Engineered Antibodies Offer Broad Protection Against Deadly Cobra Toxins

Breakthrough Recombinant Antivenom Offers Broad Protection Against Indian Cobra Species

Researchers from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and Technical University of Denmark have developed a recombinant antivenom that provides broad protection against the venom of spectacled cobras, monocled cobras, and Indian king cobra species in mice. This lab-produced antivenom offers a next-generation solution to traditional animal-derived antivenoms, addressing issues like variability and limited species coverage.

New antivenom offers broad protection against cobra, king cobra venom in India - The Tribune

Researchers at Centre for Ecological Sciences (CES) at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and collaborators at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) have developed an antivenom that offers broad protection against venom from geographically diverse cobra and king cobra species in India. India reports over 50,000 deaths owing to snakebites. The study was published […]

New nanobody antivenom offers broad protection against Indian cobras

Snakebite is a neglected tropical disease, causing hundreds of thousands of deaths and disabilities each year. India alone reports nearly 50,000 deaths every year, the most by snakebite in the world.

Engineered antibodies offer broad protection against deadly cobra toxins

A research team has developed a recombinant, nanobody-based antivenom that offers broad protection against venom from geographically diverse cobra and king cobra species in India. The study is published in Science Translational Medicine and includes researchers at the Centre for Ecological Sciences (CES), Indian Institute of Science (IISc), and collaborators at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU).