Mylan ramped up U.S. manufacturing of hydroxychloroquine sulfate tablets to meet potential COVID-19 patient needs
On Mar. 19, 2020, Mylan announced it had restarted production of hydroxychloroquine sulfate tablets at its West Virginia…
Roche initiated phase III clinical trial of Actemra/RoActemra in hospitalised patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia
On Mar. 19, 2020, Roche announced it was working with the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to…
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UArizona Cancer Center received $69M grant forsSkin cancer prevention study
On Mar. 19, 2020, The UArizona Cancer Center announced it was awarded a five-year, $6.9 million prestigious Program…
FDA approved Epclusa (Sofosbuvir/Velpatasvir) for children with Chronic Hepatitis C infection
On Mar. 19, 2020, Gilead Sciences announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved a supplemental…
Mesa Biotech received funding from HHS for development of a 30 minute molecular point-of-care SARS-CoV-2 test
On Mar. 19, 2020, Mesa Biotech announced it had been awarded a $561,000 contract from the U.S. Department…
Mayo Clinic Laboratories significantly expands testing capability for the COVID-19 virus
On Mar. 19, 2020, the Mayo Clinic announced it had significantly expanded its capacity to test clinical samples…
Teva donated potential COVID-19 treatment, hydroxychloroquine sulfate tablets to hospitals nationwide
On Mar. 19, 2020, Teva announced the immediate donation of more than 6 million doses of hydroxychloroquine sulfate…
Oxford scientists developed rapid testing technology for COVID-19
On Mar. 18, 2020, scientists from the University of Oxford’s Engineering Science Department and the Oxford Suzhou Centre…
Mateon to develop its OT-101, a phase 3 clinical drug candidate against COVID-19
On Mar. 18, 2020, Mateon Therapeutics reported significant progress in deploying its phase 3 clinical asset, OT-101, against…
NIH researchers discovered tooth-enamel protein in eyes with dry AMD
On Mar. 17, 2020, researchers at the National Eye Institute (NEI) reported finding a protein that normally deposits…
CanSinoBIO’s investigational vaccine against COVID-19 approved for phase 1 clinical trial in China
On Mar. 17, 2020, CanSino Biologics announced that its recombinant novel Coronavirus Vaccine (Adenovirus Type 5 Vector) candidate…
Israel weighed “compassionate use” of Pluristem therapy for COVID-19
On Mar. 17, 2020, Israel’s Health Ministry announced that it had approved a request by Pluristem Therapeutics to…
Quidel received Emergency Use Authorization for molecular COVID-19 diagnostic assay
On Mar. 17, 2020, Quidel Corp. announced it had received Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the U.S. Food…
MannKind refocuses pipeline resources in response to COVID-19 pandemic
On Mar. 17, 2020, MannKind announced it is adjusting research and development resources that were reserved for its…
Regeneron announced important advances in novel COVID-19 antibody program
On Mar. 17, 2020, Regeneron announced that its scientists had isolated hundreds of virus-neutralizing, fully human antibodies from…
Todos Medical announced Coronavirus Nucleic Acid Buccal Testing Kit distribution agreement with 3D BioMed
On Mar. 17, 2020, Todos Medical announced a non-exclusive distribution agreement with 3D Biomedicine Science & Technology, a…
UMN Institute scientist links ancient virus to cancer risk
On Mar. 16, 2020, the Hormel Institute, University of Minnesota announced published research concerning remnants of ancient viruses…
NIH clinical trial of investigational vaccine for COVID-19 began in Seattle
On Mar. 16, 2020, the National Institutes of Health (NIH announced that a Phase 1 clinical trial evaluating…
Research on brain structure highlighted cells linked to Alzheimer’s and autism
On Mar. 16, 2020, new insights into the architecture of the brain were revealed by scientists at the…
Aimmune announced first U.S. patients treated with PALFORZIA, the first treatment for peanut allergy
On Mar. 16, 2020, Aimmune Therapeutics announced that the first patients in the U.S. were being treated with…
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…
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…
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)…
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…
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…
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…