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Tue, 27 Apr 2021 10:37:03 -0000 A malaria vaccine undergoing testing has become the first to have reached efficacy levels of 75%, a target set out by the World Health Organisation (WHO). https://www.epmmagazine.com/pharma-manufacturing-news/new-drug-development-approvals-regulatory-news/malaria-vaccine-first-to-reach-who-efficacy-level-in-clinica/ https://www.epmmagazine.com/pharma-manufacturing-news/new-drug-development-approvals-regulatory-news/malaria-vaccine-first-to-reach-who-efficacy-level-in-clinica/ Tue, 27 Apr 2021 10:37:03 -0000 Malaria A framework has been released so that treatments targeting antibiotic-resistant bacteria are used responsibly and that the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria is minimised when new products are launched onto the market. https://www.epmmagazine.com/pharma-manufacturing-news/antibiotic-developments/new-framework-released-for-responsible-use-of-antibiotics/ https://www.epmmagazine.com/pharma-manufacturing-news/antibiotic-developments/new-framework-released-for-responsible-use-of-antibiotics/ Tue, 23 Mar 2021 16:20:00 -0000 Antibiotics A new drug discovery consortium has been launched to help meet therapeutic needs for psychiatric symptoms affecting people with mental health conditions and dementia. https://www.epmmagazine.com/pharma-manufacturing-news/consortium-launches-to-create-drugs-for-mental-health-condit/ https://www.epmmagazine.com/pharma-manufacturing-news/consortium-launches-to-create-drugs-for-mental-health-condit/ Tue, 18 Jun 2019 08:50:00 -0000 Mental Health North West-based science centres have received millions in funding through the Inspiring Science Fund, a joint initiative by Wellcome and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, to help attract new visitors https://www.epmmagazine.com/pharma-manufacturing-news/north-west-science-centres-get-millions/ https://www.epmmagazine.com/pharma-manufacturing-news/north-west-science-centres-get-millions/ Tue, 07 Aug 2018 13:00:00 -0000 funding Steps are being taken by pharma to openly share data on changes to the susceptibility of pathogens to antibiotics around the world as part of a pilot project to tackle the growing problem of drug-resistant infections. https://www.epmmagazine.com/pharma-manufacturing-news/pilot-project-to-see-data-transparency-on-antimicrobial-resi/ https://www.epmmagazine.com/pharma-manufacturing-news/pilot-project-to-see-data-transparency-on-antimicrobial-resi/ Mon, 12 Feb 2018 11:41:35 -0000 Antibacterial drug The Independent has reported that a stark warning of a potential ‘post-antibiotic apocalypse’ has been issued by England’s chief medical officer (CMO), Dame Sally Davies, who has called on world leaders to take action on antibiotic resistance. https://www.epmmagazine.com/pharma-manufacturing-news/the-end-of-modern-medicine-england%E2%80%99s-cmo-warns-of-%E2%80%98post-anti/ https://www.epmmagazine.com/pharma-manufacturing-news/the-end-of-modern-medicine-england%E2%80%99s-cmo-warns-of-%E2%80%98post-anti/ Fri, 13 Oct 2017 12:53:36 -0000 End of medicine During the 12th Annual Lecture, organised by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), Dr Jeremy Farrar OBE, director of the Wellcome Trust, stressed the importance of safeguarding global health in politically uncertain times. https://www.epmmagazine.com/pharma-manufacturing-news/survival-is-imperative-farrar-urges-safeguarding-of-global-h/ https://www.epmmagazine.com/pharma-manufacturing-news/survival-is-imperative-farrar-urges-safeguarding-of-global-h/ Thu, 12 Oct 2017 11:58:04 -0000 Global health Lu Rahman Apparently so, says Professor Jeremy Farrar, head of the Wellcome Trust. https://www.epmmagazine.com/pharmaceutical-industry-insights/talking-point-warning-signs-is-the-uk-in-danger-of-losing-/ https://www.epmmagazine.com/pharmaceutical-industry-insights/talking-point-warning-signs-is-the-uk-in-danger-of-losing-/ Thu, 12 Oct 2017 08:53:03 -0000 pills-in-hand.gif Polyphor has been awarded with its first milestone payment from the Wellcome Trust ahead of schedule for the development of novel antibiotics against Gram-negative multidrug-resistant pathogens. https://www.epmmagazine.com/pharma-manufacturing-news/first-milestone-payment-received-by-polyphor-ahead-of-schedu/ https://www.epmmagazine.com/pharma-manufacturing-news/first-milestone-payment-received-by-polyphor-ahead-of-schedu/ Tue, 18 Jul 2017 13:00:33 -0000 Milestone payment One in five women with breast cancer could benefit from existing treatments previously thought not to be effective. https://www.epmmagazine.com/pharma-manufacturing-news/1-in-5-women-with-breast-cancer-could-benefit-from-exisiting/ https://www.epmmagazine.com/pharma-manufacturing-news/1-in-5-women-with-breast-cancer-could-benefit-from-exisiting/ Tue, 14 Mar 2017 09:25:00 -0000 Breast Cancer Ribbon Lu Rahman UK prime minister Theresa May, joined leading figures from across the life sciences sector to open the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute’s new Bridget Ogilvie Building and the Biodata Innovation Centre at the Wellcome Genome Campus in Cambridge. https://www.epmmagazine.com/pharma-manufacturing-news/uk-prime-minister-shows-support-for-life-science-sector/ https://www.epmmagazine.com/pharma-manufacturing-news/uk-prime-minister-shows-support-for-life-science-sector/ Tue, 22 Nov 2016 13:56:30 -0000 SangerMay.gif Scientists have identified a key protein that if targeted prevents the malaria parasite's survival, a discovery that could pave the way to a cure for the disease. https://www.epmmagazine.com/pharma-manufacturing-news/mrc-researchers-one-step-closer-to-finding-malaria-cure/ https://www.epmmagazine.com/pharma-manufacturing-news/mrc-researchers-one-step-closer-to-finding-malaria-cure/ Tue, 07 Jul 2015 12:14:00 -0000 Malaria World experts are gathering today at the Wellcome Trust London to launch Antibiotic Discovery Global, a powerful coalition that will tackle the dual crisis of antimicrobial resistance and the near empty antibiotic development pipeline. https://www.epmmagazine.com/pharma-manufacturing-news/world-experts-unite/ https://www.epmmagazine.com/pharma-manufacturing-news/world-experts-unite/ Tue, 09 Jun 2015 23:30:00 -0000 pills.jpg ICR PhD student and Royal Marsden Hospital haematology registrar Dr. Charlotte Pawlyn has been awarded a Women in Cancer Research Scholar Award at the AACR annual meeting in Philadelphia. https://www.epmmagazine.com/pharma-manufacturing-news/women-in-cancer-research-scholar-award-goes-to/ https://www.epmmagazine.com/pharma-manufacturing-news/women-in-cancer-research-scholar-award-goes-to/ Fri, 05 Jun 2015 16:29:00 -0000 Cancer cell Lu Rahman Team effort: Drug discovery partnership to produce an antibody-based medicine to fight Ebola infection https://www.epmmagazine.com/pharma-manufacturing-news/kymab-and-the-wellcome-trust-initiate-ebola-project/ https://www.epmmagazine.com/pharma-manufacturing-news/kymab-and-the-wellcome-trust-initiate-ebola-project/ Tue, 16 Dec 2014 10:21:00 -0000 webebola.jpg