Rice University COVID-19 research fund awarded first grants
On Apr. 20, 2020, the Rice University COVID-19 Research Fund Oversight and Review Committee announced it will support…
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COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Therapeutics | USDA | Vaccine
Tyson Fresh Meats resumed limited operations at Columbus Junction Pork Plant
On Apr. 20, 2020, Tyson Fresh Meats resumed limited operations at its pork plant in Columbus Junction, Iowa,…
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Slower clearance of Coronavirus infection may explain why men fare worse than women
On Apr. 17, 2020, researchers at Montefiore Health System and Albert Einstein College of Medicine may have solved…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | Neurology | NIH | Therapeutics
OHSU received more than $11 million to continue brain, cognitive development research
On Apr. 17, 2020, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced nearly $290 million of new funding for…
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University of Washington blood test detected past infections with new coronavirus
On Apr. 17, 2020, the University of Washington Medicine announced that a new clinical blood test will be…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | FDA
Roche developed new serology test to detect COVID-19 antibodies
On Apr. 17, 2020, Roche announced the development and upcoming launch of its Elecsys Anti-SARS-CoV-2 serology test to…
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Penn Medicine launched national component of global registry to track exposures and outcomes among providers who intubate
On Apr. 16, 2020, a team at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania launched…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics | Vaccine
Biogen, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Partners HealthCare launched consortium to build and share a COVID-19 Biobank
On Apr. 16, 2020, Biogen, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, and Partners HealthCare announced a consortium that…
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Pulmatrix and Sensory Cloud announced partnership to develop and commercialize nasal prophylactic and anticontagion product for COVID-19
On Apr. 16, 2020, Pulmatrix announced a collaboration and license agreement with Sensory Cloud. Under the terms of…
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Biogen, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Partners HealthCare consortium build and share COVID-19 biobank
On Apr. 16, 2020, Biogen, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, and Partners HealthCare announced a consortium that will…
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U of A virology lab finds drug originally meant for Ebola effective against key enzyme of coronavirus that causes COVID-19
On Apr. 15, 2020, scientists at the University of Alberta have shown that the drug remdesivir is highly…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Medicine | Therapeutics | Vaccine
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation expands its commitment to global COVID-19 response
On Apr. 15, 2020, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced an expansion of its funding for the…
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Singapore researchers use NanoString’s nCounter to rapidly profile response of immune system to SARS-CoV-2 virus
On Apr. 15, 2020, NanoString Technologies announced the first publication utilizing the nCounter platform and its leading gene…
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The Jackson Laboratory to provide expanded Coronavirus testing for Maine hospitals
On Apr. 14, 2020, the Jackson Laboratory (JAX) in collaboration with several Maine regional hospitals, announced additional coronavirus…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Genomics | Medicine | Therapeutics
Iceland provides picture of early spread of COVID-19 in population with cohesive public health response
On Apr. 14, 2020, scientists at deCODE genetics and Iceland’s Directorate of Health and the National University Hospital…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Neurology | NIH
NIH BRAIN Initiative tool helps researchers watch neural activity in 3D
On Apr. 13, 2020, an ultra-fast, 3D imaging technique called SCAPE microscopy, developed through the National Institutes of…
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BD announced second FDA Emergency Use Authorization, CE Mark for new COVID-19 molecular diagnostic for global use
On Apr. 13, 2020, BD (Becton, Dickinson) announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had granted Emergency…
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The US Veterans Affairs established the department’s first history office
On Apr. 10, 2020, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) established the VA History Office (VAHO) to…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Medicine | Pharmaceutical | Therapeutics
Data on 53 patients treated with investigational antiviral remdesivir through Compassionate Use Program published in NEJM
On Apr. 10, 2020, Gilead Sciences announced results from a cohort analysis of 53 patients hospitalized with severe…
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OHSU performed the first heart transplant since re-activating program
On Apr. 10, 2020, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) announced that a 68-year-old Oregonian was recovering at…
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Positive data generated by Biosig subsidiary ViralClear on Covid-19 Coronavirus published in bioRxiv
On Apr. 9, 2020, BioSig Technologies announced that an article titled “The IMPDH inhibitor merimepodib suppresses SARS-COV-2 replications”…
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LabCorp and Ciox Health announced an agreement to create a comprehensive COVID-19 patient data registry
On Apr. 9, 2020, LabCorp and Ciox Health announced an agreement to collaborate on a comprehensive U.S.-based COVID-19…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | FDA
InBios received EUA for its Smart Detect SARS-CoV-2 rRT-PCR Kit for detection of virus causing COVID-19
On Apr. 8, 2020, InBios announced that it had received Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the FDA for…
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Arizona COVID-19 Genomics Union to track the virus
On Apr. 8, 2020, TGen, an affiliate of City of Hope, The Pathogen and Microbiome Institute at Northern…
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MediciNova announced plans to initiate a clinical trial of MN-166 (ibudilast) for COVID-19 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
On Apr. 8, 2020, MediciNova announced that it had initiated a clinical trial of MN-166 (ibudilast) for acute…
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Nanomix awarded BARDA contract for development of rapid, mobile, point-of-care assays to detect COVID-19
On Apr. 8, 2020, Nanomix announced that the company had been awarded $570,000 in funding from Biomedical Advanced…
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Mesa Biotech to ship 10,000 Accula SARS-CoV-2 tests for 30 minute rapid molecular point of care diagnosis
On Apr. 7, 2020, Mesa Biotech announced it was shipping 10,000 of its Accula SARS-CoV-2 molecular rapid point…
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OraSure Technologies received BARDA contract for Rapid Oral Fluid Pan-SARS-Coronavirus in-home self-test
On Apr. 6, 2020, OraSure Technologies announced it had been awarded a $710,310 contract from the Biomedical Advanced…
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Luminex received FDA Emergency Use Authorization for ARIES SARS-CoV-2 assay to detect virus responsible for COVID-19 disease
On Apr. 6, 2020, Luminex announced announced that the FDA has issued an Emergency Use Authorization for its…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics | Vaccine
Rice University established COVID-19 research fund
On Apr. 6, 2020, Rice University announced it had established a research accelerator fund to support projects –…
