Spanish drugmaker Grifols SA will address a parliamentary hearing in Canada, following the recent death of two patients who had made blood plasma donations. Mary Hughes, Grifols’ vice-president of sales in Canada, is due to testify before a health committee on March 26 in Ottawa, according to the House of Commons website. Other pharmaceutical industry representatives have also been summoned. The p...
Spanish drugmaker Grifols SA will address a parliamentary hearing in Canada, following the recent death of two patients who had made blood plasma donations. Mary Hughes, Grifols’ vice-president of sales in Canada, is due to testify before a health committee on March 26 in Ottawa, according to the House of Commons website. Other pharmaceutical industry representatives have also been summoned. The parliamentary procedures started after Health Canada — which has oversight of health policy — received reports that two people died following blood plasma donations at two Grifols collection centers in Winnipeg, one in October and one in January. Another patient has sued Grifols, alleging kidney damage caused by equipment failure. Health Canada told Bloomberg News the investigation was ongoing and that no link had been made so far between the donation process and the fatalities. Health Canada permitted both Grifols sites to continue operations, according to a statement. A spokesperson for the company said Grifols would be issuing a statement after the hearing. Grifols has in recent years been expanding its business in Canada. In 2022, the Barcelona-based company signed a 15-year contract with the Canadian Blood Services as the country seeks to increase the supply of plasma and cut reliance on manufacturing facilities in the US and Europe. Grifols produces drugs from blood plasma, donations of which are heavily regulated in many countries. The US and Canada are rare countries that do allow people to sell plasma to companies such as Grifols. Earlier this week Grifols announced it planned to list its US biopharma unit — its main subsidiary for acquiring plasma to made into drugs. The company aims to raise as much as $5 billion to pay down debt and the carved out unit could be valued at close to four times the size of its parent company, Bloomberg reported .
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As the Iran war reshapes West Asian geopolitics, Pakistan has unexpectedly emerged as a backchannel mediator between Tehran and Washington, potentially sidelining India’s efforts to assert itself as a credible global diplomatic actor. India, despite its growing partnerships with the US, Israel and the Gulf states, has been absent from any meaningful conflict-resolution initiative on Iran. Umer Kar...
As the Iran war reshapes West Asian geopolitics, Pakistan has unexpectedly emerged as a backchannel mediator between Tehran and Washington, potentially sidelining India’s efforts to assert itself as a credible global diplomatic actor. India, despite its growing partnerships with the US, Israel and the Gulf states, has been absent from any meaningful conflict-resolution initiative on Iran. Umer Karim, a political science researcher at the University of Birmingham, said India’s strengthening...
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President Trump has tried to kill offshore wind's future in the U.S. But industry analysts say the attacks could hurt business confidence across the U.S. economy. (Image credit: DON EMMERT/AFP via Getty Images)
President Trump has tried to kill offshore wind's future in the U.S. But industry analysts say the attacks could hurt business confidence across the U.S. economy. (Image credit: DON EMMERT/AFP via Getty Images)