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BioMed X Launches Rapid Antiviral Response Platform
contractpharma
May 14, 2020
Aims to develop ultrafast new antiviral drug discovery, development and mass-manufacturing tools for rapid scale-up of new medications.
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Catalent, Ennaid Therapeutics Ink COVID-19 Program Pact
contractpharma
May 14, 2020
Catalent will develop a powder-in-capsule formulation of Ennaid’s ENU200 program, a repurposed antiviral drug for the potential treatment of COVID-19.
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Acer Therapeutics, NCATS partner to develop emetine for Covid-19
pharmaceutical-technology
May 14, 2020
Pharmaceutical company Acer Therapeutics has partnered with the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) to develop emetine hydrochloride for the potential treatment of Covid-19 patients.
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Gilead signs Voluntary Licensing Agreements with Cipla, Hetero Labs, Jubilant Lifesciences, Mylan fo
expresspharma
May 14, 2020
Under the licensing agreements, the companies have a right to receive a technology transfer of the Gilead manufacturing process for remdesivir to enable them to scale up production more quickly.
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HP University scientists gets Microsoft Grant for coronavirus research
expresspharma
May 14, 2020
The team will perform screening of phytochemical constituents for anti-viral activity through interaction with COVID-19 specific targets using molecular modelling studies.
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Study reveals novel coronavirus may infect human intestines
expresspharma
May 14, 2020
Researchers were able to isolate SARS-CoV-2 from the stool specimen of a female patient diagnosed with COVID-19, which suggests that intestinal infection may have occurred.
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NIHR, UKRI call for new COVID-19 research proposals
pharmatimes
May 13, 2020
The NIHR and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) are calling for new research proposals on the risk factors, transmission and prevalence of the COVID-19 virus SARS-CoV-2.
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Ultromics, Mayo Clinic Collaborate to Rapidly Assess COVID-19 Patients Using AI
americanpharmaceuticalreview
May 13, 2020
A joint UK-US research team is applying an artificial intelligence system to map for the first time how the COVID-19 virus attacks the heart with such deadly impact.
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Viracor Eurofins Launches Antibody Tests for SARS-CoV-2
americanpharmaceuticalreview
May 13, 2020
Viracor Eurofins announced the launch of its antibody assays for Coronavirus (COVID-19) SARS-CoV-2.
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Junshi, Lilly to Co-develop Antibody Therapies for COVID-19
contractpharma
May 13, 2020
Multiple neutralizing antibodies have been engineered, with the lead asset poised to enter clinical testing in the second quarter.