Will Moderna’s booster shots be effective on South African variant? 

• February 18, 2021 11:55 AM GMT
• Team Kalkine

Summary A lab study has found that Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine could be less impactful on South African strain. The vaccine had two-thirds less neutralising impact on antibodies against the South African strain. Though the companies...

• February 17, 2021 12:11 PM GMT
• Hina Chowdhary

Summary Kanabo came up with an IPO on 16 February which was worth 4.75 pence per share. The shares quadrupled in value at the closing of the first day of trading. Medical marijuana firm Kanabo, also called Nes...

• February 11, 2021 02:41 PM GMT
• Team Kalkine

Summary The pharma company announced that its Q4 2020 sales had jumped by 12 per cent to just over $7 billion. The company said it could take about six to nine months to make new vaccines protecting against new strains of the Covid-19 virus. T...

• February 09, 2021 02:20 PM GMT
• Hina Chowdhary

Summary Dechra Pharmaceuticals announced it had secured the right to sell animal pain management product Tri-Solfen in Australia and New Zealand markets. The pharma company can now market the cattle drug worldwide The Londo...

• February 09, 2021 10:25 AM GMT
• Team Kalkine

Summary At a press conference at the Downing Street on Monday, Professor Jonathan Van-Tan reassured Brits that they were safe after South Africa suspended AstraZeneca’s vaccine rollout. A recent study has highlighted that AstraZeneca-Oxfo...

• February 07, 2021 12:45 AM GMT
• Hina Chowdhary

Summary Both the healthcare sector companies have signed a contract on Thursday, 4 February. Under the agreement, Famar Health will be providing Active Biotech with clinical trial material.  &nb...

• February 06, 2021 12:23 AM GMT
• Kunal Sawhney

Summary The British-Swedish pharma major has come up with extra trial data which shows that vaccine is effective in the elderly group Some of the European nations have been doubting whether the vaccine is effective on elderly age group or not ...

• February 05, 2021 02:07 PM GMT
• Hina Chowdhary

Summary Sensyne Health unveiled its first operational artificial intelligence algorithm SYNE-OPS-1 The SYNE-OPS-1 provides real-time operational decision-making support to healthcare managers.  The company's CEO Lord Drayson plans to...

• February 04, 2021 01:58 PM GMT
• Hina Chowdhary

Summary GW Pharmaceuticals has announced that Ireland’s Jazz Pharmaceuticals will be buying it out for £3 billion in a cash and stock deal.  The deal is likely to close by the second quarter of this year. GW’s drug ...

• February 04, 2021 11:20 AM GMT
• Kunal Sawhney

Summary McKinsey has agreed to a multi-state settlement claim of at least US $573 million for its sales and marketing advice to Oxycontin maker Purdue Pharma. McKinsey’s settlement claims are with 43 states, the District of Columbia and t...