Researchers describe structure of SARS-CoV-2 proteins suitable for design of new drugs

04-Aug-2020 - COVID-19 has changed the lives of millions and even billions of people around the world. The disease is caused by SARS coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), an RNA virus, i.e. a virus that uses RNA to store its genetic information. In order to confront it, we must have a detailed understanding of the ...

How to produce fluorescent nanoparticles for medical applications in a nuclear reactor

12-Nov-2018 - Under the leadership of Petr Cígler from the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry (IOCB Prague) and Martin Hrubý from the Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry (IMC), both of which are part of the Czech Academy of Sciences, a team of researchers has developed a revolutionary method for ...

Lonza and Agennix Sign Development and Manufacturing Deal for Production of Talactoferrin

Lonza will manufacture talactoferrin at its microbial facility in Kouřim, Czech Republic

12-Apr-2012 - Lonza and Agennix AG announced an agreement for the production of Agennix’s first-in-class oral Dendritic Cell Mediated Immunotherapy (DCMI), talactoferrin, currently in Phase III testing for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Under the agreement, Lonza will produce commercial ...

AbCheck: Antibody Discovery Deal

First validation of technology and business approach

07-Oct-2010 - AbCheck s.r.o. announced an antibody discovery deal with Eli Lilly and Company. Under the agreement, AbCheck will use its three antibody discovery libraries to deliver high-affinity, fully human antibodies against an undisclosed number of Lilly targets. The three distinct human antibody libraries ...

Gifted guardians of life and the environment: Europe honours the inventors of the year

04-May-2009 - Health and the environment were the big winners when the European Commission and the European Patent Office presented the 2009 European Inventor of the Year awards. In the presence of the Head of the Czech Parliament Miloslav Vlcek and over 400 guests in Prague Castle, EPO President Alison ...