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Viraleze shows efficacy in Covid-19 patients – Starpharma Starpharma’s Viraleze antiviral nasal spray has demonstrated antiviral efficacy in a placebo-controlled study in participants with Covid-19. Viraleze achieved a statistically significant reduction in SARS-CoV-2 viral load, in the cohort of participants aged 45 and over. Viral load in the nose was reduced by 80 percent less…

Flinders University, Exail begin marine autonomy internship program

French defence technology company Exail has announced the launch of a research internship partnership with South Australia’s Flinders University, focused on maritime autonomy and robotics. Flinders Masters student Jeremy Wojak (pictured) travelled to Brittany in western France this week to begin a six-month internship under the Nicolas Baudin Travel Grant program.  Wojak will work at…