AstraZeneca is a global, innovation-driven biopharmaceutical business that focuses on the discovery, development and commercialisation of prescription medicines, primarily for the treatment of cardiovascular, metabolic, respiratory, inflammation, autoimmune, oncology, infection and neuroscience diseases. AstraZeneca operates in over 100 countries and its innovative medicines are used by millions of patients worldwide.
Business & Industry
- Sanofi and GSK will provide up to 300 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to the European Union
- Lilly and Amgen announce manufacturing collaboration for COVID-19 antibody therapies
- Pfizer and BioNTech propose expansion of pivotal COVID-19 vaccine trial
- COVID-19 vaccine AZD1222 clinical trials resumed in the UK
- CureVac expected to receive up to 252 million euros from the German Federal Ministry of Research for further COVID-19 vaccine development and production capacity expansion
Research & Development
- T cells take the lead in controlling SARS-CoV-2 and reducing COVID-19 disease severity
- Designed antiviral proteins inhibit SARS-CoV-2 in the lab
- Progress toward antiviral treatments for COVID-19
- Tiny antibody component highly effective against SARS-COV-2 in animal studies
- Which immune response could cause a vaccine against COVID-19?
- Genome analyses track SARS-CoV-2's early introduction to the US and Europe
- COVID-19 study links strict social distancing to much lower chance of infection
Conferences & Events
- Don't fall for the 'next best action' trap
- Locking down shape-shifting spike protein aids development of COVID-19 vaccine
- COVID-19 vaccine innovation could dramatically speed up worldwide production
- Wearable Injectors and Connected Devices Conference 2020
- Preparing for the new world of drug safety: Embracing cloud and AI
- Pre-filled Syringes San Francisco Conference 2020
- Oligonucleotide Therapeutics and Delivery Conference 2020
Regulatory Affairs
- FDA issues emergency use authorization for convalescent plasma as potential promising COVID-19 treatment
- FDA Takes Action to Help Facilitate Timely Development of Safe, Effective COVID-19 Vaccines
- FDA announces first of its kind pilot program to communicate patient reported outcomes from cancer clinical trials
- FDA revokes emergency use authorization for chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine
- Global regulators commit to cooperate on observational research in the context of COVID-19