Author Archives: Health

On a roll, Moderna taps Thermo Fisher to help with COVID-19 vaccine fill-finish, packaging and labeling

The globe has come to depend on Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine, sending the biotech racing to expand its mRNA manufacturing capacity. In the next step of its effort to meet lofty supply expectations, Moderna is tapping another CDMO powerhouse to help.  Moderna has tasked Thermo Fisher Scientific with fill-finish, labeling and packaging duties for its mRNA vaccine at Thermo Fisher’s… Read More »

U.S. Blood Supply Is Safe From Coronavirus, Study Finds

TUESDAY, June 1, 2021 — COVID-19 does not pose a threat to the safety of the United States’ blood supply under existing donor screening guidelines, researchers report. For the study, the investigators reviewed the results of tests for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in nearly 18,000 pools of donated blood, representative of over 257,800 single blood… Read More »

BTS partners with Global Telco Consult (GTC) for Managed SMS Platform Services

Global Telco Consult (GTC) is pleased to announce that it will provide BTS with managed services for its SMS platform. BTS is an international operator with an ample portfolio that includes voice, A2P SMS and Integrated Numbering Intelligence services. Focused on enabling digital transformation in communications with technology-based services, BTS wants to bridge the gap… Read More »