CHF Solutions announced COVID-19 patients treated with Aquadex therapy for fluid management with Coronavirus treatment
On Mar. 25, 2020, CHF Solutions announced the use of its Aquadex therapy in the treatment of patients…
Merck donated 300,000 masks to New Jersey for COVID-19 emergency response
On Mar. 25, 2020, Merck announced it had donated 300,000 masks to New Jersey’s Office of Homeland Security…
Penn’s Perelman School of Medicine launched Coronavirus research center
On Mar. 25, 2020, the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania announced it had established…
T2 Biosystems announced worldwide licensing agreement of COVID-19, novel Coronavirus assay
On Mar. 24, 2020, T2 Biosystems announced it has entered into a worldwide licensing agreement for a rapid…
Partner Therapeutics announced initiation of clinical trial to evaluate Leukine in patients with COVID-19
On Mar. 24, 2020, Partner Therapeutics that Leukine (sargramostim, rhu-GM-CSF) is being assessed in the SARPAC trial (sargramostim…
New COVID-19 assay adapted to run on T2 Biosystems’ FDA-cleared T2Dx Instrument
On Mar. 24, 2020, T2 Biosystems announced it had entered into a worldwide licensing agreement for a rapid…
Mayo’s 3D Anatomic Modeling Lab printed model of virus that causes COVID-19
On Mar. 24, 2020, to help in educating the public and in the hope of better conveying the…
City of Hope researchers developing COVID-19 vaccine
On Mar. 24, 2020, City of Hope announced that it had employed its vast expertise using the immune…
U of A research projects shared $58 million in federal funding
On Mar. 24, 2020, the University of Alberta (U of A) announced that a Public health study was…
Bausch Health donated products and supplies in response to COVID-19 pandemic
On Mar. 24, 2020, Bausch Health announced it had donated medicines and health care products to assist in…
FDA provided Emergency Use Authorization to PerkinElmer for COVID-19 testing
On Mar. 24, 2020, PerkinElmer announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had provided Emergency Use Authorization…
Patients with severe Coronavirus disease could offer clues to treatment
On Mar. 24, 2020, a new international project aims to enroll 500 COVID-19 patients to search for genetic…
Oxford University’s COVID-19 research received government funding
On Mar. 24, 2020, three Oxford University-based COVID-19 projects were among the first to benefit from a share…
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bioMerieux received FDA Emergency Use Authorization for BIOFIRE COVID-19 test
On Mar. 24, 2020, bioMerieux announced that BioFire Diagnostics, its subsidiary specialized in syndromic infectious disease testing, had…
Dynavax and Clover Biopharmaceuticals announced COVID-19 research collaboration
On Mar. 24, 2020, Dynavax Technologies and Clover Biopharmaceuticals, a China-based global clinical-stage biotechnology company, announceda research collaboration…
Mesa Biotech received Emergency Use Authorization from FDA for 30 minute point ofcCare molecular COVID-19 test
On Mar. 24, 2020, Mesa Biotech announced it had received Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the FDA for…
BioSig subsidiary NeuroClear acquired license for a broad-spectrum anti-viral agent that may treat COVID-19
On Mar. 24, 2020, BioSig Technologies announced that its majority-owned subsidiary NeuroClear Technologies, acquired the rights to develop…
BioReference Laboratories and City of Miami provided testing for Coronavirus Disease 2019
On Mar. 24, 2020, BioReference Laboratories, an OPKO Health company, announced a collaboration with the City of Miami…
Emerald Organic and Todos Medicalfor JV to supply USwith COVID-19 rapid point-of-care testing kits
On Mar. 24, 2020, Emerald Organic Products and Todos Medical announced the creation of Corona Diagnostics, LLC, a…
$16 million gift from Morris-Singer Foundation established COVID-19 hotline and telemedicine services for primary care
On Mar. 24, 2020, the Andrew and Corey Morris-Singer Foundation donated $1.6 million to OHSU to support the…
Windtree announced clinical study of lung injury treatment in COVID-19 patients with its KL4 surfactant therapy
On Mar. 24, 2020, Windtree Therapeutics announced it will study its proprietary KL4 surfactant to potentially mitigate the…
Resverlogix invited collaborations for use of Apabetalone in trials and studies to Combat spread of COVID-19
On Mar. 23, 2020, Resverlogix announced that it was seeking to collaborate with organizations currently testing therapies for…
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NIH online resources support COVID-19 workers training to protect their own health
On Mar. 23, 2020, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that it had launched an important online…
First patients enrolled in new Oxford University clinical trial of possible COVID-19 treatments
On Mar. 23, 2020, researchers from the University of Oxford the launch of a new clinical trial to…
UK launched whole genome sequence alliance to map spread of coronavirus
On Mar. 23, 2020, the UK Government announced funding of £20 million to support clinicians and scientists in…
Amgen Foundation committed up to $12.5 million to support COVID-19 relief efforts
On Mar. 23, 2020, the Amgen Foundation announced an initial commitment of up to $12.5 million to support…
Sorrento and SmartPharm Therapeutics announced research and development collaboration develop a next-generation, gene-encoded antibody vaccine for COVID-19
On Mar. 23, 2020, Sorrento and SmartPharm Therapeutics announced a research and development collaboration to develop a next-generation,…
Emory’s DRIVE, Ridgeback partnered for drug versus coronavirus
On Mar. 23, 2020, Drug Innovation Ventures at Emory (DRIVE), and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics announced a collaboration to rapidly…
COVID-19 pandemic drove accelerated demand for Covetrus online pharmacy services
On Mar. 23, 2020, Covetrus reported that the company saw strong demand in its prescription management and online…
serum therapy used as possible COVID-19 treatment
On Mar. 23, 2020, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis announced they were investigating…