University of British Columbia researchers received $2.8 million in federal funding to help with global COVID-19 response
On Mar. 6, 2020, University of British Columbia (UBC) researchers Yue Qian, Dr. Richard Lester, Dr. Srinivas Murthy,…
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Quest Diagnostics planned launch for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) test
On Mar. 5, 2020, Quest Diagnostics announced it will launch a coronavirus (COVID-19) test service. The new test…
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LabCorp launched test for Coronavirus (COVID-19)
On Mar. 5, 2020, LabCorp announced that it was making its LabCorp 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), NAA test…
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OPKO Health introduced Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test
On Mar. 5, 2020, BioReference Laboratories, an OPKO Health company, announced it was offering a test for the…
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Cocrystal Pharma announced plans to advance Coronavirus program
On Mar. 6, 2020, Cocrystal Pharma announced it had initiated its Coronavirus program. Cocrystal previously entered into a…
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$100 million investment helped hospitals across Alberta upgrade operating rooms
On Mar. 5, 2020, a $100 million government investment was announced that helped hospitals across the province upgrade…
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Neurology | NIH | Therapeutics
Scientists monitored brains replaying memories in real time
On Mar. 5, 2020, in a study of epilepsy patients, researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH)…
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German lab demonstrated feasibility to detect SARS-Coronavirus-2 using Hologic’s Panther Fusion System
On Mar. 5, 2020, Hologic announced a molecular assay for detecting the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (previously 2019-nCoV) on…
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University of Washington Medicine deployed new test for coronavirus
On Mar. 4, 2020, the UW Medicine Clinical Virology Lab announced it had received U.S. Food and Drug…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | NIH | Oncology | Therapeutics
Testing with combined biopsy method improves prostate cancer diagnosis in NCI study
On Mar. 4, 2020, a method of testing for prostate cancer developed at the National Cancer Institute (NCI)…
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Bayer advanced more sustainable agricultural solutions utilizing new innovative greenhouses in Marana, Arizona
On Mar. 4, 2020, Bayer announced it had opened what the firm calls its new smart, state-of-the-art, automated…
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Vir Biotec and Alnylam expanded collaboration to advance RNAi therapeutics for Treatment of Coronavirus Infection
On Mar. 4, 2020, Vir Biotech and Alnylam Pharmaceuticals announced an expansion of their existing collaboration to include…
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Biotechnology | CRISPR | Disease | Genomics | Ophthalmogy | Therapeutics
Oregon Health Sciences doctors first to use CRISPR editing for inherited form of blindness
On Mar. 4, 2020, doctors at the Casey Eye Institute at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland…
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Luminex provided updates on critical efforts related to novel Coronavirus
On Mar. 4, 2020, Luminex announced they were working on multiple solutions to augment their NxTAG and ARIES…
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Heat Biologics launched program to develop vaccine to protect against COVID-19 coronavirus
On Mar. 3, 2020, Heat Biologics announced the Company has formally launched a program within its wholly-owned subsidiary,…
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Moderna completed enrollment of Cytomegalovirus vaccine (mRNA-1647) phase 2 study
On Mar. 3, 2020, Moderna announced that enrollment was complete for all three dose cohorts of the Phase…
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Ophirex received Wellcome Trust award to advance clinical development of novel snakebite treatment
On Mar. 2, 2020, Ophirex, a public-benefit biotechnology company working to improve outcomes for global victims of snakebite,…
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Innovation Pharma provided scientific rationale and clinical development perspectives for Brilacidin as potential Coronavirus treatment
On Mar. 2, 2020, Innovation Pharma provided the scientific rationale and clinical development perspectives for Brilacidin, the Company’s…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Life Science History | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics | Vaccine
Boston University NEIDL scientists joined international Coronavirus research effort
On Mar. 2, 2020, Boston’s top infectious disease researchers, including scientists from Boston University’s National Emerging Infectious Diseases…
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Gilead acquired Forty Seven for $49 billion in cash
On Mar. 2, 2020, Gilead Sciences announced it had acquired Forty Seven for $95.50 per share in cash…
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Mateon updated Rapid Antiviral Response Program Initially targeting COVID-19
On Mar. 2, 2020, Mateon Therapeutics reported the company had been evaluating its therapeutic and AI platforms to…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Therapeutics | Vaccine | WHO
UN released $15 million to help vulnerable countries battle the spread of the coronavirus
On Mar. 1, 2020, the United Nations Humanitarian Chief Mark Lowcock released US$15 million from the Central Emergency…
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University of Washington Medicine received FDA permission to conduct coronavirus tests
On Feb. 29, 2020, the University of Washington (UW) Medicine Clinical Virology Lab announced it had received U.S….
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The FDA approved a generic version of Daraprim for the treatment of toxoplasmosis
On Feb. 28, 2020, the FDA approved an application for the first generic of Daraprim (pyrimethamine) tablets for…
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Mutations can reveal how the coronavirus moves, but they’re easy to overinterpret
On Feb. 28, 2020, immediately after Christian Drosten published a genetic sequence of the novel coronavirus online, he…
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CDC | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | NIH | Therapeutics | Vaccine
COVID-19 a reminder of the challenge of emerging infectious diseases
On Feb. 28, 2020, commentary appeared in The New England Journal of Medicine that discussed the emergence and…
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Altimmune Completed First Development Milestone Toward a Single-Dose Intranasal COVID-19 Vaccine
On Feb. 28, 2020, Altimmune announced the advancement of a novel single-dose, intranasal vaccine using Altimmune’s proprietary technology…
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First-of-its-kind global collaboration launched to develop transformative treatment regimens for tuberculosis
On Feb. 27, 2020, a consortium of philanthropic, non-profit and private sector organisations launched a collaboration that aims…
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Innovation Pharma shipped Brilacidin to U.S. Regional Biocontainment Laboratory for research against Coronavirus COVID-19
On Feb. 27, 2020, Innovation Pharma announced the Company had signed a Material Transfer Agreement (MTA) with one…
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Novavax advanced development of novel COVID-19 vaccine
On Feb. 26, 2020, Novavax announced progress in its efforts to develop a novel vaccine to protect against…
