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…
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…
First patients treated with the worldﾒs smallest heart pump, the 9Fr Impella ECP
On Oct. 28, 2020, Abiomed announced the first two patients were treated with the Impella ECP expandable percutaneous…
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…
Regeneron’s COVID-19 outpatient trial demonstrated that REGN-COV2 antibody significantly reduced virus levels
On Oct. 28, 2020, Regeneron announced positive, prospective results from an ongoing Phase 2/3 seamless trial in the…
Aspirin use best for those with high coronary calcium, low risk of bleeding
On Oct. 28, 2020, University of Texas (UT) Southwestern scientists reported that an X-ray test commonly used to…
Aurinia announced European trial to evaluate antiviral activity of Voclosporin in kidney transplant recipients with COVID-19
On Oct. 27, 2020, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals announced the funding and initiation of an open-label exploratory trial evaluating the…
Nektar Therapeutics announced phase 1b clinical study to evaluate empegaldesleukin for treatment of patients with COVID-19
On Oct. 27, 2020, Nektar Therapeutics announced that it has received FDA clearance for an Investigational New Drug…
Novavax provided phase 3 COVID-19 vaccine clinical development update
On Oct. 27, 2020, Novavax announced updates on its Phase 3 clinical development program of NVX-CoV2373, its COVID-19…
CHF Solutions announced deployment of Aquadex Systems to hospitals in the s to treat COVID-19 patients
On Oct. 27, 2020, CHF Solutions announced that it had shipped Aquadexﾙ product to medical facilities in Tennessee…
Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | Genomics | NIH | Therapeutics
Scientists used clues in the human genome to discover new inflammatory syndrome
On Oct. 27, 2020, researchers from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced they had discovered a new…
UK MHRA began rolling review of Moderna’s mRNA COVID-19 vaccine
On Oct. 27, 2020, Moderna announced that the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in the United…
Postpartum depression may persist three years after giving birth
On Oct. 27, 2020, a National Institutes of Health (NIH) study of 5,000 women found that approximately 1…
Additional COVID-19 related genes ﾖ both helpful and harmful ﾖ revealed in massive screen
On Oct. 27, 2020, researchers at Yale University and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard screened hundred…
DOD and HHS awarded $33 million contract to Tecan to establish domestic production of disposable pipette tips
On Oct. 26, 2020, the Department of Defense (DOD), in coordination with the Department of Health and Human…
ViralClear halted its phase 2 hospitalized COVID-19 trial
On Oct. 26, 2020, BioSig Technologies and its majority owned subsidiary, ViralClear Pharmaceuticals, announced the halting of its…
Antibodies co-invented by Scripps Research and IAVI developed as a potential COVID-19 therapy
On Aug. 27, 2020, immunologists at Scripps Research, in partnership with colleagues at the IAVI Neutralizing Antibody Center,…
Todos Medical announced instrument validation completed at MOTO+PARA Mobile Lab
On Oct. 26, 2020, Todos Medical announced the completion of the instrument validation in its mobile lab division….
Membrion molecular coating to prevent COVID-19 virus from passing through cloth face masks
On Oct. 26, 2020, Membrion announced a breakthrough in the fight against the COVID-19 virus: a molecular coating…
ContraFect initiated expanded access to Exebacase for treatment of MRSA bloodstream infections in COVID-19 patients
On Oct. 26, 2020, ContraFect announced that it had initiated an expanded access program to provide exebacase for…
Bayer acquired Asklepios BioPharmaceutical for $40 billion
On Oct. 26, 2020, Bayer announced the acquisition of Asklepios BioPharmaceutical, a North Carolina-headquartered biopharmaceutical company specialized in…
Moderna announced supply agreement with Qatar for mRNA vaccine against COVID-19
On Oct. 26, 2020, Moderna announced a supply agreement with the Ministry of Public Health of Qatar for…
Todos Medical announced clinical validation and national CLIA certification for MOTO+PARA mobile labs
On Oct. 26, 2020, Todos Medical announced the completion of clinical validation and CLIA certification for MOTO+PARA’s mobile…
PerkinElmer received CE Mark for multi-analyte respiratory panel including COVID-19
On Oct. 26, 2020, PerkinElmer announced that its PKamp Respiratory SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR Panel had received clearance to be…
Taconic Biosciences launched critical model for COVID-19 research
On Oct. 26, 2020, Taconic Biosciences announced immediate humanized ACE2 mouse model availability for COVID-19 research. The SARS-CoV-2…
FDA authorised restart of the COVID-19 AZD1222 vaccine US phase III trial
On Oct. 23, 2020, AstraZeneca announced that the clinical trials for the AstraZeneca Oxford coronavirus vaccine, AZD1222, had…
Entos Pharma awarded $5 million in NRC IRAP funding to conduct phase I Clinical trial of COVID-19 DNA vaccine
On Oct. 23, 2020, Entos Pharmaceuticals announced it was receiving advisory services and funding of up to $5…
CureVac reported positive preclinical data for its COVID-19 vaccine candidate CVnCoV
On Oct. 23, 2020, CureVac announced data from preclinical studies of its investigational SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidate, CVnCoV, in…
Plant compound reduced cognitive deficits in mouse model of Down syndrome
On Oct. 23, 2020, NIH researchers reported that the plant compound apigenin improved the cognitive and memory deficits…
Global clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccine resumed
On Oct. 23, 2020, the U.S. FDA authorised a restart of clinical trials of the ChAdOx1 nCov-2019 Oxford…