Leo Varadkar 'encouraged' after Covid update call with Irish-based pharma giants

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar met with Pfizer, Eli Lilly, Gilead, Regeneron, Sanofi and Janssen Sciences.

Tánaiste and Enterprise Minister Leo Varadkar has said he was “encouraged” after meeting, virtually, with a number of pharmaceutical giants developing vaccines or therapeutic treatments in Ireland.

Mr Varadkar met with Pfizer, Eli Lilly, Gilead, Regeneron, Sanofi and Janssen Sciences; focusing on work they have done in Ireland to assist in the treatment of Covid-19.