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STAT+: ‘Like playing the lottery’: A mixed picture for laid-off life sciences workers in Massachusetts

STAT

The state’s biotech scene   exploded in the mid-2010s and early in the pandemic as exuberant investors disregarded the high failure rate in drug development and bet on buzzy technologies such as gene editing and messenger RNA vaccines. And although many companies are making layoffs, others are expanding.

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Vaccine equity: how the pandemic demonstrated global health inequality

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With the rapid onset of the pandemic, the race to develop a viable vaccine quickly became a race to secure access to the developed vaccines. In this article, Ben Hargreaves examines how wealth determined the winners and what is now underway to help lower-income countries gain access to the available vaccines.

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How global healthcare partners and Indian pharma companies are contributing to affordable medicines

Express Pharma

As the world’s leading supplier of generic drugs, India’s pharmaceutical industry has become a ray of hope for millions as it ensures quality-assured and cost-effective treatments reach those who need them the most. It also contributes to 40 per cent of medications in the US and 33 per cent in the EU.

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Global healthcare partners and Indian pharma companies: Making medicines affordable

Express Pharma

As the world’s leading supplier of generic drugs, India’s pharmaceutical industry has become a ray of hope for millions as it ensures quality-assured and cost-effective treatments reach those who need them the most. The country accounts for 20 per cent of the world’s generic drugs and 60 per cent of the global vaccine supply.

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EMA human medicines committee (CHMP) highlights, September 2022

European Pharmaceutical Review

Biosimilar medicine Ximluci (ranibizumab) for the treatment of neovascular age-related macular degeneration, a progressive retinal macular disease, causing gradual vision impairment, mainly in the elderly population. Adapted vaccines Comirnaty Original/Omicron BA.1 Adapted vaccines Comirnaty Original/Omicron BA.1

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EMA human medicines committee (CHMP) highlights, November 2022

European Pharmaceutical Review

Four medicines recommended for approval in the European Medicines Agency (EMA)’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP)’s latest meeting included a biosimilar for osteoporosis and a novel COVID-19 vaccine. COVID-19 update. 5 in children five to 11 years. CHMP’s safety update.

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Millions of peoples’ access to affordable medicines at risk if India-EFTA trade deal finalised as is: MSF

Express Pharma

. “If accepted, these IP provisions will have drastic consequences on access to medicines and the health of patients in India and beyond. Millions of lives depend on India putting people’s health first and being able to continue supplying generic medicines globally,” according to Dr Mantoo.