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Employee Spotlight: Maria Trance

Employee Spotlight: Maria Trance

Employee Spotlight Our employee spotlight series celebrates the accomplishments and expertise of our valued scientists and staff. Maria Trance Maria Trance Senior Operations Manager Q&A with Maria What is your favorite part of your role here as a Senior Operations...

Employee Spotlight: Neha Yevalekar

Employee Spotlight: Neha Yevalekar

Employee Spotlight Our employee spotlight series celebrates the accomplishments and expertise of our valued scientists and staff. Neha Yevalakar Neha Yevalekar Senior Scientist at ChemPartner Q&A with Neha What is your favorite part of your role here as a Senior...

How Is Remdesivir Made?

How Is Remdesivir Made?

Gileadʹs antiviral drug remdesivir (Veklury, 1) was approved by the FDA on May 1st for emergency use against coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) after just a one-day review. Now the onerous task falls upon Gilead to make enough of the drug to supply doctors and...

How Does Remdesivir Work?

How Does Remdesivir Work?

Gileadʹs antiviral drug remdesivir has been catapulted to the limelight as the only FDA-approved treatment of coronavirus Covid-19 for emergency use thus far. On April 29, 2020, preliminary clinical trials indicated that the drug has shown some efficacy. While...

The Story of Dexamethasone

The Story of Dexamethasone

On June 16th, 2020, a team at Oxford University announced that their RECOVERY trials had revealed that a daily treatment of 6 mg of dexamethasone (Decadron, 1) lowered the fatality rate of ventilated COVID-19 patients by up to one third! This was a randomized,...