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Firms struggling over hand sanitiser packaging material
The huge increase in demand for hand sanitisers since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic has seen companies hard-pressed to cope with the logistics.
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Operation Warp Speed: developing, manufacturing and distributing COVID-19 medical countermeasures
Exploring Operation Warp Speed, the Trump Administration’s program to expedite R&D, manufacturing and distribution of medical countermeasures for COVID-19.
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The COVID-19 pandemic and clinical trial disruptions
Research suggests almost 70 percent of global clinical trials have been disrupted by enrolment suspensions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Report reveals CMOs in Italy concentrated in worst-hit COVID-19 regions
According to findings, the majority of CMOs in Italy are found in the locations hit worst by COVID-19, meaning the pharma supply chain has been greatly impacted.
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IFN-α2b therapy shows promise in patients as potential COVID-19 treatment
A group of researchers has found that IFN-α2b therapy reduced blood levels of IL-6 and C-reactive protein, two inflammatory proteins found in COVID-19 patients.
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Four UK CROs announce collaboration to work on potential COVID-19 therapeutics
A group of four CROs at BioCity Nottingham have joined forces to collectively work on the research of COVID-19 therapies.
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Most UK adults believe COVID-19 vaccines and treatments should be distributed globally
A survey has revealed that the majority of adults in the UK believe governments need to work together to develop COVID-19 vaccines and treatments, which if effective, should be used worldwide.
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Phase IIb trial to study hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin as COVID-19 treatment launched
A double-blind clinical trial has begun in the US to study hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin treatment in patients with COVID-19.
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Spartan’s COVID-19 test recall exposes issues of rapid medical device approval, says report
Following the recall of Spartan Bioscience's COVID-19 test by Health Canada, a report suggests this demonstrates the challenges associated with rapid approval.
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App to help enrol COVID-19 patients into clinical trials developed
A new software has been developed, made to help find and enrol COVID-19 positive patients to accelerate clinical trials for new drugs and vaccines.
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FDA grants Fast Track Designation to Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine
The US FDA has given Fast Track Designation to Moderna's mRNA vaccine candidate, mRNA-1273, designed to protect against COVID-19.
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Doubt cast over Avigan (favipiravir) and DAS181 potential to fight COVID-19
A new report has highlighted that the early successes of Avigan (favipiravir) and DAS181 do not guarantee their efficacy against COVID-19.
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Mylan partners with Gilead to manufacture remdesivir, potential COVID-19 treatment
According to a new agreement between Mylan and Gilead, the former has the rights to manufacture and distribute remdesivir in 127 countries, a drug being tested to combat COVID-19.
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COVID-19: the big repurpose and even bigger pharmaceutical partnership
Heidi West discusses how academia, government and the pharmaceutical industry can work together to potentially repurpose drugs for the treatment of COVID-19.
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Scientific leaders call for harmonised COVID-19 vaccine R&D
Experts from the US National Institutes of Health have written a commentary to promote a collaborative approach for the testing, scale-up and distribution of COVID-19 vaccine candidates.
