British researchers have deciphered the glycosylation pattern of the viral spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 laying the foundation for vaccine development.

Newron Pharmaceuticals S.p.A.‘s Sarizotan failed to meet efficacy endpoints in the Phase III STARS study.

Roche Diagnostics has received FDA Emergency use approval for its highly specific Elecsys antibody test.

Belgian Bone Therapeutics SA has secured €11m to foster development of its late stage pipeline candidates.

Cevec Pharmaceuticals GmbH has launched a new, scalable production platform for AAV gene therapy vectors.

German vaccine developer ARTES Biotechnology GmbH will develop a COVID-19 subunit vaccine based on virus-like particles (VLP), which include two proteins of SARS-CoV-2.

The politically overhyped use of old malaria drugs in combination with COVID-19-specific candidates has been demonstrated to be dangerous, reports Nature Medicine.

German researchers have isolated a substance from parasitic roundworm larvae to alleviate inflammation and treat asthma in a rodent model.

Last year, the biotechnology sector in Switzerland has continued its growth and proved to be a magnet for fresh capital and investment. This is revealed by the Swiss Biotech Report 2020.

Up to today, Novartis and Bayer announced donations of several millions of old antimalaria pills based on anecdotical reports of efficacy in COVID-19 patients. Now Novartis has started a study.