NIH delivered new COVID-19 testing technologies to meet US demand
On Jul. 31, 2020, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that it had invested $248.7 million in…
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Quidel received NIH contract for $71 million to expand manufacturing capacity for Sofia SARS-CoV-2 antigen test for diagnosis of COVID-19
On Jul. 31, 2020, Quidel announced a preliminary contract with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support…
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Sanofi and GSK announced discussions with EU to supply up to 300 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine
On Jul. 31, 2020, Sanofi and GSK announced advanced discussions, with the European Commission for the supply of…
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Sanofi and GSK selected for Operation Warp Speed to supply US government with 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine
On Jul. 31, 2020, Sanofi and GSK announced a collaborative effort with the U.S. government to accelerate the…
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OraSure’s OMNIgene-ORAL device included in EUA granted to Clinical Reference Laboratory for self-collected SARS saliva test
On Jul. 31, 2020, OraSure Technologies announced that its OMNIgene-ORAL (OM-505) saliva collection device is included in the…
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Single dose of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine candidate demonstrated robust protection in pre-clinical studies
On Jul. 30, 2020, Johnson & Johnson announced that its lead vaccine candidate protected against infection with SARS-CoV-2,…
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INOVIO’s COVID-19 DNA vaccine INO-4800 provided protection with memory immune responses In non-human primates challenged with SARS-CoV-2 virus
On Jul. 30, 2020, INOVIO announced that its COVID-19 DNA vaccine INO-4800 targeting SARS-CoV-2 was effective in protecting…
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RedHill Biopharma initiated global phase 2/3 study for COVID-19
On Jul. 30, 2020, RedHill Biopharma announced that it has initiated a global Phase 2/3 clinical study evaluating…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | FDA
Precipio announced commercial launch of Covid-19 antibody test
On Jul. 30, 2020, Precipio announced it had entered into an agreement with ADS Biotec, based in Omaha,…
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Tyson Foods launched nationwide COVID monitoring strategy and expanded health staff
On Jul. 30, 2020, Tyson Foods announced that it had launched a new, industry-leading monitoring program and expanding…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | FDA | Therapeutics
LabCorp announced work wth public health authorities on no-charge antibody test program to accelerate COVID-19 blood plasma donation
On Jul. 30, 2020, LabCorp launched the LabCorp At Home COVID-19 Test Collection Service, the first seamless digital…
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BD announced $24 million US Government investment to support scale up of US manufacturing of COVID-19 diagnosic tests
On Jul. 30, 2020, BD (Becton, Dickinson) announced a $24 million investment from the U.S. Department of Defense…
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Intravacc and Celonic to develop and produce a novel COVID-19 vaccine
On Jul. 29, 2020, Intravacc and Celonic Group, a biopharmaceutical contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), announced that…
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PharmaCyte Biotech received CE Mark for licensed COVID-19 molecular tests
On Jul. 29, 2020, PharmaCyte Biotech announced that the COVID-19 Molecular tests it has licensed from Hai Kang…
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Veracyte and MAVIDx announcd agreement for MAVIDx to develop ultra-high volume COVID-19 testing on the nCounter System
On Jul. 29, 2020, Veracyte and MAVIDx announced an agreement for MAVIDx to develop ultra-high throughput genomic testing…
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Constant Therapeutics announced start of phase 2 trial of peptide drug TXA127 for COVID-19
On Jul. 29, 2020, Constant Therapeutics announced that its peptide drug TXA127, a pharmaceutical formulation of the natural…
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FDA authorized Quest Diagnostics lab method designed to increase COVID-19 molecular diagnostics capacity
On Jul. 29, 2020, Quest Diagnostics announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted emergency use…
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BARDA procured Regeneron’s REGN-EB3 investigational Ebola treatment for national preparedness
On Jul. 29, 2020, Regeneron announced that the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) had entered into…
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Sanofi and GSK agreed with the UK government to supply up to 60 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine
On Jul. 29, 2020, Sanofi and GSK announced an agreement with the UK government for the supply of…
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Apogenix started European clinical phase II trial with Asunercept in COVID-19 patients
On Jul. 28, 2020, Apogenix announced that it had received regulatory approval to start a clinical phase II…
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Soligenix announced publication of positive pre-clinical results for a novel COVID-19 vaccine
On Jul. 28, 2020, Soligenix announced publication of pre-clinical immunogenicity studies for its CiVax™ program (heat stable COVID-19…
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Gilead Sciences and Satcher Health Leadership Institute partnered to study racial health inequities associated with COVID-19
On Jul. 28, 2020, Gilead Sciences and the Satcher Health Leadership Institute at Morehouse School of Medicine announced…
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StartX Med Alliance of Remote and Telehealth companies respond to shift in patient care during COVID-19 crisis
On Jul. 28, 2020, StartX announced the launch of its StartX Med Alliance of Remote and Telehealth (SMART)…
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Roche updated phase III COVACTA trial of Actemra/RoActemra in hospitalised patients with severe COVID-19 associated pneumonia
On Jul. 28, 2020, Roche announced that the phase III COVACTA study of Actemra®/RoActemra® (tocilizumab) did not meet…
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US DFC announced $765 million loan to Eastman Kodak to support new expansion into pharmaceuticals
On Jul. 28, 2020, the U.S. International Development Finance Corp. (DFC) announced that it had signed a letter…
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Experimental COVID-19 vaccine protected upper and lower airways in nonhuman primates
On Jul. 28, 2020, scientists at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases reported that two doses…
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Immune system variation can predict severe COVID-19 outcomes
On Jul. 27, 2020, Yale university researchers reported that differing immune system responses of patients with COVID-19 can…
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Phase 3 clinical trial of investigational vaccine for COVID-19 began
On Jul. 27, 2020, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that a phase 3 clinical trial designed…
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Serum Institute conducted phase III clinical trial of BCG vaccine
On Jul. 27, 2020, the Serum Institute of India announced that it was is conducting phase III clinical…
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Amyris and the Infectious Disease Research Institute partnered to advance novel RNA vaccine platform beginning with COVID-19 application
On Jul. 27, 2020, Amyris and the Infectious Disease Research Institute (IDRI) announced the signing of a Collaboration…
