Tagged with Pfizer

USA Pharma companies have become vocal about social issues in recent years, championing access and affordability and launching initiatives to address diversity, but in the weeks since the United States’ Supreme Court’s overturn of the Roe v. Wade ruling on abortion the industry’s reaction has been far from consistent. While certain…

Croatia With the start of construction on a EUR 100 million biotech production plant near the Croatian capital Zagreb, Pfizer continues its investment in the country. The creation of the plant is the result of a partnership with the Swedish company specialised in rare diseases, Sobi, and Pfizer-backed CDMO Pfizer CentreOne…

Global Due to lowered global demand, for the first time, Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna are expected to see sales revenues for their COVID-19 vaccines take a major fall in Q2, but sales are expected to bounce back with jabs targeting new variants. According to Airfinity’s recent forecast, revenue for Pfizer/BioNTech’s vaccine will…

CEE Some of the most important stories emanating from the Central and Eastern European (CEE) region’s pharma industry, including Poland’s most promising biotech start-ups, an interview with Zentiva CEO Nick Haggar, and Takeda’s investment in an IT centre in the Slovak capital, Bratislava. Elsewhere, Pfizer has begun construction on a new…

Global With the rise of more transmissible variants and the reduced efficacy of outpatient monoclonal antibody therapies, the market for oral antivirals is expected to climb to new heights this year. Pfizer to take the lead, followed by Merck, and possibly, Shionogi. According to Airfinity’s recent COVID-19 treatment revenue forecast, the…

Global At the recent Global Biopharma press briefing on COVID-19, held by the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations (IFPMA), industry leaders took on the issue of vaccine inequity, challenging the view that intellectual property waivers could be the answer. 13.7 billion doses of vaccines have been delivered and 11…

India The latest healthcare and pharma news from India, including the opening up of COVID-19 vaccine booster shots to all adults; the lowering of vaccine prices; and the licences granted to 19 Indian pharmaceutical firms for the generic version of Pfizer’s oral antiviral COVID-19 pill.   COVID-19 vaccine booster shots now…

Global The top COVID-19 Vaccines by revenue in 2021 and sales projections for 2022 based on Airfinity’s COVID-19 Vaccine Market Revenue Forecast 2022. Pfizer/BioNTech’s vaccine stands to make USD 42.69 billion in 2022, while Moderna’s product has projected sales of USD 25.71 billion. Projected USD 3.97 billion sales for Russia’s Sputnik…

China Despite rapidly developing and rolling out two vaccines against COVID-19 – from domestic firms Sinopharm and Sinovac – China is yet to approve a vaccine that uses mRNA technology, either from a domestic firm or one of the two international products (Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna) currently approved elsewhere.   As the…

Ukraine Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been roundly condemned by the pharmaceutical industry and almost all Big Pharmas have pledged humanitarian support to Ukraine. However, not all companies have followed the lead of businesses in other industries in severing ties with Russia, citing the importance of continuing to supply essential medicines…

LatAm The latest from Latin American pharma, including Moderna’s push to build a regional presence and partnership network; Pfizer’s health equity challenges in the region; and Brazil’s local manufacturing of AstraZeneca’s vaccine and approval of three new cannabis-based products.   Moderna partners with Latin American Pharma https://endpts.com/covid-19-roundup-scottish-government-invests-27m-in-valnevas-covid-19-manufacturing-moderna-partners-with-latin-american-pharma/ In a move to…

Global Pfizer’s record-breaking year set the stage for a sound financial year for Big Pharma’s top ten, whose revenue grew on average 19.8 percent in 2021. Posting sales of over USD 80 billion, Pfizer pulled away from second placed Roche and is aiming to break the USD 100 billion barrier in…