NIH augmented large scale study of Alzheimer’s disease biomarkers
On Sept. 10, 2020, the NIH announced that it had added funding for more biomarker measures, including positron…
Fosun Pharma announced novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) RT-PCR detection Kit included in WHO Emergency Use Listing
On Sept. 10, 2020, Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical announced that the Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) RT-PCR Detection Kit self-developed by…
Accelerate Diagnostics announced FDA Emergency Use Authorization for COVID-19 Individual IgM and IgG antibody tests
On Sept. 10, 2020, Accelerate Diagnostics and BioCheck announced that the FDA had issued an Emergency Use Authorization…
Corvus Pharmaceuticals provided update on clinical trial of CPI-006 for patients with COVID-19
On Sept. 10, 2020, Corvus Pharmaceuticals announced updated data from its ongoing Phase 1 study investigating the potential…
Study showed U.S. decline in awareness, treatment and control of high blood pressure
On Sept. 9, 2020, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that after nearly 15 years on an…
Merck announced positive topline results from phase 3 adult studies evaluating investigational 15-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
On Sept. 9, 2020, Merck announced announced that two Phase 3 studies evaluating the safety, tolerability and immunogenicity…
AstraZeneca Oxford SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, AZD1222, COVID-19 vaccine trials temporary paused
On Sept. 9, 2020, as part of the ongoing randomised, controlled clinical trials of the AstraZeneca Oxford coronavirus…
US Government stopped COVID-19 entry strategy for international air passengers
On Sept. 9, 2020, the U.S, government annunced that it will remove requirements for directing all flights carrying…
Sinovac reported preliminary phase I/II results of COVID-19 vaccine in elderly volunteers
On Sept. 9, 2020, Sinovac Biotech announced that the inactivated COVID-19 vaccine candidate developed by Sinovac Life Sciences…
The ACIP updated flu vaccine recommendations for 2020-2021
On Sept. 9, 2020, the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) reviewed and agreed with the Advisory Committee…
Valneva announced IXIAROï¾® supply contract with the US Government worth up to $166 million
On Sept. 9, 2020, Valneva announced the signing of a new contract, lasting up to three years, with…
Elevated levels of a blood clotting factor linked to worse outcomes in severe COVID-19
On Sept. 9, 2020, Harvard Medical School investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital reported that patients hospitalized with severe…
Head-to-head study demonstrated equivalency and accuracy of COVID-19 rapid point-of-care tests, despite test sensitivity claims
On Sept. 9, 2020, BD (Becton, Dickinson) announced the results of a new research study that demonstrated performance…
Pfizer and BioNTech announced data from preclinical studies of mRNA-based vaccine candidate against COVID-19
On Sept. 9, 2020, Pfizer and BioNTech announced preliminary preclinical data in mouse and non-human primate models from…
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Pfizer and BioNTech to potentially supply EU with 200 million doses of mRNA-based vaccine candidate against SARS-CoV-2
On Sept. 9, 2020, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that they had submitted an amended protocol to the FDA…
BioNTech and Pfizer announced data from preclinical studies of mRNA-based vaccine candidate against COVID-19
On Sept. 9, 2020, Pfizer and BioNTech announced preliminary preclinical data in mouse and non-human primate models from…
iBio advanced COVID-19 LicKM-subunit vaccine candidate, IBIO-201
On Sept. 9, 2020, iBio announced that it had selected IBIO-201, its LicKMï¾™-ubunit vaccine, as its leading candidate…
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NanoString announced new GeoMx COVID-19 Consortium, part of the GeoMx Translational Leadership Network
On Sept. 9, 2020, NanoString Technologies announced the formation of the GeoMx Translational Leadership Network (GTLN). The GTLN…
FDA approved Trelegy Ellipta as first once-daily single inhaler triple therapy for treatment of both asthma and COPD in the U.S.
On Sept. 10, 2020, GlaxoSmithKline and Innoviva announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved a…
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Biopharma leaders united to stand with science
On Sept. 8, 2020, the CEOs of AstraZeneca, BioNTech, GlaxoSmithKline, Johnson & Johnson, Merck, Moderna, Novavax, Pfizer, and…
RedHill Biopharma’s opaganib demonstrated complete inhibition of SARS-CoV-2
On Sept. 8, 2020, RedHill Biopharma announced that opaganib demonstrated potent inhibition of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes…
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California’s Stem Cell Agency and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative partnered to create COVID-19 database
On Sept. 8, 2020, a new collaboration between the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) and the Chan…
Vaxartï¾’s oral COVID-19 vaccine candidate induced potent systemic and mucosal immune responses in preclinical studies
On Sept. 8, 2020, Vaxart announced pre-publication of a manuscript titled ﾓPreclinical studies of a recombinant adenoviral mucosal…
LabCorp launched first combined test for Covid-19, flu and RSV in time for flu season
On Sept. 8, 2020, LabCorp announced the launch of the first testing method to simultaneously detect COVID-19, influenza…
Albert Einstein College of Medicine received $16 million NIH grant to study cellular process linked to Alzheimerï¾’s disease
On Sept. 8, 2020, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, led by Ana Maria Cuervo, M.D., Ph.D.,…
INOVIO added Thermo Fisher Scientific to global manufacturing consortium
On Sept. 8, 2020, INOVIO announced that Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, had signed…
BioNTech and Pfizer receive regulatory approval to commence global phase 2/3 trial for COVID-19 vaccine candidate
On Sept. 7, 2020, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that the German regulatory authority, the Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, had approved the…
UT Southwestern researchers showed how mutations in DNA packaging machines cause cancer
On Sept. 7, 2020, research from the Children’s Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern (CRI) determined how…
DiaSorin Molecular received FDA clearance for the Simplexa Flu A/B & RSV Direct Gen II Assay
On Sept. 7, 2020, DiaSorin Molecular announced that it had received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Clearance…
Persistent immune memory of COVID-19 found in recovered patient T cells
On Sept. 4, 2020, the University of Oxford researchers have found that natural infection with COVID-19 produces a…