The US Dept of Defense launched effort to collect COVID-19 convalescent plasma
On May 29, 2020, U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) announced it had begun an effort to collect 8,000…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | NIH | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics | Vaccine | WHO
International community rallied to support open research and science to fight COVID-19
On May 29, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that thirty countries and multiple international partners and…
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The FDA streamlined development of tests with at-home sample collection
On May 29, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) took steps to further support the development…
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Oxford Foundry announced four new innovations for COVID-19 recovery
On May 29, 2020, the Oxford Foundry announced support of four new innovative solutions for the OXFO COVID-19…
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Moderna announced first participants in each age cohort dosed in phase 2 study of mRNA vaccine against novel Coronavirus
On May 29, 2020, Moderna announced the first participants in each age cohort had been dosed in the…
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The FDA approved first drug to image tau pathology in patients being evaluated for Alzheimer’s disease
On May 28, 2020, the FDA approved Avid Radiopharmaceuticals’ Tauvid (flortaucipir F18) for intravenous injection, the first drug…
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The US Dept of Veterans Affairs conducted deep-dive study into effects of COVID-19 on Veterans
On May 28, 2020, the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs (VA) began a national four-year study on the…
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Biogen and MIT launched virtual learning lab for high school students historically underrepresented in science
On May 28, 2020, Biogen and the Lemelson-MIT Program (LMIT) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology announced the…
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Vaxxas announced that Merck exercised option to apply novel immune system activation platform for Vaccine candidate
On May 28, 2020, Vaxxas announced that Merck had exercised its option to utilize Vaxxas’ proprietary High Density…
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FDA authorized Quest Diagnostics COVID-19 Nasal Specimen Self-Collection Kit for emergency use
On May 28, 2020, Quest Diagnostics announced it had received emergency use authorization (EUA) from the U.S. Food…
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Roche initiated phase III clinical trial of Actemra/RoActemra plus remdesivir in hospitalised patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia
On May 28, 2020, Roche announced it had initiated of a global phase III, randomised, double-blind, multicentre study…
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Atossa Therapeutics announced second COVID-19 therapeutic development program, AT-301 nasal spray
On May 28, 2020, Atossa Therapeutics announced that it had begun the development of a second COVID-19 program…
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Gilead and Arcus Biosciences established 10-year partnership to co-develop and co-commercialize next-generation cancer immunotherapies
On May 27, 2020, Gilead Sciences and Arcus Biosciences announced that the companies had entered into a 10-year…
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International gnomAD Consortium released first major studies of human genetic variation
On May 27, 2020, an analyses of the largest publicly available catalog of human genomic data revealed new…
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Novavax expanded large-scale global manufacturing capacity
On May 27, 2020, Novavax announced the acquisition of Praha Vaccines, part of the Cyrus Poonawalla Group, in…
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Heat Biologics announced collaboration with Waisman Biomanufacturing to manufacture COVID-19 vaccine
On May 27, 2020, Heat Biologics announced a collaboration with Waisman Biomanufacturing to establish a partnership for the…
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Quest Diagnostics launched COVID-19 workforce testing services to help organizations in fostering safer workplaces
On May 27, 2020, Quest Diagnostics launched a new suite of Return to Work services built around large-scale…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Neurology | NIH
NIH study showed markers in blood can help identify risk for complications after Brain Injury
On May 27, 2020, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced it had found that molecules released into…
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IAVI and Merck announced collaboration to develop vaccine against SARS-CoV-2
On May 26, 2020, Merck and and IAVI, a nonprofit scientific research organization dedicated to addressing urgent, unmet…
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Biotechnology | HIV | NIH | Oncology
Study confirmed effective, less toxic alternative to standard treatment for adults with Burkitt lymphoma
On May 26, 2020, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced a new study that provides an alternative…
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Philips launched next generation wearable biosensor for early patient deterioration detection for COVID-19
On May 26, 2020, Royal Philips announced it had received 510(k) clearance from the FDA for its wearable…
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GenScript announced CE-IVD for neutralizing antibody test kit of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 diagnostics
On May 26, 2020, GenScript Biotech announced that it had obtained CE-IVD for its SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic products to…
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Dementia gene raises risk of severe COVID-19
On May 26, 2020, researchers at the University of Exeter Medical School and the UConn School of Medicine…
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Merck and Ridgeback Bio announced collaboration to advance development of novel antiviral candidate, EIDD-2801
On May 26, 2020, Merck and and and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics announced a collaboration agreement to develop EIDD-2801, an…
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Innovation Pharma receives data from public health research institute showing brilacidin inhibits SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) in human cell line
On May 26, 2020, Innovation Pharma reported receiving data from a leading public health research institute showing Brilacidin…
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Cerecor and Myriad Genetics announced levels of novel cytokine, LIGHT highly correlated with disease severity and mortality in COVID-19 ARDS biomarker study
Cerecor and Myriad Genetics announced that levels of novel cytokine, LIGHT, were highly correlated with disease severity and…
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Novavax initiated phase 1/2 clinical trial of COVID-19 vaccine
On May 26, 2020, Novavax announced enrollment of the first participants in a Phase 1/2 clinical trial of…
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The FDA approved only drug in the U.S. to treat severe malaria
On May 26, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved artesunate for injection to treat severe…
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University of Nebraska Medical Center Landmark study showed no benefit of drug to slow growth of aneurysms
On May 26, 2020, University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) researchers were part of a large national study…
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Montefiore and Einstein tested new drug combination to conquer COVID-19
On May 26, 2020, Montefiore Health System and Albert Einstein College of Medicine announced they have begun the…
