China's Suntrap discovers LeSoleil to fight COVID-19 and future epidemics

AI-assisted computing has greatly improved the efficiency of new drug research and development. China's Suntrap Life Tec...

February 15, 2021 | Monday | News
Indonesia accelerates COVID-19 testing capability using Abbott's device

Abbott's latest introductions in Indonesia include the Panbio™ COVID-19 Ag Rapid Test Device for the det...

February 11, 2021 | Thursday | News
Globally 128 million COVID-19 vaccine doses administered so far, updates WHO

WHo at a media briefing on Feb 10, 2021, updated that globally around 128 million vaccine doses administered so far and ...

February 10, 2021 | Wednesday | News
FDA approves monoclonal Abs for COVID-19 treatment

The US Food and Drug Administration has issued an emergency use authorisation (EUA) for bamlanivimab and etese...

February 11, 2021 | Thursday | News
Mitsubishi's air purification technology potentially inactivates SARS-CoV-2

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Thermal Systems Ltd. (MHI Thermal Systems), a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI...

February 10, 2021 | Wednesday | News
Australia prepares training modules for COVID-19 vaccination workforce

The first Australian Government-funded training modules for the COVID-19 vaccination workforce, including for immunisati...

February 10, 2021 | Wednesday | News
Singapore unravels molecular and serological evidence for SARS-COV-2 origin

While the World Health Organization (WHO) continues its mission to Wuhan investigating the origin and early transmission...

February 9, 2021 | Tuesday | News
Pakistan approves Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine

The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) announces the Sputnik V vaccine against coronavirus has been approved by ...

February 10, 2021 | Wednesday | News
Japan to offer Actemra for treating COVID-19 patients

Chugai Pharmaceutical has announced results from Phase III J-COVACTA clinical study in Japan for the humanized anti-huma...

February 9, 2021 | Tuesday | News
Sinovac receives conditional marketing authorisation for COVID-19 vaccine in China

Sinovac Biotech Ltd has announced that the China National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has granted a condition...

February 10, 2021 | Wednesday | News
COVID-19 vaccine doses administered per 100 people

This is counted as a single dose, and may not equal the total number of people vaccinated, depending on the specific dos...

February 9, 2021 | Tuesday | News
GlobalData reports the status of Global COVID-19 vaccine trials

While governments are ramping up vaccination programs, continued research into the effectiveness of the vaccines is impe...

February 8, 2021 | Monday | Analysis
Korea approves first anti-COVID-19 monoclonal antibody treatment

Celltrion Group has announced that the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) of South Korea has granted conditional ma...

February 8, 2021 | Monday | News
Merck, BioNTech accelerate supply of urgently needed lipids

Merck and BioNTech are further expanding their strategic partnership. Merck, in close collaboration with BioNTech, will ...

February 5, 2021 | Friday | News
USP expands alcohol-based hand sanitiser support

In response to the alcohol-based hand sanitiser quality incidents reported across the globe, the US Pharmacopeia (USP) i...

February 4, 2021 | Thursday | News
Sinovac Biotech files for conditional market authorisation for CoronaVac vaccine

Sinovac Biotech Ltd, a leading provider of biopharmaceutical products in China, announced that it has officially filed f...

February 5, 2021 | Friday | News
Singapore approves interim authorization of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine

Moderna, Inc., a biotechnology company pioneering messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutics and vaccines, has announced that the...

February 4, 2021 | Thursday | News
ADB provides $25M to assist Philippines procure COVID-19 vaccines

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has allocated $25 million to help the Philippine government purchase vaccines for the c...

February 2, 2021 | Tuesday | News