Tag: Biotechnology
US lawmakers call for sanctions on China’s WuXi AppTec biotech firm
by Editor | Feb 15, 2024 | LATEST NEWS, WORLD NEWS | 0
USA – Four lawmakers have voiced concerns to the US Departments of Treasury, Defense, and...
Read MoreKEMRI secures US$18.8M grant from JICA for advanced biotechnology training facility
by Editor | Feb 9, 2024 | AFRICAN & MIDDLE EAST NEWS, Government, Regulatory & Policy News, LATEST NEWS, Science, Technology & Research | 0
KENYA— The Kenya Medical Research Institute(KEMRI) has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)...
Read MoreSaudi Arabia unveils bold plan to become a biotech powerhouse
by Editor | Feb 2, 2024 | AFRICAN & MIDDLE EAST NEWS, Government, Regulatory & Policy News, LATEST NEWS, Science, Technology & Research | 0
SAUDI ARABIA— Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman has announced the National...
Read MoreSwiss biotech firm Rejuveron scoops US$75M in Series B round with Mubadala support
by Editor | Sep 13, 2023 | AFRICAN & MIDDLE EAST NEWS, LATEST NEWS, Mergers, Investments & Funding, Science, Technology & Research | 0
UAE – Swiss biotechnology company Rejuveron has completed a US$75M series B financing round with a...
Read MoreABB India Limited signs automation contract with Reliance Life Sciences
by Editor | Aug 24, 2023 | LATEST NEWS, Mergers, Investments & Funding, WORLD NEWS | 0
INDIA – Global technology company ABB India Limited has bagged a lucrative automation contract...
Read MoreFunctional Fluids expand its sickle cell testing platform to Africa through Nigeria
by Editor | Aug 23, 2023 | AFRICAN & MIDDLE EAST NEWS, Diseases News, LATEST NEWS, Medical Devices & Innovations, Science, Technology & Research | 0
NIGERIA – a US-based biotechnology company in Detroit, Functional Fluidics has announced expansion...
Read MoreFrancis Crick Institute receives US$9.54M from LifeArc to support medical research in Africa
by Editor | Aug 18, 2023 | AFRICAN & MIDDLE EAST NEWS, Mergers, Investments & Funding, NGOs, Associations & Development Partners, Science, Technology & Research | 0
SOUTH AFRICA – LifeArc, a UK not-for-profit medical research organization, has invested US$9.54...
Read MoreHenrietta Lacks’ family settles lawsuit against biotechnology company for using her cells without consent
by Editor | Aug 3, 2023 | LATEST NEWS, People News, WORLD NEWS | 0
USA—After 70 years, finally the family of Henrietta Lacks has settled for an undisclosed sum with...
Read MoreAbu Dhabi’s DoH ties up with Eli Lilly to boost clinical research capacities, life sciences sector
by Editor | Jun 6, 2023 | AFRICAN & MIDDLE EAST NEWS, Government, Regulatory & Policy News, LATEST NEWS, Medical Devices & Innovations, Mergers, Investments & Funding | 0
UAE – The Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (DoH) has signed a collaboration agreement with pharma...
Read MoreHorizon Therapeutics opens its new scientific office in Riyadh, ties up with Cigalah
by Editor | Apr 13, 2023 | AFRICAN & MIDDLE EAST NEWS, LATEST NEWS, Science, Technology & Research | 0
SAUDI ARABIA – Global biotechnology company Horizon Therapeutics has inaugurated a new Technical...
Read MoreGKSD invests US$136M to launch smart clinics in the MENA region
by Editor | Apr 3, 2023 | AFRICAN & MIDDLE EAST NEWS, Hospitals, LATEST NEWS, Mergers, Investments & Funding | 0
UAE – GK Investment Holding has expanded its joint venture (JV) partnership with Gruppo San Donato...
Read MoreAkums, Fermenta Biotech partner to produce soothing cream for nursing mothers
by Editor | Mar 13, 2023 | LATEST NEWS, Pharmaceuticals & Manufacturing, WORLD NEWS | 0
INDIA – Akums Drugs & Pharmaceutical Limited and Fermenta Biotech Limited (FBL) have teamed up...
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