Arbutus Biopharma announced research initiative to identify novel antiviral therapies for treatment of Coronavirus infections
On May 11, 2020, Arbutus Biopharma announced the establishment of a new research initiative focused on the identification…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | FDA
The FDA issued EUA for first antigen test to help in rapid detection of virus that causes COVID-19 in patients
On May 9, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued the first emergency use authorization (EUA)…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Environmental | Infectious Disease | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics | Vaccine
Rice University COVID-19 research fund backed six new initiatives
On May 8, 2020, the Rice University COVID-19 Research Fund Oversight and Review Committee announced it had funded…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Pharmaceutical | Therapeutics | Vaccine
USPTO announced COVID-19 Prioritized Examination Pilot Program for small and micro entities
On May 8, 2020, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced a new COVID-19 Prioritized Examination Pilot…
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NIH clinical trial testing antiviral remdesivir plus antiiInflammatory drug baricitinib for COVID-19 began
On May 8, 2020, the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that a randomized, controlled clinical trial…
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The FDA issued EUA for first diagnostic test using at-home collection of saliva specimens
On May 8, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it had issued the first emergency…
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RedHill Biopharma received FDA approval for COVID-19 clinical study with opaganib in the U.S.
On May 8, 2020, RedHill Biopharma announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved its Investigational…
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The CoVIg-19 Plasma Alliance was established
On May 8, 2020, the CoVIg-19 Plasma Alliance was announced, an unprecedented partnership of the world’s leading plasma…
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Bharat Biotech leads a CSIR-NMITLI supported project to develop human antibodies or COVID-19 therapy
On May 8, 2020, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) under its flagship programme NMITLI announced…
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Biotechnology | CDC | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | FDA | Infectious Disease
Quidel’s received Emergency Authorization for Rapid Antigen COVID-19 diagnostic assay
On May 8, 2020, Quidel announced it had received Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the FDA to market…
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OPKO Health’s BioReference Laboratories launched COVID-19 antibody screening for New York City residents
On May 8, 2020, BioReference Laboratories, an OPKO Health company, announced the launch of COVID-19 antibody screening available…
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Entos Pharma partnered with Precision NanoSystems to enable scalable GMP manufacturing of Fusogenix DNA COVID-19 vaccine
On May 7, 2020, Entos Pharmaceuticals announced a partnership with Precision NanoSystems, Inc., (PNI), a global leader in…
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Air Force Genetics Laboratory, DHA collaborate to further sequence SARS-CoV-2 code
On May 11, 2020, the Air Force Genetics Center of Excellence at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi,…
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COVID-19 in-home monitoring program launched
On May 7, 2020, Washington University in St. Louis announced that people with COVID-19 who are seen by…
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Royal DSM accelerated Dutch Covid-19 testing by making 28 million nose swabs
On May 7, 2020, Royal DSM announced it had started manufacturing nose swabs for the first time to…
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NIH-supported research examines impact of COVID-19 on rare diseases community
On May 7, 2020, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced a new online survey launched by the…
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Risk factors for COVID-19 death revealed in world’s largest analysis of patient records to date
On May 7, 2020, academics at the University of Oxford and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical…
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Sanger scientist received Chan Zuckerberg Initiative support for COVID-19 study
On May 7, 2020, the Wellcome Sanger Institute announced that Roser Vento-Tormo, a Group Leader was one of…
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Gilead announces approval of Veklury (remdesivir) in Japan for patients with severe COVID-19
On May 7, 2020, Gilead announced that the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) has granted…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | FDA | Infectious Disease | Medical Device | Non-Profit Research
OPTI Medical Systems received FDA Emergency Use Authorization for OPTI SARS-CoV-2 RNA PCR test kit for detection of Virus causing COVID-19
On May 7, 2020, OPTI Medical Systems, an IDEXX Laboratories subsidiary announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration…
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Tonix Pharma announced research collaboration and exclusive agreement with the University of Alberta to develop novel c-based vaccines for prevention of COVID-19
On May 7, 2020, Tonix Pharmaceuticals and the University of Alberta announced a research collaboration and exclusive licensing…
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First large study of hydroxychloroquine does not support routine use in COVID-19 patients
On May 7, 2020, a study of nearly 1,400 patients with moderate to severe COVID-19 disease at a…
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CoVIg-19 Plasma Alliance builds strong momentum through expanded membership and clinical trial collaboration
On May 7, 2020, the CoVId-19 Plasma Alliance, an unprecedented plasma industry collaboration recently established to accelerate the…
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PharmaCyte Biotech received medical devices registration and submited pre-EUA application to the FDA for COVID-19 diagnostic kit
On May 6, 2020, PharmaCyte Biotech announced it had received Medical Devices Establishment Registration with the U.S. Food and…
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3M and Ford begin shipping newly designed powered air-purifying respirators for health care workers fighting COVID-19
On May 6, 2020, 3M and Ford announced that newly designed powered air-purifying respirators (PAPRs), developed are on…
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Meridian Bioscience partnered with QuantuMDx on COVID-19 assay
On May 6, 2020, Meridian Bioscience announced a collaboration with QuantuMDx on its newly launched SARS-CoV-2 assay for…
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Mesoblast announced first patients dosed in phase 2/3 trial for COVID-19 ARDS
On May 6, 2020, Mesoblast announced that the first patients were dosed in the 300-patient randomized placebo-controlled Phase…
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Sinovac announced first animal study results of vaccine against COVID-19 published in SCIENCE
On May 6, 2020, Sinovac Biotech announced publication of the preclinical study on animals for its vaccine candidate…
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UNMC researcher one of 12 in US to receive grant to study heart health related to COVID-19
On May 6, 2020, Rebekah Gundry, Ph.D., was one of only 12 investigators nationwide to receive a “COVID-19…
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bioMerieux serology tests for SARS-CoV-2 on VIDAS underwent validation preceding launch
On May 6, 2020, bioMerieux announced performance validation and the upcoming launch of VIDAS® anti-SARS-CoV-2 serology tests to detect…
