AstraZeneca to supply up to 400 million doses of Oxford’s vaccine free
AstraZeneca has come to an agreement with the European Inclusive Vaccines Alliance (IVA), initiated by Germany, France, Italy and the
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Supply Chain
AstraZeneca reaches $750m agreement with CEPI for Oxford COVID-19 vaccine
British pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca has reached a landmark $750 million agreement with Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovation (CEPI) and the
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Qatar Airways Cargo flies 54 tonnes of vaccines from Brussels to Mumbai
Qatar Airways Cargo has transported a 54-tonne shipment consisting of pneumococcal and varicella vaccines from Belgium to India. The 56
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FDA issues emergency authorisation for remdesivir to treat COVID-19
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for emergency use of Gilead’s remdesivir
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FUJIFILM’s Avigan Tablet for COVID-19 to be Free for 20 Countries
While COVID-19 transmission is expanding, the Japanese government has agreed to raise its Avigan® Tablet (favipiravir) stockpile, which is estimated
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Nubilaria offers ACTide EDC platform free to help battle COVID-19
Italian IT and complex database consultancy Nubilaria is offering it’s cutting edge ACTide EDC web platform free of charge to
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EU waiving VAT and customs duty on critical medical devices
The European Commission has waived customs duty and VAT on medical devices imported from non-EU countries. A decision has been
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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Exposing Global Drug Supply Chain Worries
China, which is at the epicenter of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, is the world’s key supplier of chemical and pharmaceutical
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No-deal Brexit puts lives at risk warns England’s Chief Medical Officer
People could die in the event of a no Brexit, England’s Chief Medical Officer told BBC Radio 4’s Today program.
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