DOD and HHS awarded $20 million contract to On Demand Pharmaceuticals to develop critical pharmaceutical ingredients
On Sept. 28, 2020, the U.S. Departments of Defense and Health and Human Services signed a $20 million…
NIH-funded study shed light on abnormal neural function in rare genetic disorder
On Sept. 28, 2020, a genetic study identified neuronal abnormalities in the electrical activity of cortical cells derived…
About 14% of cerebral palsy cases may be tied to brain wiring genes
On Sept. 28, 2020, in an article published in Nature Genetics, researchers confirmed that about 14% of all…
Regular COVID-19 testing for groups most likely to spread the virus more efficient, cost-effective than random testing
On Sept. 28, 2020, as COVID-19 infections began to rise again, a novel testing strategy was proposed by…
Hologic granted FDA Emergency Use Authorization for asymptomatic COVID-19 testing with Panther Fusion SARS-CoV-2 assay
On Sept. 28, 2020, Hologic announced that its Panther Fusionï¾® SARS-CoV-2 assay had received Emergency Use Authorization (EUA)…
OpGen announced completion of study collaboration with Karolinska Institutet on bacterial co-infections in COVID-19 pneumonia patients
On Sept. 28, 2020, OpGen announced the successful completion of the clinical study between its subsidiary, Curetis, and…
Tonix Pharma completed the purchase of a facility to house advanced development center for vaccine programs
On Sept. 28, 2020, Tonix Pharmaceuticals announced that it had completed the purchase a 40,000 square foot facility…
Immunic announced results from interim safety analysis from ongoing phase 2 CALVID-1 trial of IMU-838 in patients with COVID-19
On Sept. 28, 2020, Immunic announced the results of a pre-planned interim safety analysis and a recruitment update…
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INOVIO reported FDA partial clinical hold for planned phase 2/3 trial of COVID-19 vaccine candidate INO-4800
On Sept. 28, 2020, INOVIO announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had notified the company that…
Evaluation of LamPORE rapid tests for Covid-19 showed high levels of diagnostic sensitivity
On Sept. 25, 2020, scientists from the University of Oxfordï¾’s Nuffield Department of Medicine published their evaluation of…
CDC’s ACIP recommended routine vaccination with a quadrivalent meningococcal conjugate vaccine for adolescents aged 11 or 12 years, with a booster dose at age 16 years.
On Sept. 25, 2020, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended routine vaccination with a quadrivalent meningococcal…
Todos Medical entered Into COVID-19 PCR testing implementation and equipment financing partnership with AID Genomics
On Sept. 25, 2020, Todos Medical announced that it had entered into an implementation and equipment financing partnership…
Lumen Bioscience awarded Federal grant to rapidly develop antibody-based Covid-19 therapeutic
On Sept. 24, 2020, Lumen Bioscience and the US Army Medical Research and Development Command, announced an agreement…
Y chromosomes of Neandertals and Denisovans was sequenced
On Sept. 24, 2020, an international research team led by the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in…
Scientists discovered genetic and immunologic underpinnings of some cases of severe COVID-19
On Sept. 24, 2020, new findings reported by scientists at the National Institutes of Health and their collaborators…
Human heart mapped cell by cell
On Sept. 24, 2020, a team of scientists announced they had created the first atlas of human heart…
FDA took actions to help lower US prescription drug prices
On Sept. 24, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Food and Drug…
Yale designated labs in three states to provide SalivaDirect COVID-19 test
On Sept. 24, 2020, Yale University announced it had designated three independent laboratories to perform the university-developed SalivaDirect…
Novavax initiated phase 3 efficacy trial of COVID-19 vaccine in the UK
On Sept. 24, 2020, Novavax announced that it had initiated its first Phase 3 study to evaluate the…
Fourth large-scale COVID-19 vaccine trial began in the United States
On Sept. 23, 2020, a fourth Phase 3 clinical trial evaluating an investigational vaccine for coronavirus disease 2019…
USDA study revealed airborne fungus can trigger plant growth
On Sept. 23, 2020, the USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) announced that a harmless airborne fungus, Cladosporium sphaerospermum…
Countries urged to take stronger action to stop spread of harmful COVID-19 pandemic information
On Sept. 23, 2020, the WHO with the UN, specialised agencies and partners called on countries to develop…
Sinovacï¾’s Coronavacï¾™, SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, inactivated, announced approval for phase I/II clinical trial in adolescents and children
On Sept. 23, 2020, Sinovac Biotech announced that the inactivated COVID-19 vaccine candidate developed by Sinovac Life Sciences,…
FDA authorized first point-of-care antibody test for COVID-19
On Sept. 23, 2020, the FDA issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the first serology (antibody) point-of-care…
US Cruise ship no sail order extended through October 31, 2020
On Sept. 23, 2020, the CDC announced the extension of a No Sail Order for cruise ships through…
CDC provided $200 million to jurisdictions for COVID-19 vaccine preparedness
On Sept. 23, 2020, the CDC awarded $200 million to 64 jurisdictions through the existing Immunizations and Vaccines…
Humanigen announced Thermo Fisher partnership to expand manufacturing for COVID-19 therapeutic candidate Lenzilumab
On Sept. 23, 2020, Humanigen announced a strategic collaboration with Thermo Fisher Scientific to expand the manufacturing capacity…
Johnson & Johnson initiated pivotal global phase 3 clinical trial of Janssen’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate
On Sept. 23, 2020, Johnson & Johnson announced the launch of its large-scale, pivotal, multi-country Phase 3 trial…
Pascal Biosciences confirmed specific cannabinoids combat Coronavirus
On Sept. 23, 2020, Pascal Biosciences announced the Company had confirmed an earlier report that certain cannabinoids block…
NIH expanded clinical trials to test convalescent plasma against COVID-19
On Sept. 22, 2020, the NIH annunced that two randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trials expanded enrollment to further evaluate…