Roche
Headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, Roche is a leader in research-focused healthcare with combined strengths in pharmaceuticals and diagnostics. Roche is the world’s largest biotech company, with truly differentiated medicines in oncology, immunology, infectious diseases, ophthalmology and neuroscience. Roche is also the world leader in in vitro diagnostics and tissue-based cancer diagnostics, and a frontrunner in diabetes management. Roche's personalised healthcare strategy aims at providing medicines and diagnostics that enable tangible improvements in the health, quality of life and survival of patients. Founded in 1896, Roche has been making important contributions to global health for more than a century. Twenty-nine medicines developed by Roche are included in the World Health Organization Model Lists of Essential Medicines, among them life-saving antibiotics, antimalarials and chemotherapy.
In 2014, the Roche Group employed 88,500 people worldwide, invested 8.9 billion Swiss francs in R&D and posted sales of 47.5 billion Swiss francs. Genentech, in the United States, is a wholly owned member of the Roche Group. Roche is the majority shareholder in Chugai Pharmaceutical, Japan.
Business & Industry
- FDA authorises restart of the COVID-19 AZD1222 vaccine US Phase III trial
- CureVac reports positive preclinical data for its COVID-19 vaccine candidate, CVnCoV
- Moderna completes enrollment of Phase 3 COVE study of mRNA vaccine against COVID-19 (mRNA-1273)
- Sanofi and Translate Bio mRNA COVID-19 vaccine candidate induced high antibody levels in preclinical studies
- Regeneron's REGN-COV2 antibody cocktail reduced viral levels and improved symptoms in non-hospitalized COVID-19 patients
Research & Development
- Oxford COVID-19 vaccine follows its programmed genetic instructions, independent analysis finds
- Study finds tocilizumab improves survival in critically ill patients with COVID-19
- Work to develop a COVID-19 vaccine is faster than ever
- A vaccine project funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy develops a second generation COVID-19 vaccine
- NIH begins large clinical trial to test immune modulators for treatment of COVID-19
- Scientists identify common vulnerabilities across SARS-CoV-2, SARS-CoV-1 and MERS coronaviruses
- Popular COVID-19 conspiracies linked to vaccine 'hesitancy'
Conferences & Events
- CPhI Worldwide to return in 2021
- Reuters Events' Cell & Gene Therapy USA
- Total health: Build a better healthcare system
- 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
Regulatory Affairs
- FDA approves first treatment for COVID-19
- Investigational COVID-19 vaccine well-tolerated, generates immune response in older adults
- EMA endorses use of dexamethasone in COVID-19 patients on oxygen or mechanical ventilation
- 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