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5 things to know in life sciences: Week of Jan. 18

Jan. 21, 2021 by Steve Kemler and Adam Lohr

Now that President Joe Biden has taken office, there will soon be a host of new faces in positions with significant influence over the life sciences industry, as the first item in our roundup this week explains. These include new leaders at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Department of Health and Human Services, key roles in the ... READ MORE >

5 things to know this week in life sciences: Week of Jan. 4

Jan. 7, 2021 by Steve Kemler and Adam Lohr

Each year, pharma companies make updates to their price lists in January. This reliably generates headlines and, occasionally, congressional hearings. In this week’s industry roundup, we take a look at the recent price increases and how they compare to last year’s. We also look at the ongoing battle over 340B program discounts between pharma companies and ... READ MORE >

5 things to know this week in life sciences: Week of Dec. 21

Dec. 23, 2020 by Steve Kemler and Adam Lohr

With approval of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine last week for emergency use, many of us are looking forward to getting vaccinated with the hope that it will help us return to a more normal life. While looking forward, this is also a good time to reflect on the decades of work that laid the groundwork for this lightning fast vaccine development effort, as the ... READ MORE >

CHART OF THE DAY: Vaccine doses for the global population

Dec. 7, 2020 by Adam Lohr

With the U.S. Food and Drug Administration set to review Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine this week for emergency use authorization and Moderna’s vaccine next week, we have passed the “if” phase of questions around the vaccine. Now, the focus turns to the “when and how” of distribution. The United States expects to have enough COVID-19 vaccines ... READ MORE >

Looking ahead: next steps for the economy after Pfizer’s promising vaccine news

Nov. 10, 2020 by Joseph Brusuelas, Adam Lohr and Steve Kemler

Pfizer and German biotech firm BioNTech’s Monday announcement that their COVID-19 vaccine candidate has shown to be more than 90% effective in preliminary results from an ongoing trial is a much needed win in the fight against the pandemic. It carries significant economic implications regarding the potential unlocking of close to $4 trillion in impaired ... READ MORE >

CHART OF THE DAY: The race to find a coronavirus vaccine

Oct. 23, 2020 by Adam Lohr

Scientists have been working at a blistering pace to shorten the vaccine development cycle from years to months in order to take a coronavirus vaccine to market. With more than 190 such vaccines in development, there are several leading the pack. Two trials, by AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson, had been halted because participants had become sick. ... READ MORE >

The search for a safe and effective coronavirus vaccine

Oct. 19, 2020 by Adam Lohr and Steve Kemler

Regardless of race, religion or socioeconomic status, one thing most, if not all, Americans can agree on is that we are tired of the pandemic and the economic, health and political fallout we have collectively experienced from it. And while there may be disagreement about the best way to approach the pandemic, it is generally held that a safe, effective ... READ MORE >

More promise, more problems: Cyberattacks threaten life sciences companies researching COVID-19 vaccine

Jul. 22, 2020 by Andrew Weidenhamer, Adam Lohr and Steve Kemler

Picture this scenario: Researchers at a biotech company are working tirelessly on a potential coronavirus vaccine and planning to start a phase three clinical trial soon. This work results in more visibility for the company, and an influx of capital investment. But with that greater visibility and investment comes added risk, especially in the form of ... READ MORE >

Trump administration identifies 5 companies for government support in vaccine effort

Jun. 4, 2020 by Adam Lohr

Drug developers, academic institutions and government agencies across the globe are investigating more than 100 potential vaccines for the coronavirus. The Trump administration on Wednesday identified a handful of organizations that it believes are the most likely to produce a viable vaccine candidate, The New York Times reported. This is the latest step in ... READ MORE >

Advances in gene sequencing accelerate the response to coronavirus outbreak

Feb. 7, 2020 by Adam Lohr

In contrast to China’s slow and secretive acknowledgement of SARS in 2003, the Chinese government and scientific community have been significantly more transparent regarding the coronavirus. On Jan. 31, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar praised China for its “efforts and coordination with public health officials across the globe.” Advances ... READ MORE >

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