BioNTech received ﾀ375M in funding from German Federal Ministry to support COVID-19 vaccine program BNT162
On Sept. 15, 2020, BioNTech announced that had receive a grant of up to 375 million Euro from…
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OPKO Health initiated clinical trial of RAYALDEE in COVID-19 patients
On Sept. 15, 2020, OPKO Health announce it had initiated a Phase 2 trial with RAYALDEEﾮ as a…
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Factors inherent to obesity could increase vulnerability to COVID-19
On Sept. 15, 2020, UT Southwestern research suggested conditions related to obesity, including inflammation and leaky gut, leave…
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Tonix Pharma enrolled first patient in COV-LOGIC study to assess antibody and T cell responses to SARS-CoV-2
On Sept. 15, 2020,Tonix Pharmaceuticals announced that the first patient was enrolled in the observational COV-LOGIC study (TNX-C001),…
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Thermo Fisher Scientific further expanded laboratory plastics production to support COVID-19 testing, therapies and vaccines
On Sept. 15, 2020, Thermo Fisher Scientific announced it was investing more than $140 million to further expand…
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FDA contracted with global partners to analyze coronavirus samples
On Sept. 15, 2020, the FDA awarded a $5.4 million research contract to the University of Liverpool and…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | FDA | Infectious Disease | Life Science History | Medical Device
FDA published comparative performance data for COVID-19 molecular diagnostic tests
On Sept. 15, 2020, the FDA published comparative performance data for some authorized COVID-19 molecular diagnostic tests. The…
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Vaxart announced FDA clearance of IND application for oral COVID-19 vaccine
On Sept. 14, 2020, Vaxart announced that the FDA had completed its review of the Companyﾒs Investigational New…
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Valneva and Dynavax announced commercial supply agreement for inactivated, adjuvanted COVID-19 vaccine
On Sept. 14, 2020, Dynavax Technologies announced a commercial partnership for the supply of Dynavax’s CpG 1018 adjuvant…
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The US Dept of Defense awarded contracts for COVID-19 disposable isolation gowns
On Sept. 14, 2020, the U.S. Department of Defense, on behalf of the Department of Health and Human…
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Valneva announced COVID-19 vaccine partnership with UK Government
On Sept. 14, 2020, Valneva announced a vaccine partnership with the UK government for its inactivated COVID-19 vaccine,…
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Biotechnology | Disease | Neurology | NIH | Therapeutics
NIH augmented large scale study of Alzheimer’s disease biomarkers
On Sept. 14, 2020, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that it had added funding for more…
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Flu may increase the spread of Covid-19
On Sept. 14, 2020, scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology in Berlin and the Institut…
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Humanigen and Lonza announced collaboration to expand manufacturing of Humanigen’s COVID-19 therapeutic Candidate Lenzilumab
On Sept. 14, 2020, Humanigen and Lonza announced a strategic collaboration to expand the manufacturing capacity for lenzilumab…
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Text analysis software track global biothreats, such as COVID-19
On Sept. 14, 2020, at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) reported that U.S. analysts monitoring global biothreats…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | NIH | Therapeutics
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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First hospitals in the world adopt Genesis Robotic Technology for cardiac heart rhythm disorders
On Sept. 14, 2020, Stereotaxis announced it had completed installations of the worldﾒs first Genesis Robotic Magnetic Navigation…
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RECOVERY COVID-19 phase 3 trial evaluated Regeneron’s REGN-COV2 investigational antibody cocktail in the UK
On Sept. 14, 2020, Regeneron and the University of Oxford announced that RECOVERY (Randomised Evaluation of COVid-19 thERapY),…
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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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Mateon global study for Artemisinin intervention against COVID-19 cleared for patient enrollment in India
On Sept. 14, 2020, Mateon Therapeutics announced that its global study based on its ARTI-19 protocol for Artemisinin…
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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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Humanigen announced review of lenzilumab phase 3 study in COVID-19 by Data Safety Monitoring Board
On Sept. 14, 2020, Humanigen announced its Phase 3 registration trial of lenzilumab in patients with COVID-19 was…
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Pascal Biosciences and SoRSE Technology announced partnership for cannabinoid drug development and cancer clinical trials
On Sept. 14, 2020, Pascal Biosciences and SoRSE Technology announced they had entered into a collaborative research agreement…
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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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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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Todos Medical announced commercial launch of COVID-19 qPCR test kits in the U.S.
On Sept. 11, 2020, Todos Medical announced that the FDA has added the TODOS 2019-nCoV RT-qPCR Detection Kit…
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Transmission of COVID-19 outbreaks associated with child care facilities in Utah
On Sept. 11, 2020, the CDC reported that twelve children acquired COVID-19 in child care facilities. One parent…
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U.S. COVID-19 cases may be substantially underestimated
On Sept. 11, 2020, UC Berkeley School of Public Health researchers reported that probability analysis showed the U.S….
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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 development progress on its intranasal SARS-CoV-2 vaccine for COVID-19 utilizing BC-PIV, a…
