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Analysis
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29 May 2020
UK position in global clinical trials sector could receive boost after Covid-19, says industry boss
The RECOVERY and ACCORD studies taking place across the UK right now are some of the biggest clinical trials for Covid-19 treatments anywhere in the world
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22 May 2020
How the University of Oxford is leading the Covid-19 fight on multiple fronts
As well as developing its own Covid-19 vaccine, the University of Oxford is leading multiple trials to assess treatments for the virus
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19 May 2020
Firms may find it ‘difficult’ to co-market combined Covid-19 drugs, says analyst
Currently, one of the most prominent Covid-19 treatments being trialled is a combined approach involving remdesivir and baricitinib
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15 May 2020
Majority of Covid-19 clinical trials showing ‘encouraging’ signs, says analyst
Remdesivir — a drug originally developed to treat hepatitis C — is the most prominent Covid-19 medication showing positive results in clinical trials
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12 May 2020
How BerGenBio became a frontrunner in UK hunt for Covid-19 treatment
Norwegian biopharma firm BerGenBio is the first of six companies to have its potential Covid-19 treatment fast-tracked as part of the ACCORD study
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11 May 2020
Pfizer: How one of the world’s largest pharma firms is tackling Covid-19
Earlier this week, Pfizer announced several of its Covid-19 vaccine candidates, developed alongside BioNTech, had entered clinical trials in the US.
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7 May 2020
GSK-Sanofi alliance: are pharma partnerships key to ending Covid-19?
GSK and Sanofi announced an "unprecedented" partnership last month - with the goal of developing an adjuvanted Covid-19 vaccine
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30 April 2020
A closer look at Takeda’s blood-based alternative to a Covid-19 vaccine
Takeda first announced it would be using its expertise in plasma-derived therapies to develop a Covid-19 treatment at the beginning of March
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16 April 2020
Coronavirus treatment: Vaccines/drugs in the pipeline for COVID-19
Here are the potential human coronavirus vaccines/drugs pharmaceutical companies across the world are developing following the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19).
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31 March 2020
COVID-19 in Iran: Coronavirus outbreak, measures and impact
The Islamic Republic of Iran was the first Middle East country to report a death due to coronavirus.