Neutralization assays constitute the definitive means to quantify the functional capacity of antibodies to inhibit SARS-CoV-2 entry into host cells. By assessing how serum or monoclonal antibodies ...

According to a study published in Nature Biotechnology, the sVNT is capable of detecting the functional neutralising antibodies (NAbs) that can block the binding of the coronavirus spike protein to ...

A second wave of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections in India is leading to the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants. The B.1.617.1 (or kappa) and B.1.617.2 (or delta) ...

BOULDER, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Biodesix, Inc. (Nasdaq: BDSX), a leading data-driven diagnostic solutions company with a focus in lung disease, today announced the broad commercial launch of a SARS ...

Evaluation of a 'plaque reduction neutralization test'. Using blood samples from COVID-19 patients, this test detects the antibodies which neutralize the SARS-CoV-2 virus, i.e. stop the virus ...

SARS-CoV-2 vaccine efficacy testing is now facing increasing challenges in the face of an ongoing pandemic with the emergence of new variants and waning vaccine immunity. Evidence supports the ...