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AstraZeneca receives protection from COVID-19 vaccine liability claims, report says
A new report has outlined that AstraZeneca has been granted protection from product liability claims regarding its COVID-19 vaccine candidate.
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Pfizer agrees to manufacture remdesivir, investigational COVID-19 drug
Pfizer is to manufacture and supply the investigational COVID-19 treatment remdesivir for Gilead Sciences at one of its facilities.
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J&J agrees to manufacture 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine for US
J&J will supply the US with 100 million doses of the company’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate following an agreement with the country's government.
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Trump signs ‘Buy American’ executive order aimed to boost US drug production
President Donald Trump has signed the 'Buy American' executive order, which is meant to reduce drug prices and protect the US from supply chain disruptions.
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UK government reserves Wockhardt production line to fill finish COVID-19 vaccines
The UK government reserved a production line at Wockhardt for 18 months to ensure the rapid fill finish of COVID-19 vaccines.
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US invests over $240 million into seven new COVID-19 diagnostic tests
The National Institutes of Health in the US has awarded contracts to seven biomedical companies to develop and manufacture COVID-19 diagnostics.
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Why pharma firms would benefit from a modular approach to working with product labelling
According to David Bennett, securing and building trust in the label, brand and process of a highly regulated industry player in a complex age will demand a new approach.
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Sanofi and GSK to supply UK with 60 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine
Sanofi and GSK have reached an agreement with the UK government to supply up to 60 million doses of their COVID-19 vaccine.
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The analytical reality of recombinant endotoxin technologies
29 July 2020 | By Charles River
In this webinar we discuss the results of our latest study where we evaluated the ruggedness, repeatability and specificity of commercially available rFC products, as well as our own recombinant product in development, against a large panel of endotoxins.
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Sandoz and Austrian government to invest in European antibiotic manufacturing
Sandoz plans to invest €150 million and the Austrian government €50 million into integrated antibiotic manufacturing operations at Kundl.
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Gilead prices remdesivir at $2,340 per patient for developed countries
Gilead has announced that the potential COVID-19 drug remdesivir will cost $390 per vial for developed countries, with treatment courses costing $2,340 per patient.
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Moderna and Catalent to collaborate on COVID-19 vaccine manufacture
Catalent's biologics facility will conduct large-scale, commercial fill-finish manufacturing of Moderna’s mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine candidate.
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The circuit of life: saving on manufacturing, waste and delivery-related supply chain inefficiencies
Many pharmaceutical companies have complicated supply chains that are inefficient and ill-equipped to deal with current demands. This article explores how digitalising the healthcare supply chain can address the pharmaceutical sector's increasing financial-, capacity- and waste-related strains associated with our ageing population and the soaring costs of new treatments.
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Application note: Application of flow cytometry for microbiological monitoring of pharmaceutical grade water
As the main excipient for the pharmaceutical industry, water is integral to patient safety and the quality of pharmaceutical products.
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AstraZeneca commits to supply Europe with 400 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine candidate
AstraZeneca plans to produce up to 400 million doses of the University of Oxford’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate, with deliveries to begin by the end of the year.
