Infectious Disease Control
"Don't forget leprosy" campaign gathers pace as World Leprosy Day approaches
TOKYO, Jan. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sasakawa Leprosy (Hansen's Disease) Initiative is collaborating with 32 organizations from 13 countries to promote the message "Don't forget leprosy" in the run-up to World Leprosy Day onJanuary 30. The international campaign includes awareness-raising events ...
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Ready to Enter the Middle East Market, Vazyme Showcases Its COVID-19 Testing Solutions at Medlab Middle East 2022
DUBAI, UAE, Jan. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading China-based biotech company Vazyme (688105.SH) participated in the 2022 edition of Medlab Middle East in the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) fromJanuary 24th to 27th, a leading laboratory and flagship exhibition and conference that brings together...
2022-01-28 13:00
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Brii Bio Appoints Karen D. Neuendorff as Chief People Officer and Head of Human Resources
DURHAM, N.C. and BEIJING, Jan. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Brii Biosciences
2022-01-27 21:00
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ESTA Lunar New Year with UltraBactech, proven to target and kill 99.999% of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, presents the new Spring collection design & gift sets
SINGAPORE, Jan. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ESTA's natural plant based hand sanitiser with the refreshing scent of Yuzu ushers in the Year of the Tiger Chinese New Year 2022, with certified efficacy to kill 99.999% of SARS-CoV-2 Covid-19 virus. This ESTA's collectable design of the Porcelain Pocket ...
2022-01-21 10:30
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Sputnik V demonstrates strong protection against Omicron variant, with over 2 times higher virus neutralizing activity compared to the Pfizer vaccine according to a unique independent comparative study conducted by the Spallanzani Institute in Italy
Previous studies also demonstrated additional significant strengthening of protection against Omicron by Sputnik Light booster, which can also be a universal booster to other vaccines to strengthen and lengthen their protection against Omicron. MOSCOW, Jan. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- * A uniqu...
2022-01-20 19:00
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Yum China Certified Top Employer China for Fourth Consecutive Year, Honoring the Company's Commitment to Employee Care and Sustainable Career Development
SHANGHAI, Jan. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Yum China Holdings, Inc. (the "Company" or "Yum China", NYSE: YUMC and HKEX: 9987) announced that the Top Employers Institute has certified the Company as a Top Employer China for the fourth consecutive year, withYum China the only restaurant company named ...
2022-01-20 17:32
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Australia Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) Grants Provisional Registration for Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine
Nuvaxovid™ is the first protein-based COVID-19 vaccine to receive approval for provisional registration inAustralia GAITHERSBURG, Md., Jan. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Novavax, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX), a biotechnology company dedicated to developing and commercializing next-generation vaccines for seri...
2022-01-20 07:29
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"JEWISH NOBEL" AWARDED TO PFIZER CEO ALBERT BOURLA
Genesis Prize Chairman highlights immense role of Jewish scientists and doctors in combatting the pandemic: "A very proud moment for the entire Jewish community" JERUSALEM, Jan. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, The Genesis Prize Foundation announced Dr.Albert Bourla, Chairman and CEO of Pfizer,...
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NCH Taiwan Donated Disinfectants and Accompanied the Elders
TAIPEI, Jan. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In December 2021, NCH Taiwan donated 50 pails of Everbrite Plus to Landseed International Hospital, which has been supporting and conductingCOVID-19 test in Taoyuan International Airport since the outbreak of virus. "Landseed hospital has been given great res...
2022-01-19 10:00
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Manulife Asia Care Survey: Hong Kong public keen to learn more about "Long COVID" as pandemic continues
* 59% of Hong Kongers say pandemic will last at least another 12 months; a fifth even say it will never end * Only a third are aware of "Long COVID" despite widespread concerns about COVID-19's impact across people from all walks of lives inHong Kong; with nine in ten wanting to better unders...
