Todos Medical entered Into COVID-19 PCR testing implementation and equipment financing partnership with AID Genomics
On Sept. 25, 2020, Todos Medical announced that it had entered into an implementation and equipment financing partnership…
Lumen Bioscience awarded Federal grant to rapidly develop antibody-based Covid-19 therapeutic
On Sept. 24, 2020, Lumen Bioscience and the US Army Medical Research and Development Command, announced an agreement…
Y chromosomes of Neandertals and Denisovans was sequenced
On Sept. 24, 2020, an international research team led by the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in…
Scientists discovered genetic and immunologic underpinnings of some cases of severe COVID-19
On Sept. 24, 2020, new findings reported by scientists at the National Institutes of Health and their collaborators…
Human heart mapped cell by cell
On Sept. 24, 2020, a team of scientists announced they had created the first atlas of human heart…
FDA took actions to help lower US prescription drug prices
On Sept. 24, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Food and Drug…
Yale designated labs in three states to provide SalivaDirect COVID-19 test
On Sept. 24, 2020, Yale University announced it had designated three independent laboratories to perform the university-developed SalivaDirect…
Novavax initiated phase 3 efficacy trial of COVID-19 vaccine in the UK
On Sept. 24, 2020, Novavax announced that it had initiated its first Phase 3 study to evaluate the…
Fourth large-scale COVID-19 vaccine trial began in the United States
On Sept. 23, 2020, a fourth Phase 3 clinical trial evaluating an investigational vaccine for coronavirus disease 2019…
USDA study revealed airborne fungus can trigger plant growth
On Sept. 23, 2020, the USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) announced that a harmless airborne fungus, Cladosporium sphaerospermum…
Countries urged to take stronger action to stop spread of harmful COVID-19 pandemic information
On Sept. 23, 2020, the WHO with the UN, specialised agencies and partners called on countries to develop…
Sinovacﾒs Coronavacﾙ, SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, inactivated, announced approval for phase I/II clinical trial in adolescents and children
On Sept. 23, 2020, Sinovac Biotech announced that the inactivated COVID-19 vaccine candidate developed by Sinovac Life Sciences,…
FDA authorized first point-of-care antibody test for COVID-19
On Sept. 23, 2020, the FDA issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the first serology (antibody) point-of-care…
US Cruise ship no sail order extended through October 31, 2020
On Sept. 23, 2020, the CDC announced the extension of a No Sail Order for cruise ships through…
CDC provided $200 million to jurisdictions for COVID-19 vaccine preparedness
On Sept. 23, 2020, the CDC awarded $200 million to 64 jurisdictions through the existing Immunizations and Vaccines…
Humanigen announced Thermo Fisher partnership to expand manufacturing for COVID-19 therapeutic candidate Lenzilumab
On Sept. 23, 2020, Humanigen announced a strategic collaboration with Thermo Fisher Scientific to expand the manufacturing capacity…
Johnson & Johnson initiated pivotal global phase 3 clinical trial of Janssen’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate
On Sept. 23, 2020, Johnson & Johnson announced the launch of its large-scale, pivotal, multi-country Phase 3 trial…
Pascal Biosciences confirmed specific cannabinoids combat Coronavirus
On Sept. 23, 2020, Pascal Biosciences announced the Company had confirmed an earlier report that certain cannabinoids block…
NIH expanded clinical trials to test convalescent plasma against COVID-19
On Sept. 22, 2020, the NIH annunced that two randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trials expanded enrollment to further evaluate…
FDA launched the Digital Health Center of Excellence
On Sept. 22, 2020, the FDA announced it had launched the Digital Health Center of Excellence within the…
Brazil approved RedHill Biopharma’s phase 2/3 COVID-19 study with opaganib
On Sept. 22, 2020, RedHill Biopharma announced approval from the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA) for its ongoing…
Sanofi and GSK signed agreements with the Government of Canada to supply up to 72 million doses of adjuvanted COVID-19 vaccine
On Sept. 22, 2020, Sanofi and GSK announced they had signed agreements with the Government of Canada for…
Sinovac commenced phase III clinical trials for COVID-19 vaccine candidate in Turkey
On Sept. 22, 2020, Sinovac Biotech announced that it had recently commenced phase III clinical trials for its…
Oxford Immunotec joined with Public Health England in large clinical trial utilizing T-SPOT discovery SARS-CoV-2 test
On Sept. 22, 2020, Oxford Immunotec announced that it had entered into an extensive research collaboration with Public…
Serum Institute initiated manufacturing of Codagenix’s intranasal live-attenuated COVID-19 vaccine candidate
On Sept. 22, 2020, Codagenix announced that the Serum Institute of India has begun manufacturing CDX-005, the company’s…
ViralClear expanded ongoing phase 2 trial size for oral anti-viral for treatment of COVID-19
On Sept. 22, 2020, BioSig Technologies and its subsidiary, ViralClear Pharma announced that the size of the ongoing…
Study found that childrenﾒs immune response protected against COVID-19
On Sept. 21, 2020, a study comparing the immune responses of adults and children with COVID-19 detected key…
XBiotech to develop human antibody combination as candidate treatment for influenza-COVID-19 co-infection
On Sept. 21, 2020, XBiotech announced it was developing a new breakthrough candidate therapy it calls FLUVID for…
Roche launched new quantitative antibody test to measure SARS-CoV-2 antibodies, to support the evaluation of vaccines
On Sept. 18, 2020, Roche announced the launch of its Elecsysﾮ Anti-SARS-CoV-2 S antibody test for markets accepting…
Sanofi and GSK confirmed agreement with European Union to supply up to 300 million doses of adjuvanted COVID-19 vaccine
On Sept. 18, 2020, Sanofi and GSK finalised and signed an advanced purchase agreement with the European Commission…