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Moderna to seek US, EU emergency vaccine authorisation
over 3 years ago by Laurentina Kennedy
Moderna to seek US, EU emergency vaccine authorisationModerna said study showed no serious safety concernsModerna has said it will apply for US and European emergency authorisation of its Covid-19 vaccine based on full results from a late-stage study showing its vaccine was 94.1% effective with no serious safety concerns.It also reported a 100% ...
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Happy Thanksgiving
over 3 years ago by Laurentina Kennedy
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Ireland to secure advance purchase order on 10M Covid vaccine doses
over 3 years ago by Laurentina Kennedy
Ireland to secure advance purchase order on 10M Covid vaccine doses IRELAND Ireland now has a large enough pre-order capacity to vaccinate the country. Ireland has signed up for advanced purchase orders for more than 10 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines. The Government is bidding for doses through the EU system and now ...
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EU agrees deal for up to 160 million doses of Moderna Covid-19 vaccine
over 3 years ago by Laurentina Kennedy
EU agrees deal for up to 160 million doses of Moderna Covid-19 vaccine The Moderna deal will be formally approved by the EU executive tomorrow The European Union has reached a deal with US biotech firm Moderna for the supply of up to 160 million doses of its Covid-19 vaccine candidate, the President of the European Commission ...
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Pfizer ends Covid-19 trial with 95% efficacy
over 3 years ago by Laurentina Kennedy
Pfizer ends Covid-19 trial with 95% efficacyUpdated / Wednesday, 18 Nov 2020 12:02Vaccine was developed with German partner BioNTechPfizer Inc said that final results from the late-stage trial of its Covid-19 vaccine show it was 95% effective, adding it had the required two-months of safety data and would apply for emergency US authorisation wit...
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RDS Vision 2030: The Future of Biotech in Ireland
over 3 years ago by Laurentina Kennedy
Join Dr Cormac Kilty and Professor Luke O'Neill as they discuss their careers and thoughts on the future of the biotech sector in Ireland.
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What does the Moderna vaccine mean for the fight against Covid?
over 3 years ago by Laurentina Kennedy
What does the Moderna vaccine mean for the fight against Covid?Q&A: How does it work, is it safe, and how does it differ from Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine?about 22 hours agoNicola DavisThe Moderna vaccine is based on introducing genetic material, known as mRNA, into the human body. Photograph: iStockAs promising results are released from a second va...
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Pfizer’s Upjohn spin-off completes merger with Mylan to form Viatris
over 3 years ago by Laurentina Kennedy
Irish Time News Pfizer’s Upjohn spin-off completes merger with Mylan to form Viatris Viatris, formed through the merger of Mylan and the generics business of Pfizer, will start trading on Tuesday Pfizer completed the spin-off of its Upjohn unit into the new entity on Monday. The merged entity immediately...
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Science Week
over 3 years ago by Laurentina Kennedy
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Ireland could get two million doses of Pfizer vaccine if approved
over 3 years ago by Laurentina Kennedy
Ireland could get two million doses of Pfizer vaccine if approved IRELANDBased on its population share, Ireland is in line to receive more than two million doses of the vaccine, if approved, under the terms of a collective supply deal being negotiated by the EU with Pfizer. As the Irish Times reports, a proportion of these doses could be m...
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