Bioretec files for CE mark for its bioresorbable RemeOs magnesium screw in the EU
Bioretec Ltd, a pioneer in bioresorbable orthopedic implants, has submitted an application for the CE mark for the first product in its new RemeOs™ product […]
Month: December 2021
Merck Announces €121 Million U.S. Government Contract Award for New Lateral Flow Membrane Production Facility in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA
Merck today announced that its Life Science business sector has been awarded a €121 million contract award for the construction of a lateral flow membrane […]
WHO Director-General’s opening remarks at the press conference – 29 December 2021
Early on we worked out that beating this new health threat would require three things: Science. Solutions. Solidarity. While there were 1.8 million recorded deaths […]
Paul-Ehrlich-Institut -Safety of COVID-19 Vaccines
In Germany, the Paul-Ehrlich-Institut is the authority responsible for monitoring the safety of vaccines and biomedicines. For this purpose, the institute’s Division Pharmacovigilance collects and […]
Pfizer and BioNTech Submit Updated Longer-Term Follow-Up Data of COMIRNATY® in Adolescents 12 Through 15 Years of Age to EMA
In the trial, a two-dose series of COMIRNATY (30-µg per dose) was 100% effective (95% confidence interval [CI, 87.5, 100.0]) against COVID-19, measured seven days […]
Links to new WHO mask use guidelines
Please find below two links to new WHO mask use guidelines issued today: COVID-19 infection prevention and control living guideline: mask use in community settings22 […]
Novavax Announces Initial Omicron Cross-Reactivity Data from COVID-19 Vaccine Booster and Adolescent Studies
– Two-dose primary regimen of NVX-CoV2373 demonstrated cross-reactive immune responses against Omicron (B.1.1.529) and other variants – Third dose produced increased immune responses comparable to […]
Testing radar to peer into Jupiter’s moons
A 1:18 scale model of Juice, ESA’s spacecraft to explore the Jupiter system, is being employed to test its radar antenna. The working version of […]
WHO Interim statement on booster doses for COVID-19 vaccination
The World Health Organization, with the support of the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on Immunization and its COVID-19 Vaccines Working Group, continues to review the emerging evidence on the need for and […]
WHO lists 10th COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use: Nuvaxovid
The World Health Organization issued an emergency use listing (EUL) for Nuvaxovid™, following its assessment and approval by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) earlier today. […]
Essity acquires US medical solutions company within orthopedics
Hygiene and health company Essity has acquired the orthopedic specialist company AquaCast Liner, a provider of waterproof cast liners on the US market. Growing through […]
EVERSANA completes acquisition of Intouch Group
.. adds the premiere digital-first agency network to the market leader in next generation commercialization EVERSANA™, the pioneer of next generation commercial services to the […]
Alligator Bioscience Announces Trial Update and Early Readout for ATOR-1017 Confirming Biomarker, Safety & Tolerability Data
Alligator Bioscience (Nasdaq Stockholm: ATORX) today announced an update on the on-going clinical Phase I trial with the 4-1BB (CD137) drug candidate ATOR-1017, which is […]
Pfizer And BioNTech Submit Supplemental Biologics License Application for U.S. FDA Approval of COMIRNATY® in Adolescents 12 Through 15 Years of Age
Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) and BioNTech SE (Nasdaq: BNTX) today announced they have submitted a supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) to the U.S. Food and […]
PEI-Bulletin on Drug Safety – Current Issue 4/2021 Published
The Bulletin on Drug Safety is a cooperation between the Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (Bundesinstitut für Arzneimittel und Medizinprodukte, BfArM) and the […]