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…
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$1.6 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…
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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…
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Ology Bioservices, Inovio partnered to manufacture COVID-19 DNA vaccine with $11.9 million DoD grant
On Mar. 24, 2020, Ology Bioservices and Inovio Pharma announced the Department of Defense (DOD) has awarded Ology…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | FDA | Therapeutics
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…
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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…
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3M partnered with Ford to help further accelerate COVID-19 response
On Mar. 24, 2020, 3M and Ford Motor Co. announced that they had entered into a partnership in…
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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…
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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…
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Patients with severe Coronavirus disease could offer clues to treatment
On Mar. 24, 2020, an international project aimed to enroll 500 COVID-19 patients to search for genetic mutations…
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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…
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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…
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Heat Biologics and University of Miami developed Proprietary COVID-19 diagnostic tests under collaborative research agreement
On Mar. 23, 2020, Heat Biologics announced that it was collaborating with the University of Miami to develop…
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LabCorp developing options to prioritize COVID-19 testing for inpatient population
On Mar. 23, 2020, LabCorp announced that it was exploring all options to prioritize COVID-19 testing for the…
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BioReference Laboratories and City of Detroit provide testing for Coronavirus disease 2019
On Mar. 23, 2020, BioReference Labs, an OPKO Health company, announced a collaboration with the City of Detroit…
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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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Soligenix and University of Hawaii at Manoa initiate work on novel Coronavirus vaccine for COVID-19
On Mar. 23, 2020, Soligenix announced that its ongoing collaboration with the University of Hawaii at Manoa (UH…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | NIH | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics | U.S. Congress | Vaccine
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…
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CSL Group to help battle Coronavirus
On Mar. 23, 2020, CSL announced that it was exploring development of a hyperimmune serum that could be…
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First patients enrolled in new Oxford University clinical trial of possible COVID-19 treatments
On Mar. 23, 2020, researchers from the University of Oxford announced they have launched a new clinical trial…
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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…
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Mount Sinai developing an ‘end-to-end’ diagnostics solution for COVID-19
On Mar. 23, 2020, an expert team of researchers and clinicians in microbiology, virology, pathology, molecular science, and…
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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…
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Resverlogix clinical candidate apabetalone featured as potential COVID-19 treatment in publication
On Mar. 23, 2020, Resverlogix announced a bioRxiv publication that has shown apabetalone to inhibit specialized proteins –…
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Cumberland Pharma Announced Initiative To Expand Availability Of VIBATIV® To Treat Hospital-Acquired & Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Resulting From Coronavirus Infections
On Mar. 23, 2020, Cumberland Pharmaceuticals announced a national initiative to support the treatment of patients with hospital-acquired and…
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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,…
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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…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Life Science History | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics
Acura Pharmaceuticals provides an update on the development of LTX-03
On Mar. 23, 2020, Acura Pharmaceuticals announced that Abuse Deterrent Pharma, its licensee of LTX-03 (Hydrocodone Bitartrate and…
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Harvard Bioscience introduced next generation inhalation system to aid in fight against COVID-19
On Mar. 23, 2020, Harvard Bioscience announced that it had launched an innovative technology – known as Accumulated…
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Quest Diagnostics dedicated special hours for non-COVID-19 testing for older and Highly vulnerable patients
On Mar. 21, 2020, through its “Peace of Mind” program, Quest Diagnostics took extra measures to ensure individuals…
