Swiss boost COVID-19 vaccine reservations with shots from Pfizer, WHO-led programme

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: Small bottles labelled with “Vaccine” stickers stand near a medical syringe in front of displayed “Coronavirus COVID-19” words in this illustration taken April 10, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File…

Novavax enters deal with New Zealand for 10.7 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine candidate

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: A Novavax logo is reflected in a drop on a syringe needle in this illustration taken November 9, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration (Reuters) – Biotechnology company Novavax Inc…

Activist investor Acacia buys stake in UK-listed Sensyne Health

[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – New York-based Acacia Research Corporation said on Tuesday it had acquired an 11.8% stake in UK-listed artificial intelligence healthcare company Sensyne Health SENSS.L. Acacia which earlier…

Johnson says some months until all vulnerable get COVID jabs

[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister said on Wednesday it would be some months before all the most vulnerable people received COVID-19 vaccines with England’s health service boss saying…

Exclusive: EU seeks Moderna COVID vaccine deal at below $25 per dose – source

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: Moderna’s logo is reflected in a drop on a syringe needle in this illustration taken November 9, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission wants…

Austria and Denmark plan vaccines with Israel to bolster slow EU supply

[ad_1] By Francois Murphy, Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen VIENNA/COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Austria and Denmark, chafing at the slow rollout of COVID-19 vaccines within the European Union, have joined forces with Israel to…

Novo Nordisk to boost pill-form diabetic drugs with $1.8 billion deal

[ad_1] By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen, Nikolaj Skydsgaard FILE PHOTO: Flags are seen outside Novo Nordisk headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark, February 5, 2020. REUTERS/Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Diabetes drug maker Novo…

Davidson Kempner says again it will not be tendering Qiagen shares

[ad_1] BOSTON (Reuters) – Hedge fund Davidson Kempner said again on Thursday it will not be tendering its shares in Qiagen QIA.DE, days after Thermo Fisher Scientific TMO.N said its…

S.Korea shares close at record high on chip, auto boost

[ad_1] * KOSPI hits record closing high, foreigners net buyers * KRW ends at strongest close since June 2018 vs USD * South Korea benchmark bond yield rises * For…

Take AstraZeneca’s ‘fantastic’ vaccine, Germany tells sceptical public

[ad_1] BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s government and health chiefs on Friday urged the public to take AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine, seeking to stem a tide of scepticism about its effectiveness and…