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Annaliesa Anderson, Ph.D., Will Lead Pfizer’s Vaccine Research & Development 

The Pharma Data

has been appointed Senior Vice President and Head of the Company’s Vaccine Research & Development (R&D) organization effective August 1, succeeding Kathrin U. Annaliesa is a world-class scientist with a track record of delivering both vaccines and therapeutics in pioneering new areas of science and where there is urgent unmet need.

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U.S. FDA Approves PREVNAR 20™, Pfizer’s Pneumococcal 20-valent Conjugate Vaccine for Adults Ages 18 Years or Older

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First approval of a conjugate vaccine that helps protect against 20 serotypes responsible for the majority of invasive pneumococcal disease and pneumonia, 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 including seven responsible for 40% of pneumococcal disease cases and deaths in the U.S. Senior Vice President and Head of Vaccine Research & Development, Pfizer.

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CRISPR to Reveal How “Water Bears” (Tardigrades) Survive Extreme Environments

PLOS: DNA Science

Tardigrades were obvious choices for animals to observe in space, surviving for awhile the vacuum, lack of gravity, extreme temperatures, and radiation of low-Earth orbit of NASA’S FOTON-M3 mission in 2007. Another application of a tardigrade talent is the dry preservation of biomaterials, such as biologic drugs and vaccines.

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PFIZER ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER FRANK D’AMELIO

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Frank D’Amelio joined Pfizer in 2007 and during his term as Chief Financial Officer the Company has generated close to$ 150 billion in request cap growth. As a result of his sweats, Pfizer expects to achieve the thing of producing 3 billion boluses of COVID-19 vaccines in 2021 and 4 billion boluses in 2022.

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World Rabies Day: Boehringer Ingelheim fights rabies misconceptions

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Today on World Rabies Day, we commemorate the death of Pasteur who developed the primary rabies vaccine, laying the foundations for rabies prevention. The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in an upsurge of anti-vax and anti-science movements, yet vaccination and awareness can save lives.

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Defense-Forward Biosecurity

Codon

New Yorkers wait to receive a monkeypox vaccine. Although reductions in the cost of DNA sequencing have slowed in the last few years (when evaluated against earlier drops in cost, such as after the introduction of parallel sequencing, in 2007, and simultaneous double-stranded nanopore sequencing, in 2015).

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American Heart Association, Nov. 13-17

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AHA: 2007 to 2018 Saw Increase in Prepregnancy Hypertension. 12, 2020 — The rates of prepregnancy hypertension per 1,000 live births increased considerably between 2007 and 2018, according to a study presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2020, held virtually from Nov. THURSDAY, Nov. Read Full Text.