(IN BRIEF) A new University of Southampton–led human challenge trial has shown that BPZE1, a nasal spray vaccine for whooping cough, can prevent the bacteria from colonising the nose and throat — a first for any whooping cough vaccine. Conducted … Read the full press release
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Tagged Ashley Dalton, BPZE1, clinical trial, controlled infection model, Diane Gbesemete, human challenge trial, ILiAD Biotechnologies, Marian Knight, nasal spray vaccine, NIHR, NIHR Southampton BRC, NIHR Southampton CRF, PERISCOPE consortium, pertussis, public health, respiratory infections, Robert Read, The Lancet Microbe, UKHSA, University Hospital Southampton, University of Oxford, University of Southampton, University of Southampton research demonstrates strong protection from BPZE1 nasal vaccine against whooping cough spread, vaccine, whooping cough
(IN BRIEF) A major review led by the University of Liverpool and published in The BMJ finds no reliable evidence linking paracetamol use during pregnancy with autism or ADHD in children. Evaluating nine systematic reviews comprising 40 studies, researchers determined … Read the full press release
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Tagged acetaminophen, ADHD, autism, Liverpool researchers find weak evidence behind claims linking paracetamol in pregnancy to child neurodevelopmental disorders, Louise Kenny, maternal health, medical research, medication safety, neurodevelopment, paracetamol, pregnancy, public health, Shakila Thangaratinam, The BMJ, UK science, University of Liverpool, Women’s Health
(IN BRIEF) The European Medicines Agency (EMA), together with leading European healthcare professional and consumer organisations, has launched the #ItTakesATeam campaign to raise awareness of collective efforts in preventing and managing medicine shortages across the EU. The initiative, co-created with … Read the full press release
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Tagged #ItTakesATeam, awareness campaign, EMA, EMA Unites European Healthcare Partners in #ItTakesATeam Campaign to Tackle Medicine Shortages, Emer Cooke, EU healthcare collaboration, European Association of Hospital Pharmacists, European Association of Nuclear Medicine, European Consumer Organisation, European Medicines Agency, European Paediatric Neurology Society, European Union of General Practitioners, healthcare professionals, Jorge Batista, medicine shortages, medicine supply chain, New EMA Awareness Initiative Highlights Collaborative Efforts Behind Managing Medicine Shortages Across Europe, patient safety, PGEU, public health, regulatory cooperation
Pertussis cases surge: Over 60,000 reported in Europe; infants most at risk. Maternal vaccination expands: Finland, Norway, and UK updated pregnancy vaccine strategies. BioNet advances: Submitted recombinant pertussis vaccine to EMA; secured EU-GMP approval. Nasal vaccine progresses: ILiAD’s BPZE1 granted … Read the full press release
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Tagged acellular pertussis vaccine, Adacel, antibody avidity, antigen dose, ASEAN, Bio Farma, BioNet, biotechnology, booster dose, Boostrix-IPV, BPZE1, certification, Chulalongkorn University, clinical trial, compliance, Dario Cresci, dTap, ECDC, EMA, EU-GMP, EU-GMP certification, EU/EEA, Europe Confronts Pertussis Resurgence as Infant Cases Rise Amid Falling Immunity and Vaccination Gaps, Europe Faces Pertussis Resurgence Amid Waning Immunity and Falling Maternal Vaccination Rates, European Medicines Agency, European Union, European Union Good Manufacturing Practice, Europe’s Pertussis Vaccine Market Opens to New Entrants as Demand Rises, From EU-GMP Certification to ASEAN Partnerships BioNet Broadens Its Global Vaccine Strategy, GMP production facilities, GSK, Hanna Nohynek, health policy, HPRA, human challenge trial, hVIVO, ILiAD Biotechnologies, immunization strategy, infant protection, Innovation Passport, Institut Pasteur, intranasal vaccine, Ireland Health Products Regulatory Authority, Lancet Infectious Diseases, maternal vaccination, MHRA, mucosal immunity, outbreak, pandemic recovery, Pertagen®, pertussis, pertussis vaccine, Pertussis Vaccine Manufacturing, pharmaceutical quality, Phase 3, Philippe Guillot-Chêne, pregnancy immunization, public health, recombinant pertussis vaccine, recombinant pertussis vaccines, regulatory approval, Sanofi, Tdap, TdaP combination vaccine, V, vaccine, vaccine blunting, vaccine development, Vaccine Hesitancy, vaccine pipeline, vaccine rollout, vaccine shortage, vaccine supply, vaccine uptake, VacPertagen, whooping cough
