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New Development Bank prices USD 2 billion benchmark bond to further support COVID emergency response
* The New Development Bank's (NDB) latest issue in the international capital markets represents another strong step forward in developing its yield curve. * The USD-denominated 5-year COVID Response Bond is yet another demonstration of NDB's commitment to fighting the coronavirus outbreak in i...
2020-09-24 12:55
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Johnson & Johnson Initiates Pivotal Global Phase 3 Clinical Trial of Janssen's COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate
NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Sept. 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) (the Company) today announced the launch of its large-scale, pivotal, multi-country Phase 3 trial (ENSEMBLE) for its COVID-19 vaccine candidate, JNJ-78436735, being developed by its Janssen Pharmaceutical ...
2020-09-23 19:25
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Biorasi Commended by Frost & Sullivan for its Full-service Offering to Drive Rare Disease Patient Recruitment for CROs
SANTA CLARA, California, Sept. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Based on its recent analysis of the North American contract research organization (CRO) market, Frost & Sullivan recognizesBiorasi, LLC with the 2020 North American Entrepreneurial Company of the Year Award. Biorasi's milestone-based, patie...
2020-09-22 21:00
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Qatar Foundation's WISE Announces Special E-Book
Education Disrupted, Education Reimagined - Responses from education's frontline during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond DOHA, Qatar, Sept. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- WISE, a Qatar Foundation global education think-tank, in partnership with Salzburg Global Seminar, and Diplomatic Courier, is pleas...
2020-09-22 06:14
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Experts recommend heightened protocols for the healthy return of sailing
Healthy Sail Panel recommends 74 detailed steps to safeguard the health of guests, crew and communities MIAMI, Sept. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- New recommendations from a panel of globally recognized medical and scientific experts say that by relentlessly focusing on prevention and other measures ...
2020-09-21 18:00
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Asia-Pacific's 5G Digital Factory Revenue Primed for a Post-COVID-19 Recovery Worth US$60 Billion in 2030
SINGAPORE, Sept. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- COVID-19 initially slowed mobile phone sales in theAsia Pacific and disrupted supply chains and demand for certain 5G-related end verticals. However, it also caused an increase in broadband traffic and 5G use cases such asSouth Korea using 5G to livestrea...
2020-09-17 20:30
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China's Weifang, Ecuador's Guaranda ink ties and join hands in COVID-19 fight
WEIFANG, China, Sept. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- A video conference to share experiences of effective fight against the COVID-19 was held onSept. 11, when a signing ceremony of friendly and cooperative relations between Weifang City in China and Guaranda City in Ecuador also took place, according to...
2020-09-17 19:13
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Acellular-Convalescent Plasma (A-CP) and New Technologies Introduced by Regen Lab®
LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Sept. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Convalescent Plasma (CP), also calledPassive Antibody Therapy, for the treatment of COVID-19 infected patients was approved by the US-FDA two weeks ago. This great news was based on a nationwide evaluation in 14 U.S. medical institutions, and...
2020-09-17 04:00
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Havas Health & You Launches Behind the Mask, a Global Research Initiative to Document Health Experiences During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond
NEW YORK, Sept. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Havas Health & You (HH&Y) announces the details of long-term global research project,Behind the Mask, a longitudinal, multi-armed study which focuses on documenting the ongoing evolution of health and wellness. This sector has seen dynamic shifts in...
2020-09-16 21:15
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eGeneration Partners with Bangladesh Government to Fight Pandemic with Technology
DHAKA, Bangladesh, Sept. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The COVID-19 pandemic has shaken the whole world andBangladesh is no difference. The country has observed the longest general holidays and taken social distancing measures to keep contamination in check. eGeneration, one of the leading IT companie...
2020-09-16 13:54
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Devan Lauded by Frost & Sullivan for its Antimicrobial Technology with Unique Quaternized Silane Chemistry
The non-leaching attributes of the technology coupled with its ability to reduce microbial mutation make it a potential candidate for textiles where durability and safe human contact are highly valued LONDON, Sept. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Based on its recent analysis of the European antimicro...
2020-09-16 03:39
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Seoul Semiconductor Obtains Permanent Injunction against Philips Displays and Feit Light Bulbs
ANSAN, South Korea, Sept. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
2020-09-15 19:00
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Gates Foundation's Annual Goalkeepers Report Shows COVID-19 Has Stalled 20 Years of Progress, Calls for Global Response to End the Pandemic
Report shows how economic damage has reinforced inequities and derailed achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals; spotlights countries innovating to meet challenges SEATTLE, Sept. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today launched its fourth annual Goalkeepers...
2020-09-15 11:00
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Global Fund Partnership Has Saved 38 Million Lives - but COVID-19 Could Wipe Out Progress
GENEVA, Sept. 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- A new report by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is a call to action to urgently invest to protect decades of progress against HIV, TB and malaria that are being derailed as a knock-on effect of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to ...
2020-09-14 10:39
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Virtual reality startup and Fujitsu bring immersive drug design software to Japanese market
SAN DIEGO, Sept. 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- San Diego–based virtual reality (VR) startup Nanome, Inc. has entered into an agreement with Fujitsu to bring their signature product—an immersive scientific design and collaboration platform—to the Japanese market. The software is already used by more th...
2020-09-14 08:17
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Coronavirus Breakthrough: Senhwa Reports First eIND Silmitasertib Treated Severe COVID-19 Patient - Discharged Following Five Days of Treatment
TAIPEI and SAN DIEGO, Sept. 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Senhwa Biosciences, Inc. (TPEx: 6492), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on next generation DNA Damage Response (DDR) therapeutics for the treatment of cancer, announced today that the first patient with severe COVID-19 demonst...
2020-09-12 08:34
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Poor home hygiene contributing to antibiotic resistance, warn global hygiene experts
LONDON, Sept. 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- It is estimated that rates of resistance to commonly-used antibiotics could exceed 40–60% in some countries by 2030.1 With antimicrobial resistance (AMR) set to claim the lives of 10 million by 2050 if no action is taken,2 the GHC's experts are calling for ...
2020-09-11 07:01
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New school year starts amid COVID-19
BEIJING, Sept. 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- A news report by China.org.cn on China's new school year during the pandemic:   This September, students in China are starting to return to school amid the coronavirus pandemic. With tight prevention and control measures in place, the coun...
2020-09-09 21:00
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China honors pandemic fighters, vows to carry on fighting COVID-19 globally
BEIJING, Sept. 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- A news report by CGTN: China held a meeting on Tuesday to honor role models in the country's fight against the COVID-19 epidemic - the fastest spreading, most extensive and most challenging public health emergency it has encountered since the founding of...
2020-09-09 09:08
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United Imaging Announces Research Collaboration with Massachusetts General Hospital Using Artificial Intelligence to Fight COVID-19
HOUSTON, Sept. 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- United Imaging, a global leader in advanced medical imaging and radiotherapy equipment, announced today that its artificial intelligence (AI) teams inBoston and Shanghai will collaborate with Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) to continue fighting COVID-19...
2020-09-09 00:00
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