InspectIR snags FDA approval, 1st breathing covid test
Earlier this week, the US-FDA announced the issue of an Emergency use authorisation (EUA) for new technology: a breathing covid detector named InspectIR developed by IR Systems LLC. The diagnostic system, looking for specific molecules in the breath, can detect the signature of Covid-19 ongoing infection. The detection of those molecules is performed by gas […]
Work on your assets!
There is no better advice than this simple one: work on your assets! Keva, the Finnish Government Pension institution, one of the largest Pension Fundas, published the 2021 preliminary results and reported that Private Equity (PE) was the most performing branch, outperforming all other activities (from the most conservative to the riskiest). Private Equity generated […]
Even in 2020, Serendipity is still of help to Science
A very nice story, hopefully that will end up as a successful vaccine to help the world to handle Covid pandemic. Oxford / AstraZeneca vaccine showed different response rate depending of dosing scheme. In patients who received two full doses, efficacy is evaluated at 62%. In patients who received a half dose and then a […]
EMA / EU regulators request nitrosamine testing of metformin medicines
EMA is moving forward with Nitrosamines. After a risk assessment phase, the marketing authorisation holders need to test metformin drugs to assess the presence of nitrosamines in their product, after detection of NMDA (N-nitrosodimethylamine ) in some EU batches, see EMA website.