(IN BRIEF) A new global analysis by The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR), London, has found that cancer incidence is rising in both younger and older adults, disputing the idea that the global increase is limited to those under 50. … Read the full press release
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Tagged Annals of Internal Medicine, bowel cancer, breast cancer, cancer incidence, Cancer Prevention, early-onset cancer, endometrial cancer, epidemiology, Global analysis from ICR challenges belief that cancer surge affects only younger adults, Global study, global trends, GLOBOCAN, IARC, ICR, International Agency for Research on Cancer, kidney cancer, leukaemia, Obesity, Older Adults, Professor Amy Berrington, Professor Kristian Helin, public health, screening, The Institute of Cancer Research London, The Institute of Cancer Research study finds cancer rates rising among both younger and older adults worldwide, thyroid cancer, World Health Organization, younger adults
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing a €50 million loan to Vilniaus vandenys, Lithuania’s largest water utility, to upgrade and expand water and wastewater infrastructure in the Vilnius region. The project includes station upgrades, network extensions, and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Lithuania, Luxembourg, News, Technology
Tagged climate resilience, digital transformation, EIB, EIB Supports €50 Million Upgrade of Vilnius Water Infrastructure to Boost Sustainability and Digital Efficiency, environmental protection, EU environmental policy, European Investment Bank, InvestEU, Karl Nehammer, Lithuania, public health, renewable energy, Saulius Savickas, Simonas Klimavičius, smart meters, sustainable investment, Vilniaus vandenys, Vilnius, wastewater management, water infrastructure
(IN BRIEF) GSK’s Shingrix vaccine has been approved by China’s NMPA for adults aged 18 and over who are immunocompromised or immunosuppressed, marking the first shingles vaccine available for this group in the country. Affecting about six million people annually … Read the full press release
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Tagged CHINA, China National Medical Products Administration, clinical studies, global health, GSK, GSK Expands Shingrix Approval in China to Include Immunocompromised Adults at Risk of Shingles, GSK Strengthens Vaccine Portfolio with Shingrix Approval for High-Risk Adult Populations in China, GSK Wins China Approval for Shingrix in Immunocompromised Adults Expanding Protection Against Shingles, Healthcare, herpes zoster, immunocompromised adults, immunodeficiency, immunosuppression, infectious diseases, NMPA, preventive medicine, public health, Recombinant Zoster Vaccine, RZV, Sanjay Gurunathan, Shingles, Shingrix, vaccine approval, Vaccine Innovation
(IN BRIEF) The Lichen Sclerosus Guide, co-produced by the University of Bristol, University of Nottingham, and NHS partners, has won the 2025 Picker Experience Network Award for excellence in patient communication. The online guide provides vital information and support for … Read the full press release
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Tagged Award-Winning Online Guide Helps Break Stigma and Support People Living with Vulval Lichen Sclerosus, Bristol Medical School, Caroline Owen, co-produced research, Dermatology, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, health literacy, Lichen Sclerosus Guide, NHS, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, online resource, patient communication, patient empowerment, PEN Awards 2025, Picker Experience Network Awards, public health, Sophie Rees, University of Bristol, University of Bristol and NHS Collaboration Wins National Recognition for Improving Lichen Sclerosus Care, University of Bristol’s Lichen Sclerosus Guide Wins Top National Award for Patient Empowerment, University of Nottingham, vulval lichen sclerosus, Women’s Health
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank and European Commission are jointly supporting BioNTech’s mRNA manufacturing facility in Kigali, Rwanda, with up to €95 million in blended financing. The project aims to strengthen Africa’s capacity to produce vaccines locally for diseases … Read the full press release
