![Cuba has registered its fourth COVID-19 vaccine to undergo clinical trials. The two new vaccines are known as the Mambisa (CIGB 669) and Abdala (CIGB 66) developed by the Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Center (CIGB). The Mambisa and Abdala vaccines have been registered at the Regulatory Authority of Medicines, Equipment and Medical Devices (CECMED) to start trials. The Mambisa, named in honor of the women who fought in the 19th-century wars of independence, is a nasally administered vaccine. The Abdala, […]](https://www.cubabusinessreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cuba-covid-vaccines.jpg)
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![After the participation of the Henry Reeve medical brigade in Lombardy supporting Italian medical personnel at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Italy and Cuba met to discuss further collaboration in the health sector. For this reason, the Cuban Ambassador of Italy, José Carlos Rodríguez and the Italian Deputy Minister of Health, Pierpaolo Sileria met to discuss ties. At the meeting at the Cuban embassy in Rome, the best way to structure stable and beneficial cooperation in health was discussed, […]](https://www.cubabusinessreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Italy-Cuba-Discuss-Health.jpg)
![Homero Acosta Álvarez, Secretary of the National Assembly, held a meeting with Patrice Paoli, the French ambassador in Havana where they discussed topics of mutual interest. In the meeting, described by Mr. Acosta as positive, common aspects for both governments were analyzed, particularly the legislative assemblies of both countries. Acosta expressed interest in strengthening the working relations between both parliaments, and discussed topics such as climate change, health, agriculture, biotechnology, scientific research and sustainable development. The Cuban politician referred to […]](https://www.cubabusinessreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cuba-france-relations.jpg)
![Cuban-British joint venture firm BioFarma Innovations made its formal debut on Friday in London in an online seminar that featured Cuban advances in biotechnology. According to the Cuban Embassy in the U.K., the seminar analyzed the advantages of the business partnership. Chris Bennett, President of the Caribbean Council, Lord David Triesman, Co-Chairman of the Cuba Initiative, and Merardo Pujol, Development Director of Cuba’s Heber Biotec S.A. participated in the event. BioFarma Innovations, created August 3, 2020, is a joint venture […]](https://www.cubabusinessreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/biofarma-innovations.jpg)
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What the Doctor Ordered: Two Doses of the Havana Film Festival
“There will be a Festival, and it will be in two doses,” the president of the Havana Film Festival (International Festival of New Latin American Cinema), Iván Giroud Gárate, said in an exclusive interview. Inspired in the cur... More »
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Canadian Organizations and Personalities Nominate Henry Reeve Medical Brigades for the Nobel Prize
On behalf of an initiative of the Council of Canadians, a Nonprofit Organization, Dr. John Kirk, has brought together a number of Canadian personalities and organizations in support of a nomination of Henry Reeve’s medical br... More »
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Germany Steps Up Renewable Energy Collaboration with Cuba
Despite the limitations of the Covid pandemic, Germany and Cuba continue developing bilateral relations in key sectors of the economy of the Island. This time it is in the sector of clean energy production from renewable sour... More »
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Cuba Business Forum 2020
The Minister of Foreign Trade and Investment, Rodrigo Malmierca, announced the launch of the first edition of the Cuba Business Forum 2020 (Foro Empresarial Cuba 2020) to take place on December 8 and 9. The Cuba Business Foru... More »
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Germany and Cuba Strengthen Economic Links
Meetings have taken place between the governments and entrepreneurs of Germany and Cuba with the goal of expanding economic activities under the conditions of the coronavirus pandemic. Recently, the Vice-minister of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment Ana Ter... More »
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Russia Donates $5 Million for School Meals Program
- David Urra
Recently, the Russian government made a donation of $5 million to Cuba for school meals through the United Nations World Food Program (WFP). The donation was endorsed with the participation of the Russian Ambassador Andrei A. Guskov, Paolo Mattei, the represen... More »
Itolizumab Phase 3 Clinical Trials to Begin in US, Mexico and Brazil
- David Urra
Itolizumab, a monoclonal antibody developed by the Center of Molecular Immunology (CIM) in collaboration with Biocon, India’s largest pharmaceutical company, received authorization to begin Phase III clinical trials in patients with COVID-19 in the United Stat... More »
UK and CIGB Collaboration in the Battle Against COVID-19
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His Excellency Ambassador Antony Stokes LVO attended a presentation at the Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB) to learn of the progress of five collaborative projects supported by the United Kingdom. The Ambassador was received by Dr. Eulog... More »
VUINEX Opens Head Office in Havana
- David Urra
The head office of VUINEX officially opened its doors yesterday in Havana. Rodrigo Malmierca Díaz, Minister of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment (MINCEX), Deputy Prime Minister Ricardo Cabrisas Ruiz, Déborah Rivas, Vice Minister at MINCEX, representatives o... More »