Oxford scientists formed spinout to launch rapid Covid-19 virus test
On Jul. 7, 2020, scientists from the University of Oxford’s Department of Engineering Science and Oxford Suzhou Centre…
BD launched portable, rapid point-of-care antigen test to detect SARS-CoV-2 in 15 minutes, expanding access to COVID-19 testing
On Jul. 6, 2020, BD (Becton, Dickinson) announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had granted Emergency…
Todos Medical announced nationwide on-site Coronavirus testing program
On Jul. 6, 2020, Meridian HSN announced it had partnered with Moto-Para and Todos Medical to provide a…
FDA issued Emergency Use Authorization for Philips’ acute care patient monitoring solutions for hospitals
On Jul. 2, 2020, Royal Philips announced that the FDA had issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for…
Ceres’ published data demonstrated a rapid and versatile method for improving detection of SARS-CoV-2
On Jul. 2, 2020, Ceres Nanosciences and its collaborators at George Mason University announced they had have developed…
Complexity of human tooth enamel revealed at atomic level in NIH-funded study
On Jul. 1, 2020, National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded scientists announced using a combination of advanced microscopy…
InBios received FDA Emergency Use Authorization for second COVID-19 antibody test
On Jul. 1, 2020, InBios announced that it had received Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the FDA for…
U.S. Dept of Veterans Affairs launched COVID-19 screening tool
On Jun. 29, 2020, the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced it had launched a digital COVID-19…
Todos Medical entered into distribution partnership with Meridian Health Services network for COVID-19 testing solutions
On Jun. 29, 2020, Todos Medical announced that it had entered into a partnership with Meridian Health Services…
Government of Canada and provincial partners invested more than $109 mllion in COVID-19 research
On Jun. 25, 2020, the Government of Canada announced the results of that funding competition: an investment of…
University of British Columbia received $14 million in federal funding for COVID-19 research
On Jun. 25, 2020, researchers at the University of British Columbia announced they had received a combined total…
Mayo Clinic launched imaging solution to enable digital pathology across the enterprise
On Jun. 25, 2020, in support of Mayo Clinic’s digital health and practice transformation initiatives, the Mayo Clinic…
PathGroup selected as partner for launch of Illumina’s sequencing-nased COVID-19 diagnostic test
On Jun. 23, 2020, PathGroup announced the award of a funding grant from the National Institutes of Health…
San Diego’s scientific and medical institutes collaborated on large-scale research program to study spread of COVID-19
On Jun. 16, 2020, a consortium that includes many of San Diego’s top medical and scientific research institutes…
InBios received FDA Emergency Use Authorization for COVID-19 antibody test
On Jun. 11, 2020, InBios announced that it had received Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the U.S. Food…
Illumina received first FDA Emergency Use Authorization for sequencing-based COVID-19 diagnostic test
On Jun. 9, 2020, Illumina announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an Emergency Use Authorization…
HHS announced new laboratory data reporting guidance for COVID-19 testing
On Jun. 4, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced new Guidance that specified…
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International community rallied to support open research and science to fight COVID-19
On May 29, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that thirty countries and multiple international partners and…
CIRM board approved three projects targeting COVID-19
On May 29, 2020, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) approved investments in three early-stage research programs…
NIH study showed markers in blood can help identify risk for complications after Brain Injury
On May 27, 2020, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced it had found that molecules released into…
Todos Medical announced cross-distribution agreement with L1 Systems for ventilators and COVID testing
On May 26, 2020, Todos Medical announced it had entered into a cross-distribution agreement with L1 Systems, a…
Abbott released interim clinical study data on ID NOW COVID-19 rapid test showing strong agreement to lab-based molecular PCR tests
On May 21, 2020, Abbott announced an interim analysis of an ongoing multi-site clinical study in urgent care…
USC antibody study showed coronavirus infection more widespread in LA County than previously thought
On May 19, 2020, a University of Southern California (USC) study reported results from the first phase of…
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Autism risk estimated at 3 to 5% for children whose parents have a sibling with autism
On May 18, 2020, the NIH reported that roughly 3 to 5% of children with an aunt or…
Countries begin large-scale screening for SARS-CoV-2 in sewage
On May 14, 2020,The Scientist reported that researchers from several countries including the US, Switzerland, Italy, the Netherlands,…
Thermo Fisher Scientific response to COVID-19 expanded to include new serology test
On May 13, 2020, Thermo Fisher Scientific announced it will expand its response to the COVID-19 pandemic by…
Study confirmed cats can become infected with and may transmit COVID-19 to other cats
On May 13, 2020, in a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, scientists in the…
Todos Medical entered Into exclusive distribution agreement with Gnomegen and received FDA Emergency Use Authorization for COVID-19 qPCR test kits
On May 11, 2020, Todos Medical announced an exclusive distribution agreement with Gnomegen for the distribution of its…
The FDA issued EUA for first antigen test to help in rapid detection of virus that causes COVID-19 in patients
On May 8, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued the first emergency use authorization (EUA)…
AbbVie completed acquisition of Allergan for nearly $62 billion
On May 8, 2020, AbbVie announced it had completed its acquisition of Allergan following receipt of regulatory approval…