
How microplastic particles get into the body
Microplastic particles exposed to freshwater or saltwater environments for several weeks are about ten times more likely than pristine particles to...

Vifor Pharma in US$100m licence deal with Cara Therapeutics
Under the licence deal with the US company Cara Therapeutics Inc., Swiss Vifor Pharma has acquired the US commercialisation rights for intravenous...

COVID-19: Moderna reports promising interim results
On Monday, Moderna Inc. announced that two 100µg shots of its mRNA COVID-19 vaccine candidate mRNA-1273 showed an efficacy of 94,5%, according to an...

COVID-19 jab: EU signs contract with JNJ
Both parties didn't announce a price for the jab. However, according to JNJ’s deal with the US government, which ordered 100 million doses, the...

1,800+ experts will join the Global Bioeconomy Summit
First editions of the summit took place in Berlin in 2015 and 2018, this year it will be delivery fully virtually. The digital conference event...

German researchers find reason for remdesivir's inefficiency
“We have come to a simple conclusion,” said Max Planck Director Patrick Cramer at the MPI for Biophysical Chemistry. “Remdesivir does interfere with...

Moderna to file for EU approval of mRNA-1273 vaccine
Modernas primary analysis of the COVE Phase III data was based on 196 cases, of which 185 cases of COVID-19 were observed in the placebo group versus...