INDIA – Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, a research-led, global integrated pharmaceutical company, today announced the successful completion of its Post Marketing Surveillance (PMS) study on Favipiravir in India. The study commenced in…
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African genomic startup 54gene raises US$25 million to expand precision medicine capabilities
NIGERIA – Since launching in 2019, African genomics startup 54gene has been at the forefront of bridging the divide in the global genomics market to which it has received a…
Read MoreSputnik’s single-dose vaccine gets DCGI nod for Phase-III trials in India
INDIA – The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has granted permission for the conducting of the Phase III bridging trials of Sputnik Light on the Indian population. The Sputnik…
Read MoreU.S. FDA approves Takeda’s lung cancer therapy
JAPAN – Japanese pharma company Takeda Pharmaceutical has been granted approval for its drug, Exkivity, to treat a type of lung cancer by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Takeda…
Read MoreSouth African healtech Aviro secures pre-series A funding to improve and expand operations
SOUTH AFRICA – Aviro Pocket Clinic, a South African digital company that offers services empowering patients with accessible and engaging counseling and linkage to services via phones or other devices,…
Read MoreKenya to manufacture Covid-19 vaccines starting next year
KENYA – Kenya will next year start manufacturing Covid-19 vaccines locally in collaboration with unnamed pharmaceutical firms in a move aimed at easing supply hitches that have derailed mass inoculation.…
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