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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

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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

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UKHSA releases list of pathogens posing ‘greatest risk’ to public health

The agency has listed 24 pathogen families where preparedness efforts are most needed

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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

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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

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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

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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

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WHO announces priority endemic pathogens for urgent vaccine development

The study identifies the 17 pathogens that regularly cause diseases in communities

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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

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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

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WHO calls for better medicines access to close neurological disorders treatment gap

In 2021, neurological conditions affected more than three billion people worldwide

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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

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