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Regeneron boss backs bid to block $28bn Horizon Therapeutics deal
Leonard Schleifer describes largest pharma sector M&A of 2022 as ‘worst thing for our industry’
Regeneron’s Irish unit sees 12-fold increase in profits to €3.7bn
Biotech giant records sharp rise in profits as revenues more than double to $9.7bn
Walking meetings can stretch the body and the mind
Biotech company Regeneron has created an on-site nature trail at its Limerick base to encourage walking meetings and healthy breaks
Sanofi buoyed by blockbuster eczema drug Dupixent
Pharmaceutical manufacturer to focus on cancer and immunology
Covid medications help big pharma groups beat expectations
Roche CEO warns of likely 30% reduction in demand for Covid medicines and tests this year
Student who worked on radiation project to represent Ireland at US science fair
Research Lives: Clare Reidy, SciFest STEM champion 2021 and sixth-year student at Our Lady’s Bower in Athlone
Eli Lilly, Regeneron antibody therapies lose out against Omicron
German researchers find therapies less effective in lab tests
Omicron vaccine gloom weighs on markets
Comments from Moderna’s chief about vaccine efficacy against variant spook investors
Athlone student wins SciFest 2021 for work on radiation protection
Clare Reidy to represent Republic at International Science and Engineering Fair in US
FDI works both ways: the two-way street between the US and Ireland
Irish investment into the US is at an all-time high, with over 110,000 US citizens working for Irish companies
EU to shortly approve first Covid antibody drugs
Reported approval comes amid surge in infections and hospitalisations
Merck’s Covid-19 pill secures green light from UK regulator
Antiviral drug hailed by experts as an important new tool to combat pandemic
AstraZeneca files for US approval of drug to prevent Covid-19
New antibody treatment could help prevent Covid in those with poor vaccine response
Covid-19 antiviral pill halves risk of hospitalisation and death – Merck
Pharmaceuticals company developing twice-daily pill for patients diagnosed with virus
Man (72) describes having Covid-19 for over 10 months
Dave Smith says he coughed for ‘five hours straight’ during 305-day infection
Regeneron antiviral ‘cocktail’ saves lives of Covid patients in hospital
Treatment cuts fatalities among patients without antibodies by a fifth in trial
AstraZeneca Covid antibody treatment fails to hit main targets in latest trial
Phase 3 stage shows drug not significantly more effective than placebo
Roche chief compares waiving vaccine patents to East German nationalisation
CEO accuses cused those behind plan of trying to ‘gain some brownie points in short term’
Covid drugs fail to pay off for Eli Lilly
Antibody treatment sales fall amid fears that new variants could prove resistant to it
Regeneron and Roche’s antibody Covid-19 shot cuts death, hospitalisation by 70%
Late-stage trial data shows it also reduces symptom duration to 10 days from 14
Irish-based medtech and life sciences companies responded quickly to Covid challenge
From Covid-19 testing kits to treatments for the virus, the pandemic is a priority for Irish medtechs
Student’s joint injury rehabilitation monitoring system wins SciFest 2020
Caoimhín O’Leary to represent Ireland at International Science and Engineering Fair in US
US allows emergency use of first Covid-19 antibody drug
Experimental antibody drug is similar to the treatment given to Donald Trump
In rural America, support for Trump is complicated by pandemic
Blue-collar voters laid groundwork for Trump’s shock election victory in 2016
Viatel forecasts €38m in revenues on back of Ripplecom acquisition
Group buys Limerick company to create a business with over 30,000 customers
AstraZeneca’s Covid antibody drug heads into advanced trials
Drug to be assessed for ability to stave off infections for up to a year in some people
Trump set to make first public appearance since Covid-19 diagnosis
Second debate with Biden cancelled, as president considers balcony speech
Trump’s handling of his illness only deepens his electoral trouble
America Letter: As election day approaches, this president needs all the help he can get
Donald Trump plans Florida rally for weekend amid Covid test secrecy
The US president, who is still recovering from coronavirus, refuses to say if he has tested negative
Trump administered drastic combination of treatments for Covid-19
Experimental blend of drugs may suggest US president more ill than medical team admits
Markets rise on US economic stimulus hopes
Markets report: Iseq gains slightly as uncertainty hovers over jobs market
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