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…
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…
FDA Issues first Emergency Use Authorization for Point of Care Diagnostic
On Mar. 21, 2020, the FDA issued the first emergency use authorization for a point-of-care COVID-19 diagnostic for…
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…
Novartis commited to donate up to 130 million doses of hydroxychloroquine to support the global COVID-19 pandemic response
On Mar. 20, 2020, Novartis announced its commitment to donate up to 130 million doses of generic hydroxychloroquine…
UC Davis researchers raceed to develop coronavirus solutions
On Mar. 20, 2020, Clinical pathologists, infectious disease physicians and scientists at the UC Davis Medical Center, California…
Humanigen announced phase III study of Coronavirus treatment planned
On Mar. 20, 2020, Humanigen announced that the company was seeking to conduct a Phase III, randomized, controlled,…
Cardax releases white paper on the potential role of Astaxanthin in treatment of Coronavirus disease
On Mar. 20, 2020, Cardax released a white paper outlining the potential role of astaxanthin in the treatment…
PRA Health Sciences launches COVID-19 monitoring program
On Mar. 20, 2020, PRA Health Sciences announced the commercial availability of the COVID-19 Monitoring Program, a mobile…
FDA granted Bellerophon emergency expanded access for INOpulse for treatment of COVID-19 virus
On Mar. 20, 2020, Bellerophon Therapeutics announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had granted emergency expanded…
Amneal accelerated distribution and production of hydroxychloroquine sulfate to meet potential needs of COVID-19 patients
On Mar. 20, 2020, Amneal Pharma announced that it was responding to the national COVID-19 health emergency by…
Chembio Diagnostics received $4 million purchase order from Bio-Manguinhos for production of DPP COVID-19 IgM/IgG system in Brazil
On Mar. 20, 2020, Chembio Diagnostics announced receipt of a $4 million order from Bio-Manguinhos for the purchase…
University of Pennsylvania $1.5 billion Hospital Pavilion construction allowed to continue
On Mar. 20, 2020, the University of Pennsylvania announced that Pavilion project construction would be allowed to continue…
GM and Ventec Life Systems announced joint cross-sector ventilator production program
On Mar. 20, 2020, GM and Ventec Life Systems announced they were collaborating to enable Ventec to increase…
NIH shifted non-mission-critical laboratory operations to minimal maintenance phase
On Mar. 20, 2020, to further reduce the risk of transmission of COVID-19 and enhance the safety of…
Adaptive Biotechnologies and Microsoft expanded partnership to decode COVID-19 immune response and provide open data access
On Mar. 20, 2020, Adaptive Biotechnologies and Microsoft announced they were leveraging their existing partnership mapping population-wide adaptive…
Abbott received FDA Emergency Use Authorization and launches test to detect novel Coronavirus
On Mar. 19, 2020, Abbott announced the FDA has issued Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the company’s molecular…
Roche initiated phase III clinical trial of Actemra/RoActemra in hospitalised patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia
On Mar. 19, 2020, Roche announced it was working with the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to…
Cumberland Pharmaceuticals announced initiative to expand availability of Caldolor to treat fevers associated with Coronavirus Infections
On Apr. 1, 2020, Cumberland Pharma announced a national initiative to support hospitals and clinics that use Caldolor…
Mesa Biotech received funding from HHS for development of a 30 minute molecular point-of-care SARS-CoV-2 test
On Mar. 19, 2020, Mesa Biotech announced it had been awarded a $561,000 contract from the U.S. Department…
Mayo Clinic Laboratories significantly expands testing capability for the COVID-19 virus
On Mar. 19, 2020, the Mayo Clinic announced it had significantly expanded its capacity to test clinical samples…
LabCorp sets dedicated hours to serve the non-COVID-19 testing needs for elderly and most vulnerable people
On Mar. 19, 2020, LabCorp announced it is dedicating the first hour of service each day at its…
Teva donated potential COVID-19 treatment, hydroxychloroquine sulfate tablets to hospitals nationwide
On Mar. 19, 2020, Teva announced the immediate donation of more than 6 million doses of hydroxychloroquine sulfate…