(Xinhua-China) A new plant will be established in Eilat by the Israeli pharmaceutical company Zion Medical to produce the new drug Gammora to treat AIDS, the Israel Ministry of Economy said on Tuesday. The new drug eliminates HIV virus-infected cells, as opposed to previous drugs which focused on eliminating the virus itself, and therefore faced the risk of viruses changing and developing resistance. The new drug also appears to be effective in the treatment of cancerous tumors. China's Shenzhen International Institute of Biological Research has acquired the rights to manufacture and market the drug in China.
2018-10-26 00:00:00Full ArticleBACK Visit the Daily Alert Archive