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A machine learning model that could identify antibody targets
Using a machine learning model, scientists could predict not only the virus an antibody will attack, but which features on the pathogen the antibody binds to.
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Blocking host proteins: an improved COVID-19 treatment approach?
Scientists report news of a promising new compound that effectively blocks the activity of proteins on cells that are necessary for SARS-CoV-2 to cause infection.
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COVID vaccine that could protect against Omicron and other variants
The antigen-based vaccine has the potential to induce sterilising immunity to old and new SARS-CoV-2 variants by preventing infection by stopping viral replication and transmission through the inhibition of cellular virus entry.
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VBI Vaccines announces progress from coronavirus programme
Pre-clinical research from VBI Vaccines has demonstrated an encouraging ability to boost and broaden the immune response against the coronavirus Beta variant.
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Neutralising SARS-CoV-2 with intranasally-delivered antibodies
A monoclonal antibody (mAb) developed by IGM Biosciences to combat COVID-19 has shown success in pre-clinical studies and has now moved into Phase I trials. In this Q&A, Dr Chris Takimoto, Chief Medical Officer at IGM Biosciences, explains how this biotherapeutic works to prevent and treat SARS-CoV-2 infection.
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Emerging trends in biotherapeutic development
The COVID-19 pandemic has placed a spotlight on the discovery and development of biotherapeutics, for both the treatment and prevention of diseases. In this article, industry experts discuss the emerging trends they see in biotherapeutic development and how they predict the field will evolve in the near future.
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Novel systems for realising the promise of DNA vaccines and enabling the next generation of genetic medicines
Dr John Lewis, CEO of Entos Pharmaceuticals, outlines how an innovative proteolipid platform could enable a new class of DNA-based vaccines in this article.
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Drug Target Review Antibodies ebook 2022
This ebook includes articles about antibody-based therapies that could protect against cancer by utilising a patient's memory B cells. Also included is a piece on an intranasally-delivered monoclonal antibody treatment to potentially protect against SARS-CoV-2.
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Innovative treatments: the new frontier for mental health
In this exclusive piece, Adrien Châtillon, Co-Founder and CEO of Actipulse Neuroscience, explores the future of treatment for diseases that impact mental health.
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New research could help find a therapy to treat COVID-19
Researchers from the Technical University of Munich have successfully used specific enzymes to destroy the genetic information of SARS-CoV-2 directly after the virus enters a cell.
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Episode 6 – mAbs and SARS-CoV-2 with Dr Carter Mitchell & Dr Sharath Madasu, Kemp Proteins
Listen to this podcast to discover why mAbs are key in the fight against SARS-CoV-2 and how the pandemic has shaped their development pipeline.
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Engineered airway lining created to study how COVID-19 affects respiratory tracts
Researchers have made a respiratory model of COVID-19, made from patient-derived stem cells, to understand how the virus affects respiration and which could be used to test possible drugs.
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Novel antibody could reduce SARS-CoV-2 transmission
Researchers at UC Davis Health have engineered an antibody that interferes with a critical cell mechanism to reduce transmission of the virus that causes COVID-19 in lab tests.
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Five SARS-CoV-2 antiviral candidates revealed in drug screening study
Using virtual screening, researchers have discovered several natural compounds that could inhibit the SARS-CoV-2 main protease.
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Researchers identify potential drugs to reduce COVID-19 mortalities
Researchers have established a list of compounds that effect cytokine storms that could reduce mortality in COVID-19 patients.
