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Tiprelestat will be administered to patients hospitalized due to COVID-19 with the goal of reducing the duration of severe COVID-19.
Tiprelestat will be administered to patients hospitalized due to COVID-19 with the goal of reducing the duration of severe COVID-19. (Photo Credit: Alissa Eckert, MSMI; Dan Higgins, MAMS)

tiakis: Treatment of COVID-19

tiakis Biotech AG announced today that a first patient has been dosed in the COMCOVID trial, a Phase Ib/II trial evaluating the Company’s key investigational ...

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The paper's main author Vasundara Srinivasan at an X-ray set-up to test protein crystals in the lab. Credit: University of Hamburg, Susanna Gevorgyan (Credit: © University of Hamburg, Susanna Gevorgyan)

Natural substances show promise against coronavirus

Three natural compounds present in foods like green tea, olive oil and red wine are promising candidates for the development of drugs against the coronavirus. ...

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The molecule has shown great potential to produce a powerful antiviral response against infections with SARS-CoV-2. (Picture: ©NicoElNino/adobe.stock.com)

Evotec: € 7.5 m grant for development of COVID-19 therapeutic

Evotec SE announced that the Company has been selected by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (“BMBF”) to receive a grant for the ...

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How do virus variants arise and how do they spread? (Picture: ©CDC/ Alissa Eckert, MSMI; Dan Higgins, MAMS)

Why are alpha and delta faster than wild type?

How do virus variants arise and how do they spread? This is one of the key questions of a new research project initiated jointly by ...

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Sysmex supports healthcare workers in fighting the pandemic

Sysmex Europe GmbH announces the launch of the HISCL™-5000 fully automated random-access immunochemistry analyser and the HISCL™ SARS-CoV-2 Ag Assay Kit ...

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Start of COVID-19 vaccine production in Reinbek

Dermapharm Holding SE ("Dermapharm"), a rapidly growing manufacturer of branded pharma­ceuticals, was joined today by Federal Minister of Health Jens Spahn, Minister

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In a massive X-ray screening, scientists identified promising candidates for drugs against SARS-CoV-2 (artist's impression). Credit: DESY, Science Communication Lab

DESY X-ray lightsource identifies candidates for COVID

A team of researchers has identified several candidates for drugs against the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 at DESY´s high-brilliance X-ray lightsource PETRA III. They bind to an ...

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Testing power

Detecting traces of SARS-CoV-2 by PCR or antibody test has become the linchpin in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. The diagnostics specialists from the ...

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Transport patients with infectious diseases

How can healthcare professionals safely transport people with infectious diseases such as COVID-19 or highly pathogenic pathogens such as Ebola? What do you have to ...

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synthetic mini-antibody to combat COVID-19

By screening hundreds of synthetic mini-antibodies called sybodies, a group of scientists has identified one that might stop SARS-CoV-2 from infecting human cells ...

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APPLY TO THE OPEN CALL INNO4COV-19

INNO4COV-19 Open Call aims to provide financial support to companies with the goal of accelerating the development and commercialization of innovative solutions that tackle COVID-19 ...

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Just - Evotec produce antibody products against COVID-19

Evotec SE today announced that the U.S. Department of Defense (“DOD”) awarded its Seattle-based subsidiary, Just – Evotec Biologics, Inc. a contract valued up to ...

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