SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) is the name of a new Coronavirus that was identified in the city of Wuhan in the Chinese province Hubei in January 2020. The virus causes the disease COVID-19 and was declared as a pandemic by WHO on 11th March 2020.
acib as the largest Austrian research centre for biotechnology is responsible to use its competences and possibilities to conduct solution-oriented fast-track research in the context with COVID-19. The unique constellation of complementary research fields of biotechnology allows us to react very fast and to work comprehensively on a variety of topics that contribute to a solution that is urgently needed.