UK Government funds facility to test vaccines against COVID-19 variants
The UK Government will invest £29.3 million to test the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines against variants in 3,000 blood samples a week.
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The UK Government will invest £29.3 million to test the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines against variants in 3,000 blood samples a week.
UKRI will provide £4 million in funding to establish a data infrastructure for scientists in the UK to study antibodies from COVID-19 patient samples.
Tested on plaque reducing assays, researchers have identified a lead candidate multivalent carbohydrate-binding module for the treatment of COVID-19.
A total of 21 COVID-19 research projects have been granted funding by the UK government, including vaccine and therapeutic development.