Tag: Scientific

Eisai Co., Ltd. announced today that the Scientific Advisory Group (SAG) will convene to discuss the marketing authorization application (MAA) of lecanemab (generic name, brand name: LEQEMBI®), which is currently under review by the European Medicines Agency (EMA). The meeting of the SAG is expected to take place during FY2023, which ends on March 31, 2024. The SAG is convened at the request of the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the EMA to provide independent advice on scientific or technical matters relating to products under evaluation by the CHMP, or on other scientific issues relevant to ... Read more

Scientific Committee on Vaccine Preventable Diseases reviews use of pneumococcal vaccine in Hong Kong ******************************************************************************************      The Scientific Committee on Vaccine Preventable Diseases (SCVPD) under the Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health (DH) convened a meeting yesterday (September 26) to review the use of pneumococcal vaccine in Hong Kong. Updated recommendations were published today (September 27). The meeting reviewed the epidemiology of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD). Experts noted that IPD was more commonly found among children aged 2 to 4 years and elderly aged 65 years or above in Hong Kong, while serotype 3 was the predominant serotype ... Read more

 Philadelphia Scientific’s journey to reduce environmental impact at Manufacturing UK Headquarters. Philadelphia Scientific, a leading global innovator in stored energy technologies, is continuing the road to reduce the carbon footprint of the UK Headquarters in Bolton in Greater Manchester. Duncan Jones, Managing Director states, “All companies need to do their part to reduce their impact. The next stage of our journey is to attempt to power the manufacturing part of our business completely from on-site renewables.” Reducing impact is imperative in combating climate change, and manufacturing companies have a pivotal role to play in reducing their carbon footprint. Recognizing the ... Read more

Scientific Committees under CHP update consensus interim recommendations on use of COVID-19 vaccines ******************************************************************************************      The Scientific Committee on Vaccine Preventable Diseases and the Scientific Committee on Emerging and Zoonotic Diseases (JSC) under the Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health, joined by the Chief Executive’s expert advisory panel (EAP), convened a meeting today (December 1) to discuss and issue the consensus interim recommendations on the use of COVID-19 vaccines in Hong Kong.      In view of the arrival of the Comirnaty bivalent vaccine to Hong Kong, recent increasing activities of COVID-19 in the community and residential ... Read more

Top scientific administrators across Ministries and departments discussed pathways by which science ministries can address issues and specific technology needs of the states and ways to strengthen the centre-state co-ordination for the socio-economic development of the nation. Principal Scientific Advisor, Government of India, Prof A K Sood, highlighted the need for adequate investment in research and development from the private sector. “Some states have received substantial foreign direct investment, and some like Karnataka and Uttarakhand have made exemplary efforts in some areas like One Health Mission,” he pointed out while explaining the impact of closer ... Read more