$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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
CSL Group to help battle Coronavirus
On Mar. 23, 2020, CSL announced that it was exploring development of a hyperimmune serum that could be…
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…
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…
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…
FDA allowed expanded use of devices to monitor patients’ vital signs remotely
On Mar. 20, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a new policy that allowed manufacturers…
New study expanded understanding of influenza-associated complications
On Mar. 20, 2020, a study was published in JAMA that expands the understanding of influenza-associated complications. Influenza…
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…
Todos Medical signed novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) point-of-care rapid antibody testing kit exclusive distribution agreement
On Mar. 19, 2020, Todos Medical announced it had entered into an exclusive distribution agreement for the U.S….
UArizona Cancer Center received $69M grant forsSkin cancer prevention study
On Mar. 19, 2020, The UArizona Cancer Center announced it was awarded a five-year, $6.9 million prestigious Program…
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…
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Leading Stanford Alumni Scientists and Physicians Launch StartX Med COVID-19 Task Force
On Mar. 18, 2020, StartX, a non-profit startup community of more than 1500 Stanford faculty and alumni founders,…
Oxford scientists developed rapid testing technology for COVID-19
On Mar. 18, 2020, scientists from the University of Oxford’s Engineering Science Department and the Oxford Suzhou Centre…
Monkeys developed protective antibodies to SARS-CoV-2
On Mar. 17, 2020, a small study of macaques found they don’t develop a coronavirus infection the second…
Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | FDA
Quidel received Emergency Use Authorization for molecular COVID-19 diagnostic assay
On Mar. 17, 2020, Quidel Corp. announced it had received Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the U.S. Food…
Todos Medical announced Coronavirus Nucleic Acid Buccal Testing Kit distribution agreement with 3D BioMed
On Mar. 17, 2020, Todos Medical announced a non-exclusive distribution agreement with 3D Biomedicine Science & Technology, a…
Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | FDA
Hologic’s molecular test for the novel Coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, receives FDA Emergency Use Authorization
On Mar. 16, 2020, Hologic announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had granted Emergency Use Authorization…
Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | FDA
BD, BioGX announced FDA Emergency Use Authorization submissions for new COVID-19 diagnostics for use in U.S.
On Mar. 16, 2020, BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) announced the companies had submitted Emergency Use Authorization requests…
OpGen updated on Curetis Now Offering BGI’s CE-IVD rapid test kit for Coronavirus in Europe
On Mar. 16, 2020, OpGen reported an update on the business of Curetis, the other party to the…
COVID-19 | Diagnostics | NIH
NIH Reported First Known Employee with COVID-19 Infection
On Mar. 15, 2020, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) informed its staff that it had its first…
Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Genomics | Medicine | Therapeutics
Large scale COVID-19 testing of general population begun in Iceland
On Mar. 13, 2020, Iceland health authorities and deCode Genetics announced they began comprehensive screening for the virus…
Leading veterinary diagnostic company saw no COVID-19 cases in pets early in Pandemic
On Mar. 13, 2020, IDEXX Laboratories announced the company had seen no positive results in pets to date…