Sanofi and GSK COVID-19 vaccine candidate demonstrates strong immune responses across all adult age groups in Phase 2 trial

Sanofi and GSK COVID-19 vaccine candidate demonstrates strong immune responses across all adultage groups in Phase 2 trial Adjuvanted recombinant COVID-19 vaccine candidate triggered strong neutralizing antibody responses in all adult age groups High immune response after a single dose in patients with prior infection shows strong booster potential Global Phase 3 study expected to … Read more

Over 300 pharma, healthcare companies eligible for new Covid loans

As many as 354 Crisil-rated companies, predominantly pharmaceutical firms and hospitals, with an aggregate bank exposure of Rs 40,000 crore will be eligible for Covid loans from lenders under RBI’s liquidity facility.   Though pharmaceutical firms account for 68 per cent of rated bank exposure, hospitals (about 24 per cent of rated exposure) are likely … Read more

Vaccitech, startup behind Oxford Covid vaccine tech, falls 20% in Nasdaq debut

American depositary shares of Vaccitech fell nearly 20% in their Nasdaq debut on Friday, giving the co-inventor of the Covid-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca Plc and Oxford University a market value of about $464 million. The biotech firm’s shares opened at $13.62, below the initial public offering (IPO) price of $17 apiece for 6.5 million … Read more

Baillie Gifford scored a gain of $27.6 billion by betting early on Moderna, Tesla and Alibaba. Its team breaks down the 3-part strategy it uses to discover transformational stocks that offer…

Edinburgh-based firm Baillie Gifford took early bets in some of last year’s biggest winners. Tesla, Moderna and Alibaba have made the firm profits of around $27.6 billion – Bloomberg data. The Baillie Gifford team told Insider their 3 tips to making a success of active investing. Visit the Business section of Insider for more stories. … Read more

Pharma, FMCG push hiring activity in India by 24% in September: Naukri.com

Driven by industries like pharma, fast-moving consumer goods, education and IT, hiring activity in India saw a growth of 24 per cent in September compared to the previous month, according to a new report by job portal Naukri on Monday. Further opening up of the economy with unlock measures and increased mobility has led to … Read more