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FDA grants Emergency Use Authorization for next-generation Covid-19 assays
Digitisation | August 19, 2021

FDA grants Emergency Use Authorization for next-generation Covid-19 assays

Thermo Fisher’s kits leverage an updated design from the original TaqPath assays, targeting eight different genes across three regions of the virus that causes Covid-19


Finding a cure for HIV
Drug Approval | August 19, 2021

Finding a cure for HIV

The group, known as the HIV Obstruction by Programmed Epigenetics (HOPE) Collaboratory, will be led by researchers at Gladstone Institutes, Scripps Research Florida, and Weill Cornell Medicine. Their approach, which aims to both silence and permanently remove HIV from the body, takes advantage of knowledge about how other viruses have become naturally inactivated over time.


Second-Gen mRNA COVID-19 vaccine candidate CV2CoV show positive signs in preclinical study
Biotech | August 19, 2021

Second-Gen mRNA COVID-19 vaccine candidate CV2CoV show positive signs in preclinical study

The preclinical study provides evidence for strongly improved immune responses with second-generation mRNA backbone jointly developed by CureVac and GSK compared to CureVac’s first-generation mRNA backbone


Real world data from Paraguay shows one-shot Sputnik Light vaccine has high safety and efficacy of 93.5 %
Biotech | August 18, 2021

Real world data from Paraguay shows one-shot Sputnik Light vaccine has high safety and efficacy of 93.5 %

Sputnik Light is the first component (recombinant human adenovirus serotype number 26 (rAd26)) of Sputnik


European Commission mandates InferVision AI to monitor Covid-19 variants
Digitisation | August 17, 2021

European Commission mandates InferVision AI to monitor Covid-19 variants

InferVision's AI applications have been developed to quickly and accurately analyse signs of pulmonary infections from regular chest CT images. These images are processed to indicate ground-glass opacity and high tissue density, which are key findings of viral pneumonia caused by the coronavirus


Pfizer & BioNTech submits Phase 1 data to US FDA for booster dose Covid-19
Biotech | August 17, 2021

Pfizer & BioNTech submits Phase 1 data to US FDA for booster dose Covid-19

The data suggest that a booster dose given within 6 to 12 months after the second dose may help maintain a high level of protection against COVID-19.


Antiviral face mask capable of inactivating COVID19
News | August 16, 2021

Antiviral face mask capable of inactivating COVID19

The antiviral technology involves the presence of active positive charges on the fabric, as binding sites for viruses and on contact with the fabric, virus cells that are negatively charged are neutralised, leading to the rapid destruction of their glycoprotein layers and the release of non-infectious ribonucleic acid (RNA)


India restricts export of Rapid Antigen Test Kits used to detect Covid 19
Policy | August 16, 2021

India restricts export of Rapid Antigen Test Kits used to detect Covid 19

The notification implies that any export of Rapid Antigen Kit will require a licence or permission from DGFT


Bharat Biotech’s first nasal vaccine gets approval for Phase 2 trials
Biotech | August 14, 2021

Bharat Biotech’s first nasal vaccine gets approval for Phase 2 trials

This is the first of its kind vaccine for Covid 19 to get the go-ahead


Novatek Pharma initiates Phase II study of oral COVID-19 drug
Drug Approval | August 14, 2021

Novatek Pharma initiates Phase II study of oral COVID-19 drug

This therapy may provide the first potential oral treatment for COVID-19, recognizing the global emergency of new SARS-CoV-2 variants