ViralClear halted its phase 2 hospitalized COVID-19 trial
On Oct. 26, 2020, BioSig Technologies and its majority owned subsidiary, ViralClear Pharmaceuticals, announced the halting of its…
PerkinElmer received CE Mark for multi-analyte respiratory panel including COVID-19
On Oct. 26, 2020, PerkinElmer announced that its PKamp Respiratory SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR Panel had received clearance to be…
Todos Medical announced instrument validation completed at MOTO+PARA Mobile Lab
On Oct. 26, 2020, Todos Medical announced the completion of the instrument validation in its mobile lab division….
Todos Medical announced clinical validation and national CLIA certification for MOTO+PARA mobile labs
On Oct. 26, 2020, Todos Medical announced the completion of clinical validation and CLIA certification for MOTO+PARA’s mobile…
Plant compound reduced cognitive deficits in mouse model of Down syndrome
On Oct. 23, 2020, NIH researchers reported that the plant compound apigenin improved the cognitive and memory deficits…
CerTest Biotec and BD announced CE Mark for combination COVID-19, Influenza, RSV test
On Oct. 21, 2020, CerTest Biotec, along with BD (Becton, Dickinson), announced that the VIASURE SARS-CoV-2 (N1 +…
OPKO Health’s BioReference Laboratories launched multiplex COVID-19 and influenza A/B test
On Oct. 20, 2020, BioReference Laboratories, an OPKO Health company, announced that it was accepting specimens for a…
Evidence review confirmed CDC guidance about infectivity of novel coronavirus
On Oct. 20, 2020, researchers at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) and Oregon State University (OSU) reported…
Thermo Fisher Scientific increased availability of COVID-19 testing with sample collection kit from Everlywell
On Oct. 19, 2020, Thermo Fisher Scientific announced it had received an expansion of its Emergency Use Authorization…
BD announce assay for immune assessment of COVID-19 patients available in Europe
On Oct. 16, 2020, BD (Becton, Dickinson) announced the CE mark and European availability of a product for…
University of Oxford scientists developed extremely rapid diagnostic test for Covid-19
On Oct. 15, 2020, scientists from the University of Oxford’s Department of Physics announced they had developed an…
Fred Hutch completed move-in of Lake Union Steam Plant
On Nov. 9, 2020, after more than two years of reconstruction efforts, scientists from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer…
America’s Top Young Scientist of 2020: 14-year-old researched spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 virus
On Oct. 14, 2020, 3M and Discovery Education announced they had named 14-year-old Anika Chebrolu from Frisco, Texas,…
Racial differences in Alzheimer’s research focus of $15 million grant
On Oct. 12, 2020, the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis announced a $14.6 million grant…
AMSP partnered with bioMerieux to facilitate supply of high-quality COVID-19 diagnostics
On Oct. 8, 2020, bioMerieux and the Africa Medical Supplies Platform (AMSP), announced a new partnership to facilitate…
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Abbott’s released ID NOW COVID-19 interim clinical study results to provide facts on clinical performance
On Oct. 7, 2020, in a continuing effort to provide the facts about ID NOW to support public…
Sonic Healthcare enhanced test offerings with launch of multiplex assay for COVID-19 and flu
On Oct. 7, 2020, Sonic Healthcare USA announced that it had launched a multiplex RT-PCR assay that combined…
Hologic Panther Platform and HIV-1 Quant assay used in ‘HIV Cure’ research
On Oct. 6, 2020, Hologic announced that two studies in the Journal of Clinical Microbiology demonstrated the utility…
Fred Hutch opened COVID-19 clinical research center
On Oct. 5, 2020, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center announced the opening of the COVID-19 Clinical Research…
Quidel received Emergency Authorization for rapid antigen ‘ABC test’ assay for Influenza A+B and COVID-19
On Oct. 2, 2020, Quidel announced that it had received Emergency Use Authorization from the U.S. Food and…
Bio-Techne announced opening of GMP manufacturing facility in Twin Cities
On Sept. 30, 2020, Bio-Techne announced the opening of its approximately 61,000 square foot state-of-the-art GMP (Good Manufacturing…
Quest Diagnostics launched three new combined COVID-19 and respiratory virus tests
On Sept. 30, 2020, Quest Diagnostics announced three different test options for healthcare providers across the U.S.to aid…
BD announced CE Mark of portable, rapid point-of-care antigen test to detect SARS-CoV-2 in 15 minutes
On Sept. 30, 2020, BD (Becton, Dickinson) announced its rapid, point-of-care, SARS-CoV-2 antigen test for use on the…
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Global partnership made available 120 million affordable, quality COVID-19 rapid tests for low- and middle-income countries
On Sept. 28, 2020, the World Health Organization announced agreements to make available, for low and middle-income countries,…
Todos Medical entered Into COVID-19 PCR testing implementation and equipment financing partnership with AID Genomics
On Sept. 25, 2020, Todos Medical announced that it had entered into an implementation and equipment financing partnership…
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UConn researchers validate clinical feasibility for COVID-19 testing at point of care
On Sept. 18, 2020, Uconn researchers, in a paper published in Nature Communications, validated the clinical feasibility of…
MIT and the Broad Institute Developed Rapid test for COVID-19 showed improved sensitivity
On Sept. 17, 2020, researchers announced a CRISPR-based test developed at MIT and the Broad Institute that can…
New anti-infective drugs had a 14% speed advantage vs other drugs from 2000-2019
On Sept. 15, 2020, the Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development reported that new anti-infective drugs…
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FDA published comparative performance data for COVID-19 molecular diagnostic tests
On Sept. 15, 2020, the FDA published comparative performance data for some authorized COVID-19 molecular diagnostic tests. The…
UTHealth joined NIH trial to test antibodies and other experimental outpatient treatments for COVID-19 pneumonia
On Sept. 15, 2020, the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) announced that a study…