UNITED KINGDOM — Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has been revealed as the top-performing FTSE 100 business on gender equality, according to a new index, The Independent has reported. The Equity…
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GSK upbeat about 2023 outlook, as Q4 earnings and revenues top estimates
UNITED KINGDOM —GSK has posted robust quarterly earnings that beat expectations on the back of sales of its shingles vaccine and said it was upbeat this year despite a decline…
Read MoreNew blood test can detect Alzheimer’s disease 3.5 years before diagnosis—Study
UNITED KINGDOM — Scientists have developed a blood-based test that could be used to predict the risk of Alzheimer’s disease up to 3.5 years before clinical diagnosis, a new study…
Read MoreCHAPPER healthcare expands MENA presence with its new subsidiary in Dubai
UAE – Europe’s pharmaceutical wholesaler CHAPPER healthcare has extended its presence in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region with its new subsidiary based in Dubai called CHAPPER Healthcare…
Read MoreCeladon gets GMP certificate to manufacture medical-grade cannabis in UK
UNITED KINGDOM— Celadon Pharmaceuticals has become the first company in the UK to be licensed to produce high-tetrahydrocannabinol (high-THC) medicinal cannabis. The UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MRHA)…
Read MoreAbbVie and Eli Lilly quit drug pricing agreement with NHS over increasingly punitive revenue clawbacks
UK — AbbVie and Eli Lilly and Company (Lilly) have shocked the UK Government by withdrawing from the voluntary medicines pricing agreement in response to increasingly harsh revenue clawbacks. The…
Read MoreUK firm completes acquisition of Novartis’ manufacturing site in Ireland
IRELAND — Global contract development and manufacturing company, Sterling Pharma Solutions has completed the acquisition of Novartis’ manufacturing facility in Ringaskiddy, Co. Cork. The CDMO will acquire the 111-acre site,…
Read MoreSanger Institute launches genome surveillance project to tackle respiratory viruses
UK —Wellcome Sanger Institute has launched a large-scale surveillance program of respiratory viruses in the UK that could provide an “early-warning system” for future outbreaks, as well as help to…
Read MoreBioNTech signs multi-year pact with the UK for cancer immunotherapies
GERMANY – BioNTech SE has signed a collaboration agreement with the Government of the United Kingdom to benefit cancer patients by accelerating clinical trials for personalized mRNA immunotherapies. The strategic…
Read MoreLumiraDx receives US$14m funding to develop TB testing system
UNITED KINGDOM — LumiraDx has secured US$14.2m in grants from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support the ongoing development of its point-of-care molecular tuberculosis (TB) test system. The…
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