Tag: biotech

SCIENTISTS MAP STRUCTURE OF POTENT ANTIBODY AGAINST CORONAVIRUS

by M Booth ( Biotech)

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Scientists at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle have shown that a potent antibody from a COVID-19 survivor interferes with a key feature on the surface of the coronavirus’s distinctive spikes and induces critical pieces of those spikes to break off in the process. The antibody — a tiny, […]

INHALED ANTIBODY DRUG FOR COVID-19 CLEARS CORONAVIRUS IN ANIMALS

by James Bradberry ( Biotech)

by Angus Liu Monoclonal antibodies for COVID-19 recently took center stage as Regeneron’s experimental cocktail was used to treat President Donald Trump, who went on to rave about it. But that therapy, as is typical for antibody drugs, needs to be injected into the body. Aridis Pharmaceuticals is working on an inhaled neutralizing antibody for COVID-19 […]