Entries by Thomas Gabrielczyk

Cell-based vaccination vs mortality-reducing therapies

Immunovative Therapies Ltd and its US subsidiary Mirror Biologics Inc. are testing a novel, T cell-based vaccination concept that might protect risk groups from new SARS-CoV-2 variants and any emerging viral pandemic in the future. However, therapies that significantly reduce the mortality rate of COVID-19 patients may be a cheaper way compared to vaccines to protect high-risk groups. UK researchers reported on the first therapy in mid-June.

Evotec receives $8.4m CARB-X funding

Evotec SE and its new partner Resolute Therapeutics, a specialist in antimicrobial resistance (AMR), have received a US$8.4m funding from CARB-X for co-development of a first-in-class antibiotic.

The end of partnering events as we know them

An ongoing crisis and evolving new working habits of industry executives call for an entirely new and up-to-date partnering format. Workarounds such as moving a partnering event’s scheduled one-on-one meetings online is neither imaginative nor does it meet the requirements of flexibility and effectiveness. The format presented here sounds the bell for a new era of pharma partnering.

Rapid test for pandemics

Rapid tests have received a lot of attention during the Coronavirus pandemic, but as the number of tests available has increased, so has the confusion around the different types and what they can deliver. What if there were laboratory quality tests that could produce a result in just a few minutes?