2022-01-19 09:41
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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Wellcome Pledge US$300 Million to CEPI for COVID-19 Pandemic Response and to Accelerate Epidemic Preparedness
SEATTLE and LONDON, Jan. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Wellcome each pledgedUS$150 million for a total of US$300 million to the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), a global partnership launched five years ago this week by the government...
2022-01-19 07:01
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CliniSys acquires HORIZON Lab Systems and combines with Sunquest Information Systems to create one of the world's largest organizations dedicated to diagnostics and laboratory informatics
· Combined group to enable better public health outcomes through innovation in diagnostics and laboratory informatics technology TUCSON, Arizona, Jan. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CliniSys is announcing the recent acquisition of HORIZON Lab Systems and the combination with Sunquest Information Syst...
2022-01-18 22:00
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Menarini Diagnostics CoronaMeltVAR Real-Time PCR kit simultaneously detects SARS CoV-2 and identifies the Omicron Variant
FLORENCE, Italy, Jan. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The new Omicron variant is spreading rapidly causing an increase in infections at unprecedented speed. On November 28th, WHO officially recommended laboratories to use Real Time PCR detection kits capable of identifying putative Omicron variant in...
2022-01-17 22:12
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Seegene's Allplex™ SARS CoV-2 FluA/FluB/RSV Assay approved under Health Canada's Interim Order
SEOUL, South Korea, Jan. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Seegene Inc. (KQ 096530), South Korea's leading molecular diagnostic company, announced it has received approval of its Allplex™ SARS CoV-2 FluA/FluB/RSV Assay under Health Canada's Interim Order onJanuary 11. Seegene's Allplex™ SARS CoV-2 Flu...
2022-01-17 20:00
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Seegene Continues to Support Israel's Effort to Manage the Omicron Variant With Timely Delivery of Five Million Tests
SEOUL, South Korea, Jan. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Seegene Inc. (KQ 096530), South Korea's leading molecular diagnostics company, announced today that it has delivered over five million COVID-19 tests toIsrael to help detect and mitigate the spread of the Omicron variant. The company sent 1.7 mill...
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LumiraDx Lab Analysis Confirms its COVID-19 Antigen Test Detects the Omicron Variant
Results from ongoing testing and monitoring of COVID-19 variants shows the rapid microfluidic test detects Omicron at a comparable sensitivity to other variants LONDON, Jan. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- LumiraDx (Nasdaq: LMDX), a next-generation point of care diagnostics company, today announced tha...
2022-01-14 19:18
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Everest Medicines Enters into a Global Licensing Agreement to Develop and Commercialize Singapore's Experimental Drug Development Centre's 3CL Protease Inhibitors as Potentially Best-in-Class COVID-19 Oral Antiviral Treatments Worldwide
SHANGHAI, Jan. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Everest Medicines
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South Korea Ministry of Food and Drug Safety Approves Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine
GAITHERSBURG, Md., Jan. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Novavax, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX), a biotechnology company dedicated to developing and commercializing next-generation vaccines for serious infectious diseases, and SK bioscience, Co. Limited, a vaccine business subsidiary of Korea-based SK Group, today...
2022-01-12 20:43
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Singapore biotech firm JN Medsys develops a PCR test kit that specifically detects for the Omicron variant with high accuracy
SINGAPORE, Jan. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Singapore-based biotech firm, JN Medsys announces that it has developed a new PCR kit that detects for SARS-CoV-2 and identifies if the Omicron variant is present. It can be used on upper respiratory samples and the results can be available in just 1 hour....
2022-01-12 18:18
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BGI Genomics, Chinese gene test company, showcases high-throughput COVID testing air lab at Dubai World Expo
DUBAI, UAE, Jan. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- From January 11 to 13, a model of BGI Genomics' Huo-Yan Air Laboratory, was showcased at the China Pavilion of Dubai World Expo. With the continuing spread of COVID-19 worldwide, the Huo-Yan Air Laboratory, which can be set up anywhere in a very...
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