelle has been selected to manage the logistics of administering COVID-19 tests for millions of Americans in 16 states through the U.S. Health and Human Services’ Midwest Expanded Testing Coordination Hub, the Department of Defense announced May 26.
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Eurofins Awarded U.S. Government Agreement to Expand National Covid-19 Testing
5/27/2021
Clinical Enterprise, Inc., a Eurofins Scientific company, announced it has been awarded a U.S. Government agreement to expand national COVID-19 testing.
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A two-stage Phase III clinical trial by Sanofi and GSK, is studying a COVID-19 vaccine candidate targeting the original SARS-CoV-2 strain as well as the South African B.1.351 variant.
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Labcorp and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Join Forces to Raise Awareness of COVID-19 Treatments
5/11/2021
Labcorp, a leading global life sciences company, is working with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to raise awareness of potentially lifesaving monoclonal antibody COVID-19 therapies.
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Cardinal Health awarded Strategic National Stockpile contract for PPE storage and distribution
4/13/2021
Cardinal Health was awarded a $57.8 million contract, including options that if exercised by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services could reach $91.6 million, for the storage and distribution of 80,000 pallets of personal protective equipment to support the Strategic National Stockpile, part of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response within HHS.
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Outset Medical Named a Winner in Round 2 of the KidneyX COVID-19 Kidney Care Challenge
4/9/2021
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the American Society of Nephrology have named Outset Medical’s Tablo Hemodialysis System® one of seven winners in Round 2 of the KidneyX COVID-19 Kidney Care Challenge, recognizing innovative solutions for safely delivering kidney care during the pandemic.
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Emergent BioSolutions On Track with Respect to COVID-19 Contractual Commitments; Receives Modified Task Order from the US Department of HHS to Support the Opportunity for Further Expansion of Manufacturing Capacity for J&J’s COVID-19 Vaccine
4/5/2021
Emergent BioSolutions Inc. announced that the Company continues to be on track with its manufacturing agreements related to COVID-19 vaccines and confirmed that there are no changes to its financial guidance for 2021.
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