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As we step into 2024, the global health landscape is increasingly focused on combatting viral infections, which continue to pose significant threats to public health. The COVID-19 pandemic has illuminated the critical need for innovative strategies in antiviral research, and scientists worldwide are embarking on groundbreaking projects to develop more effective therapies, vaccines, and preventive ...
Imagine you're a scientist, tasked with the challenge of rapidly producing large quantities of high-quality messenger RNA (mRNA) for use in cutting-edge medical treatments. Where do you even start? Well, my friend, the answer lies in the unsung heroes of the biological world: enzymes. Let me tell you a story about how these remarkable protein catalysts are transforming the future of mRNA ...
Bedfont® Scientific Limited hosted an insightful webinar Mastering Gut Health: Understanding SIBO, Carbohydrate Malabsorption, and Accurate Gastrointestinal Investigation. Gastrointestinal Physiologist and Bedfont® Medical Advisory Board member Melissa Dooley, led the discussion and shared valuable information on various gastrointestinal disorders and the importance of not ...
In recent years, mRNA vaccines have emerged as a revolutionary tool in the fight against infectious diseases, including the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. These vaccines utilize messenger RNA (mRNA) to instruct cells to produce a protein that triggers an immune response, leading to the production of antibodies that protect against the targeted virus. While mRNA vaccines have shown remarkable efficacy ...
Biobot has always believed in the transformative power of wastewater data for public health. We started by making this important data available during the COVID-19 pandemic to fill critical data gaps nationally in an easily digestible way. Our data not only helped the public, but empowered public health departments and researchers to utilize its potential. But as the field of wastewater ...
Peru has been one of the hardest hit countries by the COVID-19 pandemic. The high death tolls and economical impacts will stunt the on-going development of so many underserved communities. Many development projects in the Amazonian region have been cancelled or suspended and for those communities already underserved in the country, this will have a huge impact in their future access to ...
The COVID-19 pandemic has killed millions of people. Vaccines certainly are the most outstanding ways to prevent major diseases and death, though they haven't eliminated infections. At present, the most effective vaccine is the mRNA vaccine developed by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna. Before that, mRNA technology stopped in the lab phase. How to apply mRNA technology to more complex diseases in the ...
Each year malaria kills hundreds of thousands of people – mostly children – around the globe, and according to a report by the WHO, in 2021 nearly half of the world’s population was at risk of malaria. This included infants, children under 5 years of age, pregnant women, patients with HIV/AIDS, etc. Moreover, over the two peak years of the pandemic, COVID-related disruptions ...
The CDC has declared C. auris as an urgent Antifungal Resistant (AR) Threat Candida auris, C. auris, is a type of fungus that causes severe infections and is spread very easily, especially through healthcare facilities and equipment. C. auris has been a burden on healthcare systems since it was discovered in 2009 and surfaced in the United States in ...
The coronavirus pandemic that could have been prevented After creating widespread global devastation and panic, the origin of the coronavirus pandemic has largely remained a mystery. Now, new information has emerged that reinforces a claim that it somehow began spreading in Wuhan, China. Citing a classified intelligence report provided to the White ...
At the end of the year 2019, a cluster of severe pneumonia of unknown cause was described in Wuhan (Eastern China) and a SARS-like acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) was noted in these patients. Early in January 2020, sequencing revealed a novel coronavirus (now termed SARS-CoV-2) as the causal factor for the disease designated as COVID-19. The pandemic caused by the virus has unforeseen ...
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We plan to develop sublingual interferon-alfa for the prevention of viral infections, such as influenza and coronaviruses (such as COVID-19). The rise in prevalence of viral respiratory infections in humans and increase in health care expenditure are projected to boost the growth of the global respiratory antiviral treatment market. Respiratory syncytial virus, influenza virus, parainfluenza ...
Vaccine Freezers are required for the safe storage of vaccines that must be kept at extremely low temperatures. Without sufficient storage, a vaccine is likely to form deviations, drastically impacting the vaccines efficiency. At Froilabo we work to support the medical and pharmaceutical industry with the equipment they require to ensure safe storage solutions. Vaccine storage has been in high ...
In this article, Asmita Khanolkar, Senior Director, Cambridge Pharma, at SMC, outlines the latest trends in combination product development to overcome some of the current challenges of high dose/viscosity/volume delivery. Based on the learnings from the covid-19 pandemic, it is time to emphasise the changing mindset towards a forward- looking design and development process for combination ...
Come and see an automated biologics processing unit in operation at a one-day Symposium “Integrated Process Strategies For Regional Biopharmaceutical Supply” on March 28, 2023, Sedgefield, UK. Looking back down the race circuit, the horses don’t seem to be moving quickly – until they come thundering past you, covering twice my height in one effortless stride. We can ...
Safe’N’Clear is well aware of the importance companies are now placing on diverse suppliers. As companies focus more on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and on navigating potential supply chain shortages, the focus on diversity and stability in suppliers is increasing. According to a study on DEI in the supply chain industry by Gartner, “While three-quarters of supply ...
If single use devices are inevitable, the next step after “why” needs to be an understanding of “how” medtech companies and device makers can get on the right side of the movement. The move towards single use scopes and other medical devices had its start long before Covid-19, but the pandemic has accelerated this trend across the medical technology field. An emphasis ...
At FINCA Ventures, we look for entrepreneurs leveraging market-based solutions to create large-scale, lasting social impact. In this series, “Meet the Entrepreneur,” we’ll be taking you into the minds of the intrepid leaders at our portfolio companies who boldly venture into markets in need of positive disruption. Globally, there is a shortage of over 100M units of donor blood ...
There are nearly one billion people worldwide who suffer from mental disorders. There is a stigma surrounding mental health making it difficult to speak up and seek help. Covid 19 has been a huge impact on people's mental health all around the world. Within the first year of Covid-19, there has been a 25% increase in anxiety and depression worldwide. Not being able to leave the house to ...
The COVID-19 pandemic has rapidly changed the social landscape. Adapting has been a challenge for everyone. However, some disabled people are seeing an upside: better accessibility. While the pandemic reshapes the world in unexpected ways, we owe it to ourselves to find out which of these changes are for the ...