news UK Government funds facility to test vaccines against COVID-19 variants 5 May 2021 | By Victoria Rees (Drug Target Review) The UK Government will invest £29.3 million to test the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines against variants in 3,000 blood samples a week.
news £4 million in funding announced to collect data on COVID-19 antibodies 19 November 2020 | By Victoria Rees (Drug Target Review) UKRI will provide £4 million in funding to establish a data infrastructure for scientists in the UK to study antibodies from COVID-19 patient samples.
news Multivalent carbohydrate-binding modules show efficacy against COVID-19 8 May 2020 | By Victoria Rees (Drug Target Review) Tested on plaque reducing assays, researchers have identified a lead candidate multivalent carbohydrate-binding module for the treatment of COVID-19.
news UK government funds 21 new research projects into COVID-19 20 April 2020 | By Victoria Rees (Drug Target Review) A total of 21 COVID-19 research projects have been granted funding by the UK government, including vaccine and therapeutic development.