NICE guidance gives patients with rare blood disorders access to new treatment
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended Alexion Pharmaceuticals’ ravulizumab (Ultomiris) as a treatment for paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria (PNH), a...
Booster COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial launches
Thousands of volunteers will receive a booster COVID-19 vaccine in a new clinical trial launching today, Health and Social Care Secretary, Matt Hancock has...
Janssen and Mestag collaborate to identify novel therapeutic targets
Mestag Therapeutics has announced a target discovery, option and license agreement with Janssen, one of the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson. The...
Medicago and GSK’s plant-derived COVID-19 vaccine achieves positive trial results
Medicago and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) have reported positive interim Phase II clinical trial safety and immunogenicity data for Medicago’s plant-derived COVID-19 vaccine candidate, which has...
Sanofi and GSK COVID-19 vaccine candidate demonstrates positive Phase II results
The Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) COVID-19 vaccine candidate has achieved positive results in all adult age groups in a Phase II study with 722...
First Alzheimer’s disease drug candidate designed by AI enters Phase I clinical trials
The world’s first Alzheimer’s disease (AD) drug candidate designed by artificial intelligence (AI) is entering Phase I clinical trials, thanks to a successful collaboration...
Expand and evolve – when specialist services meet
Specialist recruitment and outsourcing consultancy, Evolve, is pleased to announce the integration of Prentice Associates Ltd. The two specialist organisations have both provided recruitment...
NHS launches £160m initiative to tackle waiting lists
The NHS has announced a £160 million initiative to tackle waiting lists and develop a blueprint for elective recovery as early reports show the...
Chiesi launches new virtual learning and support platform for respiratory nurses
A new education platform that brings together nurses on an online community has launched to coincide with International Nurses Day 2021. Chiesi Limited has launched...
Merck publishes first large-scale global Carer Well-Being Index study
Working in collaboration with Carers UK and other global caregiving organisations, Merck has published the first large-scale global Carer Well-Being Index study, as part...
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Pf talks to Simon Nicholson, MD of Organon
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High street pharmacies making their inventory visible on Google
Over 400 high street pharmacies will now be better equipped to drive online shoppers in-store, by making their inventory visible on Google in real-time. With...
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