US biotech Moderna said its Covid-19 vaccine had shown 94.5 per cent efficacy in clinical trials, in the second positive set of results for a potential coronavirus shot in the past eight days. Last week, US pharmaceutical company Pfizer and Germany’s BioNTech also said their vaccine, which uses the same messenger RNA technology, was found to be more than 90 per cent effective. The Moderna finding, hot on the heels of that breakthrough, will further

Congratulations to President- elect Joe Biden and Vice President- elect Kamala Harris for their victory in the US Presidential/Vice Presidential Election 2020. History will be made in January when Joe Biden becomes the oldest man to become President, and Kamala Harris becomes the first woman VP. They will both face many challenges and obstacles but we wish them well as they take up office.

Brexit is currently expected to happen on 1st January 2021. This will have lots of implications and difficulties for businesses, especially those doing trade with the UK.The following points are useful information for preparing your business for Brexit: Cashflow: Have you assessed the cashflow implications of having to pay import duties (Customs duty, VAT and Excise) in respect of goods imported from the UK?Supply Chain: You need to know where your goods originate (goods that come from

 “When will it be ready?” is the most frequent question about the COVID19 vaccines under development….  “When will it be ready?” is the most frequent question about the COVID19 vaccines under development. The short answer is soon, but probably not until early next year and even then it won’t be ready to roll out to the general population, but rather will target the high risks groups first. Key for these vaccine trials, as with any

The Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Technology Centre will hold their 6th Annual Knowledge Day and 1st virtual Knowledge Day on Thursday 22nd September. They have a very full and engaging line up of guest speakers. The day will include topics directly relevant to the Pharmaceutical Manufacturing industry with emphasis on PMTC’s Core Research Areas: A Project Outline on the Impact of Cleaning Research Sensor & Modelling Research Workplace Knowledge Management systems This event is free of charge,