Image: Retro Video Archive YouTube While the technology we have in vehicles now is helpful, a lot of it is distracting. In addition to ever increasing screen sizes, cell phone use while driving continues to be a problem. Cell phone usage while driving spiked during the pandemic and has only gotten worse unfortunately. While bluetooth … Read more
Another key target is promoting innovation and access. The pipeline of novel antibiotics is severely limited and existing therapies are difficult to access, especially in lower- and middle- income countries — which are already bearing a heavier burden of antimicrobial resistant infections. Anand Anandkumar, co-founder and CEO of Indian pharmaceutical company Bugworks, said he believes the … Read more
“The leading firms in research and investment-spending are the same ones we had 20 years ago ― cars,” he said. “The United States used to be the same, autos and pharma, 20 years ago. Now it’s all digital.” China isn’t just catching up. In areas like the electric vehicle industry, it is even leapfrogging Europe. … Read more
Draghi is pushing for the EU to issue new common debt to fund its industrial and defense needs, something that is opposed by several governments. He noted that Europe’s goal to whittle its greenhouse gas emissions down to zero by the middle of the century offer the bloc the chance to build and export clean … Read more
Avoiding incompatible and contradictory policy initiatives as well as creating an environment that will lead to a healthier, more resilient Europe should be central to any EU life sciences strategy. The start of a new mandate is a good moment for reflection. Last month, EFPIA published a Competitiveness Strategy for European Life Sciences, which included … Read more
One as-yet unknown, however, is who would be eligible for vaccination. While the 2022 outbreak circulated predominantly among men who have sex with men, the clade I outbreak is more prevalent among children — for whom Imvanex is not authorized in Europe. Be prepared But it’s not only vaccines that will prevent and contain an outbreak … Read more
In June, Bavarian Nordic sent 15,000 doses of its vaccine to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where the majority of cases have been detected. The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has called for “global solidarity”, pointing out that the region needs 10 million vaccine doses but currently has access to just … Read more
During her mandate, Kyriakides launched a European cancer plan and proposed an overhaul of the rules of the bloc’s pharmaceutical legislation. But her term was largely overshadowed by the Covid-19 pandemic, resulting in a cascade of legislation to beef up Europe’s disease surveillance and pandemic preparedness. In public health, her unit faced criticism from some … Read more
A month’s supply of Novo Nordisk’s diabetes wonder-drug Ozempic has an average list price of $936 in the U.S. compared to just $83 in France, according to a 2023 report by American health policy organization KFF. “If the prices of these drugs are not substantially reduced, they have the potential to bankrupt the American healthcare … Read more
During the last two years of talks, countries became entrenched in their positions on intellectual property and sharing vaccines and drugs in the next health crisis, making progress towards a meaningful deal seemingly impossible. African countries initially pushed for a deal to be done this year, while the U.S. mooted a longer extension of “one … Read more
