Gilead has begun testing its COVID-19 coronavirus antiviral remdesivir in the UK, announcing plans to trial the drug in patients in England and Scotland.
Johnson & Johnson has announced plans to team up with the US government to invest more than $1 billion in a new vaccine against COVID-19, aiming to begin clinical trials by September.<
The FDA has approved emergency use of malaria drugs championed by president Donald Trump for use in patients hospitalised with COVID-19, after warning against the potentially lethal consequ
Sanofi’s Pasteur vaccines unit has joined with the US biotech Translate Bio to announce a partnership to develop an mRNA vaccine against the coronavirus that causes the COVID-19 pandemic.
Gilead has rescinded its request for orphan status for its potential COVID-19 antiviral remdesivir amid a furore over its pricing should it get to market.