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Novartis, GlaxoSmithKline and Sanofi have announced plans for significant cutbacks and changes in their labor force overseas for financial, operational and logistical reasons.
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Interviews can be difficult in any field, but especially in a competitive industry like the life sciences. Read on to discover the best way to answer salary interview questions in our guide.
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The life science industry is vast, and there are ample opportunities. Here are some of the highest-paying jobs you can get with a biology degree as well as a brief overview of what each job entails.
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Clinical Research Associates are almost always in high demand. Use these tips to create the best clinical research resume or CV to land your dream job.
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Accuray Announces First CyberKnife® Systems in Africa, Providing a New Option and Hope for Potentially Life-Saving Radiation Treatments for More Cancer Patients
9/30/2022
Accuray Incorporated (NASDAQ: ARAY) announced today the company is expanding its global footprint with the introduction of its CyberKnife ® platform in Africa.
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The WHO will decide whether to declare a public health emergency following the recent outbreaks of monkeypox, and poliovirus has been detected in London water samples.
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Cipla and DNDi launch child-friendly 4-in-1 antiretroviral treatment for young children living with HIV in South Africa
6/14/2022
The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority has approved a sweet-tasting, heat-stable, '4-in-1' fixed-dose combination of four antiretroviral treatments composed of abacavir, lamivudine, lopinavir, and ritonavir that is specifically designed for infants and young children with HIV.
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Monday, Moderna told a Delaware federal court that it was immune from patent-infringement charges over the COVID-19 vaccine because it supplied the vaccine for a U.S. government effort.
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Sartorius continues global capacity expansion with opening of extended plant in Tunisia
5/19/2022
Sartorius, a leading international partner of life science research and the biopharmaceutical industry, is further growing its global production capacity with the expansion of its manufacturing site in Tunisia.
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The changes are unlikely to help people in developing countries but could reduce innovation among biopharma companies and ultimately do more harm than good.
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Yemaachi, Africa’s Cancer Research Company, Raises Seed Round To Diversify Genomic Datasets & Advance Precision Oncology Globally
3/21/2022
Yemaachi Biotech, a cancer research and diagnostics company headquartered in Accra, Ghana with offices in Washington, DC, announced the close of a $3 million seed round to advance its mission of diversifying precision oncology globally.
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From artificial intelligence breakthroughs to at-home genetic testing, here are some ways COVID-19 has changed the biopharma industry and what we may see in the near future.
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Throughout history, many different countries have had their biopharma supply chains changed – sometimes profitably, sometimes detrimentally – by war.
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Health authorities in Malawi discovered an outbreak of wild poliovirus type 1 on Thursday. The announcement comes after a case was detected in a young child in Lilongwe.
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BioNTech is opening one of the largest mRNA vaccines manufacturing facilities in the world to expand the availability of the COVID-19 vaccine.
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kENUP had called the mRNA vaccine efforts in Africa "doomed to fail" since the project likely infringes on BioNTech and Moderna patents on the vaccine.
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OliX Pharmaceuticals to Present at SMi 13th Annual RNA Therapeutics Conference
2/7/2022
OliX Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a leading developer of RNAi therapeutics, announced that the Company’s management will present at the SMi 13th Annual RNA Therapeutics Conference taking place virtually February 9-10, 2022.
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Public health officials churn out a lot of statistics related to COVID-19, but it can often be difficult to determine just how accurate they are because there are just so many unreported test results.
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Despite having 37 new mutations in the viral spike protein, there does not appear to be any deaths associated with Omicron, although it’s spreading rapidly in South Africa.
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Data is still coming in from South Africa and other regions about the new Omicron variant of COVID-19. Early analysis suggests it causes less severe disease than other variants.