The University of Oxford announced today their agreement with AstraZeneca, a UK-based global biopharmaceutical company, to develop, manufacture and potentially distribute at a large scale the COVID-19 vaccine which is currently being worked on and trialled by the University. The partnership has been solidified now, with finer details and terms to be finalised in the Read More…
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Oxford coronavirus vaccine to begin human trials on Thursday
A Covid-19 vaccine being developed at Oxford University will begin human trials on Thursday, according to the Health Secretary.
Coronavirus home testing to be available within weeks
Public Health England’s (PHE) Professor Sharon Peacock has revealed that coronavirus home testing kits could be available at chemist shops and via Amazon as soon as next week. They will be made available to vulnerable people and the general public, according to the government, who have bought 3.5 million kits that are in the process Read More…
New rapid coronavirus test developed by Oxford scientists
‘You cannot fight a fire blindfolded’, said WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Without testing, those who are infected cannot be isolated, and hence the spread of the virus cannot be halted. Efficient testing is the key to stopping an epidemic from the beginning, with its positive effects evident in nations such as China, South Korea Read More…
Ex-Google CFO quits as chair of Oxford spin-out fund
The chairman and CEO of Oxford University’s £600m spin-out fund have quit within two months of each other, amid reports of a “bitter boardroom feud”.