IRELAND – AstraZeneca has announced that its rare disease group Alexion will invest €65 million (US$68.7M) to scale up its biologics manufacturing capacity and expand R&D efforts at its sites…
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MATTER & AWS launch incubator program for EMEA healthcare startups entering the US
USA – MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, has announced the launch of a new incubation program in collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) called AWS Expand. The…
Read MoreSweden and CHAI partner to invest US$34M to support universal health coverage in Africa
AFRICA – The government of Sweden and the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) have announced a partnership to accelerate progress in Africa toward the goals of sexual and reproductive health…
Read MoreNovartis invests US$250m in malaria and NTDs eradication commitment
SWITZERLAND –Novartis has said it will invest US$250 million to advance research and development of new treatments to combat neglected tropical diseases and malaria, as part of its commitment over…
Read MoreEU to help vaccine production in Latin America and Caribbean countries
BELGIUM – The European Union is set to invest 890 million euros (US$936 million) in vaccine and drug production in Latin America and Caribbean countries, European Commission chief Ursula von…
Read MoreBioNTech breaks ground on first mRNA vaccine manufacturing plant in Africa
RWANDA – The German pharmaceutical company BioNTech has broken ground for the production site of its COVID-19 vaccine in Rwanda’s capital, Kigali. According to BioNTech, the facility, dubbed the African…
Read MoreLeaders announce US$4B in pledges to accelerate fight against malaria and NTDs
RWANDA – Global leaders led by African Heads of State have announced the first in a series of pledges totaling US$4 billion to accelerate progress against Malaria and Neglected Tropical…
Read MoreKigali Summit on Malaria and NTDs to unlock the potential for a healthier world
RWANDA –Commonwealth Heads of Government and leaders from around the world are set to meet in Rwanda to make bold commitments toward ending malaria and neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). The…
Read MoreChronic staff gaps derail Africa’s health systems: WHO study
AFRICA – A serious shortage of health workers in Africa is undermining access to and provision of health services even though countries in the region have made efforts to bolster…
Read MoreApollo, Datar Cancer Genetics introduce blood test for early diagnosis of breast cancer
INDIA – Apollo Cancer Centres has collaborated with Datar Cancer Genetics to launch a revolutionary blood test that can detect breast cancers at early stages in asymptomatic individuals with high…
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