by Sarah Tran Bitcoin has remained in its consolidation phase after its continuous weeks of climbing to new highs. Bitcoin has been trading steadily above $15,000, and has been trading sideways in the past 24 hours, and is currently priced at $15,381 at press time.While the economy has been suffering since the COVID-19 pandemic broke […]
by Troy Segal Biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies both produce medicines, but the medicines made by biotechnology companies are derived from living organisms while those made by pharmaceutical companies generally have a chemical basis. The coining of the term biopharma further complicates matters.1 The term describes companies that are using both biotechnology and chemical sources in their medical research and […]
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, […]
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 […]