February 2021

The UK’s National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Clinical Research Network Virtual Event for the Life Sciences Industry is now open for registration. It will take place on 3 March from 09:15 to 12:30:

www.nihr.ac.uk

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Computer scientists from Ohio State University have used a new deep-learning model that can predict how human genes and medicines will interact to identify at least 10 compounds that may hold promise as treatments for COVID-19:

eurekalert.org

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Sponsored by the Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS), nominations for the next Biomedical Scientist of the Year are now underway, with entries closing on 15th March:

ibms.org

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Sanofi Will Make Pfizer’s Covid-19 Vaccine. Are More Manufacturing Partnerships Coming?

barrons.com

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Novavax’s experimental vaccine is highly effective against the variant identified in Britain — but saw a worrying drop in efficacy against a lineage detected in South Africa:

nature.com

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Will the UK government's COVID-19 dosing regime gamble pay off?

taylorwessing.com

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The “Global Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) Market Analysis 2020” report predicts the global LIMS market will reach $2.21 billion by 2026 growing at a CAGR of 14.1% during 2019 to 2026:

prnewswire.com

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Big Pharma has been one of the most-hated sectors globally for a long time now, but could the global pandemic be a key opportunity for the sector to salvage its reputation?

pharmaceutical-technology.com

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GSK has sold its GCLP-certified clinical bioanalytical laboratory located in Marburg, Germany to Canadian clinical research organization (CRO), Nexelis:

biopharma-reporter.com