Pharmaceuticals & Manufacturing
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Pfizer and BioNTech seek approval for a third jab meant to improve the vaccine’s efficacy
WORLD – Pfizer and BioNtech are planning to have their third COVID-19 vaccine jab approved for use in the US and the European Union. Both…
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Dawa Group rebrands to Dawa Life Sciences as it seeks ambitious regional growth
KENYA – Dawa Group has rebranded into Dawa Life Sciences, incorporating Dawa Pharmaceuticals, Dawa Animal Health and Dawa Chemicals with one big ambition to provide…
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Codexis receives milestone payment from GlaxoSmithKline as it focuses on commercializing its CodeEvolver technology
WORLD – Codexis, a leading enzyme engineering company, has received a huge sum of money from GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), a drug manufacturing giant, in a deal…
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Rwanda imports more medical oxygen plants to boost production and capacity
RWANDA – Rwandese government has committed over Rwf4 billion (approximately US$4 million) to import oxygen plants to increase local production as the country battles a…
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UNBS certifies 166 firms to make face masks and sanitizers to alleviate pandemic effects
UGANDA – The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has issued 166 companies with licenses to manufacture facemasks and sanitizers in the wake of the…
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Indian government to start administering sputnik v vaccines as Morepen manufactures its first test batch of the vaccine
INDIA – Sputnik V vaccine will now become the third vaccine administered in India after production of the same began in Morepen laboratories following a…
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Increased efficiency in manufacturing companies bolsters Tunisian pharmaceutical sector
TUNISIA – Tunisia is one of the few countries in Africa having a well-established pharmaceutical sector. They have efficient and modern pharmaceuticals and such medications…
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Breakthrough as phase 1 clinical malaria vaccine trial results come positive with proof to give strong lasting protection against malaria
US – The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases’ (NIAID) phase 1 clinical trials of its malaria vaccine, Sanaria (PfSPZ), have found that the…
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Oral COVID-19 drug set to be produced by Hindustan Antibiotics Limited as experts also advise lung condition patients to get COVID jab
INDIA – Hindustan Antibiotics Limited (HAL), the Pimpri-based drug manufacturing unit, will produce oral medication to tackle mild COVID-19 cases in the next three months.…
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Zydus’ HIV generic drug ready for market use following approval from the US Food & Drug Administration
INDIA – Zydus Cadila, a drug manufacturing company based in India, has received approval from the US Food & Drug Association(USFDA) to market generic Emtricitabine…