Vaxart provided update on its oral COVID-19 vaccine program
On Mar. 31, 2020, Vaxart announced it had produced five COVID-19 vaccine candidates for testing in its preclinical…
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Amyris scaled up in response to high need for hand sanitizer and wipe products
On Mar. 31, 2020, Amyris announced that initial production of its hand sanitizer has started with Allure Labs…
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Sorrento announced research testing agreement with University of Texas for preclinical testing of COVID-19 therapeutic product candidates
On Mar. 31, 2020, Sorrento announced it had entered into a research testing agreement with The University of…
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Kleo Pharmaceuticals announced research collaboration with Green Cross LabCell to develop COVID-19-targeting allogeneic NK Cell combination therapy
On Mar. 31, 2020, Kleo Pharmaceuticals announced it had entered into a research collaboration with South Korea -based…
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Mayo Clinic in Florida expanded specimen testing and processing capabilities for COVID-19
On Mar. 31, 2020, Mayo Clinic in Florida announced it had significantly ramped up efforts to process and…
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BD, BioMedomics announced launch of rapid serology test to detect exposure to COVID-19
On Mar. 31, 2020, BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) and BioMedomics announced the release of a new point-of-care…
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Chembio announced launch of DPP COVID-19 serological point-of-care test
On Mar. 31, 2020, Chembio Diagnostics announced the U.S. launch of the rapid DPP COVID-19 serological point-of-care test…
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Luminex received BARDA contract to support development of second, rapid SARS-CoV-2 test
On Mar. 31, 2020, Luminex announced it had received $642,450 in funding from the Biomedical Advanced Research and…
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VBI Vaccines announced collaboration with National Research Council of Canada to develop pan-Coronavirus vaccine candidate
On Mar. 31, 2020, VBI Vaccines announced a collaboration with the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) to…
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Altimmune and the University of Alabama at Birmingham to collaborate on development of single-dose, intranasal COVID-19 vaccine
On Mar. 30, 2020, Altimmune announced that it was launching a collaboration with the University of Alabama at…
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University of Minnesota researchers revealed how the novel coronavirus binds to human cells
On Mar. 30, 2020, researchers from the University of Minnesota broke new ground in understanding how SARS-CoV-2, the…
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The USNS Comfort joined New York’s COVID-19 fight
On Mar. 30, 2020, the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) arrived in New York…
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Johnson & Johnson announced a lead vaccine candidate for COVID-19
On Mar. 30, 2020, Johnson & Johnson announced the selection of a lead COVID-19 vaccine candidate from constructs…
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Bayer increased Germany’s COVID-19 analysis capacity by several thousand tests per day
On Mar. 30, 2020, Bayer announced it had made available more than 40 virus diagnostics devices from its…
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Medtronic shared ventilation design specifications to accelerate efforts to increase global ventilator production
On Mar. 30, 2020 Medtronic announced it was publicly sharing the design specifications for the Puritan Bennett 560…
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COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator awarded $20 million in initial grants to fund clinical trials
On Mar. 30, 2020, the partners in the COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator announced grants of $20 million to three…
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La Jolla Institute for Immunology hosted coronavirus immunotherapy clearinghouse
On Mar. 30, 2020, the La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) announced it had been awarded a $1.73…
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Study documents widespread contamination of environment near patients with COVID-19
On Mar. 29, 2020, a study by UNMC/Nebraska Medicine/NSRI researchers provides new evidence of SARS-CoV-2 environmental contamination in…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | FDA | Therapeutics
FDA issued EUA to allow hydroxychloroquine sulfate and chloroquine phosphate products from Strategic National Stockpile to be distributed
On Mar. 28, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) to…
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Abbott launched molecular point-of-care test to detect novel Coronavirus in as Little as five minutes
On Mar. 27, 2020, Abbott announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had issued Emergency Use Authorization…
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Medtronic launched new solutions to help monitor patients for COVID-19
On Mar. 27, 2020, Medtronic announced its Medtronic Care Management Services (MCMS) business had launched two new solutions…
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Oxford University COVID-19 vaccine programme opened for clinical trial recruitment
On Mar. 27, 2020, University of Oxford researchers working in an unprecedented vaccine development effort to prevent COVID-19…
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COVID-19 will likely lead to US drug shortages
On Mar. 27, 2020, researchers at the University of Minnesota reported that the COVID-19 pandemic stands a good…
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CIRM approved $5 Million in emergency funding for COVID-19 research
On Mar. 27, 2020, in response to the crisis caused by the COVID-19 virus in California and around…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | NIH | Vaccine
Emory University new site in NIH-sponsored coronavirus vaccine study
On Mar. 27, 2020, Emory’s Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Unit (VTEU) announced participation in a clinical trial testing…
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Syneos Health launched Ventilator Initiative to raise awareness of bridging option to address ventilator shortage
On Mar. 27, 2020, Syneos Health announced the launch of a Ventilator Initiative. This multi-disciplinary initiative is designed…
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Luminex receives FDA Emergency Use Authorization for NxTAG CoV Extended Panel to detect SARS-CoV-2 Virus
On Mar. 27, 2020, Luminex announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had issued an Emergency Use…
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Rice University and Metric Technologies develop $300 ventilator freely available
On Mar. 27, 2020, Rice University and Canadian global health design firm Metric Technologies announced they have developed…
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Thermo Fisher Scientific received CE Mark for its Diagnostic test to Detect COVID-19
On Mar. 26, 2020, Thermo Fisher Scientific announced it had received the CE mark in the European Union…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics | Vaccine
Novartis and life sciences companies commited to fight against COVID-19 with Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
On Mar. 26, 2020, Novartis and a consortium of life sciences companies announced an important collaboration to accelerate the…
