Japan's Fujitsu, Mizuho, PeptiDream to form joint venture to develop COVID-19 treatments

Reuters

Published Nov 11, 2020 10:15PM ET

TOKYO (Reuters) - Fujitsu Ltd, Mizuho Financial Group Inc, and drugmaker PeptiDream Inc said on Thursday they are forming a joint venture to develop treatments for COVID-19.

The new company, to be called PeptiAID Inc, will research and develop peptide therapeutics for the current SARS-CoV-2 virus and potential future coronavirus outbreaks, the companies said in a release.