Study documents widespread contamination of environment near patients with COVID-19
On Mar. 29, 2020, a study by UNMC/Nebraska Medicine/NSRI researchers provides new evidence of SARS-CoV-2 environmental contamination in…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | FDA | Therapeutics
FDA issued EUA to allow hydroxychloroquine sulfate and chloroquine phosphate products from Strategic National Stockpile to be distributed
On Mar. 28, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) to…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | NIH | Vaccine
Emory University new site in NIH-sponsored coronavirus vaccine study
On Mar. 27, 2020, Emory’s Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Unit (VTEU) announced participation in a clinical trial testing…
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Syneos Health launched Ventilator Initiative to raise awareness of bridging option to address ventilator shortage
On Mar. 27, 2020, Syneos Health announced the launch of a Ventilator Initiative. This multi-disciplinary initiative is designed…
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Luminex receives FDA Emergency Use Authorization for NxTAG CoV Extended Panel to detect SARS-CoV-2 Virus
On Mar. 27, 2020, Luminex announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had issued an Emergency Use…
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Rice University and Metric Technologies develop $300 ventilator freely available
On Mar. 27, 2020, Rice University and Canadian global health design firm Metric Technologies announced they have developed…
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Abbott launched molecular point-of-care test to detect novel Coronavirus in as Little as five minutes
On Mar. 27, 2020, Abbott announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had issued Emergency Use Authorization…
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Medtronic launched new solutions to help monitor patients for COVID-19
On Mar. 27, 2020, Medtronic announced its Medtronic Care Management Services (MCMS) business had launched two new solutions…
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Oxford University COVID-19 vaccine programme opened for clinical trial recruitment
On Mar. 27, 2020, University of Oxford researchers working in an unprecedented vaccine development effort to prevent COVID-19…
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COVID-19 will likely lead to US drug shortages
On Mar. 27, 2020, researchers at the University of Minnesota reported that the COVID-19 pandemic stands a good…
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CIRM approved $5 Million in emergency funding for COVID-19 research
On Mar. 27, 2020, in response to the crisis caused by the COVID-19 virus in California and around…
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Quidel received CE Mark for the Lyra SARS-CoV-2 assay, authorizing Quidel to market and sell the assay in Europe
On Mar. 26, 2020, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted expanded emergency use authorisation (EUA) for…
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Thermo Fisher Scientific received CE Mark for its Diagnostic test to Detect COVID-19
On Mar. 26, 2020, Thermo Fisher Scientific announced it had received the CE mark in the European Union…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics | Vaccine
Novartis and life sciences companies commited to fight against COVID-19 with Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
On Mar. 26, 2020, Novartis and a consortium of life sciences companies announced an important collaboration to accelerate the…
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Artificial Intelligence | Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Infectious Disease | Life Science History | Non-Profit Research | Pharmaceutical | Therapeutics
COVID-19 first target of new AI research consortium
On Mar. 26, 2020, the University of California, Berkeley, and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign were selected a…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Medical Device | Non-Profit Research | Pharmaceutical | Therapeutics | WHO
WHO Director-General calls on G20 to fight, unite, and ignite against COVID-19
On Mar. 26, 2020, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), addressed Heads of…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Infectious Disease | Influenza | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics | Vaccine
Amyris launched hand sanitizer and receives initial positive result for vaccine adjuvant
On Mar. 26, 2020, Amyris announced that it had completed initial testing of a leading vaccine adjuvant. In…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Medical Device | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics
Broad Institute’s CLIA-certified testing center began processing COVID-19 patient samples
On Mar. 26, 2020, working in partnership with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Massachusetts State Public Health Laboratory, and…
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Henry Schein announced availability of COVID-19 point-of-care antibody rapid test
On Mar. 26, 2020, Henry Schein announced the availability of an antibody rapid blood test, known as Standard…
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iBio announced advancement of COVID-19 vaccine program
On Mar. 26, 2020, iBio announced that immunization studies for its SARS-CoV-2 Virus-Like Particle program (‘IBIO-200’) were proceeding…
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Eight US Manufacturers Selected to Make NASA COVID-19 Ventilator
On Mar. 25, 2020, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California announced that after receiving more than…
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Biotechnology | Clinical Research | COVID-19 | Infectious Disease | Medicine | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics
UC Health launched clinical trials to assess antiviral drug for COVID-19
On Mar. 25, 2020, physician-scientists at four University of California Health medical centers — UC San Diego Health,…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Medical Device | Medicine | NIH | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics
National Library of Medicine expanded access to coronavirus literature through PubMed Central
On Mar. 25, 2020, the National Library of Medicine (NLM), part of the National Institutes of Health, announced…
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Sartorius Stedim Biotech delivered indispensable biopharma supplies
On Mar. 25, 2020, employees of Sartorius Stedim Biotech in Aubagne, France are keeping production running to ensure…
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Oxford University launched world’s first COVID-19 government response tracker
On Mar. 25, 2020, University of Oxford researchers announced they had launched the world’s first COVID-19 government response…
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Children’s Hospital of Georgia uses Philips’ automated early detection and warning solution to improve pediatric patient deterioration response
On Mar. 25, 2020, Royal Philips announced that Children’s Hospital of Georgia has adopted Philips’ automated early detection…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics | Vaccine
Oxford University COVID-19 study showed that Wuhan travel restrictions prevented wider disease spread
On Mar. 25, 2020, a mobility and epidemiological study from a global consortium of researchers, led by the…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Genomics | HIV | Infectious Disease | Medical Device | Medicine | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics | Vaccine
Life sciences companies commit to fight against COVID-19 pandemic with Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
On Mar. 25, 2020, a consortium of life sciences companies announced an important collaboration to accelerate the development,…
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Vir Biotech proceeded with two clinical development candidates for COVID-19
On Mar. 25, 2020, Vir Biotech announced announced that it has identified multiple human monoclonal antibody (mAb) development…
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Xencor and Vir Biotech announced license agreement for use of Xtend XmAb antibody technology to treat COVID-19
On Mar. 25, 2020, Xencor announced a technology license agreement with Vir Biotech in which Vir will have…
