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British scientists suggested last week that the U.K. variant may be approximately 30% more lethal than the most common strain that came out of China. But they’re not completely sure of this yet.
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SARS-CoV-2 has mutated into several strains. Most of them are not particularly different than the primary strains, but two, B.1.1.7, which was first observed in the U.K., and now 501.V2, which originated in South Africa, have virologists watching closely.
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Wuhan General Group Announces $450,000 USD Private Placement by ThreeD Capital Inc.
12/30/2020
WUHAN GENERAL GROUP, INC., a bioceutical company focused on alternative plant-based cannabinoids and psilocybin medical research is pleased to announce the following corporate update:
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Governments across the globe have flexed their financial muscles to secure promises of as many doses of COVID-19 vaccines as possible when they become available.
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When it comes to a novel virus like SARS-CoV2, a certain amount of “rolling with the punches” is required, and governments and global organizations like the World Health Organization are beginning to dismiss certain treatments and devote themselves wholeheartedly to others.
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BioSpace provides an up-to-date overview of these deals and the projected COVID-19 vaccine doses each company plans to have within the next couple of years.
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Malawi becomes the second country in sub-Saharan Africa to eliminate lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis)
10/28/2020
The World Health Organization announced in this week's WHO Weekly Epidemiological Record that Malawi has been validated to have eliminated lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem.
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MAGHREB PHARMA Expo to contribute to Algeria plans to export for US$ 5 billion locally produced drugs by 2025
9/15/2020
Easyfairs Northeral, the organizer of MAGHREB PHARMA Expo has announced new dates for its annual international tradeshow for the pharmaceutical industry in North Africa.
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HJFMRI Receives Grant to Research COVID-19 Impact on Pregnant Women and Newborns
8/11/2020
HJF Medical Research International (HJFMRI), a wholly owned subsidiary of The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc. (HJF) , was awarded $1.3M by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care in the Kenya Child Health and Mortality Surveillanc
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The $7.4 billion raised would fund Gavi’s immunization programs between 2021 and 2025, which would help immunize 300 million children and potentially save 7 to 8 million lives.
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Gilead Inks Manufacturing Deals to Make COVID-19 Drug Remdesivir Available in 127 Countries
5/13/2020
Gilead stated that the five companies will manufacture the drug for distribution in “low-income and lower-middle-income countries, as well as several upper-middle- and high-income countries.” -
At least some of the concern is that without greater funding and coordination, the companies won’t be able to buy sufficient raw materials, continue production of existing drugs and quickly scale up their capacity to meet the demand of new drugs and older therapies around the world.
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Kirin Holdings Provides Update to Capital Markets
3/10/2020
Kirin Holdings Co., Ltd. held an Investor Day in Tokyo on March 3 to facilitate mutual understanding with the capital markets on Kirin's long-term sustainable growth.
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Amalia Adler-Waxman, vice president of Social Impact and Responsibility at Teva, told BioSpace that the company believes everyone should have access to essential medications, regardless of their geographic location.
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The novel coronavirus that causes the disease COVID-19 continues to spread and has now been diagnosed in more than 50 countries.
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The National Institutes of Health ceased administration of an investigational HIV vaccine after interim data revealed that the treatment was not working in preventing the virus.
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Partnering to help children in Tanzania to survive cancer
12/18/2019
A donation from leading temperature control packaging company Softbox Systems has enabled the charity International Health Partners to deliver cold-chain oncology medicines, giving children in Tanzania the chance to recover from cancer.
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Starkey Hearing Institute Graduates Fourth Class of Hearing Care Professionals
12/5/2019
Graduates will provide much-needed hearing healthcare services throughout Africa
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MMS Holdings Doubles Growth in South Africa Region Amid Burgeoning Pharmaceutical Industry Locally
11/20/2019
MMS Holdings announced that its regional operations in South Africa has more than doubled in the past fiscal year, through the addition of new colleagues in Bloemfontein and the successful procurement of key contracts with clinical trial sponsors and research groups.
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In the Congo, there have been more than 3,000 cases and 2,000 related deaths to the Ebola virus outbreak.