The active ingredient is cordycepin, with antiviral properties, and which is isolated from the mushroom. Hyderabad: Combining traditional knowledge with modern science, the Hyderabad-based Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) has announced a novel immunity booster to fight against COVID-19. Clone Deals, a startup incubated at CCMB’s Atal Incubation […]
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At the same time, the CCMB Director cautioned that an ‘effective’ vaccine could be many months or years away. CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) Director Rakesh Mishra on Thursday disclosed the institute has been working on three varied platforms in association with other CSIR labs in Chandigarh and […]
In an exclusive interview, Director, S. Chandrashekar explains what goes into drug discovery and other related issues. CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT) has been one of the first indigenous labs which got geared up to combat coronavirus (COVID-19) by scouring among existing antivirals to treat the infection and has […]
Hyderabad-based Laxai Life Sciences Private Limited, in association with the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), has sought regulatory approval to undertake four-arm randomized controlled phase III clinical trial on July 8. The clinical trial named MUCOVIN is to be carried out in partnership with Medanta Medicity in Delhi […]
University of Hyderabad (UoH) and CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) are collaborating with Vins Bioproducts Ltd, a well-known antisera manufacturing company, incubated at UoH’s BioNEST incubation center, to develop antibody fragment-based immunotherapy for immediate treatment for COVID-19 pandemic. The use of antibodies has been an effective method in […]
