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US NIH to launch international alliance for Covid-19 drugs and vaccine
pharmaceutical-technology
April 21, 2020
The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) is set to launch a public-private partnership, which will bring together health agencies and pharmaceutical companies to accelerate Covid-19 drugs and vaccines.
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Gilead’s remdesivir prevents Covid-19 progression in preclinical study
pharmaceutical-technology
April 21, 2020
A preclinical study in the US found that Gilead Sciences’ antiviral drug candidate remdesivir prevented disease progression in rhesus macaques monkeys with Covid-19.
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COVID-19 Update: Serological Test Efforts
contractpharma
April 21, 2020
The following is a summary comments attributed to Commissioner of Food and Drugs - Food and Drug Administration, Stephen M. Hahn, M.D.
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FDA COVID-19 Update
contractpharma
April 21, 2020
Public-private partnership with the FDA and others aims to speed the development of COVID-19 vaccine and treatment options.
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4D Pharma Begins Phase II COVID-19 Study
contractpharma
April 21, 2020
MRx-4DP0004, an immunomodulatory therapy, has shown potential to down-regulate hyper-inflammatory response while maintaining anti-viral response.
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Oral Anti-Viral for Covid-19 Filed under FDA’s CTAP
contractpharma
April 21, 2020
BioSig’s Vicromax is an orally administered drug that could be delivered to patients during all stages of Covid-19.
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Government forms high-level task force for COVID-19-related works
expresspharma
April 21, 2020
The task force will ensure work progress in the fields of science and vaccine development.
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DBT and BIRAC recommend 16 proposals for funding support towards COVID-19 Research Consortium
expresspharma
April 21, 2020
In the wake of the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) inviting applications on COVID-19 Research Consortium, around 500 applications were received from academia and industry.
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Clinical trials on zinc usage initiated for treatment of patients with severe symptoms of COVID-19
expresspharma
April 21, 2020
Zinc is proven to be effective at slowing the rate that similar viruses such as SARS and common cold replicate in the body.
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Nationwide launch for GP-based trial of COVID-19 therapies
pharmatimes
April 20, 2020
As of this morning – Monday April 20 – the current recorded case count for COVID-19 (coronavirus) in the UK has hit 120,067 with 16,060 deaths.