Gilead Signs Billion-dollar Drug Deal for Hepatitis

Gilead has agreed to acquire the German drugmaker Myr Pharmaceuticals and its marketed therapy for chronic hepatitis D, also known as delta hepatitis, reports Fierce Biotech.The total deal is worth a little over $1...

Industry Voices: Goodbye 2020, Hello 2021

This time of the year is always a good opportunity to consider lessons learned and set new year’s resolutions for a new start. Our special column Industry Voices: 'Goodbye 2020, hello 2021' aims...

New Year’s Eve Celebrations in Times of Corona

With 2020 coming to an end, people are happily biding adieu  this troublesome year which only brought sickness and sadness with it. While no one is in a mood to party this New Year's...

100 Reasons To Smile About in 2020

While this year seems especially hard, there are silver linings. Out of coronavirus comes creativity. Out of quarantine comes bonus time with family. Out of activism comes changes for the better.One thing we can...

12 Months of COVID Can Be the Turning Point in Saving This Planet

According to a Guardian article written by Jonathan Watts the horrified year is coming to an end with a lockdown in several parts of the world but amidst this there might be a silver...

Positive Stories from the Shipping Industry in 2020

With the pandemic and the 2020 sulphur cap, the shipping industry had a challenging time this year but despite all odds it sailed through it rather well. So, here we are chartering some success...

UK Rollout Oxford Vaccine With A 12 Week Second Dose Plan

According to a Guardian report, the Oxford vaccine rollout plan has been changed over  concerns regarding giving millions the  first jab with a wait of up to 12 weeks for the second dose. The...

Uncrewed Surface Vehicles To Measure Pollock Abundance

This may be the first time data collected using uncrewed surface vehicles were used to help produce an annual estimate of abundance for a commercial fish stock.Every other year, NOAA Fisheries conducts an acoustic-trawl...

Top Maritime Stories in 2020

What a year! With 2020 coming to a close, gCaptain reports the top maritime stories that continued to make headlines all year long. IMO 2020 The year started with one of the most monumental shifts in...

MPA Singapore Revises The Number of Persons Onboard Pleasure Crafts

MPA Singapore in its latest PortMarine Circular, reminds all pleasure craft operators, owners and masters to comply with the measures stipulated in the COVID-19 Regulations 2020. COVID-19 reopening MPA Singapore reminds all pleasure craft operators, owners...