Kidney transplantation between people with HIV is safe, NIH study found
On Jul. 23, 2020, kidney transplantation from deceased donors with HIV to people living with both HIV and…
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CDC released new resources and tools to support opening schools
On Jul. 23, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released new science-based resources and tools…
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Intravacc and Leiden University developed an animal replacement method for vaccines
On Jul. 23, 2020, Intravacc announced the publication of a study in Scientific Reports on alternatives to the…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | FDA | Infectious Disease | NIH | Vaccine
Dynavax and Medigen announced collaboration to develop a novel adjuvanted COVID-19 vaccine candidate
On Jul. 23, 2020, Dynavax Technologies and Medigen Vaccine Biologics announced their collaboration to develop an adjuvanted vaccine…
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Novavax and FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies initiated large scale manufacturing of COVID-19 vaccine candidate
On Jul. 23, 2020, Novavax and FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies announced an agreement to manufacture bulk drug substance for…
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AXIM Biotechnologies released Rapid NeuCovix test results showing strong agreement with COVID-19-based neutralization tests
On Jul. 23, 2020, AXIM Biotechnologies announced the completion of a study highlighting the performance of NeuCovix™, AXIM’s…
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Evotec Biologics awarded $18.2 million DoD contract to produce monoclonal antibody products against COVID-19
On Jul. 22, 20120, Evotec announced that the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) had awarded its Seattle-based subsidiary,…
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NIH leadership detailed unprecedented initiative to ramp up testing technologies for COVID-19
On Jul. 22, 2020, In a paper in the New England Journal of Medicine, scientific leaders from the…
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RedHill Biopharma accelerated phase 2/3 COVID-19 program with addition of Brazil and Mexico
On Jul. 22, 2020, RedHill Biopharma announced that it had submitted a Clinical Trial Application (CTA) with the…
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COVID-19 antibodies decay quickly after mild illness
On Jul. 22, 2020, University of California at Los Angeles researchers reported that they found. levels of antibodies…
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COVID-19 Law Lab to provide vital legal information and support for the global COVID-19 response
On Jul. 22, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF announced the COVID-19 Law Lab initiative which…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Genomics | Infectious Disease | Non-Profit Research | Vaccine
University of British Columbia scientists sequence genomes of Canadians with COVID-19
On Jul. 22, 2020, through the Canadian COVID Genomics Network (CanCOGeN) ‘a new initiative was launched by Genome…
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Altimmune announced manufacturing agreement with Vigene Biosciences for AdCOVID single dose intranasal vaccine candidate for COVID-19
On Jul. 22, 2020, Altimmune announced an agreement with Vigene Biosciences to manufacture AdCOVIDTM, Altimmune’s single-dose intranasal vaccine…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | FDA | Infectious Disease | NIH | Vaccine
Pfizer and BioNTech announced agreement with US government for up to 600 million doses of mRNA-based vaccine candidate against SARS-CoV-2
On Jul. 22, 2020, Pfizer and BioNTech announced execution of an agreement with the U.S. Department of Health…
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A common blood test identified which COVID-19 patients benefit and which are harmed from steroid treatment
On Jul. 22, 2020, a study led by Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Health System confirmed…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | FDA | Oncology
BD received FDA approval for HPV test with extended genotyping capabilities
On Jul. 22, 2020, BD (Becton, Dickinson) announced that it had received approval for a pre-market approval (PMA)…
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GSK and CureVac announced strategic mRNA technology collaboration
On Jul. 21, 2020, GlaxoSmithKline and CureVac announced the signing of a strategic collaboration agreement for the research, development,…
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Secrets of naked mole-rat cancer resistance unearthed
On Jul. 21, 2020, researchers at the University of Cambridge have shown for the first time that genes…
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PerkinElmer released new dried blood spot based COVID-19 serology test
On Jul. 21, 2020, PerkinElmer announced the launch of a dry blood spot (DBS) based test for SARS-CoV-2…
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Experimental coronavirus vaccine reported safe and produces immune response
On Jul. 21, 2020, researchers announced they were working to develop a safe and effective vaccine against SARS-CoV-2,…
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Bio-Techne announced launch of ExoCovid-19 test for detection of SARS-CoV-2 In patient samples
On Jul. 21, 2020, Bio-Techne announced that Exosome Diagnostics, a Bio-Techne brand, had completed validation testing for COVID-19…
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COVID-19 vaccine trials conducted at Washington University, Saint Louis University
On Jul. 21, 2020, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the Saint Louis…
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BD received additional orders for 177 million injection devices for US, Canada COVID-19 vaccine preparations
On Jul. 21, 2020, BD (Becton, Dickinson) announced additional pandemic orders for needles and syringes from the U.S….
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Sorrento Announced Its Partner Mabpharm Has Received Marketing Approval In China For Infliximab Biobetter
On Jul. 20, 2020, Sorrento announced that its partner Mabpharm had received approval of its New Drug Application…
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COVID-19 vaccine AZD1222 showed robust immune responses in all participants in Phase I/II trial
On Jul. 20, 2020, AstraZeneca announced that Interim results from the ongoing Phase I/II COV001 trial, led by…
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Biology | Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Imaging | Neurology | NIH | Women's Health
NIH study showed highly reproducible sex differences in aspects of human brain anatomy
On Jul. 20, 2020, a scientific analysis of more than 2,000 brain scans found evidence for highly reproducible…
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The Serum Institute of India to apply for local trials of Oxford’s COVID-19 vaccine
On Jul. 20, 2020, the Serum Institute of India (SII) announced that with the trials of the COVID-19…
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FDA cleared Abivertinib for phase 2 safety and efficacy study in hospitalized patients with moderate to severe COVID-19
On Jul. 20, 2020, Sorrento received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to initiate a…
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Valneva confirmed participation in UK Government COVID-19 Vaccine Response Program
On Jul. 20, 2020, Valneva confirmed its participation in the UK government COVID-19 vaccine response program. Valneva had…
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Innovation Pharma’s Brilacidin inhibited novel Coronavirus by almost 90% at the lowest concentration tested to date in human lung cell line
On Jul. 20, 2020, Innovation Pharma reported receiving new data from ongoing lab testing being conducted at a…
