News

The European Molecular Biology Organisation extends lifetime membership to NCBS scientist Sumantra Chattarji

It is believed that EMBO bestows lifetime membership to only a few selected scientists across the world who have done outstanding work in their respective fields.

Jul 09, 2020

By : Team ABLE

CSIR, Laxai Sciences to seek approval to undertake clinical trials of antiviral and host-directed combination therapies on Covid-19 patients

Dr Shekhar C. Mande has highlighted that this combinatorial strategy (antivirals and HDTs) with repurposed drugs having complementary, additive and synergistic role, has been adopted to increase therapeutic options for Covid-19 treatment.

Jul 08, 2020

By : Team ABLE

National Medicinal Plants Board and ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources ink MoU on plant genetic resource conservation

The purpose of this MoU is to conserve the Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Genetic Resources (MAPGRs) at designated space of ICAR-NBPGR.

Jul 08, 2020

By : Team ABLE

Clinical trials for Regeneron's investigational double antibody cocktail for COVID-19 initiated

According to Regeneron, the Phase 3 trial will evaluate REGN-COV2's ability to prevent infection among uninfected people who have had close exposure to a COVID-19 patient

Jul 08, 2020

By : Team ABLE

Noted clinical scientist Gagandeep Kang quits as executive director of THSTI

A noted name in the field of epidemiology and vaccinology, she was instrumental in building the national rotavirus and typhoid surveillance networks.

Jul 07, 2020

By : Team ABLE