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A COVID-19 nasal spray vaccine developed by Rokote Laboratories Finland Ltd., is preparing for Phase I trials in Finland…if it can win funding.
European genetic studies aren’t particularly accurate when applied to Middle East populations, according to new research from the Qatar Foundation.
According to an interview with Soumya Swaminathan, the WHO’s chief scientist, the new investigational COVID-19 vaccines rely on alternative technologies and systems of delivery. Some include oral and nasal administration, while others use skin patches.
Multiple pharmaceutical companies struck large licensing deals with one another this week. Here’s a look.
Every week there are numerous scientific studies published. Here’s a look at some of the more interesting ones.
More than a dozen countries have suspended deployment of the AstraZeneca-Oxford University vaccine after cases of blood clots were reported.
Biopharma and life sciences companies from across the globe provide updates on their businesses and pipelines.
The goal is to “identify concrete and actionable steps to review and update the analysis of pharmaceutical mergers.”
Infectious disease-focused Vaccitech, which partnered with AstraZeneca and Oxford University on the development and manufacturing of that company’s COVID-19 vaccine, raised $168 million in a Series B financing round.
France and Germany are two out of more than a dozen countries that suspended deployment of the AstraZeneca-Oxford University vaccine after reports of blood clots were reported.
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