NEWS

Laerdal Million Lives Fund Raises $100M To Target Health Care Access, Education Startups

Category: Business News

The Laerdal Million Lives Fund launched a new $100 million venture capital fund Tuesday that will invest in commercial-stage companies focused on expanding health care access and education. The fund was established by the Laerdal family and its operating companies, primarily Laerdal Medical and Laerdal Global Health, which has a global impact goal of saving over 1 million lives […]

Source: Crunchbase

IBM Uncovers Global Phishing Campaign Targeting the COVID-19 Vaccine Cold Chain

Category: Business News

At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, IBM Security X-Force created a threat intelligence task force dedicated to tracking down COVID-19 cyber threats against organizations that are keeping the vaccine supply chain moving.

Source: Security Intelligence

Published: March 12, 2020

Abbott/Roche Covid-19 hurtigtester til landets kommuner

Category: Business News

Et prøveprosjekt i Oslo kommune viser at hurtigtestene som nå skal sendes til hele landet har en treffsikkerhet på 74,4 prosent. – Testene er gode, sier assisterende helsedirektør Espen Nakstad til VG.

Source: VG

Published: March 12, 2020

3M Company – How we’re helping fight the pandemic

Category: Business News

As the COVID-19 pandemic disrupts lives globally, 3M and its 96,000 employees continue to step up, applying our innovative thinking to develop solutions for a unique moment in world history.

Source: 3M

Published: May 6, 2021

Interview: Giovanni Caforio, PhRMA Chairman and CEO of Bristol Myers Squibb

Category: Business News

This year our industry has worked tirelessly to combat the COVID-19 virus, including developing effective therapeutics to treat COVID-19 and vaccines to prevent future infections. At the same time, the nation’s political environment remained turbulent, and systemic societal issues were brought to the forefront, all while we continued to socially distance and readjust our work and personal lives around the pandemic.  

Source: PhRMA

Published: May 6, 2021