Abu Dhabi Sets Sights on Belgium to Boost Pharma Collaboration

Abu Dhabi looks at Belgium, a leading global hub for pharmaceuticals, for the establishment of a distribution corridor that delivers vaccines to the world and other life science needs that may arise in the future. Abu Dhabi’s capabilities in the healthcare sector and the HOPE Consortium&rsq...

CATALENT ACQUIRES A SUBSIDIARY OF PROMETHERA BIOSCIENCES

HIGHLIGHTS

• Catalent has acquired a subsidiary of Promethera Biosciences.
• Catalent is growing its operations in Europe.
• This is the third acquisition by Catalent in Belgium.

The Somerset-based Catalent is growing in Europe....

HRT THERAPY OF THERAPEUTICSMD AND THERAMEX GAIN UK AND BELGIUM APPROVAL

HIGHLIGHTS

• HRT Therapy of TherapeuticsMD and Theramex has gained approval in Belgium and UK.
• The new therapy called BIJUVA which is carried out through capsules called BIJUVE is the first and only oral therapy that combines HRT with bio-identical horm...

UK CORONAVIRUS VARIANT BECOMES DOMINANT IN BELGIUM

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• The corona virus variant of the United Kingdom becomes dominant in the territory of Belgium
• A spokesman for the government of Belgium said that, last week, they have estimated that 53 percent of the covid-19 infections has been caused by t...

EUROPEAN UNION GIVES BELGIUM 10 DAYS FOR JUSTIFYING NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL BAN

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• Belgium has got ten days for providing more explanations regarding its ban on non-essential travel to European Commission
• The letter sent to the authorities of Belgium had been by the director-general of DG justice as the European Commissi...

VOLVO: CHIP SHORTAGE STOPS TRUCK PRODUCTION IN BELGIUM

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• The company Volvo said that, the production at the factory of Volvo in Belgium has stopped due to the shortage of the chips
• The spokesperson for the company said that, this week they do not had any production line

The com...

PreZero STARTED LIGHT PACKAGING SORTING PLANT IN BELGIUM

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• The company PreZero International has started the operations at the company’s light packaging sorting plant in Belgium
• The company has invested around 46 million euros into the sorting plant in Belgium

The company &...

PHARMACEUTICAL FACTORY HAS BEEN INSPECTED IN BELGIUM

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• The health authorities in Belgium have announced that, they have investigated a Pharmaceutical factory in Belgium
• The inspection is carried out to find out whether the delays in the AstraZeneca coivd-19 vaccine deliveries are due to produc...

THE GOVERNMENT OF BELGIUM BANS ALL NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL TO AND FROM ITS TERRITORY

Highlights:

• The government of Belgium have banned all the non-essential travel within the territory of the country
• The decision have made by the Consultative Committee  

The Federal Concernment and the Federal Entities of the go...

BELGIUM BANS NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL TILL MARCH 2021

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• The government of Belgium is going to ban all the non-essential travel until the month of March 2021
• The prime minister of Belgium said that, the travellers coming from South Africa, South America and United Kingdom will have to be quarant...

VOLVO CARS TO TRIPLE ITS PRODUCTION CAPACITY OF ELECTRIC CARS IN BELGIUM

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• The company ‘Volvo’ is going to triple the production capacity of the electric car in Belgium
• The capacity of the company has been increased as the company has recorded total sales of the electric cars more than double in the y...

BELGIUM TO PURCHASE ADDITIONAL 7.5 MILLION COVID-19 VACCINES OF PFIZER AND BIONTECH

Highlights:

• The government of Belgium will be purchasing 7.5 million corona virus vaccine of Pfizer and BioNTech
• The 7.5 million vaccine doses will be a addition to the current agreement for the delivery of 5.1 million corona virus vaccine doses
...

TRAFIGURA TO DEVELOP A BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM IN BELGIUM

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• The company Trafigura have announced its plans for developing a battery energy storage system in Belgium
• An investment of around 30 million euros is going to be used for developing the battery energy storage systems in Belgium

ALL LEGAL RESIDENTS WILL GET COVID-19 VACCNATION IN BELGIUM

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• The government of Belgium have made a decision that all the residents in Belgium will be getting the covid-19 vaccine as long as they are legal
• The cabinet of the welfare minister said that, anyone who is a legal resident of Belgium ca be ...

BELGIUM TIGHTENS TRAVEL RULES FOR PEOPLE ARRIVING FROM CORONA VIRUS RED ZONES

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• The government of Belgium have been tightening the rules for travellers arriving from the corona virus red zones
• The Consultation Committee of Belgium have made a decision on the rules of travelling in a virtual meeting held on Wednesday

GOVERNMENT CATEGORISED BEER AND CHOCOLATE AS ESSENTIAL ITEMS IN BELGIUM

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• The government of Belgium have categorised that, beer and chocolate are the essential items in the country
• The chocolate produced in Belgium are world famous and the chocolate shops were open during the nationwide lockdown

TURKEY: AUTOMOTIVE MANUFACTURING COMPANY EXPORTS ITS FIRST SET OF ELECTRIC BUSES TO BELGIUM

Highlights:

• The automotive manufacturing company based in Turkey have been exported the electric buses to Belgium
• The company has been successful in making its first delivery of four buses to Belgium

On Friday, Temsa, which is an aut...

BELGIUM: RWE SUPPLY & TRADING SIGNED AN AGREEMENT TO SUPPLY ELECTRICTY TO INEOS TRADING

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• The company RWE Supply & Trading has officially signed a 10-year purchase agreement for supplying electricity to the company Ineos Trading
• RWE Supply & Trading is going to supply the electricity from the 219 megawatts Northwester 2...

EXPERTS: BELGIUM HAS NO SOLID PLAN FOR A THIRD WAVE OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC

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• Infectious disease expert has given the warning that, Belgium has no solid plans for a third wave of the novel corona virus pandemic
• The expert said, there was no bigger plan, and it was not clear that who was the captain of the ship
...

BELGIUM TO RE-OPEN SHOPS FROM 1ST DECEMBER 2020

Highlights:

• The government of Belgium is going to allow the shops to reopen from 1st December 2020
• The prime minister of the Belgium said that, the covid-19 situation in the country is improving but it is very important to keep a lid on the things