TANZANIA – The United Republic of Tanzania has kickstarted the third phase of polio vaccination campaigns with reinforcement from the Global Polio Eradication Initiative to get people vaccinated amid the…
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Gates Foundation awards grant to Flywheel for pediatric brain development research in LMICs
USA –Flywheel, a company that provides data management platform for biomedical research and collaboration, has received a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The funding is intended to…
Read MoreTakeda’s vaccine chief Rajeev Venkayya departs to lead pandemic-focused biotech
JAPAN – Rajeev Venkayya, longtime head of Takeda’s vaccine unit, is stepping down to become CEO of a new company “focused on combating COVID-19 and future pandemic threats,” Takeda has…
Read MoreVir expands partnership with Gates Foundation to develop HIV and malaria antibody
USA – Vir Biotechnology and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have collaborated to develop broadly neutralizing antibodies with a vaccinal effect for HIV treatment and malaria prevention. According to…
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