Tag: COVID-19
China’s Health Ministry: Fujifilm’s anti-flu drug effective in treating coronavirus
Zhang Xinmin, an official at China’s science and technology ministry, announced that favipiravir, also known as Avigan developed by a subsidiary of Fujifilm, had...
BIOCAD starts research on mRNA vaccine against coronavirus
Russia- based Biotechnological company BIOCAD has announced the research in order to create an mRNA vaccine against SARS-COV-2 (coronavirus). According to the company's press...
Pfizer and BioNTech to co-develop potential COVID-19 Vaccine
Pfizer and BioNTech have announced that the companies have agreed to a letter of intent regarding the co-development and distribution (excluding China) of a...
CureVac to develop mRNA-based coronavirus vaccine
CureVac, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company pioneering Messenger Ribonucleic Acid (mRNA) based drugs for vaccines and therapeutics, recently confirmed that internal efforts are focused on...
Corona Virus: Interpack 2020 postponed
Messe Düsseldorf is postponing the leading international trade fair Interpack. It will now take place from 25 February to 3 March 2021. In doing...
Israel’s MIGAL Research Institute working on to develop a Coronavirus vaccine
After four years of research funded by Israel’s Ministry of Science and Technology, MIGAL’s researchers have developed an effective vaccine against avian Coronavirus Infectious...
World experts and funders set priorities for COVID-19 research
Leading health experts from around the world have been meeting at the World Health Organization’s Geneva headquarters to assess the current level of knowledge...