S Korean consortium to produce Russia’s Sputnik Light vaccine
The plan followed a request by the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), which markets the vaccine, and production would take…
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Pfizer halts distribution of anti-smoking drug after finding carcinogen
The US drug regulator has, in the past, reached out to companies whose drugs had N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) over accepted…
US approves Roche drug for emergency use against severe COVID-19
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said yesterday that it had issued an emergency use authorisation (EUA) for Actemra to…
Russia launches Sputnik Light vaccine into wide circulation
Sputnik Light deploys just the first dose of Russia's flagship Sputnik V vaccine, which uses a first shot and booster separated by…
Pfizer says COVID vaccine is highly effective against Delta variant
First identified in India, Delta is becoming the globally dominant variant of the coronavirus, according to the World Health…
Turkish COVID-19 vaccine starts phase-III trials
Turkey also granted an emergency use authorisation for Russia’s Sputnik V. People over 25 are eligible for the vaccine
Sanofi and Translate Bio start clinical trial for mRNA flu vaccine
The trial will evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of a monovalent flu vaccine candidate coding for the hemagglutinin protein…
PAI Partners close to acquiring vaccine vial supplier, SGD Pharma
As per sources, the transaction was expected to value SGD Pharma at around 10 times its core earnings, which stood at around 90…
COVID-19 vaccine from Novavax over 90 per cent effective in US trial
Novavax has begun its regulatory filing in India in partnership with the Serum Institute of India, which is contracted to make…
Ocugen to apply for full US FDA approval of Covaxin, not for EUA
Ocugen said the decision was based on a recommendation from the US FDA, which also requested more information and data for full…