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Minister Humphreys announces new scheme aimed at supporting the production of COVID-19 related products The COVID Products Scheme will accelerate the production of vital medicines, potential vaccines and essential medical equipment. The Scheme allows for grant aid of up to 50% of eligible capital investment. The life sciences sector directly emp...

Irish woman named first female head of top EU medicines agency Emer Cooke to lead EMA at crucial time for the body due to Covid-19 pandemic Emer Cooke has been named executive director of the European Medicines Agency (EMA), becoming the first woman to lead the powerful regulatory body. The appointment comes at a crucial time for the agency, as ...

Irish scientist wins international award previously given to Nobel prize winners Prof Iseult Lynch awarded John Jeyes prize for research into microparticles Wed, Jun 24, 2020, 02:01 An Irish scientist has been named the winner of the Royal Society of Chemistry John Jeyes Award for her research into microparticles and plastic waste. Prof Iseult L...

Open Orphan developing world first challenge study model for Covid-19 vaccines: Dublin listed pharmaceutical company Open Orphan has said it is developing the world's first challenge study model to test the effectiveness of a number of Covid-19 vaccines that are in development. Pharmacological challenge studies measure the response of individual...

HydroBloc provides Chronic Neuropathic Pain sufferers with long-term restorative pain relief Challenge It is estimated that 8 % of the European population suffer from Neuropathic Pain with over 300,000 suffers in Ireland. Diseases that have a high incidence of chronic neuropathic pain include Multiple Sclerosis (46%), Cancer (66%) and Arthritis ...

Letter highlights key role Irish scientists are playing during current Covid-19 pandemic By Emma O Kelly Education Correspondent 1,500 scientists warn of third-level funding crisis An open letter signed by 1,500 Irish scientists has warned of the funding crisis facing the country's third-level sector and called for the establishment of a governm...

Covid test a game-changer for Irish diagnostics group Hibergene is producing 6,000 test kits a week, and this could be ramped up to 45,000 about 7 hours ago Dominic Coyle Developing a test that can confirm in 30 minutes or less whether a patient has Covid-19 is a game-changer for Hibergene, a small Dublin diagnostics business. The company’s most...

HiberGene test for Covid-19 approved for market Julie Sinnamon A NEW test for Covid-19 developed by Irish genomics firm HiberGene Diagnostics has won European regulators' approval for potential sale worldwide. HiberGene said its as-yet- unnamed product had received the CE certification mark required to show it meets the production standards of t...

AbbVie closes acquisition of Irish-based Allergan Both pharma groups have large Irish operations Pharma group Allergan is best known for the production of Botox. Photograph: Bloomberg Pharma giant AbbVie has closed its $63 billion (€58 billion) acquisition of Botox-maker Allergan, having received the approval of the High Court and of all relevan...