2 in 5 schools around the world lacked basic handwashing facilities prior to COVID-19 pandemic
On Aug. 13, 2020, data from the World Health Organization/United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund Joint Monitoring Programme…
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ADHD risk may be linked to inflammation during pregnancy
On Aug. 13, 2020, in a first-of-its-kind study in humans, investigators at the Center for ADHD Research at…
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Philips launched Rapid Equipment Deployment Kit to COVID-19 response
On Aug. 13, 2020, Royal Philips introduced its Rapid Equipment Deployment Kit for ICU ramp-ups, allowing doctors, nurses,…
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Dynavax announced grant to scale up CpG 1018 adjuvant capacity to support global COVID-19 response
On Aug. 13, 2020, Dynavax Technologies announced a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation of $3.4…
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Novavax and SK bioscience announced collaboration for Novavax COVID-19 vaccine candidate
On Aug. 13, 2020, Novavax and SK bioscience announced a development and supply agreement for the antigen component…
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Baxter obtained FDA Emergency Use Authorizations for HF20 set and ST set used in CRRT during Covid-19 pandemic
On Aug. 12, 2020, Baxter announced it had received Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs) from the FDA for the…
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FDA approved targeted treatment for rare Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy mutation
On Aug. 12, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted accelerated approval to NS Pharma’s Viltepso…
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Thermo Fisher Scientific supported COVID-19 testing at historically black colleges and universities seeking a safe return to campus
On Aug. 12, 2020, Thermo Fisher Scientific announced it had committed to supporting the efforts of historically black…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Influenza | NIH
Celdara Medical announced receipt of NIH funding for pandemic influenza antiviral development
On Aug. 12, 2020, Celdara Medical announced that the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) of…
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Pfizer and BioNTech announced publication of peer-reviewed data from phase 1/2 study of mRNA-based vaccine candidate
On Aug. 12, 2020, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that preliminary, peer-reviewed data from their BNT162 mRNA-based vaccine development…
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Biotechnology | HIV | Infectious Disease | Medicine | Therapeutics | Vaccine | WHO
China National Medical Products Administration approved Truvada for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis
On Aug. 11, 2020, Gilead Sciences announced that the China National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) had approved a…
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Hologic launched validated pooling protocol for COVID-19 testing
On Aug. 11, 2020, Hologic announced that it has validated use of its Aptima® and Panther Fusion® molecular…
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Moderna announced supply agreement with U.S. Government for initial 100 million doses of mRNA vaccine against COVID-19
On Aug. 11, 2020, Moderna announced that the U.S. government has secured 100 million doses of mRNA-1273 as…
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Bio-Techne announced new SARS-CoV-1/2 spike RBD LlaMABody recombinant antibody that blocks viral entry
On Aug. 11, 2020, Bio-Techne announced the release of the SARS-CoV-1/2 Spike RBD LlaMABody Recombinant Antibody, which binds…
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LabCorp to perform antibody test at no charge to accelerate COVID-19 blood plasma donation
On Aug. 11, 2020, LabCorp announced details of a no charge antibody testing program in response to federal…
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Experimental COVID-19 vaccine prevented severe disease in mice
On Aug. 11, 2020, an experimental vaccine was reported to be effective at preventing pneumonia in mice infected…
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Clinical trials of monoclonal antibodies to prevent COVID-19 began enrollment
On Aug. 10, 2020, two Phase 3, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind clinical trials testing whether experimental monoclonal antibodies (mAbs)…
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25-year dolphin study revealed factors contributing to aging rates in long-lived mammals
On Aug. 10, 2020, scientists from Epitracker and the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) announced the results from…
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Gilead submited New Drug Application to FDA for Veklury (Remdesivir) for treatment of COVID-19
On Aug. 10, 2020, Gilead Sciences announced that it had submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the…
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Cors Blood Registry by Generate Life Sciences partnered with Nantwest to develop COVID-19 treatment
On Aug. 10, 2020, CBR by Generate Life Sciences, the world’s largest private newborn stem cell bank, and…
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Omeros reported recovery and durvival of all patients in study evaluating narsoplimab fortreatment of COVID-19-associated Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
On Aug. 10, 2020, Omeros reported the results of a compassionate-use study evaluating narsoplimab, Omerosﾒ investigational human monoclonal…
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Intravacc received US NIH/NIAID contract to develop Enterovirus D68 Vaccine
On Aug. 9, 2020, Intravacc announced that it had been awarded a contract with base and options that…
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OpGen began co-marketing COVID-19 antibody test kit
On Aug. 9, 2020, OpGen announced that it had commenced marketing and promotion, on a non-exclusive basis, of…
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Biotechnology | Disease | FDA | Therapeutics
FDA approved oral treatment for spinal muscular atrophy
On Aug. 7, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Genentech’s Evrysdi (risdiplam) to treat patients…
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Scientists revealed structural details of spike protein used in leading COVID-19 vaccine
On Aug. 7, 2020, scientists at Scripps Research announced they had obtained high-resolution, atomic-scale details of the structure…
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Altimmune Completed enrollment in phase 1b clinical trial of NasoShield, a single dose intranasal anthrax vaccine candidate
On Aug. 7, 2020, Altimmune announced that it has completed enrollment in its Phase 1b clinical trial of…
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Novavax and Takeda announced collaboration for Novavax COVID-19 vaccine candidate in Japan
On Aug. 7, 2020, Novavax and Takeda Pharmaceutical announced a partnership for the development, manufacturing and commercialization of…
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Pfizer announced agreement with Gilead to manufacture remdesivir for treatment of COVID-19
On Aug. 7, 2020, Pfizer announced a multi-year agreement with Gilead Sciences to manufacture and supply Gileadﾒs investigational…
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Birth of First Cloned Przewalski’s Foal Offers Genetic Diversity for an Endangered Species
On Aug. 6, 2020, the world’s first successfully cloned Przewalski’s horse was born in Texas at the veterinary…
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HKUMed discovered that acute SARS-CoV-2 infection impairs human immune defences
On Aug. 6, 2020, researchers at the AIDS Institute, Department of Microbiology and State Key Laboratory of Emerging…
