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![ECB predicts Euro zone GDP to contract by 8.7% in 2020]()
ECB predicts Euro zone GDP to contract by 8.7% in 2020
The European Central Bank’s (ECB) growth forecast for the euro zone predicts GDP to contract. Europe was designated as the new epicentre of the Covid-19 outbreak, which originated in China,...
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![3D Printing in Healthcare: Technology Trends]()
3D Printing in Healthcare: Technology Trends
3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, is the process of joining materials to make objects from 3D model data, typically created by building one layer upon the previous layer....
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![How safe are simple painkillers?]()
How safe are simple painkillers?
French regulator ANSM recently tightened rules on the sale of pain relief drugs such as ibuprofen and aspirin, moving them behind the counter. Natalie Healey explores whether these common medications...
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![Promise of AI in drug discovery: Exscientia raises $60m in Series C round]()
Promise of AI in drug discovery: Exscientia raises $60m in Series C round
Novo Holdings led AI drug discovery-focused Exscientia’s recent $60m Series C round. In a strong vote of confidence, three previous investors - of which two are also development partners –...
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![Unemployment surge in US due to Covid-19 pandemic is unique, according to leading macroeconomic influencers]()
Unemployment surge in US due to Covid-19 pandemic is unique, according to leading macroeconomic influencers
The US has witnessed unprecedented rates of unemployment due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The unemployment rate in the US is expected to touch 20%, similar to the rates during the...
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![3D Printing in Healthcare: Healthcare Trends]()
3D Printing in Healthcare: Healthcare Trends
In healthcare, 3D bioprinting is used to create living human cells or tissue for use in regenerative medicine and tissue engineering. Organovo and EnvisionTEC are the pioneers of this technology....
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![Governments to the rescue? How different countries will utilise infrastructure to emerge from Covid-19]()
Governments to the rescue? How different countries will utilise infrastructure to emerge from Covid-19
The infrastructure sector looks set to be a key area for governments in the post-Covid-19 landscape, but, as Viola Caon discovers, strategies will differ depending on the financial resources available...
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![Pharmaceutical tech trends: Covid-19 leads Twitter mentions in May 2020]()
Pharmaceutical tech trends: Covid-19 leads Twitter mentions in May 2020
Pharmaceutical Technology lists the top five terms tweeted on infectious diseases in May 2020, based on data from GlobalData’s Influencer Platform. The top tweeted terms are the trending industry discussions...
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![Covid-19 pandemic: overcoming big pharma’s infectious disease market failure]()
Covid-19 pandemic: overcoming big pharma’s infectious disease market failure
Infectious diseases have been largely pushed to the wayside by big pharma because they are unable to bring the same profits as other conditions, such as cancer and chronic diseases....
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![Developing economies facing one of the worst economic downturns, according to leading macroeconomic influencers]()
Developing economies facing one of the worst economic downturns, according to leading macroeconomic influencers
The Covid-19 pandemic is estimated to impact developing and underdeveloped countries the most as the lockdown measures have left millions of people jobless and on the verge of poverty. The...
