Tag Archives: infectious disease

Empowering Europe against infectious diseases: innovative framework to tackle climate-driven health risks

(IN BRIEF) An international team of researchers has released a scientific paper through the IDAlert project, published in The Lancet Regional Health – Europe journal on August 7, 2023. Titled “Decision-Support Tools to Build Climate Resilience Against Emerging Infectious Diseases … Read the full press release

Roche’s Xofluza: The Breakthrough Influenza Drug Approved for Children in Europe

(PRESS RELEASE) BASEL, 12-Jan-2023 — /EuropaWire/ — Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY), a global pioneer in pharmaceuticals and diagnostics focused on advancing science to improve people’s lives, has announced that the European Commission has approved Xofluza (baloxavir marboxil), a … Read the full press release

Tony Wood to succeed Dr Hal Barron as Chief Scientific Officer at GlaxoSmithKline R&D

Tony Wood to assume full accountability for GSK R&D in August 2022 Hal Barron to transition in August 2022 from CSO to a GSK Non-Executive Director with additional responsibilities to support R&D (PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 19-Jan-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — GlaxoSmithKline … Read the full press release

AstraZeneca’s global biologics research and development arm MedImmune completed its acquisition of US-based Amplimmune for $225M plus $275M based on predetermined milestones

London, United Kingdom, 10-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — AstraZeneca today announced that on 4 October MedImmune, its global biologics research and development arm, completed its acquisition of Amplimmune, a privately-held, US-based biologics company focused on developing novel therapeutics in cancer immunology. As previously announced, … Read the full press release