Biotechnology and Medical Research (TRBC)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Fujifilm Holdings Corp’s (4901.T) research on Avigan as a potential treatment for COVID-19 may drag on until July, the company said on Sunday, a further setback for the…

(Reuters) - AstraZeneca Plc (AZN.L) has approached rival drugmaker Gilead Sciences Inc (GILD.O) about a potential merger, Bloomberg News reported on Sunday, citing people familiar with…

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Scientists in Sweden are hoping an alpaca named Tyson can help deliver a knockout blow in the fight to develop a treatment or vaccine against the novel coronavirus…

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Well-timed trades in Gilead Sciences Inc’s (GILD.O) options ahead of good news on the biopharmaceutical company’s COVID-19 drug treatment may draw…

The logo of Lilly is seen on a wall of the Lilly France company unit, part of the Eli Lilly and Co drugmaker group, in Fegersheim near Strasbourg, France, February 1, 2018. Picture taken…

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Sanofi is seen at the company's headquarters in Paris, France, April 24, 2020. REUTERS/Charles PlatiauPARIS (Reuters) - Sanofi has temporarily stopped recruiting…

FILE PHOTO: Families and beach goers ride bikes and walk along the boardwalk after the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions were lifted in time for the Memorial Day weekend, in…

FILE PHOTO: The company logo for pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca is displayed on a screen on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., April 8, 2019.…

FILE PHOTO: The company logo for pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca is displayed on a screen on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., April 8, 2019.…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump, in a surprise announcement, said on Monday he is taking hydroxychloroquine as a preventive medicine against the coronavirus despite…