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…
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BioNTech 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 MoreEnanta sues Pfizer for Paxlovid-related patent infringement
USA – Enanta has filed suit against Pfizer in district court in Massachusetts, seeking damages for infringement on a patent it originally filed back in July 2020. Specifically, Enanta is…
Read MoreModerna plans construction of mRNA vaccines manufacturing facility in UK
UNITED KINGDOM –According to the UK government, Moderna will be looking to establish a vaccine research center and a manufacturing site for a series of vaccines. Moderna will establish this…
Read MoreSaving Lives and Livelihoods initiative deploys over 15M vaccines across the continent: Africa CDC
ETHIOPIA – New milestone as Saving Lives and Livelihoods initiative has delivered over 15M vaccines across Africa and deployed rapid responders to accelerate vaccination campaigns in countries at-risk of vaccine…
Read MoreGavi rolls out US$100M initiative to reach unvaccinated children
SWITZERLAND – Gavi, the vaccine alliance has launched a new US$100 million initiative in collaboration with the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and World Vision (WV) to identify and reach zero-dose…
Read MorePfizer to buy 8.1 pc stake in French vaccines company Valneva
USA – US pharma giant Pfizer has agreed to invest 90.5 million euros (US$95.2 million) to buy an 8.1% percent stake in Valneva as the companies announced developments in their…
Read MoreKenya selected to host ICGEB’s first Regional Research Centre in Africa
KENYA – The International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB) has appointed Kenya as the host of its first Regional Research Centre (RRC) in Africa dedicated to advanced research…
Read MoreWTO countries agree to a limited relaxing of patent protections on coronavirus vaccines
SWITZERLAND – The World Trade Organization’s (WTO) member countries have reached a limited agreement to relax intellectual property protections on coronavirus vaccines after two years of bruising negotiations, with the…
Read MoreSouth Africa secures a US$474M loan from the World Bank to support COVID-19 response
SOUTH AFRICA – The World Bank’s Group Board of Executive Directors has approved a US$ 474M (€454.4 million) low-interest loan to South Africa for the country’s Covid-19 Emergency Response Project…
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