CHF Solutions doubled production staff of Aquadex SmartFlow consoles due to hospital demand
On Apr. 2, 2020, CHF Solutions announced it has doubled the production staff that builds its next generation…
BioAegis accelerated multiple clinical trial submissions for severe COVID-19 pneumonia patients
On Apr. 2, 2020, BioAegis Therapeutics announced that it was preparing to evaluate plasma gelsolin replacement in severe…
Collaborative effort brings new COVID-19 treatment approach to Western New York
On Apr. 2, 2020, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center and the University at Buffalo (UB) launched a collaborative…
Fred Hutch team launched hunt for coronavirus antibodies
On Apr. 2, 2020, a team of scientists at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle began searching…
GW Hospital used VR technology to see into COVID-19 patientï¾’s lungs
On Apr. 2, 2020, George Washington University Hospital announed it had used Virtual Reality technology to see into…
Adaptive Biotechnologies and Amgen announced collaboration to address COVID-19 pandemic
On Apr. 2, 2020, Amgen and Adaptive Biotechnologies announced a collaboration aimed at helping address the COVID-19 pandemic….
UW-Madison, FluGen and Bharat Biotech announced development of CoroFlu, a coronavirus vaccine
On Apr. 2, 2020, an international collaboration of virologists at the University of Wisconsinï¾–Madison and the vaccine companies…
Philips enabled hospitals and GPs to remotely screen and monitor patients with COVID-19
On Apr. 1, 2020, Philips announced that it can help general practitioners and healthcare institutions manage the increased…
Adamis Pharma announced production of hospial sanitizers by subsidiary US Compounding to aid in COVID-19 Pandemic
On Apr. 1, 2020, Adamis Pharma announced that its wholly owned drug outsourcing facility, US Compounding Inc. (USC),…
Amgen established Amgen Astellas BioPharma as wholly-owned affiliate In Japan
On Apr. 1, 2020, Amgen announced it had consummated the purchase from Astellas of 49% of shares of…
ImmunityBio combined supercomputing power with Microsoft Azure to target infection -Doorway of the Coronavirus
On Apr. 1, 2020, ImmunityBio, a privately held immunotherapy company within the NantWorks ecosystem of companies, announced it…
Innovation Pharma received data supporting Brilacidinï¾’s direct inhibition of SARS-CoV-2
On Apr. 1, 2020, Innovation Pharma it had received data supporting Brilacidinï¾’s direct inhibition of SARS-CoV-2, the novel…
Paratek Pharma announced BARDA funding for onshoring the manufacturing supply for NUZYRA (omadacycline)
On Apr. 1, 2020, Innovation Pharma announced BARDA has initiated funding to support the onshoring of Paratek manufacturing…
Cantel announced iInitiatives to help fight COVID-19
On Apr. 1, 2020, Cantel Medical announced it has accelerated surgical earloop mask production by its HuFriedyGroup dental…
Henry Schein named exclusive distributor of second point-of-care antibody rapid test
On Apr. 1, 2020, Henry Schein announced that it will serve as the exclusive distributor in the U.S….
Diffusion Pharma announced evaluating TSC against Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in COVID-19 patients
On Apr. 1, 2020, Diffusion Pharmaceuticals announced it had begun a cooperative research effort with University of Virginia…
PATH-led study found commercially available reference diagnostic detected malaria with whole blood sample
On Apr. 1, 2020, new evidence in The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene suggested that the…
Early study of COVID-19 patients showed high mortality rate
On Apr. 1, 2020, a study of 24 of the most critically ill patients with COVID-19, early on…
NIH researchers discovered gene for rare disease of excess bone tissue growth
On Mar. 31, 2020, NIH researchers announced they had discovered a second gene that causes melorheostosis, a rare…
Fujifilm announced start of phase III clinical trial of influenza antiviral drug ‘Avigan Tablet’ on COVID-19 patients
On Mar. 31, 2020, FUJIFILM announced initiation of a phase III clinical trial to evaluate the safety and…
Philips to fulfill contract with the HHS for the delivery of 10,000 Trilogy Universal units with accelerate delivery to the SNS
On Mar. 31, 2020, Philips announced that it was fully committed to fulfill the contract with the HHS…
Vaxart provided update on its oral COVID-19 vaccine program
On Mar. 31, 2020, Vaxart announced it had produced five COVID-19 vaccine candidates for testing in its preclinical…
Amyris scaled up in response to high need for hand sanitizer and wipe products
On Mar. 31, 2020, Amyris announced that initial production of its hand sanitizer has started with Allure Labs…
VIVUS accelerated launch of telemedicine and remote monitoring modules to facilitate ‘Social Distancing’
On Mar. 31, 2020, VIVUS announced the accelerated launch of the telemedicine and remote monitoring modules of the…
Sorrento announced research testing agreement with University of Texas for preclinical testing of COVID-19 therapeutic product candidates
On Mar. 31, 2020, Sorrento announced it had entered into a research testing agreement with The University of…
Cue Health awarded $13 million for rapid, portable, point-of-Care COVID-19 test by BARDA
On Mar. 31, 2020, Cue Health announced that is had been awarded up to $30 million in base…
Kleo Pharmaceuticals announced research collaboration with Green Cross LabCell to develop COVID-19-targeting allogeneic NK Cell combination therapy
On Mar. 31, 2020, Kleo Pharmaceuticals announced it had entered into a research collaboration with South Korea -based…
Mayo Clinic in Florida expanded specimen testing and processing capabilities for COVID-19
On Mar. 31, 2020, Mayo Clinic in Florida announced it had significantly ramped up efforts to process and…
BD, BioMedomics announced launch of rapid serology test to detect exposure to COVID-19
On Mar. 31, 2020, BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) and BioMedomics announced the release of a new point-of-care…
Emergent BioSolutions signed agreement with Novavax to manufacture NanoFlu
On Mar. 31, 2020, Emergent BioSolutions announced an agreement with Novavax whereby Emergent will provide molecule-to-market contract development…