Moderna announced first participant dosed in NIH-led phase 1 study of mRNA vaccine against novel Coronavirus
On Mar. 16, 2020, Moderna announced that the first participant had been dosed in the Phase 1 study…
Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | FDA
Hologic’s molecular test for the novel Coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, receives FDA Emergency Use Authorization
On Mar. 16, 2020, Hologic announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had granted Emergency Use Authorization…
Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | FDA
BD, BioGX announced FDA Emergency Use Authorization submissions for new COVID-19 diagnostics for use in U.S.
On Mar. 16, 2020, BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) announced the companies had submitted Emergency Use Authorization requests…
OpGen updated on Curetis Now Offering BGI’s CE-IVD rapid test kit for Coronavirus in Europe
On Mar. 16, 2020, OpGen reported an update on the business of Curetis, the other party to the…
Sanofi and Regeneron began global Kevzara (sarilumab) clinical trial program in patients with severe COVID-19
On Mar. 16, 2020, Sanofi and Regeneron Pharma announced they have started a clinical program evaluating Kevzara (sarilumab)…
Meridian Bioscience supports companies in fighting Coronavirus withg zero cost proprietary technology for evaluation
On Mar. 16, 2020, Meridian Bioscience announced today its increased commitment to the global fight against COVID-19 by…
PathGroup launched testing for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
On Mar. 16, 2020, PathGroup announced it had begun to offer testing for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). This…
COVID-19 | Diagnostics | NIH
NIH Reported First Known Employee with COVID-19 Infection
On Mar. 15, 2020, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) informed its staff that it had its first…
CureVac focuses on development of mRNA-based coronavirus vaccine to protect people worldwide
On Mar. 15, 2020, CureVac announced that internal efforts will be focused on the development of a coronavirus…
Fosun Pharma and BioNTech formed COVID-19 vaccine strategic alliance in China
On Mar. 15, 2020, Fosun Pharma and BioNTech announced a strategic development and commercialization collaboration to advance BioNTech’s…
Ativa to validate rapid point-of-care sepsis diagnostics
On Mar. 14, 2020, Ativa announced it was working with Associate Professor James Fackler from Critical Care Medicine,…
CureVac’s optimized mRNA platform provided positive pre-clinical results at low dose for Coronavirus vaccine candidate
On Mar. 14, 2020, CureVac announced positive pre-clinical results at a low dose for its lead vaccine candidate…
Roche announced FDA Emergency Use Authorization and availablabilityof cobas SARS-CoV-2 detection test
On Mar. 13, 2020, Roche announced the FDA has issued an Emergency Use Authorization for the cobasﾮ SARS-CoV-2…
FDA issued Emergency Use Authorization to Thermo Fisher Scientific for diagnostic test for COVID-19
On Mar. 13, 2020, Thermo Fisher Scientific announced the FDA has issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for…
Disease | Therapeutics | WHO
National Emergency declared in U.S. for novel Coronavirus disease outbreak
On Mar. 13, 2020, the Federal Government, along with State and local governments, announced preventive and proactive measures…
Long-term analysis showed GM cotton no match for insects in India
On Mar. 13, 2020, Washington University in St. Louis announced the first long-term study of Bt cotton impacts…
Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Genomics | Medicine | Therapeutics
Large scale COVID-19 testing of general population begun in Iceland
On Mar. 13, 2020, Iceland health authorities and deCode Genetics announced they began comprehensive screening for the virus…
Enanta Pharmaceuticals announced efforts to discover treatment for novel Coronavirus disease
On Mar. 13, 2020, Enanta Pharmaceuticals announced it had initiated a program to discover direct-acting antiviral drug candidates…
Leading veterinary diagnostic company saw no COVID-19 cases in pets early in Pandemic
On Mar. 13, 2020, IDEXX Laboratories announced the company had seen no positive results in pets to date…
Johnson & Johnson collaborated with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center to accelerate COVID-19 vaccine development
On Mar. 13, 2020, Johnson & Johnson announced that its Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies have entered a collaboration with…
BioReference Laboratories offers testing for Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
On Mar. 13, 2020, BioReference Laboratories, an OPKO company, announced it had begun accepting specimens for testing of…
Luminex provided update on SARS-CoV-2 validation testing efforts
On Mar. 13, 2020, Luminex announced that four independent clinical laboratories had validated laboratory developed tests (LDTs) for…
COVID-19 accelerated the shift from paper forms to digital data in Vietnam
On Mar. 13, 2020, PATH and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced a collaboration with…
Vir Biotec announced intent to collaborate with Biogen on manufacturing of antibodies to potentially treat COVID-19
On Mar. 12, 2020, Vir Biotech announced it had signed a letter of intent with Biogen for the…
Emory University among U.S. sites to host clinical trial for COVID-19 treatment
On Mar. 12, 2020, Emory University announced it was participating in a National Institutes of Health (NIH) sponsored…
AbCellera and Eli Lilly to co-develop antibody therapies for treatment of COVID-19
On Mar. 12, 2020, AbCellera and Eli Lilly announced an agreement to co-develop antibody products for the treatment…
Innovation Pharma announced testing procedures of Brilacidin against Coronavirus
On Mar. 12, 2020, Innovation Pharma announced research procedures that one of the 12 Regional Biocontainment Labs (RBLs)…
Emergent BioSolutions initiated development of product candidates for treatment of Coronavirus
On Mar. 12, 2020, Emergent BioSolutions announced it has initiated development of two product candidates for treatment and…
Predictive Oncology launched new AI platform for vaccine and drug development targeting coronaviruses and Acute Respiratory Syndromes
On Mar. 12, 2020, Predictive Oncology announced it will launch a new AI platform for vaccine and drug…
Mayo Clinic developed test to detect COVID-19 infection
On Mar. 12, 2020, the Mayo Clinic announced it had developed a test that can detect the SARS-CoV-2…