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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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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