The structure of SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid phosphoprotein in complex with RNA, published by Václav Veverka, Evžen Bouřa and their teams, was highlighted as the RCSB PDB Molecule of the Month.

There are 7 coronaviruses known to infect humans, one of them causing a global pandemic last two years affecting billions of people around the world. No wonder, the field of coronavirus research is rapidly developing.

The Institute of Biotechnology (IBT) and the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry (IOCB Prague), both part of the Czech Academy of Sciences, have signed a licensing agreement with the company Immunotech, a subsidiary of Beckman…

A detailed understanding of SARS-CoV-2 structure brings new possibilities in drug design and rises a chance to successfully combat the pandemic. The SARS-CoV-2 belongs to the +RNA family and its unusually large genome (29.8 kb) encodes…

COVID-19 has changed the lives of millions and even billions of people around the world. The disease is caused by SARS coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), an RNA virus, i.e. a virus that uses RNA to store its genetic information. In order to…

IOCB Tech, a subsidiary of the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, has donated kits for 10,000 isolations of viral RNA for COVID-19 testing to Public Health Institute Ostrava (PHI Ostrava). The…

An implementation team at the Riocath Research Institute, a member of Riocath Group, in collaboration with the Development Center of the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences (IOCB Prague), has…

Working with researchers from the Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials (RCPTM) at Palacký University and a number of other centers, a team of researchers headed by Pavel Šácha of IOCB’s Jan Konvalinka Group has developed…

Researchers from Jan Konvalinka Group at IOCB Prague, in extensive collaboration with scientists from RCPTM, IMIC CAS, UCT Prague, IMG CAS, IEB CAS, BIOCEV, CEITEC, and clinical laboratories at FN Motol, FN Bulovka, National Institute of…