The pharmaceutical companies and universities racing to develop a corona vaccine are making strides: according to the World Health Organisation (WHO), 25 candidates are currently undergoing clinical trials.
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Biotechnology sector searching for COVID remedy
The corona virus has a lock on the economy and the stock exchanges. Tests by the US pharmaceutical group Gilead in its search for a suitable remedy to fight the pandemic may be cause for hope. Harald Kober, senior fund manager of the equity fund ERSTE STOCK BIOTEC, keeps this company in the portfolio and has noticed a global increase in healthcare investments.