Experts Say COVID-19 Battle Needs More Funding, Cooperation

Coronavirus Causes BIO-Europe Spring Conference To Go ‘Virtual’

Adequate funding and joined-up global cooperation are two top priorities needed to combat COVID-19, a panel of pharma executives told this year’s BIO-Europe Spring.

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COVID-19 Crisis Panel Says ‘We’re In This Together’ • Source: Shutterstock

“We’re all in this together,” was the key takeaway from a panel discussion on how best to combat COVID-19, held during this year’s BIO-Europe Spring, which is being conducted this week as a fully digital event due to the evolving coronavirus pandemic.

Instead of hosting an in-person format in Paris, BIO-Europe Spring is being delivered "virtually" over the internet from 23-27 March...

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