9 March 2020 - 12:00

35 vaccini candidati contro la Covid-19

Ci sarebbero 35 i vaccini candidati contro la Covid-19 in tutto il mondo. Qualche settimana fa erano dieci in meno. Tuttavia molti studi sono ancora in fase preclinica e i dettagli sono ancora poco chiari. La corsa all’oro del 2020, comunque, è contrassegnata anche a colpi mediatici piuttosto rilevanti dato che sempre più aziende annunciano lavori sul vaccino contro il nuovo coronavirus o, come nel caso dell’azienda americana Moderna (una delle prima ad essersi messa al lavoro) di essere vicino alla soluzione.

9 March 2020 - 12:00

These nine companies are working on coronavirus treatments or vaccines — here’s where things stand

The list includes Gilead Sciences Inc. and Moderna Inc. along with smaller biotechs

In the U.S., the companies that are initiating development have received funding from two organizations: the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), which is a division of the Department of Health and Human Services, and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), a division of the National Institutes of Health. Some companies have received funding from Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), a global organization based in Oslo. Other companies are funding trials by themselves or through partnerships with other life sciences companies.