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Research, clinical trials in Pakistan: Experts term DRAP biggest hurdle

KARACHI: The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP), which is supposed to give go-ahead for the clinical ...

Published 17 May, 2022 05:39am

Business & Finance

4G Clinical raises over $230mn growth equity from Goldman Sachs

Neither one of us was going to go back and get a PhD in biochemistry and discover a molecule, but the way that we're intending to help is through technology, through our business practices, you know, removing bottlenecks in the clinical trial process.

Published 29 Jun, 2021 06:13pm

Business & Finance

China's Sinovac vaccine 67pc effective against symptomatic infection: Chile report

The vaccine was 85% effective in preventing hospitalizations and 80% effective in preventing deaths, the government said in a report prepared by the Chilean health ministry.
Chile's study examined CoronaVac's effectiveness among 10.5 million people, again looking both at people who had been vaccinated and those who had not.

Published 16 Apr, 2021 07:39pm

World

India approves Russia's Sputnik V COVID vaccine for emergency use

India has become the 60th country to register Sputnik V after positive results of local Phase 3 clinical study
RDIF CEO says over 850 million doses of Sputnik V are going to be produced in India annually

Updated 13 Apr, 2021 11:05am

World

Johnson & Johnson set to begin India trial of its single-shot vaccine

The Indian Express newspaper reported on Friday.

Published 09 Apr, 2021 10:48am

World

Valneva's COVID-19 shot set for Phase Three trial this month

The vaccine, Valneva said, was "generally safe and well tolerated across all dose groups tested, with no safety concerns identified by an independent Data Safety Monitoring Board".
"Based on the data assessed, the company has decided to advance the high dose into the phase 3 clinical trial. Other trials, including booster trials, involving antigen sparing doses will also be evaluated," Valneva said.

Updated 06 Apr, 2021 07:29pm

World

China approves inhaled CanSino vaccine for clinical trials

As of March 20, China had administered 74.96 million coronavirus vaccine doses, according to Our World in Data, a collaboration between Oxford University and a charity.

Published 23 Mar, 2021 05:31pm

Pakistan

DRAP grants permission to another Chinese firm to conduct clinical trials of COVID vaccine

Anhui Zhifei longcom will conduct its trials in Karachi at a private hospital, while in Lahore at the University of Health Sciences and another private health facility
At least 9,000 volunteers will participate in clinical trials of the Anhui Zhifei vaccine across the country

Published 14 Feb, 2021 02:57pm

Pakistan

COVID-19: Govt's plan to procure vaccine is insufficient to protect country's 220 million population

Pakistan is still waiting for the United Nation’s Covax mechanism to receive around 45 million free vaccine doses that will cover country’s 20 percent population
Many states including Turkey, Columbia, Bangladesh, Malaysia and India have already struck deals with different COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing firms
The Pakistan government has allowed the private sector players to procure vaccine from anywhere in the world and get registered with DRAP

Published 11 Jan, 2021 01:24pm

Pakistan

Sindh Health Secretary gets COVID-19 vaccine shot in clinical trials

“I have presented myself for the vaccine trial as secretary health,” says Dr Kazim Jatoi.
Several prominent public figures including Punjab Governor Chaudhry Sarwar and his wife have volunteered to be vaccinated in clinical trials of a Chinese vaccine being conducted in the country.

Published 31 Dec, 2020 03:04pm

Pakistan

COVID-19 vaccine: Chinese company seeks permission for clinical trials in Pakistan

The company has contacted the Drug Regulatory Authority Pakistan (DRAP) and expressed its desire for clinical trials of COVID-19 in Pakistan.
The clinical trials of the vaccine would be carried out in collaboration with a local pharma company, stated in the letter

Published 26 Dec, 2020 03:35pm

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Premier Insurance / Jun 28 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	4.34 ▲ 0.59 (15.73%)
Nazir Cotton Mills / Jun 28 Nazir Cotton Mills Limited(NCML)	5.59 ▲ 0.57 (11.35%)
Pak Gen.Ins. / Jun 28 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	9.98 ▲ 1.00 (11.14%)
K-Electric Ltd. / Jun 28 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	3.12 ▲ 0.26 (9.09%)
P.I.A.C.(A) / Jun 28 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	3.63 ▲ 0.29 (8.68%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Jun 28 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	5.95 ▲ 0.45 (8.18%)
Bankislami Pak. / Jun 28 BankIslami Pakistan Limited(BIPL)	11.73 ▲ 0.86 (7.91%)
786 Invest Ltd / Jun 28 786 Investments Limited(786)	5.38 ▲ 0.39 (7.82%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jun 28 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	13.35 ▲ 0.95 (7.66%)
JS Bank Ltd / Jun 28 JS Bank Limited(JSBL)	4.00 ▲ 0.28 (7.53%)

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Oilboy Engergy (R) / Jun 28 Oilboy Engergy Limited (R)(OBOYR1)	0.65 ▲ -0.52 (-44.44%)
Jubilee Spinning / Jun 28 Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd.(JUBS)	3.20 ▲ -0.85 (-20.99%)
Kohinoor Power / Jun 28 Kohinoor Power Company Limited(KOHP)	3.41 ▲ -0.52 (-13.23%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jun 28 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	6.51 ▲ -0.99 (-13.20%)
Sitara Energy / Jun 28 Sitara Energy Limited(SEL)	9.10 ▲ -1.00 (-9.90%)
Elite Cap.Mod / Jun 28 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	3.17 ▲ -0.33 (-9.43%)
First IBL Mod. / Jun 28 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	4.10 ▲ -0.40 (-8.89%)
Tri-Star Power / Jun 28 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	3.45 ▲ -0.33 (-8.73%)
Quetta Textile / Jun 28 Quetta Textile Mills Limited(QUET)	7.39 ▲ -0.61 (-7.63%)
Metro Steel / Jun 28 Metropolitan Steel Corporation Limited(MSCL)	23.11 ▲ -1.87 (-7.49%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Jun 28 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	29,612,000 ▼ 0.00
Treet Corp / Jun 28 Treet Corporation Limited(TREET)	19,925,500 ▼ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Jun 28 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	11,634,090 ▼ 0.00
TPL Properties / Jun 28 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	11,504,099 ▼ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Jun 28 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	11,010,799 ▼ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 28 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	8,949,000 ▼ 0.00
Maple Leaf / Jun 28 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	7,027,769 ▼ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Jun 28 Telecard Limited(TELE)	6,298,000 ▼ 0.00
Oilboy Engergy (R) / Jun 28 Oilboy Engergy Limited (R)(OBOYR1)	6,064,000 ▼ 0.00
Unity Foods Ltd / Jun 28 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	5,746,295 ▼ 0.00

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 24	207.70
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 24	207.50
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 24	135.23
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 24	0.96
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 24	1.23
Euro to USD / Jun 24	1.06
UK LIBOR % / Jun 24	1.57

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 24	3911.74
India Sensex / Jun 24	52727.98
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 24	26491.97
Nasdaq / Jun 24	11607.62
Hang Seng / Jun 24	21719.06
FTSE 100 / Jun 24	7208.81
Dow Jones / Jun 24	31500.68
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 24	13118.13
France CAC40 / Jun 24	6073.35

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 24	107.62
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 24	21180.00
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 24	122300.00
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 24	1826.88
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 24	98.05