Tevogen Bio announced steps toward proprietary T Cell therapy for development of bivalent vaccine for COVID-19 and influenza
On Jul. 15, 2020, Tevogen Bio announced its intention to evaluate its proprietary antigen-specific T cell technology as…
AXIM Biotechnologies unveiled first-in-class COVID-19 rapid diagnostic test for neutralizing antibodies
On Jul. 15, 2020, AXIM Biotechnologies announced the development of NeuCovixTM, a rapid diagnostic test measuring levels of…
Cleveland Clinic researchers Identified genetic factors that may Influence COVID-19 susceptibility
On Jul. 15, 2020, A new Cleveland Clinic study identified genetic factors that may influence susceptibility to COVID-19….
Atossa Therapeutics announced successful in vitro testing of nasal spray formulation with SARS-CoV-2
On Jul. 15, 2020, Atossa Therapeutics announced successful results from in vitro testing of AT-301, Atossa’s proprietary COVID-19…
Experimental COVID-19 vaccine safe, generated immune response
On Jul. 14, 2020, an investigational vaccine, mRNA-1273, designed to protect against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus…
Moderna announced publication in The New England Journal of Medicine of interim results from phase 1 study of its mRNA vaccine against COVID-19
On Jul. 14, 2020, Moderna announced the publication of an interim analysis of the open-label Phase 1 study…
Pascal Biosciences discovered a cannabinoid that combats Coronavirus
On Jul. 14, 2020, Pascal Biosciences announced it had discovered certain cannabinoids that block replication of SARS-CoV-2, the…
Akebia announced initiation of investigator-sponsored study evaluating vadadustat for prevention and treatment of ARDS in patients with COVID-19
On Jul. 14, 2020, Akebia Therapeutics announced the initiation of an investigator-sponsored study evaluating the use of vadadustat,…
Tonix Pharma entered into research and exclusive license option agreement with Kansas State University to develop vaccine against COVID-19
On Jul. 13, 2020, Tonix Pharmaceuticals announced a new preclinical research and option agreement with Kansas State University…
Broad Institute launched academic-industry cell imaging consortium to speed drug discovery and development
On Jul. 10, 2020, the Imaging Platform at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, together with industry…
Spanish National Center for Biotechnology uses Atos supercomputing expertise to find out how Covid-19 virus initiates infection
On Jul. 9, 2020, Atos announced that the Biocomputing Unit at the Spanish National Center for Biotechnology (CNB),…
ViralClear partnered with Albany Molecular on manufacture of merimepodib API development for potential treatment of COVID-19
On Jul. 9, 2020, BioSig Technologies and its subsidiary, ViralClear Pharma announced that it is partnering with Albany…
Moderna and ROVI announced collaboration for OUS fill-finish manufacturing of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate
On Jul. 9, 2020 Moderna and Laboratorios Farmaceuticos Rovi announced a collaboration for large-scale, commercial fill-finish manufacturing of…
NIH launched clinical trials network to test COVID-19 vaccines and other prevention tools
On Jul. 8, 2020, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases announced it had established a new…
From lung scarring to heart damage, COVID-19 may leave lingering marks
On Jul. 8, 2020, scientists at the UC Berkeley-UCSF Joint Medical Program reported that for some individuals with…
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Access to HIV medicines severely impacted by COVID-19 as AIDS response stalled
On Jul. 8, 2020, seventy-three countries warned that they were at risk of stock-outs of antiretroviral (ARV) medicines…
Kaiser Permanente Washington announced COVID-19 vaccine trial registry opened for volunteers
On Jul. 8, 2020, Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute (KPWHRI) announced that it had created a registry…
Mount Sinai Health System, Emergent BioSolutions, and ImmunoTek Bio Centers formed collaboration to develop Emergent’s COVID-19 hyperimmune globulin product
On Jul. 8, 2020, the Mount Sinai Health System, Emergent BioSolutions and ImmunoTek Bio Centers announced a collaboration…
Moderna completed enrollment of phase 2 study of its mRNA vaccine against COVID-19 (mRNA-1273)
On Jul. 8, 2020, Moderna announced that it had completed enrollment for both cohorts of the Phase 2…
BD partnered with U.S. Government on $70 million manufacturing infrastructure project for mass vaccination campaigns
On Jul. 8, 2020, BD (Becton, Dickinson) announced the formation of a strategic, public-private partnership with the Biomedical…
First adjuvanted quadrivalent influenza vaccine received EU approval
On Jul. 8, 2020, the European Commission announced regulatory approval for the first adjuvanted quadrivalent influenza vaccine to…
Fred Hutch joined international COVID-19 vaccine effort
On Jul. 8, 2020, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center was named the coordinating center for vaccine clinical…
Texas A&M, MD Anderson Scientists tested inhaled therapeutic to protect against COVID-19
On Jul. 8, 2020, scientists from Texas A&M University, biopharmaceutical company Pulmotect and MD Anderson Cancer Center announced…
Novavax announced $1.6 billion funding from Operation Warp Speed
On Jul. 7, 2020, Novavax announced that it had been selected to participate in Operation Warp Speed, a…
Regeneron announced manufacturing and supply agreement for BARDA and U.S. DoD for REGN-COV2 anti-viral antibody cocktail
On Jul. 7, 2020, Regeneron announced that, as part of Operation Warp Speed, the Biomedical Advanced Research and…
Tonix Pharma announced plans for Massachusetts R&D facility to accelerate clinical development of vaccines and protein-based therapeutics
On Jul. 7, 2020, Tonix Pharmaceuticals announced its intent to purchase an approximately 40,000 square foot facility in…
The FDA approved Qwo (collagenase clostridium histolyticum-aaes), the first injectable treatment for cellulite
On Jul. 6, 2020, Endo International announced that it received FDA approval of Qwo (collagenase clostridium histolyticum-aaes) for…
Anixa Biosciences and OntoChem announced completion of initial screening program and identification of additional Covid-19 compounds
On Jul. 6, 2020, Anixa Biosciences announced that it and partner OntoChem had completed the initial in silico…
WHO discontinued hydroxychloroquine and lopinavir/ritonavir treatment arms for COVID-19
On Jul. 4, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) accepted the recommendation from the Solidarity Trial’s International Steering…
CytoDyn announced exclusive agreement for distribution and supply of leronlimab for treatment of COVID-19 in U.S.
On Jul. 3, 2020, CytoDyn announced it had signed an exclusive Distribution and Supply Agreement with American Regent…