GlaxoSmithKline and US-based Vir Biotechnology are to trial a new therapy for COVID-19 based on an antibody designed to neutralise the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus.
Sanofi has drawn another blank in its attempt to repurpose its IL-6 drug Kevzara to tackle the extreme immune reaction seen in serious cases of COVID-19.
Despite the UK’s world class research output and the many start-ups successfully spinning out from its academic institutions, in recent years UK biotech companies have struggled to access t