USA – Mark Cuban is taking on leading online pharmacies Walgreens Boots Alliance, CVS Health Corporation, Rite Aid, as well as newcomer Amazon with the launch of his discount e-commerce…
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IBM offloads some Watson Health assets to Francisco Partners
USA – IBM has announced a deal with San Francisco-based Francisco Partners to sell healthcare data and analytics assets from its Watson Health business. The financial terms of the transaction…
Read MoreCVS and Uber Health in free medical transportation pact to reduce health inequality
USA – CVS Health is collaborating with Uber Health to provide free transportation to people seeking access to medical care, work, or educational programs. The partnership is part of CVS…
Read MoreUS Pharma retail giants prepare to distribute free N95 masks
USA – This week, Walgreens, CVS, and other Chicago-area pharmacies and retailers will begin distributing free N95 masks as part of a Biden administration initiative to combat an increase in…
Read MoreIndia’s B2B pharma platform Retailio conducts drone-based medicine delivery trial
INDIA – Retailio, a digital pharmaceutical marketplace, has experimented with drone medicine delivery in collaboration with drone logistics firm Redwing Labs. The pilot program was carried out in the Karnataka…
Read MoreUCB sets eyes on psoriatic arthritis drug approval following positive PhIII results
BELGIUM – UCB has said that it plans to seek US and EU approval of Bimzelx (bimekizumab) for the treatment of adults with active psoriatic arthritis in the third quarter…
Read MoreDemand surge for Covid-19 antibody prompts GSK, Vir to ramp up output
USA – To meet rising demand, GlaxoSmithKline and partner Vir Biotechnology are increasing output of their COVID-19 antibody treatment sotrovimab at a second plant. The supply crunch is exacerbated further…
Read MoreFDA approves Gilead’s Veklury for COVID-19 outpatients
USA – Gilead Sciences announced that its antiviral medicine Veklury (remdesivir) has been granted expedited approval for the treatment of non-hospitalized adult and adolescent patients with mild-to-moderate COVID-19 who are…
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