Sunday Times – Coronavirus vaccine race: volunteers to be infected in the UK March 8, 2020 – Posted in: Open Orphan (ORPH)

Human guinea pigs in a London lab are to be given a form of the killer virus as the search for a lucrative jab hots up It sounds tempting: a payment of £3,500 to spend two weeks relaxing in front of the television, playing video games or catching up on some reading. There is a catch, however — you will be infected with a coronavirus and banned from physical contact with the outside world. As…

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Sunday Times – Irish firm Open Orphan #ORPH lined up for role in coronavirus fight February 2, 2020 – Posted in: Open Orphan (ORPH)

by Brian Carey An Irish company is on call to play a part in the fight against the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus. Open Orphan, which is listed on the Alternative Investment Market in London, has just completed the purchase of hVivo, a British company which owns the largest commercial quarantine clinic in northern Europe. The 24-bed clinic, attached to St Mary’s Hospital in London, is the only purpose-built commercial quarantine facility of its kind…

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