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BioNTech announces £1bn UK investment to boost regional R&D presence
The UK government has also agreed to award the company a grant of up to £129m
Sanofi unveils $20bn US investment to boost R&D and manufacturing presence
The company is the latest major drugmaker to announce a significant investment in the country
UKHSA releases list of pathogens posing ‘greatest risk’ to public health
The agency has listed 24 pathogen families where preparedness efforts are most needed
Johnson & Johnson to invest more than $55bn in US over next four years
The commitment marks a 25% increase to the company's US investments in the past four years
WHO urges US to ‘reconsider’ withdrawal from global health organisation
President Donald Trump said the agency mishandled the COVID-19 pandemic and other global health crises
WHO launches $1.5bn emergency appeal to tackle ongoing health crises
The appeal is aimed at providing urgent humanitarian assistance to more than 300 million people
AstraZeneca announces $3.5bn US investment to boost research and manufacturing
The commitment is part of the company’s ambition to achieve $80bn in total revenue by 2030
WHO announces priority endemic pathogens for urgent vaccine development
The study identifies the 17 pathogens that regularly cause diseases in communities
WHO announces new mRNA vaccine development initiative against human avian influenza
H5N1 was responsible for 889 cases and 463 deaths across 23 countries from 2003 to 2024
WHO and CEPI call for broader research strategy to prepare for future pandemics
They have highlighted the importance of expanding research to entire families of pathogens
WHO calls for better medicines access to close neurological disorders treatment gap
In 2021, neurological conditions affected more than three billion people worldwide
WHO publishes guidance for HPV vaccine developers to help tackle cervical cancer
In more than nine out of ten cases, the HPV virus leads to cervical cancer, the fourth most common cancer in women globally