Pfizer-BioNTech raises 2021 Covid-19 vaccine output target; Sanofi’s API business to be called EUROAPI
This week Phispers brings you more updates on Covid-19 vaccines. While Pfizer-BioNTech raised its expected output for 2021 by over 50 percent and said it will produce 2 billion doses of its Covid-19 vaccine, there was news that Johnson & Johnson ...
2021-01-14
Pfizer unveils new brand identity; EMA, FDA signal delay in conditional nod to AstraZeneca’s vaccine
The New Year opened with ample news from the world of pharmaceuticals.
Drug behemoth Pfizer unveiled a new brand identity which signifies Pfizer’s shift from commerce to science.
There was news that both EMA and FDA will take time to grant ...
2021-01-07
New Drugs Approvals by FDA and EMA: 2020 Recap
The year
2020 was an eventful year for the pharmaceutical industry, with several
companies across the world working at a feverish pace to find a treatment or a
vaccine for the raging Covid-19, which has so far taken over 1.79 million lives
worldw...
2020-12-31
Nanoparticles in Pfizer’s vaccine may be triggering allergic reactions; FDA declines nod to Novartis’ blockbuster
This week, Phispers brings you more updates on the coronavirus pandemic. The ‘fast spreading’ UK mutation of the coronavirus dominated headlines with people raising concerns over the efficacy of vaccines against this strain. The WHO said ...
2020-12-24
Mylan-Pfizer’s Upjohn combine to offload 15 plants; Astra buys out Alexion for US$ 39 billion
This week, Phispers brings you news on the biggest M&A deal of 2020 as AstraZeneca announced it is buying Alexion for US$ 39 billion. Viatris, the biggest generic player formed by the merger of Pfizer’s Upjohn with Mylan last month, is...
2020-12-17
EMA hit by cyberattack that accesses vaccine data; allergic reaction to Pfizer vaccine reported in UK
This week, Phispers brings you more news from the US, where the drug industry has filed two lawsuits against the Trump administration for rushing in new rules pertaining to drug pricing. The US Food and Drug Administration released documents on the e...
2020-12-10
Canada stops bulk drug exports to counter America’s new rules; UK grants EUA to Pfizer’s Covid vaccine
This week, Phispers is packed with news on Covid vaccines. Britain granted emergency authorization to Pfizer-BioNTech’s coronavirus shot and said it will begin mass vaccinations next week. After this announcement, Russian President Vladimir Put...
2020-12-03
Generic drug manufacturing on rebound; FDA witnesses uptick in facility registrations
Covid-19 has brought a lot of businesses to a grinding halt.
However, this is not the case for pharmaceutical
manufacturing, which is drawing a lot of attention from across the world.
The pandemic has had a positive impact on the pharmaceutical in...
2020-11-26
AstraZeneca’s vaccine, Gilead’s remdesivir stumble; FDA finds water leakages from ceiling at Aurobindo’s US facility
This
week, Phispers brings you more updates on Covid vaccines and therapies. While Pfizer-BioNTech
submitted their vaccine candidate for an emergency use authorization (EUA) to
the FDA, Oxford-AstraZeneca announced efficacy results of their vaccin...
2020-11-26
Former Merck scientist arrested for stealing Keytruda’s trade secrets; Biden appoints new interim FDA chief
With Joe Biden’s inauguration as the new President of the US, Phispers brings you news on some key appointments he made in the healthcare sector prior to taking oath.
Biden is bringing in former FDA chief David Kessler as the head
of Operati...
2020-11-22