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Pharmaceuticals Are Rising: Why AstraZeneca Is Not In Trouble

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COVID-19, General, HealthcareBy Omar September 9, 2020

This morning pharmaceutical and medicine giant AstraZeneca ($AZN) announced an immediate interruption of the COVID-19 vaccine test during the Phase 3 study, after a participant in from the UK showed severe neurological symptoms of an unexplained disease. As a result, the company has discontinued the standard process in order to review the safety data first.…

Novavax Will Treat COVID-19 Differently: A Share For The Real Daredevil?

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COVID-19, General, HealthcareBy Omar September 8, 2020

Novavax, Inc. ($NVAX) has been one of the biggest pioneers on the pharmaceutical market since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. This is mainly due to the extreme increase that the NVAX share has seen this year, by growing with a sensational 2000%. As several biotech companies have begun phase 3 clinical trials for an…

New Preclinical Results Are Encouraging: How Much Can Vaxart Climb?

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COVID-19, General, HealthcareBy Omar September 8, 2020

Vaxart, Inc. ($VXRT) – a well-known clinical stage biotechnology company developing oral recombinant vaccines that are administered via tablets rather than injections – is breaking the news this morning. The COVID-19 vaccine candidate has shown encouraging results in preclinical research. Vaxart is now announcing a pre-publication of a manuscript on this matter named: “Preclinical Studies…

Is This A Hot Stock: Gevo Is Trending On Stocktwits And Robinhood

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Business, General, TechnologyBy Omar September 7, 2020

Gevo, Inc. ($GEVO) knows several discussions in which a clear signal is given about the assessments and sentiments. At the moment the share is trending on various social media channels such as Stocktwits, RobinHood and Twitter. The comments and opinions of the past two weeks have been optimistic and positive in most cases. In addition,…

New Deals With Prosperous Countries For This Large Pharmaceutist: A Race Won?

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COVID-19, General, HealthcareBy Omar September 7, 2020

Anyone who closely follows the situation surrounding the pandemic worldwide knows that in large parts of Europe the number of new cases with COVID-19 is increasing again. UK Health Minister, Matt Hancock, voiced his concerns on English radio today and is particularly appealing to young adults, who are known to be less serious at dealing…

Statistics from Ipsos show a disagreement among the population about a COVID-19 vaccine

COVID-19, General, HealthcareBy Omar September 4, 2020

It appears that about 25% of the people in the world do not intend to be vaccinated when a COVID-19 vaccine becomes available. Just under half of people from 27 countries think there will be a vaccine this year. A new poll by market research firm Ipsos shows that there are large differences between countries…

Is AstraZeneca the Vaccine Pioneer of the European Union?

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COVID-19, General, HealthcareBy Omar September 4, 2020

The European Union hopes to receive 30 million doses of a potential corona vaccine by the end of this year, as part of the deal with British manufacturer AstraZeneca. Based on one dose per person, such a first batch would cover 6 to 7 percent of the EU population. The European Commission has signed a…

Sorrento Therapeutics Seems to Aim for a High Risk, High Reward Principle

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COVID-19, General, HealthcareBy Omar September 4, 2020

Sorrento Therapeutics (Ticker: SRNE) acquired SmartPharm this week for $18.6 million. The pharmaceutical company offered approximately 1.76 million shares to SmartPharm for $10.60 each. The motivation for this is to support efforts to further develop antibody treatments for COVID-19 and other diseases. Sorrento claims it has an antibody that grabs and then blocks the virus…

Why J&J is Delighted About the Syrian ‘Golden’ Hamsters in the Search of a Vaccine

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COVID-19, General, HealthcareBy Omar September 3, 2020

Who would have thought that Syrian golden hamsters could play a significant role in the search for a vaccine that still holds the world in its grip? Earlier today, Johnson & Johnson ($JNJ) announced in the medical journal “Nature Medicine” that in a preclinical study with these small rodents, the candidate vaccine, Ad26.COV2.S, prevented serious…

Why did Elon Musk visited Germany and CureVac?

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COVID-19, General, TechnologyBy Omar September 3, 2020

Tesla boss Elon Musk is in Germany for a series of visits. Yesterday afternoon he met the German Minister of Economic Affairs, Peter Altmaier. Therefore, the CEO of the electric car manufacturer visited a company that is currently working on a vaccine against the COVID-19. It was unclear whether he also visited the construction site…

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