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Tagged Africa CDC, African Union, and CEPI Join Forces to Strengthen Africa’s Vaccine Independence Through BioNTech’s Kigali mRNA Facility, BioNTech, BioNTech Secures up to €95 Million in EU and EIB Financing to Boost Vaccine Manufacturing Capacity in Kigali, biotechnology, CEPI, Dr Amadou Sall, EIB, EU, European Commission, European Investment Bank, Global Gateway, HIV, Jozef Sikela, Karl Nehammer, Kigali, local production, malaria, mpox, mRNA Vaccines, public health, Rwanda, Sierk Poetting, Sustainable Healthcare, Team Europe, tuberculosis, Vaccine Innovation, vaccine manufacturing
(IN BRIEF) A University of Bristol-led study, published in Nature Food, has shown that reorganising the order of meals on a weekly set menu can cut diners’ carbon footprint by around one-third and reduce saturated fat intake, without altering recipes … Read the full press release
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Tagged Alex Sim, Annika Flynn, behavioural insights, carbon footprint reduction, catering innovation, climate change, Jeffrey Brunstrom, menu design, Nature Food, NIHR Bristol Biomedical Research Centre, plant-based meals, public health, Richard Martin, saturated fat reduction, SNEAK project, sustainability, sustainable food choices, Taro Takahashi, UKRI, University of Bristol
(IN BRIEF) Pfizer and BioNTech have received a positive recommendation from the EMA’s CHMP for their LP.8.1-adapted monovalent COVID-19 vaccine, COMIRNATY® LP.8.1, for individuals aged six months and older. This updated vaccine offers improved immune protection against prevalent SARS-CoV-2 subvariants, … Read the full press release
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Tagged BioNTech, booster, CHMP, COMIRNATY LP.8.1, COVID-19 vaccine, EMA, EU vaccine rollout, European Commission, immune response, LP.8.1 variant, mRNA technology, mRNA Vaccine, NB.1.8.1 variant, Pandemic Preparedness, pediatric COVID vaccine, Pfizer, public health, SARS-CoV-2, vaccine adaptation, XFG variant
(IN BRIEF) The University of Liverpool has been awarded £1.46 million by UKRI to lead SCHOUSE, a collaboration with the University of Cambridge and local partners. The project will explore why social-housing residents in Liverpool have poorer diets—examining income, employment, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Food & Beverage, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Non Profit, United Kingdom
Tagged Alchemic Kitchen, Alexandra Rose Charity, Charlotte Hardman, dietary inequality, epidemiology, Feeding Liverpool, food vouchers, health economics, Health Equalities Group, health geography, interactive food-access mapping, Liverpool, Liverpool City Council, mobile greengrocer, NHS Cheshire and Merseyside, Nutrition, Onward Homes, partnership, public health, Rachel Loopstra, Riverside Group, SCHOUSE, social housing, Supporting Communities in social Housing and Optimising Urban food System interventions for Equity, Torus Foundation, UKRI, University of Cambridge, University of Liverpool
(IN BRIEF) A joint report from the University of Southampton and the University of Cambridge, funded by the Nuffield Foundation, explores artificial intelligence’s growing impact on UK public services. While AI-driven tools—such as council chatbots, GP booking systems, and hospital … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Education, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged administrative justice, AI@Southampton, artificial intelligence, Bennett Institute, Dame Wendy Hall, Diane Coyle, digital skills, Just outcomes report, Local Government, Nuffield Foundation, partnership, public health, public services, Regulation, University of Cambridge, University of Southampton, Web Science Institute
(IN BRIEF) Sanofi has launched early global shipments of Beyfortus (nirsevimab) in anticipation of the 2025–2026 RSV season, enabling healthcare providers to begin immunizations well before the typical onset of infections in November. In collaboration with AstraZeneca, Sanofi has significantly … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, France, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged AstraZeneca, Beyfortus, EU label, extended protection, global distribution, hospitalizations, infant immunization, lower respiratory tract disease, monoclonal antibody, newborn care, nirsevimab, pediatric health, public health, real-world studies, respiratory syncytial virus, RSV, RSV season, Sanofi, Thomas Triomphe, Vaccine Innovation, vaccine supply chain
