pharmaceutics

November 24, 2020 | Maryam Shahzad

AstraZeneca Says its Coronavirus Vaccine Candidate Shows 70% Average Efficacy

AstraZeneca, a multinational pharmaceutical company with a Gaithersburg campus, announced Monday that its COVID-19 vaccine candidate shows a 70% average efficacy rate. The vaccine candidate AZD1222 was administered in two ways. It showed 90% efficacy when it was given as a half dose and followed by a full dose at least one month later, according […]

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August 6, 2015 | Staff Writer

Emergent BioSolutions Announces Plans to Spin-Off 2nd Life Sciences Company

Gaithersburg based global pharmaceutical business, Emergent BioSolutions announces plans to spin-off a new biosciences company resulting in two independent publicly-traded companies with distinct strategic plans, growth strategies and operational and development priorities. The new biosciences company will focus on therapeutics to improve patients’ lives. Emergent BioSolutions will continue to focus on its core business of […]

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