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SEOUL: A South Korean company is looking for a business opportunity with partners from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) to help develop the regional market for its Covid-19 vaccine.

Sir Pascal Soriot was speaking after he was knighted by the King at Windsor Castle on Wednesday.

Capivasertib is being made by pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca following a programme of drug discovery research at the Institute of Cancer Research.

‘The treatment is far less debilitating than chemotherapy and I’ve been given the gift of a longer life,’ says one patient

After finding success investing in the more obviously lucrative corners of American medicine — like surgery centers and dermatology practices — private equity firms have moved aggressively into the industry’s more hidden niches: They are pouring billions into the business of clinical drug trials.

Sarah Birch, 46, from Rochester, Kent, fell desperately ill after receiving her Covid vaccine last year and was in a coma for four days

Sarah has been left unable to work and has been bed-bound for months

Shares in C4X Discovery Holdings plc have jumped since the deal was announced

AstraZeneca’s Chief Executive Officer, Sir Pascal Soriot, told Asharq Al-Awsat in an interview that Covid-19 is not over “and we just have to adjust to it like we live with the flu.” “Most people who get it basically get sick for a few days and do not need to be…

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The drugs giant will instead focus its Covid-19 vaccine efforts elsewhere globally and for its use as a booster.