Drug from worms dampens autoimmune response

German researchers have isolated a substance from parasitic roundworm larvae to alleviate inflammation and treat asthma in a rodent model.

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COVID-19: Novartis starts study on hyped malaria drug

Up to today, Novartis and Bayer announced donations of several millions of old antimalaria pills based on anecdotical reports of efficacy in COVID-19 patients. Now Novartis has started a study.

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Carbios SAS publishes PET recycling technology

For years, French Carbios SAS has worked to set up a process that effectively depolymerizes PET, one of the most common plastics. Now its process has been published.

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Mobidiag’s COVID-19 test okayed for emergency use

Molecular diagnostics specialist Mobidiag Ltd has got emergency approval for its Amplidiag® COVID-19 molecular diagnostic test in Finland.

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Researchers reconstruct SARS-CoV-2 evolution

British researchers have tabled a phylogenetic tree showing different subtypes of SARS-CoV-2 developed in Asia, Europe and the US.

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COVID-19: Solnatide approved for compassionate use

Austrian COVID-19 patients with severe lung dysfunction for the first time have a treatment option within a compassionate use program for Apeptico’s solnatide.

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GE renamed Cytiva upon take-over by Danaher

Following the completion of Danaher’s €19.5bn take-over of GE Healthcare Life Sciences, GE’s CDMO arm is renamed Cytiva.

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Making opoids more effective pain killers

Low intrinsic efficacy can explain the reduced side effects of new agonists of the m-opioid receptor a British-Australian reseach team reports.

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Apeptico gets EU grant for COVID-19 drug

Austrian APEPTICO has got Horizon 2020 money for accelerated development and clinical use of Solnatide for the treatment of COVID-19 patients

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