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Merck donates Rs 1.7 crore to IIT Bombay for Covid-19 research
News | August 26, 2021

Merck donates Rs 1.7 crore to IIT Bombay for Covid-19 research

The two-year donation supports the development of clinical tests for Covid-19 severity assessment and the focus on the development of simple immunoassays using single molecule counting technology


RedHill Biopharma's Opaganib demonstrates strong inhibition of COVID-19 Delta variant
Drug Approval | August 26, 2021

RedHill Biopharma's Opaganib demonstrates strong inhibition of COVID-19 Delta variant

Opaganib, a leading novel small molecule investigational oral pill in development for Covid-19, is a unique host targeted, dual antiviral and anti-inflammatory drug that acts on the cause and effect of the disease


New data demonstrates efficacy of Viraleze anti-nasal spray for Covid-19
Biotech | August 24, 2021

New data demonstrates efficacy of Viraleze anti-nasal spray for Covid-19

Viraleze was developed for application in the nasal cavity to help reduce exposure to respiratory viruses, including SARS-CoV-2. The product is registered for sale in Europe and India, and available online in certain markets


AstraZeneca-Sputnik V combination demonstrates high immunogenicity profile: RDIF
Biotech | August 20, 2021

AstraZeneca-Sputnik V combination demonstrates high immunogenicity profile: RDIF

Preliminary data from the first 20 participants in Azerbaijan show antibodies to the SARS-CoV-2 virus spike protein (S-protein) elicited in 100% of cases


Zydus Cadila receives Emergency Use Authorisation for 3-dose ZyCoV-D vaccine
Biotech | August 20, 2021

Zydus Cadila receives Emergency Use Authorisation for 3-dose ZyCoV-D vaccine

This is the world’s first Covid=19 DNA vaccine developed in partnership with DBT-BIRAC


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