Tocris Cookson Ltd., Helmholtz Zentrum fur Infektionsforschung GmbH and University of Lübeck have described proteolysis targeting chimeras (PROTACs) comprising cereblon (CRBN) ligands covalently bonded to non-structural protein 3 (nsp3; PL-PRO) (SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19 virus) targeting moiety through linker reported to be useful for the treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID-19).
Researchers from Tan Tock Seng Hospital presented data from a study investigating the utility of soluble suppressor of tumorigenicity-2 (sST2) as early prognostic biomarker of severe dengue.
Vedanta Biosciences Inc. has been awarded $3.9 million in funding from the Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Biopharmaceutical Accelerator (CARB-X) to advance its VE-707 preclinical development program for reducing colonization and preventing subsequent infections caused by multidrug-resistant organisms (MRDOs).
Current approved antifungal therapies are limited by their associated adverse events. SCY-247 is a new triterpenoid antifungal for intravenous or oral administration that inhibits the glucan synthase enzyme, which is a key member for the fungal cell wall.
Looking beyond the U.S. biopharma industry, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is now pushing the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations to get on board with the World Health Organization’s proposed Pandemic Accord aimed at making diagnostics, treatments and vaccines available to everyone who needs them.
Antibody-drug conjugates are the hot spot for deals in Asia, but investors questioned whether oncology is really the place to be, during the Asia Bio Partnering Forum in Singapore April 24 to 25.
The latest World Health Organization’s (WHO) Pandemic Agreement falls short of protecting all countries in future pandemics, said international patient groups and public health organizations.
Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is a tick-borne disease that results from an infection with the SFTS virus, with a case fatality rate of 6.1% to 21.8%. Identifying critically ill patients at the early stages is crucial for clinical management.
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