

RCEP: China signs huge Asia Pacific trade deal with 14 countries.
Hanoi, Vietnam, 17 November 2020 The leaders of China and another 14 countries in the Asia-Pacific region have signed one of the biggest free trade deals in history, covering 2.2 billion people and 30% of the world's economic output. The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) was signed over a video link on Sunday after eight years of negotiations. Australia, Japan, New Zealand and South Korea signed the deal, alongside members of the 10-nation Association of Sout


MetP Pharma's Nascum-VIREX will be evaluated for its protective effect against viral infection.
The results of the study are expected by first quarter 2021. Emmetten, Switzerland, 1 November 2020 MetP® Pharma AG recently announced that its nasal gel Nascum®-VIREX will be evaluated for its protective effect against viral infection. The aim of the study is to test the effect of acute dose apical exposure of Nascum®-VIREX upon viral infection with Human Rhinovirus 16 (HRV-A16) using fully differentiated human nasal epithelial cells. Time points from zero to 96 hours are st