Disrupted Big Pharma bets on AI to speed up clinical trials
Sept 22, 2023 Major drugmakers are using artificial intelligence to find patients for clinical trials quickly, or to reduce the number of people needed to test medicines, both accelerating drug…
2023 Presidency: Court dismisses suit challenging Atiku’s eligibility to contest
Feb. 21, 2022 A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, dismissed the suit seeking to challenge former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s eligibility to vie for the office of the president….
EU, Gates Foundation to Support African Medicines Agency -Source
Feb. 11, 2022 The European Union and the Gates Foundation are set to announce a package of financial support for the nascent efforts to set up an African medicines regulator…
EU drug regulator okays Pfizer COVID pill for high-risk patients
Jan. 28, 2022 The European Union’s drug regulator on Thursday gave the green light to Pfizer Inc’s antiviral COVID-19 pill for treating adults at risk of severe illness, as the…
Officials offer vaccine reassurance as WHO advises against travel bans
Dec. 1, 2021 The World Health Organization warned countries on Tuesday not to impose blanket travel bans over the new Omicron coronavirus variant as governments and scientists try to determine…
Court adjourns suit challenging Atiku’s eligibility to contest presidency to Dec. 6
Sept. 27, 2021 The Federal High Court, Abuja on Monday adjourned a suit seeking to challenge former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar’s eligibility to vie for the office of the president until…
Covid-19: Pfizer, BioNTech say vaccine is safe, trial generates robust immune response in kids ages 5 to 11
Sept. 20, 2021 Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech has announced results from a Phase 2/3 trial showing a favorable safety profile and robust neutralizing antibody responses in children 5 to 11…
Atiku’s citizenship suit threatens his right, 2m Adamawa citizens to vie for Presidency – Adamawa govt tells court
July 27, 2021 Adamawa government, on Tuesday told a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, that former Vice President Atiku Abukakar was eligible to vie for the office of the…
COVID-19: Pfizer Seeks Authorisation For 3rd Shot As Vaccine Efficacy Drops
July 9, 2021 Pfizer and BioNTech have announced they would seek regulatory authorization for a third dose of their COVID-19 vaccine. It comes after initial data from an ongoing trial…
It’s Unknown If Vaccinated People Can Spread COVID-19 – Medical Regulator
It is still not known whether people vaccinated against Covid-19 can still transmit the coronavirus, the head of the EU’s medicine regulator told MEPs on Tuesday. There are also concerns…