FDA approved DARZALEX FASPRO, a new subcutaneous formulation of Daratumumab in treatment of patients with Multiple Myeloma
On May 1, 2020, Janssen Pharma, a Johnson & Johnson company, announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration…
Moderna and Lonza announced worldwide strategic collaboration to manufacture Moderna’s Vaccine (mRNA-1273) against novel Coronavirus
On May 1, 2020, Moderna and Lonza announced a 10-year strategic collaboration agreement to enable larger scale manufacture…
Mateon announced peer reviewed publication on its R&D effort against COVID-19
On Apr. 30, 2020, Mateon Therapeutics reported several peer-reviewed publications derived from its R&D effort against COVID-19. Published…
Nature publication presents new ‘Blueprint’ revealed how SARS-CoV-2 virus hijacks human cells
On Apr. 30, 2020, an international team of more than 120 scientists has detailed the impact of 75…
ViralClear submitted in vitro data on Merimepodib and Remdesivir synergistic activity against COVID-19 novel Coronavirus to peer-reviewed journal
On Apr. 30, 2020, BioSig Technologies announced that an article titled, “The IMPDH inhibitor merimepodib provided in combination…
Emory University launched study on COVID-19 immune responses
On Apr. 30, 2020, Emory University researchers are taking part in a multi-site study across the U.S. to…
InBios obtained BARDA funding to develop point-of-care COVID-19 test
On Apr. 30, 2020, InBios announced that it had been awarded a contract from the Biomedical Advanced Research…
Medigen Vaccine Biologics SARS-CoV-2 qPCR kit obtained CE Marking and Taiwan MOHW’s approval of specific medical device’s manufacturing
On Apr. 30, 2020, Medigen Vaccine Biologics (MVB) received notice that its SARS-CoV-2 qPCR Kit had complied with…
Evotec Biologics announced collaboration with Ology Bioservices on antibodies against Coronavirus
On Apr. 30, 2020, Evotec announced that its Seattle-based subsidiary Just – Evotec Biologics hasd entered into a…
Mesoblast began enrollment in phase 2/3 clinical trial of remestemcel-L in 300 patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome
On Apr. 30, 2020, Mesoblast announced a Phase 2/3 randomized, placebo-controlled trial to rigorously confirm whether its allogeneic…
Valneva and Pfizer announced a collaboration to co-develop and commercialize Lyme disease vaccine
On Apr. 30, 2020, Valneva and Pfizer announced a collaboration to develop and commercialize Valneva’s Lyme disease vaccine…
Fujifilm Diosynth teamed with COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator to reserve manufacturing capacity for COVID-19 therapies
On Apr. 30, 2020, FUJIFILM announced that it will reserve manufacturing capacity for a future COVID-19 therapy for…
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NIH’s axing of bat coronavirus grant a ‘horrible precedent’ and might break rules, critics say
On Apr. 30, 2020, the research community reacted with alarm and anger to the National Institutes of Health’s…
Landmark partnership announced for development of COVID-19 vaccine
On Apr. 30, 2020, the University of Oxford announced an agreement with the UK-based global biopharmaceutical company AstraZeneca…
Medigen Vaccines SARS-CoV-2 qPCR Kit obtained CE Marking and Taiwan MOHW’s approval
On Apr. 30, 2020, Medigen Vaccine Biologics (MVC) announced its SARS-CoV-2 qPCR Kit complied with EU CE requirements,…
NIH clinical trial shows remdesivir accelerated recovery from advanced COVID-19
On Apr. 29, 2020, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that hospitalized patients with advanced COVID-19 and…
Electron microscopy technique revealed how a key human antibody disarms many strains of HIV
On Apr. 29, 2020, Scripps researchers announced they had developed a method for examining the machinery of HIV…
Emory University helped lead research on drug to treat COVID-19 patients
On Apr. 29, 2020, Emory University played a leading role in the government-sponsored clinical trial of the COVID-19…
Clinical trial began to see if convalescent plasma can treat COVID-19
On Apr. 29, 2020, researchers at Montefiore Health System and Albert Einstein College of Medicine and NYU Langone…
Clinical trial of drug hydroxychloroquine for treatment of COVID-19 began at Montefiore and Einstein
On Apr. 29, 2020, researchers at Montefiore Health System and Albert Einstein College of Medicine announced that they…
Windtree announced first patient enrolled in AEROSURF bridging study for treatment of Respiratory Distress Syndrome
On Apr. 29, 2020, Windtree Therapeutics announced it has enrolled the first patient into its AEROSURF phase 2b…
INOVIO and GeneOne reported positive phase 1/2a clinical data with DNA vaccine INO-4700 for MERS Coronavirus
On Apr. 28, 2020, INOVIO and GeneOne Life Science announced interim data through week 16 from a Phase…
UW-Madison researchers created hybrids of six yeast species to combine useful traits
On Apr. 28, 2020, researchers at the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have…
Entos Pharmaceuticals partnered with EpiVax to develop a pan-Coronavirus DNA vaccine
On Apr. 28, 2020, Entos Pharmaceuticals announced a collaboration with EpiVax. This partnership combined the Entos Fusogenix DNA…
Illumina’s donation to Africa Centre for Disease Control expanded capability for sequencing-based COVID-19 surveillance
On Apr. 28, 2020, Illumina announced that the African Union Commission, on behalf of the Africa Center for…
Secarna Pharma entered into cooperation with Guangzhou’s Sun Yat-sen University to develop treatment for SARS-CoV-2 viral infections
On Apr. 28, 2020, Secarna Pharmaceuticals announced the company has entered into a cooperation with the First Affiliated…
Sarepta Therapeutics announced research agreement with U.S. DoD to evaluate multiple constructs from proprietary RNA platform as treatments for COVID-19
On Apr. 28, 2020, Sarepta Therapeutics announced the Company and the USAMRIID, the Department of Defense’s lead laboratory…
Albert Einstein College of Medicine invented compound tested in COVID-19 clinical trial
On Apr. 29, 2020, researchers at Montefiore Health System and Albert Einstein College of Medicine announced that a…
Neurocrine Biosciences announced FDA approval of ONGENTYS as treatment for patients with Parkinson’s Disease
On Apr. 27, 2020, Neurocrine Biosciences announced the FDA approved once-daily oral ONGENTYS (opicapone) 25 mg and 50…
ARTES joined global combat against Corona with virus-like particle based platform technologies
On Apr. 27, 2020, ARTES Biotechnology, the German-based biotech company specializing in process development for recombinant vaccines, entered…