PathGroup selected as partner for launch of Illumina’s sequencing-nased COVID-19 diagnostic test
On Jun. 23, 2020, PathGroup announced the award of a funding grant from the National Institutes of Health…
Intranasal immunization with Intravaccï¾’s experimental whooping cough vaccine confered broad protection
On Jun. 22, 2020, Intravacc announced promising results of a preclinical study with its experimental whooping cough vaccine…
Catalent partnered with ViralClear Pharmaceuticals on potential treatment for COVID-19
On Jun. 22, 2020, Catalent announced that it had signed an agreement with ViralClear Pharmaceuticals, a subsidiary of…
Pfizer announced start of four phase 3 clinical trials for investigational vaccines
On Jun. 22, 2020, Pfizer announced the initiation of four phase 3 clinical trials within its current pipeline…
Taconic Biosciences announced distribution of critical COVID-19 mouse model
On Jun. 22, 2020, Taconic Biosciences announced an exclusive agreement with the University of Texas Medical Branch at…
The NIH halted clinical trial of hydroxychloroquine
On Jun. 20, 2020, the NIH announced that a clinical trial to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of…
GSK COVID-19 vaccine development collaboration with Clover Biopharmaceuticals began clinical trials
On Jun. 19, 2020, GSK announced that a scientific collaboration with Clover Pharmaceuticals to develop an adjuvanted COVID-19…
Dynavax announced first participants dosed in phase 1 clinical trial evaluating Clover Biopharma’s COVID-19 S-Trimer vaccine candidate with CpG 1018 adjuvant
On Jun. 19, 2020, Dynavax Technologies announced the first participants were dosed in the Phase 1 clinical trial…
COVID-19 Pandemic dramatically increased out-of-hospital cardiac arrest cases and deaths in New York City
On Jun. 19, 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City caused a surge in out-of-hospital cardiac arrests…
The FDA announced participation in the COVID-19 Diagnostics Evidence Accelerator
On Jun. 18, 2020, the FDA announced participation in the COVID-19 Diagnostics Evidence Accelerator, a multi-stakeholder collaborative project…
The FDA approved first therapy for rare disease that causes low phosphate blood levels, bone softening
On Jun. 18, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical ‘s Crysvita (burosumab-twza) injection…
Tonix Pharma and Southern Research announced expansion of COVID-19 vaccine collaboration
On Jun. 18, 2020, Tonix Pharmaceuticals announced an expansion of its strategic collaboration with Southern Research to include…
Montefiore and Einstein lead major NYC Health Centers in publishing largest body of data in US about pregnant women and COVID
On Jun. 18, 2020, researchers at Montefiore Health System and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, in collaboration with…
Tomatoï¾’s hidden mutations revealed in study of 100 varieties
On Jun. 17, 2020, HHMI investigators reported they had identified long-concealed hidden mutations within the genomes of 100…
NIH-funded study linked endometriosis to DNA changes
On Jun. 17, 2020, DNA from uterine cells of women with endometriosis has different chemical modifications, compared to…
Oxford University and Bvlgari announced collaboration to fight COVID-19 and future pandemics
On Jun. 17, 2020, Bvlgari, the Italian luxury brand, announced plans to support research into COVID-19 and vaccine…
CureVac received regulatory approval from German and Belgian authorities to initiate phase 1 clinical trial of its SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidate
On Jun. 17, 2020, CureVac announced that the German Health Authority Paul-Ehrlich-Institute and the Belgian Federal Agency for…
ViralClear opened enrollment with first patient dosing in phase II human trial of anti-viral MMPD oral solution for treatment of COVID-19
On Jun. 17, 2020, BioSig Technologies, and its subsidiary, ViralClear, announced that it had commenced patient enrollment with…
Innovation Pharma’s Brilacidin inhibited SARS-CoV-2 by 97 percent in a human lung cell line
On Jun. 17, 2020, Innovation Pharma reported receiving data from ongoing laboratory testing being conducted at a U.S….
Aclaris Therapeutics supported investigator-initiated clinical trial of ATI-450 for cytokine release syndrome in hospitalized COVID-19 patients
On Jun. 17, 2020, Aclaris Therapeutics announced that the FDA had allowed an investigational new drug application to…
WHO announced preliminary results about dexamethasone use in treating critically ill COVID-19 patients
On Jun. 16, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that initial clinical trial results from the United…
The FDA revoked Emergency Use Authorization for Chembio antibody test
On Jun. 16, 2020, the FDA revoked the emergency use authorization (EUA) of the Chembio Diagnostic System DPP…
All of Us Research Program launched COVID-19 research initiatives
On Jun. 16, 2020, the All of Us Research Program, part of the National Institutes of Health, announced…
Low-cost dexamethasone reduced death by up to one third in hospitalised patients with severe respiratory complications of COVID-19
On Jun. 16, 2020, the University of Oxford reported that overall dexamethasone reduced the 28-day mortality rate by…
Pneumonia vaccine price dropped dramatically for lower-income countries thanks to the Gavi pneumococcal Advance Market Commitment
On Jun. 16, 2020, lower-income countries across the world have access life-saving pneumococcal conjugate vaccines, which protect against…
San Diego’s scientific and medical institutes collaborated on large-scale research program to study spread of COVID-19
On Jun. 16, 2020, a consortium that includes many of San Diego’s top medical and scientific research institutes…
NanoString announced new products to advance COVID-19 disease research
On Jun. 16, 2020, NanoString Technologies announced the availability of new solutions to study the immune response in…
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The FDA warned of newly discovered potential drug interaction that may reduce effectiveness of COVID-19 treatment
On Jun. 15, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned health care providers about a newly…
The FDA revoked Emergency Use Authorization for chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine
On Jun. 15, 2020, the FDA revoked the emergency use authorization (EUA) that allowed for chloroquine phosphate and…
NIH launched analytics platform to harness nationwide COVID-19 patient data to speed treatments
On Jun. 15, 2020, the NIH announced it had launched a centralized, secure enclave to store and study…