As Governments around the world attempt to reopen travel and kickstart their economies many are looking at so-called “vaccine passports” or “green travel passes” that could allow people who have been inoculated against…
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As Governments around the world attempt to reopen travel and kickstart their economies many are looking at so-called “vaccine passports” or “green travel passes” that could allow people who have been inoculated against…
The European Medicines Agency has authorized Johnson & Johnson’s one-shot Covid-19 vaccine Thursday, the fourth to get the green light for use across the 27-nation bloc that has struggled to get its vaccination…
British officials celebrated Monday as the country accelerated its Covid-19 immunization campaign will the rollout over 500,000 doses of the newly-approved vaccine developed by pharma giant AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford, with health…
With 150,000 courses ranging from how to win at online poker to principles of quantum mechanics, online education startup Udemy is thriving during the pandemic. Gregg Coccari feels torn. It’s early June, and the coronavirus pandemic has…
Just 17 minutes before takeoff, NASA called off the historic launch of a crewed SpaceX rocket due to potentially stormy weather in the shuttle’s flight path—but officials hope to reschedule the launch on Saturday or Sunday. KEY…
The answer is maybe, yes; The U.K. has invested about $600,000 to determine whether drug-sniffing dogs can be trained to smell COVID-19 while a small California-based company has partnered with airplane manufacturer Airbus to bring…
Boston biopharmaceutical Moderna announced Monday that “positive” data was collected from an early-stage human trial of a coronavirus vaccine, with all 45 participants producing COVID-19 antibodies—and…
Public vaccine company Novavax announced today that it will receive up to $388 million from the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness (CEPI) to continue development and manufacturing of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate. KEY FACTS - The company…
The theory COVID-19 originated in a laboratory in Wuhan, China — and not naturally in wildlife — has emerged as an explosive claim pitting scientists, who remain skeptical of the claim, against Trump administration…
The company’s billionaire CEO has secured huge grants on the promise of a new class of mRNA vaccines, but nobody really knows if they will work. From the moment the first case of what would later be called COVID-19 was announced, Moderna…
Melbourne-based biotech company Mesoblast announced earlier this week that it’s begun enrolling up to 300 patients for a randomized, controlled study of its stem cell therapy remestemcel-L in the treatment of COVID-19 patients…
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence released a statement on Thursday saying the U.S. intelligence community "concurs with the wide scientific consensus that the COVID-19 virus was not manmade or genetically modified,"…
Trump spent much of his Thursday White House briefing contradicting his health experts and bashing the media, particularly around his suggestion that scientists should investigate whether they could inject COVID-19 coronavirus patients with…
As coronavirus cases surged worldwide in March, Fitbit observed a global decline in physical activity among its 30 million activity tracker and smartwatch users. As governments implemented shelter-in-place orders, the company recorded…
It’s been just over a month since President Trump announced a national emergency in response to the spread of COVID-19, the virus now believed to have claimed the lives of more than 25,000 people across America. The president pledged…
On Monday, February 4, Prince Albert visited Google’s hometown of Mountain View to meet with company executives, including chief legal officer Kent Walker, and discuss possible areas of collaboration with the Principality. Along with…
On January 23, an international award will make its debut in Monaco at the Yacht Club. The MDO.Montecarlo Prize will serve as international recognition for the world’s best companies that stand out for innovation, technology, design and…
Technion, Israel’s Institute of Technology founded in 1912, now has an association to Monaco. The public research university has nominated Irina Alekseeva-Laïk as the first representative of Technion in Monaco. “I’m delighted…
How one Monaco company identifies with facial recognition. Facial recognition technology is everywhere nowadays, from mobile police vans and border crossings to shopping centers and university campuses. According to Research and Markets, the…
There’s no plan B because there’s no planet B, Ban Ki-moon says at CleanEquity Monaco. Leaders from the private sector need to push governments to increase their actions on global climate issues. EVERY MARCH, SOME 180 DELEGATES…
Monegasques love their boats. Polo is nice, too—and Formula One can be pretty exciting. But the latest ride for thrill-seekers is out of this world. When it comes to bragging rights, the super-rich don’t think twice about splashing…
MonacoTech, the incubator and accelerator startup program cofounded by billionaire entrepreneur Xavier Niel, Monaco Telecom and the Monaco government, took flight in November 2017. Its 800-square-meter coworking space (complete with…
Technology tells the story of the country's $2.3 billion land extension project. The Knight Frank Wealth Report in 2017 stated that $1 million buys you 17 square meters of luxury real estate in Monaco. And while there’s no shortage…
Monaco's busiest architect Alexandre Giraldi sees building boom rising higher and higher. Monaco may be the world’s second smallest country but property developments continue to boom with buildings rising higher and higher. For…
How our oceans are driving the European economy through innovation and sustainable growth. The so-called oyster luge, slurping the brine of the bivalve followed by a smoky sip of single malt scotch, has become something of a stealth hit…