Meridian launched novel SARS-CoV-2 antibody pair designed for developing highly sensitive rapid antigen tests from saliva
On Sept. 14, 2020, Meridian Bioscience announced the launch of a novel highly sensitive SARS-CoV-2 antibody pair to…
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Baricitinib in combination with remdesivir reduced time to recovery in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 in ACTT-2 Trial
On Sept. 14, 2020, Eli Lilly and Incyte announced initial data from the Adaptive COVID-19 Treatment Trial (ACTT-2)…
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Genomic leaders collaborated to create Australia’s first national COVID-19 tracking system
On Sept. 14, 2020, Illumina announced that the Australian public health laboratories will aim to sequence the virus…
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Gilead Sciences announced acquisition of Immunomedics for $21 billion
On Sept. 13, 2020, Gilead Sciences and Immunomedics announced an agreement whereby Gilead would acquire Immunomedics for $88.00…
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COVID-19 vaccine AZD1222 clinical trials resumed in the UK
On Sept. 12 2020, Clinical trials for the AstraZeneca Oxford coronavirus vaccine, AZD1222, have resumed in the UK…
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Biotechnology | Clinical Research | COVID-19 | FDA | Vaccine
BioNTech and Pfizer proposed expansion of pivotal COVID-19 vaccine trial
On Sept. 12, 2020, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that they had submitted an amended protocol to the FDA…
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Transmission of COVID-19 outbreaks associated with child care facilities in Utah
On Sept. 11, 2020, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that twelve children acquired…
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MediciNova announced intranasal RS virus vaccine vuccessfully induced neutralizing antibodies against RS virus in mice
On Sept. 11, 2020, MediciNova announced that BioComo, co-developer of MediciNova’s SARS-CoV-2 vaccine for COVID-19, announced that its…
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Todos Medical announced commercial launch of COVID-19 qPCR test kits in the U.S.
On Sept. 11, 2020, Todos Medical announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has added the…
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Corvus Pharmaceuticals provided update on clinical trial of CPI-006 for patients with COVID-19
On Sept. 10, 2020, Corvus Pharmaceuticals announced updated data from its ongoing Phase 1 study investigating the potential…
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NIH ACTIV initiative launched adaptive clinical trials of blood-clotting treatments for COVID-19
On Sept. 10, 2020, the National Institutes of Health launched two of three adaptive Phase 3 clinical trials…
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Valneva announced IXIARO supply contract with the U.S. Government worth up to $166 million
On Sept. 9, 2020, Valneva announced the signing of a new contract, lasting up to three years, with…
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AstraZeneca Oxford SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, AZD1222, COVID-19 vaccine trials temporary paused
On Sept. 9, 2020, as part of the ongoing randomised, controlled clinical trials of the AstraZeneca Oxford coronavirus…
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US Government stopped COVID-19 entry strategy for international air passengers
On Sept. 9, 2020, the U.S. government (USG) announced that it will remove requirements for directing all flights…
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iBio advanced COVID-19 LicKM-subunit vaccine candidate, IBIO-201
On Sept. 9, 2020, iBio announced that it had selected IBIO-201, its LicKM-ubunit vaccine, as its leading candidate…
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Cardiology | Diagnostics | NIH
Study showed U.S. decline in awareness, treatment and control of high blood pressure
On Sept. 9, 2020, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that after nearly 15 years on an…
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Merck announced positive topline results from phase 3 adult studies evaluating investigational 15-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
On Sept. 9, 2020, Merck announced that two Phase 3 studies evaluating the safety, tolerability and immunogenicity of…
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Head-to-head study demonstrated equivalency and accuracy of COVID-19 rapid point-of-care tests, despite test sensitivity claims
On Sept. 9, 2020, BD (Becton, Dickinson) announced the results of a new research study that demonstrated performance…
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Elevated levels of a blood clotting factor linked to worse outcomes in severe COVID-19
On Sept. 9, 2020, Harvard Medical School investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital reported that patients hospitalized with severe…
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U.S. COVID-19 cases may be substantially underestimated
On Sept. 9, 2020, UC Berkeley School of Public Health researchers reported that probability analysis showed the U.S….
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FDA approved Trelegy Ellipta as first once-daily single inhaler triple therapy for treatment of both asthma and COPD in the U.S.
On Sept. 9, 2020, GlaxoSmithKline and Innoviva announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved a…
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COVID-19 | FDA | HIV | Infectious Disease | Vaccine
Pfizer and BioNTech to potentially supply EU with 200 million doses of mRNA-based vaccine candidate against SARS-CoV-2
On Sept. 9, 2020, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that they had concluded exploratory talks with the European Commission…
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Biology | Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Disease | Infectious Disease | Oncology | Therapeutics
NanoString announced new GeoMx COVID-19 Consortium, part of the GeoMx Translational Leadership Network
On Sept. 9, 2020, NanoString Technologies announced the formation of the GeoMx Translational Leadership Network (GTLN). The GTLN…
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Pfizer and BioNTech announced data from preclinical studies of mRNA-based vaccine candidate against COVID-19
On Sept. 9, 2020, Pfizer and BioNTech announced preliminary preclinical data in mouse and non-human primate models from…
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The ACIP updated flu vaccine recommendations for 2020-2021
On Sept. 9, 2020, the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) reviewed and agreed with the Advisory Committee…
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LabCorp launched first combined test for Covid-19, flu and RSV in time for flu season
On Sept. 8, 2020, LabCorp announced the launch of the first testing method to simultaneously detect COVID-19, influenza…
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INOVIO added Thermo Fisher Scientific to global manufacturing consortium
On Sept. 8, 2020, INOVIO announced that Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, had signed…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Influenza | Measles | Plague | Polio | Therapeutics | Vaccine
Biopharma leaders united to stand with science
On Sept. 8, 2020, the CEOs of AstraZeneca, BioNTech, GlaxoSmithKline, Johnson & Johnson, Merck, Moderna, Novavax, Pfizer, and…
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RedHill Biopharma’s opaganib demonstrated complete inhibition of SARS-CoV-2
On Sept. 8, 2020, RedHill Biopharma announced that opaganib demonstrated potent inhibition of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Infectious Disease | Life Science History | Medicine | Non-Profit Research | Stem Cell | Therapeutics
California’s Stem Cell Agency and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative partnered to create COVID-19 database
On Sept. 8, 2020, a new collaboration between the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) and the Chan…
