PathGroup selected by NIH to become RADx program ‘mega-lab’ for COVID-19 testing
On Sept. 2, 2020, PathGroup announced the award of a funding grant from the National Institutes of Health…
UT Southwestern performed first HIV-positive-to-HIV-positive organ transplant in Texas
On Sept. 2, 2020, UT Southwestern announced that it had performed the first HIV-positive-to-HIV-positive organ transplant in Texas….
Sonic Healthcare expand COVID-19 testing capacity in US in collaboration with NIH RADx Initiative
On Sept. 2, 2020, Sonic Healthcare USA was awarded a contract from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)…
Ceres received $65M NIH award to expand Nanotrapï¾® particle manufacturing capacity for COVID-19 testing
On Sept. 2, 2020, Ceres Nanosciences announced it had been awarded a contract from the National Institutes of…
NIH awarded MicroGEM $409 million to fast-track rapid, no-lab COVID-19 saliva test
On Sept. 2, 2020, MicroGEM announced it had been awarded up to $40.9 million by the National Institutes…
Aegis Life launched to fight COVID-19 via DNA vaccines and therapeutics enabled by Fusogenix delivery technology
On Sept. 1, 2020, Entos Pharmaceuticals announce the launch of its San Diego-based spinout company Aegis Life, dedicated…
Roche received FDA approval for first HIV-1/HIV-2 Qualitative test on the cobas 6800/8800 Systems in the fight against HIV/AIDS
On Sept. 1, 2020, Roche announced FDA approval for the cobasï¾® HIV-1/HIV-2 Qualitative Test for use on the…
NIH-supported study to track prevalence and impact of SARS-CoV-2 among pregnant women in low- and middle-income countries
On Sept. 1, 2020, the National Institutes of Health announced that it had launched a study to track…
Titers of antibodies against SARS-CoV2 did not decline within four months
On Sept. 1, 2020, scientists at deCODE genetics in Iceland, a subsidiary of Amgen, published a study in…
MediciNova announced development progress on intranasal formulation of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine for COVID-19
On Sept. 1, 2020, MediciNova announced development progress on its intranasal SARS-CoV-2 vaccine for COVID-19 utilizing BC-PIV, a…
Arcadia Biosciences acquired proprietary hemp varieties with acquisition of Industrial Seed Innovations
On Sept. 1, 2020, Arcadia Biosciences announced it had completed the purchase of Oregon-based Industrial Seed Innovations (ISI)…
Amyris scaled first fermentation-based cannabinoid
On Sept. 1, 2020, Amyris announced that it had successfully scaled up the commercial production of Cannabigerol (CBG)…
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City of Hope doctors lead novel clinical trial to treat cancer patients with COVID-19
On Sept. 1, 2020, City of Hope announced that it was investigating an innovative treatment for cancer patients…
Sanofi updated Kevzara (sarilumab) phase 3 trial in severe and critically ill COVID-19 patients outside the US
On Sept. 1, 2020, Sanofi announced that the global Phase 3 trial investigating intravenously administered Kevzara (sarilumab) at…
HDT BIO received NIH contract to advance novel RNA/LIONï¾™ COVID-19 vaccine into clinical trials
On Sept. 1, 2020, HDT Bio received a notice of award from the National Institute of Allergy and…
Atossa Therapeutics announced positive safety assessment in clinical study of COVID-19 AT-301 nasal spray
On Sept. 1, 2020, Atossa Therapeutics announced a positive interim safety assessment from the first cohort of healthy…
National Wastewater Surveillance System launched to detect antimicrobial resistance and COVID-19
In September 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced the launch of the National Wastewater…
Scientists used genomics to discover an ancient dog species that may teach us about human vocalization
On Aug. 31, 2020, in a study published in PNAS, researchers used conservation biology and genomics to discover…
Phase 3 clinical testing in the US of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine candidate began
On Aug. 31, 2020, a multi-site, Phase 3 clinical trial evaluating an investigational COVID-19 vaccine known as AZD1222…
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Development of COVID-19 vaccine AZD1222 expanded into U.S. Phase III clinical trial across all adult age groups
On Aug. 31, 2020, AstraZeneca announced that the COVID-19 vaccine AZD1222 expanded into U.S. Phase III clinical trial…
New gene associated with reduced risk for cirrhosis
On Aug. 31, 2020, an international team of scientists supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced…
Vir Biotechnology and GSK started phase 2/3 study of COVID-19 antibody treatment
On Aug. 31, 2020, Vir Biotechnology and GlaxoSmithKline announced that the first patient was dosed in a phase…
Philips EV300 ventilator supply contract with US Department of Health and Human Services to end
On Aug. 31, 2020, Royal Philips announced that it had received notice from the U.S. Department of Health…
UConn launched funding program for COVID-19 research
On Aug. 31, 2020, the Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) announced it had launched a…
T2 Biosystems received FDA Emergency Use Authorization for COVID-19 molecular diagnostic test
On Aug. 31, 2020, T2 Biosystems announced that the FDA had issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for…
Novavax and Canada reached agreement to acquire Novavax COVID-19 vaccine
On Aug. 31, 2020, Novavax announced it had reached an agreement in principle with the Government of Canada…
NIAID awarded BioCryst $44 million contract to advance development of galidesivir
On Aug. 31, 2020, BioCryst Pharmaceuticals announced that the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) had…
Todos Medical announced $23,760,000 contract for COVID-19 PCR testing equipment & supplies with Wisconsin-based laboratory
On Aug. 31, 2020, Todos Medical announced that it had entered into a sales agreement with a Wisconsin-based…
FDA expanded Emergency Use Authorization for Veklury (remdesivir) to include all hospitalized patients for treatment of COVID-19
On Aug. 28, 2020, the FDA issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) to Yale School of Public Health…
The US Dept of Veterans Affairs anounced new clinical trial for Veterans with COVID-19
On Aug. 28, 2020, the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced a new clinical trial to study…