Roche gets FDA emergency use approval for COVID-19 antibody test
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Swiss drugmaker Roche is seen at its headquarters in Basel, Switzerland January 30, 2020. REUTERS/Arnd…
Boeing supplier furloughs 2,300 employees on closure of Boeing facilities amid COVID-19
(Reuters) – U.S. aero parts maker Triumph Group Inc (TGI.N) said it was furloughing about 2,300 employees across its U.S.…
Apple, Google plan software to slow virus, joining global debate on tracking
(Reuters) – Apple Inc (AAPL.O) and Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google said on Friday that they will work together to create…
3M to boost U.S. production of respirator masks to 50 million as demand soars
(Reuters) – 3M Co expects to ramp up U.S. monthly production of N95 respirator masks to 50 million in June,…
Germany tries to stop U.S. poaching German firm seeking coronavirus vaccine
BERLIN (Reuters) – Berlin is trying to stop Washington from persuading a German company seeking a coronavirus vaccine to move…
Germany tries to stop U.S. from luring away firm seeking coronavirus vaccine
BERLIN (Reuters) – Berlin is trying to stop Washington from persuading a German company seeking a coronavirus vaccine to move…
U.S. Supreme Court rejects Apple appeal in patent fight with VirnetX
FILE PHOTO: The Apple logo is shown atop an Apple store at a shopping mall in La Jolla, California, U.S.,…
U.S. Supreme Court rejects Apple appeal in patent fight with VirnetX
FILE PHOTO: The Apple logo is shown atop an Apple store at a shopping mall in La Jolla, California, U.S.,…
France’s Sanofi to carve out active drug ingredients firm
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Sanofi is seen during the annual results news conference in Paris, France, February 6, 2020.…
Netflix opens Paris office, plans new French-language series
PARIS (Reuters) – U.S. television streaming company Netflix has opened a new Paris office and plans to develop more than…
Uber partners with Hyundai on electric air taxi
SEOUL (Reuters) – U.S. ride-hailing company Uber Technologies Inc (UBER.N) and South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor (005380.KS) have teamed up…
Explainer: Making a new generation of ‘guided-missile’ cancer drugs work
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – A class of treatments known as antibody-drug conjugates (ADC) combine cancer-tracking proteins with powerful cell toxins. The…
Explainer: How the 737 MAX production freeze affects airlines across the globe
SYDNEY/CHICAGO (Reuters) – Boeing Co has decided to suspend production of its best-selling 737 MAX model from January, the plane…
U.S.-China trade deal cuts tariffs for Beijing promise of big farm purchases
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – The United States and China cooled their trade war on Friday, announcing a “Phase one” agreement that…
U.S. FDA approves Tandem’s predictive insulin pump software
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday granted approval for Tandem Diabetes Care’s software program that…
GM, doubling down on big SUVs, unveils longer Chevy Tahoe, Suburban
DETROIT (Reuters) – General Motors Co (GM.N) could expand the lineup of vehicles using its large truck and sport utility…
VW’s German plants need to shape up, says production chief
FILE PHOTO: A worker makes final checks on an e-Golf electric car at the new production line of the Transparent…
Johnson & Johnson confirms no asbestos in Johnson’s Baby Powder
FILE PHOTO: Bottles of Johnson & Johnson baby powder line a drugstore shelf in New York October 15, 2015. REUTERS/Lucas…
ImmuPharma licenses lupus drug Lupuzor to Avion in the United States
LONDON (Reuters) – British pharmaceutical firm ImmuPharma said on Thursday it had signed a licensing and development agreement for Lupuzor,…
Novartis’s $90 million Swiss factory to help solve cell therapy bottleneck
ZURICH (Reuters) – Swiss drugmaker Novartis’s (NOVN.S) new $90 million cell and gene therapy factory in northern Switzerland is on…
Teva partners with Israeli institutes for early-stage drug research
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries is seen during a news conference by its CEO, Kare Schultz, to…
Adamis shares slump as FDA declines to approve opioid overdose treatment
(Reuters) – Adamis Pharmaceuticals Corp (ADMP.O) said on Monday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration declined to approve its opioid…
FDA approves Global Blood Therapeutics sickle cell disease drug
(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Monday it approved a drug from Global Blood Therapeutics Inc…
Takeda says cancer drug Alunbrig shows longer benefit vs. crizotinib
(This Nov. 23rd story corrects fiscal year of expected regulatory approval in the 10th paragraph to March-end 2021, not March-end…
Roche tests ‘brain shuttle’ in humans in Alzheimer’s project
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Swiss drugmaker Roche is seen at its headquarters in Basel, Switzerland February 1, 2018. REUTERS/Arnd…
AstraZeneca succeeds in treating lupus in late-stage study
The company logo for pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca is displayed on a screen on the floor at the New York Stock…
Adidas to close German, U.S. robot factories
FILE PHOTO: Prototypes of Futurecraft 3D shoe are pictured during a presentation of the first Adidas shoe from its new…
South Korea bans liquid e-cigarettes on army bases
FILE PHOTO: A man uses a vape device in Seoul, South Korea, October 23, 2019. REUTERS/Heo Ran SEOUL (Reuters) –…
J&J says new tests find no asbestos in same baby powder bottle that sparked recall
(Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) said on Tuesday that 15 new tests found no asbestos in a bottle of…
J&J says new tests find no asbestos in same baby powder bottle that sparked recall
(Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) said on Tuesday that 15 new tests found no asbestos in a bottle of…
