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MERS vaccine candidate could hold promise for COVID-19 vaccine
The vaccine candidate protected all murine models from a lethal MERS infection and could also be effective against the SARS-CoV-2 virus causing COVID-19.
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AI and cloud computing used to develop COVID-19 vaccine
A potential COVID-19 vaccine has been developed by researchers using AI and cloud computing to prevent the Spike protein from binding to the ACE2 receptor on human cells.
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Novel COVID-19 vaccine shows efficacy in mice
Researchers have developed a vaccine against the COVID-19 coronavirus which induced the rapid production of antibodies in mice.
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How are seasonal influenza vaccines developing?
With the global ageing population at risk of death from influenza, what is pharma doing to develop more effective vaccines to combat the virus?
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Biotech and academia collaborate on intranasal COVID-19 vaccine development
The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) will run the pre-clinical trials of Altimmune’s intranasal COVID-19 vaccine candidate, AdCOVID.
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COVID-19 update: funding for treatments and vaccines
Drug Target Review rounds up the latest announcements regarding funding for research into COVID-19 treatments and vaccines.
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Johnson & Johnson identifies lead COVID-19 vaccine candidate
A lead COVID-19 vaccine candidate has been selected by Johnson & Johnson, after demonstrating promise in pre-clinical testing.
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Remdesivir most promising COVID-19 drug, say researchers
A review of potential COVID-19 therapeutics revealed that the most effective are likely to be those directly targeting SARS-CoV-2, such as remdesivir and tilarone.
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Pooling research and development resources to tackle emerging threats
Here, Sheraz Gul highlights some encouraging displays of industry co-operation that aim to counter the global threat posed by COVID-19.
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UK Consortium to monitor spread and behaviour of coronavirus
The UK government has invested £20 million into the COVID-19 Genomics UK Consortium, which will use whole genome sequencing to inform infection control measures and therapeutic developments.
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COVID-19 research hub: promoting scientific collaboration
Drug Target Review has created a COVID-19 research hub with forum space for discussions and a place to share your research - plus all of our articles and news.
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Researchers work to create a COVID-19 viral epitope map
The team used data from SARS-CoV to identify possible viral epitopes that vaccines could include to stimulate an immune response.
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Coronavirus update: recent developments in vaccine research
Drug Target Review’s round-up of the latest developments in 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19 or SARS-CoV-2) therapeutics and vaccines.
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Researchers map vital atomic-scale protein on COVID-19
Using cryogenic electron microscopy, a team has mapped the spike protein on COVID-19, which could be used in the development of vaccines.
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Remdesivir demonstrates success against MERS in rhesus macaques
The experimental remdesivir drug has shown efficacy in combatting the MERS virus in rhesus macaques, according to a new US study.