Novartis has lost a patent appeal for a multiple sclerosis drug
On Tuesday, a US court gave a ruling that a patent for Novartis AG’s multiple sclerosis medicine Gilenya was not valid, making the way for a less expensive generic version of the drug. The case was overturned by the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals, which hears patent appeals. The panel’s decision...
Read moreA new Covid outbreak could infect over one million Swiss this summer
According to a former government official in charge of the Covid-19 taskforce, new Omicron subvariants could infect 15% of the Swiss population this summer. Tanja Stadler believes that while the risk of ICU overcrowding is “low,” more hospitalizations and Long Covid cases are to be expected. “We anticipate that approximately 15%...
Read moreCovid vaccine orders for 2023 have been halved by the Swiss government
The divided Swiss parliament wants the government to cancel orders for 14 m Covid-19 vaccine doses and renegotiate agreements for half of the remaining supply. Switzerland had placed an order of seven million doses from Pfizer/Biontech and the same quantity from Moderna to safeguard the population from future outbreaks. The...
Read moreTen23 Announces Major Expansion in Swissfillon Site in Switzerland
Ten23 Health, a Contract Development and Manufacturing Organisation (CDMO) announced the expansion of the Swissfillon manufacturing unit in Visp, Switzerland, which it acquired in Oct 2021. The Swissmedic and FDA-inspected Visp facility now provides sterile production of pre-filled syringes, cartridges, and vials for clinical trials and market supplies. The most...
Read moreQBA investigates medical tourism investment opportunities in Switzerland
The Qatari Businessmen Association (QBA) hosted a business lunch to commemorate the visit of a delegation of Swiss medical services and medical tourism companies led by H E Edgar Doerig, Swiss Ambassador to Qatar. At the start of the meeting, Al Kaabi, QBA’s board member, welcomed Swiss delegation and also...
Read moreThe World Hepatitis Summit – Switzerland
Eradication of the Hepatitis virus in evolving health-care systems World Hepatitis Summit ’22, with the topic “Achieving viral hepatitis elimination in evolving healthcare systems,” will take place from June 7 to June 10, 2022. The summit would focus on the critical strategic and operational changes needed to end the viral...
Read moreThe first complete DNA sequence of the Monkeypox virus was done in Switzerland
The University of Geneva (UNIGE) and the Geneva Center for Emerging Viral Diseases of the Geneva University Hospitals (HUG) has made public the full monkeypox virus DNA sequence from the two first cases discovered in Switzerland on May 21st and 24th, 2022.. Monkeypox has been discovered in 1958 in the...
Read moreBeijing opens up restaurants, and cinemas as China continues easing
Public transportation will resume in most districts, with the exception of Fengtai and parts of Changping, on Sunday, allowing workers to return to work and eateries to resume dine-in services. After putting the latest epidemic under control, Beijing will relax Covid-19 restrictions on Monday. Public transportation will resume in most districts,...
Read moreFirst case of monkeypox in Basal
The virus infected a 53-year-old man from Basel-Stadt. He’s gone into hiding. While traveling abroad, a man from Basel-Stadt became infected with the monkeypox virus. The Department of Health (GD) announced this on Friday. It is the canton’s first confirmed case. According to the GD, the infected man is 53 years...
Read moreModerna has put the delivery of the COVID-19 vaccine to the EU on hold for several months.
As demand for Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine falls, Switzerland’s health officials announced last week that the country will destroy over 620,000 expired doses. On Thursday, Moderna Inc announced that it had agreed to delay the delivery of a few COVID-19 vaccines to the EU for several months, to beginning next year...
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