Archive for January 2025

In September 2024, the Abbott Pandemic Defense Coalition released the results of a survey of over 100 experts in epidemiology, virology and infectious diseases from around the world. This survey of experts addressed some of the most important questions of our post-Covid-19-pandemic times.   How prepared are we to deal with another pandemic?   What…

In today’s world, the biopharma industry faces unique challenges, driven by climate change, a growing global population, and humanitarian crises. This state of the world has resulted in a growing demand for vaccines, medicines, diagnostics and medical technologies. Combined with the complexities of unpredictable demand and inflexibility in production capacities, being a biopharmaceutical manufacturer is…

Despite spectacular advances in biopharmaceutical research, drug development and overall quality of life over the past few decades, tuberculosis remains a stain on global health progress.   8.2 million people were newly diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB) in 2023. That number is not only a notable increase from the 7.5 million reported the year prior, but…

Human health is inextricably linked with environmental health in more ways than you think. Beyond the direct health impacts of extreme weather events like floods and heatwaves, there are several indirect impacts that affect people’s health and overall quality of life.   A World Economic Forum report titled Quantifying the Impact of Climate Change on…