Freelance journalist
London, Greater London
Joined May 2009
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Why do these private equity buyers not think @BavarianNordic is worth more than DKK 233 per share??
Troubled takeover by @PermiraNews and Nordic Capital for #mpox vaccine-maker @BavarianNordic gets #EU nod, leaving disgruntled shareholders to slug it out.
Read more - lnkd.in/eEUSe-8z
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@valnevaSE did not respond when asked about plans for its #chikungunya jab Ixchiq, after FDA said it was unsafe. Ixchiq is approved in EU and Canada and there are distribution deals with @SerumInstIndia and @institutobutan4
Read more - globalhealthreport.org/valne…
How can they sell Ixchiq in Asia and Latin America when FDA says it is unsafe? globalhealthreport.org/valne…
Valneva Strengthens Financial Position by Refinancing Debt with Pharmakon Advisors and Provides Business Updates.
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Helen Clark to take over as chair of @gavi .
“Helen is a respected global leader whose knowledge and experience will be of tremendous value to Gavi as we navigate our next strategic period,” said CEO @SaniaNishtar
Read more - globalhealthreport.org/forme…
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Low-cost virus test offers rapid results in Africa @alemarcelab #ICGEB #EXPANDIA project
@SciDevNet @TheLancet
👉 scidev.net/global/news/low-c…
My article on the Belt and Road Journalists Forum shows LMICs are reaching to the East for support.
One thing I didn't include - many countries believe the West is targeting them with fake news. Ironic because we in the West believe the exact opposite.
scidev.net/global/news/ai-be…
Science journalists - I need you input!
On Monday I'm attending the @UN Secretary-General’s Scientific Advisory Board on behalf of our profession.
What should be the five priority topics or themes for UN leaders to consider? Suggestions welcome!!
Great news from Boston!
Big smiles all around as the opening of calls for proposals for @wcsj2025 is announced at @aaas! Thank you for the support @EurekAlertAAAS! Submit on wcsj2025.org/call by 21/4/2025
@SasjaSA @WFSJ @dstigovza @CSIRICC @CSIR @CityTshwane @ben_deighton @rainbowinsid @elna_s
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“Why are Russian scientists barred from collaborations while Israeli scientists remain included during ongoing offensives in Gaza and Lebanon?” Tamara Elzein, head of Lebanon’s science policy body, calls out double standards in international science.
scidev.net/global/opinions/d…
Fascinating insight into the impact of Yemen’s drug growers on the country's prized Sidr honey trade scidev.net/global/scidev-net…
🔴Big news: @SciDevNet has launched a new WhatsApp channel! Follow us on here for real time updates on science stories that matter to you. But make sure you have your 🔔 notifications turned on
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UK now using lasers to shoot at robots - navylookout.com/dragonfire-p…
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We are delighted to be hosting the #UKCGIAR Centre!
By strengthening ties between CGIAR, UK science and research centres in the Global South, the Centre is bringing science and innovation together to tackle global food insecurity. 🌍🔬🌾
ALT Text reads: ""Forging global scientific partnerships that produce practical, lasting solutions will be crucial to turning the tide against the growing global food security crisis." - Dr Daniel Elger, CEO, CABI. The background is a photo of workers harvesting crops on plantation
Come and join this fascinating discussion organised by @SciDevNet's team in sub-Saharan Africa
Meet our speakers as we imagine an Africa with smarter healthcare systems!
Be part of the discussion with @CPHIA_AfricaCDC & @SciDevNet on X, this Thursday at 5 pm WAT.
Live Now! A great discussion going on about pesticide risk
⚡Today, let's debate: cabi.zoom.us/webinar/registe…… Explore issues affecting the purchase, use and disposal of #chemical #pesticides in food production in #Kenya, and contribute recommendations for policy and practice to ensure #foodsafety in Kenya.
ALT Invitation to debate
Ben Deighton retweeted
⚡Today, let's debate: cabi.zoom.us/webinar/registe…… Explore issues affecting the purchase, use and disposal of #chemical #pesticides in food production in #Kenya, and contribute recommendations for policy and practice to ensure #foodsafety in Kenya.
ALT Invitation to debate
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#live now: Participants listening to Colombian biologist Brigitte Baptiste, the keynote speaker at the opening ceremony of #WCSJ2023 that has just kicked off. She was talking about the importance of science journalism. Follow proceedings:
👉spkl.io/60104dPMs
ALT WCSJ Medellin Colombia
A good turnout in Medellin as #WCSJ2023 gets underway to discuss science journalism.
