Brilacidin exhibited potent in vitro antiviral activity against SARS-CoV-2
On Nov. 1, 2020, scientists announced that increasing evidence shows that both natural and synthetic antimicrobial peptides (AMPs),…
Patriot Express Travel at BWI, SEATAC required on-site, rapid COVID-19 testing
On Nov. 1, 2020, the U.S. Department of Defense announced the start of rapid, on-site COVID-19 testing for…
InBios awarded $12.7M to boost production of two COVID-19 diagnostics
On Oct. 31, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of Defense…
389,000 BinaxNOW COVID-19 tests distributed to historically black colleges and universities
On Oct. 31, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that 389,040 state-of-the-art Abbott…
Hologic awarded US Government contract to expand COVID-19 test production capacity
On Oct. 30, 2020, Hologic announced that it had been awarded a $119 million contract from the U.S….
Humanigen announced first patient dosed in phase 3 clinical study of Lenzilumab in COVID-19
On Oct. 30, 2020, Humanigen announced that MedStar Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C. treated its first COVID-19…
InBios awarded $12.67 million DOD contract to Increase domestic production of rapid point of care COVID-19 tests
On Oct. 30, 2020 InBios announced that it had received Emergency Use Authorization from the U.S. Food and…
HHS and DOD announced $12.7 million contract with InBios to boost US production of rapid COVID-19 tests
On Oct. 30, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of…
Trials of University of Oxford’s Coronavirus vaccine began in Kenya
On Oct. 30, 2020, the University of Oxford announced that Kenya had joined the global efforts in search…
Innovation Pharma and George Mason University released lab testing results for Brilacidinﾒs COVID-19 treatment
On Oct. 30, 2020, Innovation Pharma and George Mason University jointly announced completion of extensive laboratory testing supporting…
Kaiser Permanente Research Institute enrolled volunteers in a phase 3 clinical trial to evaluate COVID-19 vaccine
On Oct. 30, 2020, Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute (KPWHRI) announced enrollment of volunteers in a phase…
The CDC issued framework for resuming safe and responsible cruise ship passenger operations
On Oct. 30, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Framework for Conditional Sailing…
REGN-COV2 IDMC recommended holding enrollment in hospitalized patients with high oxygen requirements
On Oct. 30, 2020, Regeneron announced that ot had received a recommendation from the independent data monitoring committee…
Icosavax launched COVID-19 vaccine program with preclinical data and $165 million in new funding
On Oct. 30, 2020, Icosavax announced the launch of the companyﾒs COVID-19 vaccine program with preclinical data on…
OncoSec announced FDA clearance of IND application for phase 1 clinical trial of CORVax12 vaccine candidate for COVID-19
On Oct. 29, 2020, OncoSec Medical announced that the FDA had approved the Investigational New Drug (IND) application…
Final NIH policy for data management and sharing released
On Oct. 29, 2020, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announed that it will begin requiring most of…
Emulate collaborated with FDA to apply lung-chip to evaluate safety of COVID-19 vaccines
On Oct. 29, 2020, Emulate announced that it had entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA)…
Mammoth Biosciences announced agreements targeting high-throughput CRISPR-based SARS CoV-2 test
On Oct. 29, 2020, Mammoth Biosciences announced that it had signed agreements with MilliporeSigma and Hamilton Company targeting…
UC Berkeley launched pop-up lab to monitor Bay Area sewage for COVID-19
On Oct. 29, 2020, the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) announced that it had launched a new…
PerkinElmer COVID-19 test kit receives FDA Emergency Use Authorization for sample pooling
On Oct. 29, 2020, PerkinElmer announced that the FDA had issued Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) to allow sample…
Humanigen announced first patient dosed in NIH ACTIV-5/Big Effect trial evaluating Lenzilumabﾙ for COVID-19
On Oct. 29, 2020, Humanigen announced that the first patient had been dosed at the Emory University School…
Oxford University began COVID-19 test for individuals without symptoms
On Oct. 29, 2020, the University of Oxford announced a new pilot scheme to assess the use of…
The CDC opened new South America Regional Office in Brazil
On Oct. 29, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) opened its new South America regional…
AquaBounty announced Mayfield, Kentucky as location for planned 10,000 metric ton salmon farm
On Oct. 29, 2020, AquaBounty Technologies announced that it had identified Mayfield, Kentucky as the potential location for…
Moderna partnered with Takeda and Government of Japan to supply 50 million doses of mRNA vaccine against COVID-19
On Oct. 29, 2020, Takeda Pharmaceutical announced that it would import and distribute 50 million doses of Moderna’s…
Biotechnology | COVID-19 | FDA | Therapeutics
Lilly announced agreement with US government to supply 300,000 vials of investigational neutralizing antibody bamlanivimab to fight COVID-19
On Oct. 28, 2020, Eli Lilly announced an initial agreement with the U.S. government to supply 300,000 vials…
CVS Health expanded COVID-19 testing services with 1,000 rapid-result test sites
On Oct. 28, 2020, CVS Health announced plans to expand COVID-19 testing services currently offered at select CVS…
UNMC VA study found contaminants may increase risk of rheumatoid arthritis
On Oct. 28, 2020, researchers at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) reported the results of a…
Novartis announced collaboration with Molecular Partners to develop DARPinﾮ therapies against COVID-19
On Oct. 28, 2020, Novartis and Molecular Partners announced an option and license agreement to develop, manufacture and…
NIH scientists discovered key pathway in lysosomes that coronaviruses use to exit cells
On Oct. 28, 2020, researchers at the NIH announced that they had discovered a biological pathway that the…