
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...

EMA starts rolling review for Sputnik V vaccine
The EU applicant for Gam-COVID-Vac is R-Pharm Germany GmbH. The CHMP’s decision to start the rolling review is based on results from laboratory...

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...

Targeting SARS-CoV-2 differently
Using X-ray crystallography, Sebastian Günther and colleagues screened more than 5,000 drug compounds, identified seven compounds that bind to Mpro,...

Rentschler Biopharma to produce 100m doses of CureVac vaccine
Rentschler Biopharma SE is preparing large scale cGMP production and formulation of Curevac’s mRNA vaccine CVnCoV. Under a contract, signed in...

Abingworth raises US-$465m for new life sciences fund
UK-US venture capitalist Abingworth yesterday announced the final closing of its 13th life sciences venture fund, ABV 8, at US$465m exceeding...

Valneva in talks with EU about 60 million vaccine doses
VLA2001 is currently the only inactivated vaccine candidate in clinical trials against COVID-19 in Europe. The vaccine candidate entered Phase I/II...