Purdue Pharma reached agreement with U.S. Department of Justice
On Oct. 21, 2020, Purdue Pharma announced that it had entered into an agreement with the U.S. Department…
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Landmark TB trial identified shorter-course treatment regimen
On Oct. 21, 2020, results from an international, randomized, controlled clinical trial indicated that a four-month daily treatment…
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ImmunityBio, NantKwest announced first patient dosed in phase 1 clinical trial of second-generation COVID-19 vaccine candidate
On Oct. 21, 2020, ImmunityBio and NantKwest announced that the first patient had been dosed in the Phase…
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European Investment Bank provided Immunic with ﾀ245 million to support development of COVID-19 therapy
On Oct. 20, 2020, the European Investment Bank (EIB) and Immunic announced the signing of a ﾀ24.5 million…
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OPKO Health’s BioReference Laboratories launched multiplex COVID-19 and influenza A/B test
On Oct. 20, 2020, BioReference Laboratories, an OPKO Health company, announced that it was accepting specimens for a…
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PerkinElmer immunoassay identiied therapeutic compounds capable of disrupting the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein/ACE2 interaction
On Oct. 20, 2020, PerkinElmer announced that a research team at the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences…
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Final report confirmed remdesivir benefits for COVID-19
On Oct. 20, 2020, the NIH announced that the researchers had completed the Adaptive COVID-19 Treatment Trial (ACTT-1),…
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Merck announced positive topline results from phase 3 adult studies evaluating V114 15-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
On Oct. 20, 2020, Merck announced findings from two additional Phase 3 studies evaluating the safety, tolerability and…
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BioMedomics’ COVID-19 IgM/IgG Rapid Test approved by INVIMA in Colombia
On Oct. 20, 2020, BioMedomics announced that the National Institute for Food and Drug Surveillance (INVIMA) had provided…
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U.S. Department of Defense approved $87 million for newest bioindustrial manufacturing innovation institute
On Oct. 20, 2020, the U.S. Department of Defense announced an $87 million, seven-year award to the BioIndustrial…
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Evidence review confirmed CDC guidance about infectivity of novel coronavirus
On Oct. 20, 2020, researchers at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) and Oregon State University (OSU) reported…
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LabCorp and Swedish extended laboratory services relationship providing access to COVID-19 testing and diagnostics
On Oct. 19, 2020, LabCorp and Swedish, the largest nonprofit healthcare system in the Puget Sound region, announced…
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Atossa Therapeutics completed enrollment of phase 1 clinical study of AT-301 Coronavirus nasal spray
On Oct. 19, 2020, Atossa Therapeutics announced it had completed enrollment in its Phase 1 clinical study using…
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Study discovered gene that helps us know when itﾒs time to urinate
On Oct. 19, 2020, researchers annoounced they had discovered that a gene, called PIEZO2, may be responsible for…
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Alberta Enterprise Corporation invested additional $5 million to benefit Alberta startups
On Oct. 19, 2020, Alberta Enterprise announced that it had invested an additional $5 million into its third…
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Bio-Techne announced commercial release of SARS-CoV-2 multi-antigen serology assay kit for simple western
On Oct. 19, 2020, Bio-Techne announced that ProteinSimple, a Bio-Techne brand, released its SARS-CoV-2 Multi-Antigen Serology Module for…
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Thermo Fisher Scientific increased availability of COVID-19 testing with sample collection kit from Everlywell
On Oct. 19, 2020, Thermo Fisher Scientific announced it had received an expansion of its Emergency Use Authorization…
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RNA ‘ticker tape’ records gene activity over time
On Oct. 19, 2020, researchers at MIT, Harvard, and the Broad Institute of MIT announced they had developed…
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Mateon’s phase 2 global study for OT-101/ TGF- Inhibitor against COVID-19 cleared for patient enrollment in Argentina
On Oct. 19, 2020, Mateon Therapeutics announced the receipt of approval from Republica Argentina Poder Ejecutivo Nacional, the…
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BARDA reselected ICON as preferred partner to help strengthen U.S. emergency preparedness and response
On Oct. 19, 2020, ICON announced that it had been re-selected by the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development…
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LabCorp launched quantitative antibody test to assess effectiveness ef COVID-19 vaccines in clinical trials
On Oct. 19, 2020, LabCorp announced a test that provided a quantitative measurement of an individualﾒs SARS-CoV-2 IgG…
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Just – Evotec Biologics received grant to enable an antibody product for the prevention of COVID-19
On Oct. 19, 2020, Evotec announced that its Seattle-based subsidiary, Just – Evotec Biologics had received a grant…
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NIH began large clinical trial to test immune modulators for treatment of COVID-19
On Oct. 16, 2020, the NIH launched an adaptive Phase 3 clinical trial to evaluate the safety and…
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BD announce assay for immune assessment of COVID-19 patients available in Europe
On Oct. 16, 2020, BD (Becton, Dickinson) announced the CE mark and European availability of a product for…
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U.S. DOD awarded $698 million to Teel Plastics to increase production of Swabsticks for COVID-19 testing
On Oct. 16, 2020, the U.S. Department of Defense in coordination with the Department of Health and Human…
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FDA authorized phase 1 trial of ImmunityBioﾒs novel COVID-19 vaccine candidate hAd5 to drive T cell and antibody immunity
On Oct. 15, 2020, ImmunityBio announced it had received authorization from the FDA to begin a Phase I…
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Solidarity Therapeutics trial produced conclusive evidence on effectiveness of repurposed drugs for COVID-19
On Oct. 15, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced Interim that results from the Solidarity Therapeutics Trial,…
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Entos announced spin-off company Aegis Life to support global vaccine commercialization
On Oct. 15, 2020, Entos Pharmaceuticals announces that its San Diego-based spinout company Aegis Life, will pursuing U.S….
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Ionis antisense medicine evaluated in an investigator-initiated clinical study of COVID-19 patients in Brazil
On Oct. 15, 2020, Ionis Pharmaceuticals announced that IONIS-PKK-LRx was being evaluated in an investigator-initiated Phase 2 clinical…
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University of Oxford scientists developed extremely rapid diagnostic test for Covid-19
On Oct. 15, 2020, scientists from the University of Oxford’s Department of Physics announced they had developed an…
