Director-General’s Award: Barbados PM & mRNA Vaccine Developers Honored for COVID-19 Efforts
2024 27 May
WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus presented his Award for Global Health to the Prime Minister of Barbados and two scientists for their contributions to advancing global health at the Seventy-seventh World Health Assembly. The Director-General’s Award for Global Health, established in 2019, goes to Her Excellency, Mia Mottley,...Read more
Penn Researchers Develop Experimental mRNA Avian Flu Vaccine
2024 23 May
Promising preclinical results suggest mRNA vaccine platform could limit the impact of avian flu pandemics. An experimental mRNA vaccine against avian influenza virus H5N1 is highly effective in preventing severe illness and death in preclinical models. The vaccine could potentially help manage the outbreak of the H5N1 virus currently circulating...Read more
Novavax & Sanofi to Co-commercialize COVID-19 Vaccine & Develop Combo Vaccines
2024 10 May
Agreement provides individuals with broader access to a protein-based non-mRNA adjuvanted COVID-19 vaccine through combined commercial strength, from 2025 onwards Provides Novavax with cash and an equity investment totalling approximately $1.2 billion (upfront payment of $500 million and up to $700 million in additional development, regulatory...Read more
AstraZeneca Says it Will Withdraw COVID-19 Vaccine Globally as Demand Dips
2024 08 May
AstraZeneca said on Tuesday it had initiated the worldwide withdrawal of its COVID-19 vaccine due to a "surplus of available updated vaccines" since the pandemic. The company also said it would proceed to withdraw the vaccine Vaxzevria's marketing authorizations within Europe. "As multiple, variant COVID-19 vaccines have since...Read more
Siemens Healthineers and UNICEF Partner to Help Improve Access to Healthcare in Sub-Saharan Africa
2022 17 Feb
Siemens Healthineers and UNICEF enter a partnership to help optimize Point-of-Care (POC) diagnostics networks The partnership is designed to strengthen health systems strained by the protracted COVID-19 pandemic and foster community engagement Siemens Healthineers and the United Nations Children’s Fund UNICEF today announced a partnership...Read more
Pfizer CEO Says Omicron-Targeted Vaccine is Most Likely Outcome
2022 11 Jan
Pfizer Inc Chief Executive Albert Bourla said a redesigned COVID-19 vaccine that specifically targets the Omicron coronavirus variant is likely needed and his company could have one ready to launch by March. Bourla said Pfizer and partner BioNTech SE are working on both an Omicron-targeted vaccine version as well as a shot that would include both...Read more
Siemens Healthineers Accelerating Growth & Launching “New Ambition” – Third Phase of Strategy 2025
2021 03 Dec
Second strategy phase “Upgrading” completed one year ahead of schedule New Ambition addresses the greatest opportunities in healthcare: fighting the most threatening diseases, enabling efficient operations, expanding access to care Comparable revenue growth of 6 to 8 percent p.a. and adjusted EPS growth of 12 to 15 percent p.a. for fiscal years...Read more
Ortho’s VITROS® COVID-19 Antigen Test Capable of Accurate Mass-Scale Testing Achieves CE Mark
2020 26 Oct
Ortho’s new SARS-CoV-2 antigen test offers 98.9% concordance to real-time PCR tests, making it a viable alternative suitable for mass-scale testing Ortho’s new SARS-CoV-2 antigen test is the latest addition to the company’s COVID-19 solutions, which include two CE Marked and FDA EUA COVID-19 antibody tests – Total and IgG Ortho Clinical Diagnostics,...Read more
Medical laboratory professionals set to benefit from 15 CME-accredited conferences at MEDLAB
2018 23 Mar
The 5th edition of MEDLAB Asia Pacific Exhibition & Congress, leading B2B business and educational platform in the field of laboratory and diagnostics for the Asia Pacific region, will offer visitors the opportunity to attend a series of scientific conferences that will cover advancement in science, technology and application of various laboratory...Read more
Aperio® Delivers Flexible Access Control at Aintree University Hospital
2016 12 Dec
Flexible, scalable, affordable, wireless access control with a wealth of experience protecting patients, medicines, expensive equipment and confidential data the health care sector: these are the key attributes that Aperio® wireless access control technology brings to a major hospital refurbishment in north-west England. As part of...Read more
First Future Health Index reveals developed markets have better access to healthcare
2016 15 Jun
International research report commissioned by Philips shows differing levels of readiness to embrace the benefits of connected digital health systems and data sharing Results point to clear perception gaps among healthcare professionals and patients when it comes to accountability and capability for preventing poor health Royal...Read more
New Access TSH (3rd IS) Assay Released with CE Mark for Use on the Beckman Coulter
2016 22 Jan
Beckman Coulter Diagnostics is pleased to announce obtaining CE Mark and the release of its new Access TSH (3rd IS) assay for use with the company’s Access Family of Immunoassay Systems. This new assay is the next generation of the Access HYPERsensitive hTSH and Access Fast hTSH assays for the quantitative determination of human thyroid stimulating...Read more
