
miRNAs unmask vulnerability in breast cancer stem cells
The study results, published in the Journal of Cell Biology, reveal that targeting these microRNAs sensitivies cancer stem cells to certain...

BioVersys gets €20m EIB loan to develop novel antibiotics
The venture debt loan is financed under the Infectious Diseases Finance Facility set up as part of Horizon 2020, the European Union’s research and...

Next-gen COVID-19 vaccine good in preclinical tests
In contrast to injectable vaccines, the nasal jab seems capablet to induce mucosal immunity which is crucial to eliminate the virus instead only...

Two companies aim for 2nd-gen COVID vaccines
As scientific papers provide hints that mutants of SARS-CoV-2 that carry the N501Y and E484K mutations are able to reproduce more rapidly as the...

COVID-19: Study finds neutralising antibodies to disappear rapidly
According to the “Rhineland population-based Study”, published by researchers under Prof. Monique Breteler at the DZNE in Bonn, Germany blood...

Record year for Swiss biotech industry
Driven by the corona crisis, the Swiss biotech ecosystem is thriving as never before. This is evidenced by the Swiss Biotech Report from EY, the...

AZD1222 claims 79% effecacy in pivotal US study
For exactly one day, the belief that AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine AZD1222 may be better than its reputation lasted. But because the ailing vaccine...