South Korea warns of ‘serious risk’ from vaping, considers sales ban
(Corrects to clarify that Juul’s statement in paragraph 12, bullet, said its products do not contain THC and vitamin E…
Production date for Boeing’s long-haul 777-8 up in air as Qantas weighs options
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The date of entry into service of Boeing Co’s ultra-long-range 777-8 wide-body airliner will depend partly on…
Mercedes-Benz offers subsidies to retrofit older diesel cars in Germany
FILE PHOTO: A Mercedes-Benz “Vision URBANETIC” concept car is seen in front of the Daimler AG logo during the company’s…
U.S. vaping-related deaths rise to 18, illnesses surpass 1,000: CDC
(Reuters) – U.S. health officials on Thursday reported 18 deaths due to a mysterious lung illness linked to e-cigarettes and…
Factbox: U.S. vaping-related deaths rise to 20
(Reuters) – Michigan and Pennsylvania state health officials confirmed one death each from a mysterious lung illness linked to e-cigarettes,…
U.S. CDC recommends against using vapes with marijuana ingredient
(Reuters) – People should stop using e-cigarettes, especially those with marijuana ingredient tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), U.S. public health officials recommended on…
Ford self-driving cars to launch in Austin in 2021
FILE PHOTO: A visitor is reflected as he takes pictures of a new Ford Aspire car during its launch in…
U.S. senators urge FDA to remove pod, cartridge-based e-cigarettes from market
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A bipartisan group of U.S. senators on Friday urged federal regulators to immediately remove all pod and…
Alberta to return C$1.3 million worth of pot products to CannTrust
(Reuters) – CannTrust Holdings Inc said on Thursday that Alberta government has decided to return C$1.3 million worth of sold…
Republican, Democratic lawmakers launch caucus to ‘End the Youth Vaping Epidemic’
FILE PHOTO: Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL) speaks to reporters as he arrives for a vote on Capitol Hill in Washington,…
France’s CNP and Brazil’s Caixa seal $1.7 billion insurance deal
FILE PHOTO: A view shows the company logo of Caixa Economica Federal bank in downtown Rio de Janeiro August 20,…
Huawei talks up own apps with Mate 30 challenge to Apple, Samsung
MUNICH (Reuters) – Huawei unveiled its new smartphones to challenge Apple’s (AAPL.O) iPhone 11 on Thursday, talking up slick design…
India’s Eros Now ties up with Microsoft’s Azure platform
MUMBAI (Reuters) – India’s Eros Now said on Thursday it is tying up with Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform to host…
Exclusive: France’s CNP and Brazil’s Caixa close to reaching $1.7 billion insurance deal – sources
FILE PHOTO: A view shows the company logo of Caixa Economica Federal bank in downtown Rio de Janeiro August 20,…
Factbox: Animal health sector aims to emulate Zoetis biotech leap
FILE PHOTO: Moose, a six-year-old English Bulldog with B-cell lymphoma, receives trial medical treatment at the Tufts Veterinary Medical School…
Factbox: Animal health sector aims to emulate Zoetis biotech leap
FILE PHOTO: Moose, a six-year-old English Bulldog with B-cell lymphoma, receives trial medical treatment at the Tufts Veterinary Medical School…
U.S. cases of vaping-related illness rise to 530 as outbreak widens
CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. health officials said on Thursday there are now 530 confirmed and probable cases and seven deaths…
New Jersey expected to announce vaping restrictions within weeks
(Reuters) – Within weeks, New Jersey could become the latest state to restrict e-cigarette use, with the governor on Thursday…
Qualcomm-Samsung axis brings 5G to the masses as Huawei struggles
SAN FRANCISCO/BERLIN (Reuters) – Qualcomm Inc (QCOM.O) promised on Friday to bring 5G mobile phones to the masses with a…
Apple says Uighurs targeted in iPhone attack but disputes Google findings
FILE PHOTO: A woman looks at the screen of her mobile phone in front of an Apple logo outside its…
Novartis wins FDA’s breakthrough tag for lung cancer hopeful
FILE PHOTO: Swiss drugmaker Novartis’ logo is seen at the company’s plant in the northern Swiss town of Stein, Switzerland…
Los Angeles County resident dies of lung illness, fifth U.S. death possibly tied to vaping
(Reuters) – A Los Angeles County resident has died from a lung illness possibly tied to vaping, bringing the total…
FDA pegs Edwards Lifesciences Sapien delivery system recall as severest
(Reuters) – The U.S. health regulator on Thursday categorized the recall of Edwards Lifesciences Corp’s Sapien 3 Ultra delivery system…
E-cigarette firms probed over health concerns by U.S. House panel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Four dominant e-cigarette manufacturers face a probe into the health impacts of their products, as the U.S.…
Teva launches generic version of EpiPen for young children
(Reuters) – Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd on Tuesday made its generic version of Mylan’s EpiPen for young children available in…
Exclusive: Fearing data privacy issues, Google cuts some Android phone data for wireless carriers
NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google has shut down a service it provided to wireless carriers globally that…
Roche’s personalized cancer treatment wins FDA approval
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche is seen outside the Shanghai Roche Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. headquarters in…
Exclusive: U.S. set to give Huawei another 90 days to buy from American suppliers – sources
SINGAPORE/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Commerce Department is expected to extend a reprieve given to Huawei Technologies that permits the…
Novartis replaces top scientists at Avexis after drug data manipulated
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Novartis AG said on Wednesday it replaced the two top research and development executives at its…