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has granted €150 million to Acqua Novara.VCO to help fund a €300 million investment plan for the modernization of water and wastewater services in the Italian provinces of Novara and Verbano-Cusio-Ossola. The project, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Italy, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged Acqua Novara.VCO, climate change, EIB, green loan, InvestEU, Italy, Novara, partnership, public health, SACE, sustainability, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, wastewater treatment, water infrastructure, water network upgrades, water resilience, Water Sector
(IN BRIEF) The University of Glasgow has appointed Professor Emma Thomson as the new Director of the MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research (CVR), after she served as Interim Director from February. An expert in emerging infectious diseases, Professor … Read the full press release
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Tagged Centre for Virus Research, COVID-19, CVR, emerging viruses, Glasgow medical research, global health, hepatitis, infectious diseases, MRC, Pandemic Preparedness, Professor Emma Thomson, public health, scientific leadership, University of Glasgow, vaccine trials, viral research, virology
(IN BRIEF) A study from the University of Southampton and the University of Bergen reveals that boys who become overweight during their early teens may inadvertently affect the health of their future children. The research found epigenetic changes in genes … Read the full press release
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Tagged adolescent obesity, asthma, childhood obesity, DNA methylation, Dr. Negusse Tadesse Kitaba, epigenetics, generational health, health disparities, health inequalities, lung function, Nature Communications Biology, Norwegian Research Council, Obesity, obesity prevention, Professor Cecilie Svanes, Professor John Holloway, public health, RESEARCH, University of Bergen, University of Southampton
(IN BRIEF) A comprehensive study by Empa and the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL), funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF), has revealed the significant role of urban green spaces in alleviating stress caused … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Empa, environmental impact, green spaces, noise pollution, public health, public health policy, relaxation, stress management, stress relief, Switzerland, urban noise, Urban Planning, Virtual Reality, WSL
(IN BRIEF) The second and final portion of a €450 million loan provided by the European Investment Bank has been approved to finish the construction of the new university hospital in A Coruña, Spain. With a tranche valued at €160 … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Construction, Economy, Education, Environment, Financial, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged A Coruña, EIB, environmental sustainability, EU Just Transition Mechanism, European Investment Bank, Galicia region, Gilles Badot, healthcare capacity, Miguel Corgos, Novo CHUAC, partership, public health, Regional Minister, social infrastructure, strategic investment, sustainability, sustainability standards, University Hospital, €450 million loan
(IN BRIEF) In 2023, a historic initiative saw all 27 EU countries, along with Iceland and Norway, collecting and reporting both sales and usage data on veterinary antimicrobials for the first time. The resulting ESUAvet report details that 98% of … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, European Union, Financial, Government, Healthcare, Iceland, Industrial, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Norway, Science, Technology
Tagged 2023, AMEG, Animal Health, antimicrobial resistance, antimicrobials, ASU Platform, breeders, Category B, Category C, Category D, Cattle, chickens, EMA, ESUAvet, ESVAC, EU27, European Union, farmers, feed mills, food-producing animals, Iceland, Norway, penicillins, pharmacies, pigs, public health, retailers, sales data, sulfonamides, tetracyclines, turkeys, usage data, veterinarians, veterinary medicine
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