NIH-Moderna investigational COVID-19 vaccine showed promise in mouse studies
On Aug. 5, 2020, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) announced that the investigational vaccine…
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Tecan’s automation technology leveraged by Thermo Fisher to scale-up COVID-19 testing globally
On Aug. 5, 2020, the Tecan Group and Thermo Fisher Scientific announced a collaboration to enable scaled-up COVID-19…
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BioNTech and Fosun Pharma announced start of clinical trial of mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine candidate in China
On Aug. 5, 2020, BioNTech and Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical announced that the first 72 participants had been dosed…
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Johnson & Johnson announces agreement with US Government for 100 million doses of investigational COVID-19 vaccine
On Aug. 5, 2020, Johnson & Johnson announced a $1 billion agreement with the U.S. government for the…
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Pfizer and BioNTech to supply Canada with their BNT162 mRNA- based vaccine candidate
On Aug. 5, 2020, Pfizer Canada and BioNTech SE today announced an agreement with the Government of Canada…
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AXIM Biotechnologies applied for FDA Emergency Use Approval for high throughput, neutralizing antibody diagnostic test for COVID-19
On Aug. 5, 2020, AXIM Biotechnologies announced the development, patent filing and Emergency Use Approval (EUA) filing of…
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Cancer Research Institute awarded $302 million in grants and fellowships
On Aug. 5, 2020, the Cancer Research Institute (CRI), a U.S. nonprofit organization dedicated to the discovery and…
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VBI Vaccines awarded up to CAD$56 million contribution from Canadian Government to accelerate Coronavirus vaccine development
On Aug. 5, 2020, Variation Biotechnologies, an Ottawa-based subsidiary of VBI Vaccines, announced that it had been awarded…
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NIH launched clinical trial to test antibody treatment in hospitalized COVID-19 patients
On Aug. 4, 2020, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that patients admitted with COVID-19 at select…
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Biotechnology | CDC | Diagnostics | Disease | Neurology | Therapeutics
CDC announced that 2020 outbreak of life-threatening acute flaccid myelitis expected
On Aug. 4, 2020, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) anticipates that 2020 will be another…
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HKUMed researchers first discovered SARS-CoV-2 infects human neural progenitor cells and brain organoids
On Aug. 4, 2020, researchers at The University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) collaborated with researchers at the Institute…
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Yale researchers part of New Nation-Wide NSF-funded Quantum Center
On Aug. 4, 2020, Yale University announced it was among the core partners of the new Center for…
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Mateon and Abiogenesis to initiate clinical study to test Artemisinin as a treatment for COVID-19 in India
On Aug. 4, 2020, Mateon Therapeutics and Abiogenesis announced they will be working together with Abiogenesis to initiate…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | FDA
Precipio launched Covid-19 antibody test in its CLIA laboratory
On Aug. 4, 2020, Precipio announced it had completed the internal validation of the U.S. Food and Drug…
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Innovation Pharma and US Regional Biocontainment Laboratory updated brilacidin anti-SARS-CoV-2 in vitro testing
On Aug. 4, 2020, Innovation Pharma reported receiving an update from a U.S. Regional Biocontainment Laboratory (RBL) based…
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Novavax announced positive phase 1 data for its COVID-19 vaccine candidate
On Aug. 4, 2020, Novavax announced Phase 1 data from its Phase 1/2 randomized, observer-blinded, placebo-controlled trial of…
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Cocrystal Pharma announced publication of positive data demonstrating potent in vitro inhibition against Coronavirus
On Aug. 4, 2020, Cocrystal Pharma announced the publication of preclinical animal studies of coronavirus antiviral compounds in…
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Oxford University and ZOE partnered on COVID-19 treatment trials
On Aug. 3, 2020, the University of Oxford and the COVID Symptom Study joined forces to widen access…
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Members of the COVID R&D alliance and quantum leap healthcare collaborative enrolled first patients in I-SPY COVID trial
On Aug. 3, 2020, members of the COVID R&D Alliance AbbVie, Amgen and Takeda Pharma announced the first…
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La Jolla Institute for Immunology received $1 million from GHR Foundation in support of COVID-19 research
On Aug. 3, 2020, the La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) announced a $1 million gift from GHR…
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Lilly initiated phase 3 trial of LY-CoV555 for prevention of COVID-19 at Long-term care facilities in partnership with NIAID
On Aug. 3, 2020, Eli Lilly announced the initiation of BLAZE-2, a phase 3 trial studying LY-CoV555 for…
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Bio-Techne and Kantaro Biosciences to launch a quantitative research use only COVID-19 serology test
On Aug. 3, 2020, Bio-Techne and the Mount Sinai Health System in New York, through its commercial affiliate…
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Pathnova Laboratories announced partnership to commercialize Todos Medicals COVID-19 and breast cancer tests in Singapore
On Aug. 3, 2020, Todos Medical announced a partnership with PATHNOVA, a Singapore-based clinical laboratory, for the Company’s…
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Atossa Therapeutics received approval to open clinical study of AT-301 nasal spray being developed to treat COVID-19
On Aug. 3, 2020, Atossa Therapeutics announced that it had received approval from the ethics committee to open…
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Serum Institute of India received approval to start human trials for Oxford vaccine
On Aug. 1, 2020, the Serum Institute of India (SII) got the approval to start human trials in…
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FDA approved new indication for drug containing an active Cannabis ingredient to treat seizures in rare genetic disease
On Jul. 31, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it had approved Epidiolex (cannabidiol) [CBD]…
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Pfizer and BioNTech announced an agreement with the MHLW in Japan to supply 120 million doses of BNT162 mRNA-based vaccine candidate
On Jul. 31, 2020, Pfizer and BioNTech announced an agreement with the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare…
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Sanofi and GSK announced discussions with EU to supply up to 300 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine
On Jul. 31, 2020, Sanofi and GSK announced advanced discussions, with the European Commission for the supply of…
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Sanofi and GSK selected for Operation Warp Speed to supply US government with 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine
On Jul. 31, 2020, Sanofi and GSK announced a collaborative effort with the U.S. government to accelerate the…
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Researchers reported fat-based molecules key to Zika virus infection
On Jul. 31, 2020, researchers from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and Oregon Health & Science University…
