Hydroxychloroquine does not benefit adults hospitalized with COVID-19
On Nov. 9, 2020, a National Institutes of Health (NIH) clinical trial evaluating the safety and effectiveness of…
Effect of hydroxychloroquine on clinical status at 14 days in hospitalized patients with COVID-19
On Nov. 9, 2020, a study published in JAMA reported the effect of hydroxychloroquine on clinical status at…
Lilly’s neutralizing antibody bamlanivimab received FDA emergency use authorization for treatment of recently diagnosed COVID-19
On Nov. 9, 2020, the FDA granted Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for Eli Lilly’s investigational neutralizing antibody bamlanivimab…
Pfizer and BioNTech announced vaccine candidate against COVID-19 achieved success in interim analysis from phase 3 study
On Nov. 9, 2020, Pfizer and BioNTech announced their mRNA-based vaccine candidate, BNT162b2, against SARS-CoV-2 had demonstrated evidence…
Corvus completed enrollment in phase 1 study of CPI-006 for patients with COVID-19
On Nov. 9, 2020, Corvus Pharmaceuticals announced that it had completed patient enrollment in its Phase 1 study…
Fred Hutch began experimental COVID-19 vaccine efficacy trial
On Nov. 9, 2020, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center announced the start of volunteer enrollment for a…
ImmunityBioﾒs hAd5 COVID-19 vaccine candidate stimulated memory T-Cell recall in patients with SARS-CoV-2
On Nov. 8, 2020, ImmunityBio announced positive study results for their human Ad5 (hAd5) COVID-19 vaccine candidate, which…
White-tailed deer found to be huge reservoir of SARS-CoV-2 infection
On Nov. 8, 2020, research from the U.S. had shown that white-tailed deer were being infected with SARS-CoV-2,…
Mesa Biotech received additional $13 million from HHS to develop 30 minute SARS-CoV-2 & Flu A/Flu B test
On Nov. 6, 2020, Mesa Biotech announced it had been awarded a contract up to $13 million from…
Humanigen announced CRADA agreement with U.S. government to develop lenzilumab for COVID-19
On Nov. 6, 2020, Humanigen announced that it had entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA)…
Neoleukin Therapeutics announced publication of de novo protein decoys that block COVID-19 infection
On Nov. 5, 2020, Neoleukin Therapeutics announced the publication in Science of research describing novel molecules designed to…
Novartis’ randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled CAN-COVID trial failed to meet endpoints
On Nov. 5, 2020, Novartis announced data from an interim analysis for the randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled CAN-COVID trial…
Denmark tightened lockdown in north, mink cull devastates industry
On Nov. 5, 2020, Denmark announced strict lockdown rules in the north of the country after authorities discovered…
Relief Therapeutics and NeuroRx announced continuation of RLF-100ﾙ trial for treatment of COVID-19 respiratory failure
On Nov. 5, 2020, RELIEF THERAPEUTICS and NeuroRx announced that the independent Data Monitoring Committee (DMC) voted unanimously…
RECOVERY trial DMC recommended continuing evaluation of REGN-COV2 in hospitalized patients
On Nov. 5, 2020, Regeneron announced an update from the independent data monitoring committee (DMC) for the UK-based…
Rapid COVID-19 test, Oxsed RaViD Direct, used at Heathrow and trials at Hong Kong International Airport
On Nov. 4, 2020, the University of Oxford announced that its rapid COVID-19 test was being used at…
Mateon’s C001- A Global phase 2 study for OT-101 against COVID-19 received cleareence for patient enrollment
On Nov. 4, 2020, Mateon Therapeutics announced the receipt of approval from Instituto Nacional de Salud (INS), the…
Humanigen announced positive interim phase 3 data of lenzilumabﾙ in patients hospitalized with COVID-19
On Nov. 4, 2020, Humanigen announced positive interim Phase 3 data of lenzilumab in patients hospitalized with COVID-19….
Novavax and Commonwealth of Australia announced agreement for acquisition of Novavax COVID-19 vaccine
On Nov. 4, 2020, Novavax announced the signing of a non-binding Heads of Terms document with the Australian…
Stanford developed CRISPR ‘lab on a chip’ for detecting COVID-19
On Nov. 4, 2020, using the cutting-edge genetic editing technique known as CRISP ‘lab on a chip’ technology,…
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Medigen Vaccines and NIHE partnered to develop COVID-19 vaccine in Vietnam
On Nov. 3, 2020, Medigen Vaccine Biologics (MVC) and the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE), a…
Humanigen executed licensing agreement for Lenzilumab in COVID-19 for South Korea and the Philippines
On Nov. 3, 2020, Humanigen announced the execution of its first licensing transaction in the Asia-Pacific Region with…
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OraSure’s DNA Genotek subsidiary received FDA EUA for its ORAcollect-RNA saliva collectiondevice for SARS CoV-2
On Nov. 3, 2020, OraSure Technologies announced its DNA Genotek subsidiary has received Emergency Use Authorization from the…
Innovation Pharmaceuticals received pre-IND response from FDA on COVID-19 trial
On Nov. 2, 2020, Innovation Pharma announced receipt of written feedback from the FDA that is in general…
Immunic announced 200 patients enrolled in phase 2 CALVID-1 trial of IMU-838 for treatment of COVID-19
On Nov. 2, 2020, Immunic announced that the company had enrolled and randomized 200 patients, pre-specified in the…
COVID-19 pandemic sparked 3D printing engineering innovation
On Nov. 2, 2020, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) announced that in the Spring of 2020, as news…
Novavax announced facility expansion to support global vaccine development
On Nov. 2, 2020, Novavax announced the expansion of its Maryland campus to accommodate the company’s rapid growth…
ACON Laboratories announced the launch of its Flowflexﾙ Antigen COVID-19 test
On Nov. 2, 2020, ACON Laboratories announced the launch of its Flowflexﾙ SARS-COV-2 Antigen Rapid Test. The Flowflex…
Brilacidin exhibited potent in vitro antiviral activity against SARS-CoV-2
On Nov. 1, 2020, scientists announced that increasing evidence shows that both natural and synthetic antimicrobial peptides (AMPs),…
Patriot Express Travel at BWI, SEATAC required on-site, rapid COVID-19 testing
On Nov. 1, 2020, the U.S. Department of Defense announced the start of rapid, on-site COVID-19 testing for…