Yale designated labs in three states to provide SalivaDirect COVID-19 test
On Sept. 24, 2020, Yale University announced it had designated three independent laboratories to perform the university-developed SalivaDirect…
USDA study revealed airborne fungus can trigger plant growth
On Sept. 23, 2020, the USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) announced that a harmless airborne fungus, Cladosporium sphaerospermum…
Pascal Biosciences confirmed specific cannabinoids combat Coronavirus
On Sept. 23, 2020, Pascal Biosciences announced the Company had confirmed an earlier report that certain cannabinoids block…
Brazil approved RedHill Biopharma’s phase 2/3 COVID-19 study with opaganib
On Sept. 22, 2020, RedHill Biopharma announced approval from the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA) for its ongoing…
Oxford Immunotec joined with Public Health England in large clinical trial utilizing T-SPOT discovery SARS-CoV-2 test
On Sept. 22, 2020, Oxford Immunotec announced that it had entered into an extensive research collaboration with Public…
Lilly and Amgen announced manufacturing collaboration for COVID-19 antibody therapies
On Sept. 17, 2020, Eli Lilly and Amgen announced a global antibody manufacturing collaboration to significantly increase the…
Quest Diagnostics announced COVID-19 Diagnostic test options for active COVID-19 infection through QuestDirect
On Sept. 17, 2020, Quest Diagnostics announced that individuals can purchase a test to diagnose COVID-19 online, without…
3CL protease inhibitor NLC-001 added to COVID-19-focused joint venture between Todos Medical and NLC Pharma
On Sept. 17, 2020, Todos Medical announced that NLC Pharma had added the dietary supplement NLC-001 to its…
Atossa Therapeutics received second positive safety assessment in clinical study of AT-301 Coronavirus nasal spray
On Sept. 17, 2020, Atossa Therapeutics announced a positive interim safety assessment from the second cohort of healthy…
Roche’s phase III EMPACTA study showed reduced likelihood of ventilation in hospitalised patients with COVID-19 associated pneumonia
On Sept. 17, 2020, Roche announced that the phase III EMPACTA study met its primary endpoint, showing that…
T cells take the lead in controlling SARS-CoV-2 and reducing COVID-19 disease severity
On Sept. 16, 2020, a study by researchers at La Jolla Institute for Immunology published in the Cell,…
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FDA published comparative performance data for COVID-19 molecular diagnostic tests
On Sept. 15, 2020, the FDA published comparative performance data for some authorized COVID-19 molecular diagnostic tests. The…
Soligenix announced publication demonstrating thermostabilization of filovirus vaccine antigens
On Sept. 15, 2020, Soligenix announced publication of nonclinical results characterizing filovirus protein antigens (including for Ebola and…
Mateon global study for Artemisinin intervention against COVID-19 cleared for patient enrollment in India
On Sept. 14, 2020, Mateon Therapeutics announced that its global study based on its ARTI-19 protocol for Artemisinin…
Baricitinib in combination with remdesivir reduced time to recovery in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 in ACTT-2 Trial
On Sept. 14, 2020, Eli Lilly and Incyte announced initial data from the Adaptive COVID-19 Treatment Trial (ACTT-2)…
Pascal Biosciences and SoRSE Technology announced partnership for cannabinoid drug development and cancer clinical trials
On Sept. 14, 2020, Pascal Biosciences and SoRSE Technology announced they had entered into a collaborative research agreement…
MediciNova announced intranasal RS virus vaccine vuccessfully induced neutralizing antibodies against RS virus in mice
On Sept. 11, 2020, MediciNova announced development progress on its intranasal SARS-CoV-2 vaccine for COVID-19 utilizing BC-PIV, a…
Todos Medical announced commercial launch of COVID-19 qPCR test kits in the U.S.
On Sept. 11, 2020, Todos Medical announced that the FDA has added the TODOS 2019-nCoV RT-qPCR Detection Kit…
NIH augmented large scale study of Alzheimer’s disease biomarkers
On Sept. 10, 2020, the NIH announced that it had added funding for more biomarker measures, including positron…
FDA approved Trelegy Ellipta as first once-daily single inhaler triple therapy for treatment of both asthma and COPD in the U.S.
On Sept. 10, 2020, GlaxoSmithKline and Innoviva announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved a…
RedHill Biopharma’s opaganib demonstrated complete inhibition of SARS-CoV-2
On Sept. 8, 2020, RedHill Biopharma announced that opaganib demonstrated potent inhibition of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes…
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California’s Stem Cell Agency and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative partnered to create COVID-19 database
On Sept. 8, 2020, a new collaboration between the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) and the Chan…
UT Southwestern researchers showed how mutations in DNA packaging machines cause cancer
On Sept. 7, 2020, research from the Children’s Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern (CRI) determined how…
RedHill Biopharma’s Opaganib awarded COVID-19 grant by State of Pennsylvania
On Sept. 3, 2020, RedHill Biopharma announced the selection of opaganib, a proprietary, first-in-class, orally-administered, sphingosine kinase-2 (SK2)…
OraSure’s ORAcollect-RNA device Included in EUA granted to MiraDx for SARS-CoV-2 test
On Sept. 3, 2020, OraSure Technologies announced that its ORAcollect-ï¾·RNA (OR-100) collection device was included along with other…
Virginia Tech researchers began testing campus wastewater for COVID-19
On Sept. 3, 2020, a team of Virginia Tech researchers announced that they will begin testing wastewater at…
Mesoblast announced first patients dosed in phase 2/3 trial for COVID-19 ARDS
On Sept. 2, 2020, Mesoblast announced that it had received ethics approval to include Australian hospitals in the…
PathGroup selected by NIH to become RADx program ‘mega-lab’ for COVID-19 testing
On Sept. 2, 2020, PathGroup announced the award of a funding grant from the National Institutes of Health…
Titers of antibodies against SARS-CoV2 did not decline within four months
On Sept. 1, 2020, scientists at deCODE genetics in Iceland, a subsidiary of Amgen, published a study in…
Amyris scaled first fermentation-based cannabinoid
On Sept. 1, 2020, Amyris announced that it had successfully scaled up the commercial production of Cannabigerol (CBG)…