PARIS: French-Austrian biotech firm Valneva on Tuesday said its Covid-19 vaccine received emergency authorisation for use in Bahrain, the first approval for its jab. Valneva committed to supplying the Gulf kingdom with one million doses in an advance purchase agreement last year and plans to deliver the first batches at the end of March. The … Read more
BEIJING: China has the second-highest number of gazelle companies in the world, according to Hurun Global Gazelle Index list for 2021. Gazelle companies refer to startups founded in the 2000s that are worth over $500 million and are not yet listed on a public exchange and most likely to go “unicorn” or hit a valuation … Read more
BEIJING: Chinese investors are pivoting to new opportunities in hard technologies with venture capital investments in related areas hitting a new high, which experts believe will help replicate the success of the consumer internet in new growth. Hard tech, which is also known as deep tech, is the term coined for areas that rely heavily … Read more
Pfizer and Biotech will supply 40 million doses of the coronavirus vaccine to the poorest countries by next month. The WHO plans to deliver the vaccine to 20% of the affected population this year under its Covax scheme. The WHO’s Covax scheme aims to provide the corona vaccine to the most affected populations in poor … Read more
