California biotech claims it’s discovere an antibody that can block ‘100%’ of coronavirus

‘There is a cure’: California biotech company claims it has discovered an antibody that can block ‘100%’ of coronavirus infections Sorrento Therapeutics of California is set to announce that it has discovered an antibody that can completely block coronavirus  Scientists with the company are calling it a ‘cure’ and say the antibody could be used … Read more

STOCK WATCH: Ryanair and the riddle of the soaring biotech shares

STOCK WATCH: Ryanair and the riddle of the soaring biotech shares; Vodafone dividend under threat? Tui trouble; Hargreaves Lansdown update By Jamie Nimmo For The Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 22:31 BST, 9 May 2020 | Updated: 09:31 BST, 10 May 2020 There’s been plenty of head-scratching over at Omega Diagnostics, one of the biotech … Read more

US biotech firm wants to test its pneumonia treatment in COVID-19 patients

A New Jersey biotech firm believes its drug could help save the lives of the sickest coronavirus patients.  BioAegis Therapeutics has been testing a protein called gelsolin to treat pneumonia.  Gelsolin exists naturally in the human body and helps to combat inflammation like that seen in critically ill and dying coronavirus patients.  In early stages, … Read more

INTERNATIONAL BIOTECHNOLOGY TRUST: Biotech trust will prosper, says its doctor

INTERNATIONAL BIOTECHNOLOGY TRUST: Biotech trust will prosper, says its doctor By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 23:02 GMT, 21 March 2020 | Updated: 23:02 GMT, 21 March 2020 There is no escape from the meltdown in share prices – irrespective of where money is invested. For example, although investment trust International Biotechnology … Read more

PUNT OF THE WEEK: Biotech firm Oncimmune

PUNT OF THE WEEK: Biotech firm Oncimmune can identify lung cancer years before tumours become visible By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 GMT, 13 March 2020 | Updated: 09:19 GMT, 14 March 2020 Oncimmune is an Aim-listed cancer diagnosis specialist based in Nottingham What is it? An Aim-listed cancer diagnosis specialist based … Read more