Roche Begins Virus Bioprospecting In The Amazon

Roche Diagnostics' Brazilian subsidiary will begin research to identify different viruses from the Amazon region for the purpose of future vaccine development in 2010, resports Valor Econômico. The initiative, in partnership with the Instituto Evandro Chagas (IEC) and Columbia University and supported by a BRL4mn (US$2.3mn) grant, aims to study more than 100 varieties of viruses, genetically sequencing several pathogenic to humans, including dengue, yellow fever and hantavirus. Roche's commitment in this area validates one of BMI's core views for the Pharmaceutical & Healthcare industry, namely that bioprospecting will

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