MannKind refocuses pipeline resources in response to COVID-19 pandemic
On Mar. 17, 2020, MannKind announced it was adjusting research and development resources that were reserved for its…
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Genomic analysis showed COVID-19 coronavirus epidemic has a natural origin
On Mar. 17, 2020, scientists reported the novel SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus that emerged in the city of Wuhan, China,…
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TGen, a genomic first responder, ramped up testing against COVID-19 coronavirus
On Mar. 17, 2020, acting as Genomic First Responders, The Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), an affiliate of…
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BioReference Laboratories and NYC Health + Hospitals announced collaboration to provide Coronavirus testing
On Mar. 17, 2020, BioReference Laboratories, an OPKO Health company, announced a collaboration with the New York City…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | FDA | Medical Device | Oncology
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…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | FDA | Infectious Disease | Vaccine
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…
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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…
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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…
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Large scale COVID-19 testing of general population begun in Iceland
On Mar. 15, 2020, Iceland health authorities and deCode Genetics announced they began comprehensive screening for the virus…
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Johnson & Johnson collaborated with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center to accelerate COVID-19 vaccine development
On Mar. 13, 2020, Johnson & Johnson announced that its Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies have entered a collaboration with…
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BioReference Laboratories offers testing for Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
On Mar. 13, 2020, BioReference Laboratories, an OPKO company, announced it had begun accepting specimens for testing of…
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Luminex provided update on SARS-CoV-2 validation testing efforts
On Mar. 13, 2020, Luminex announced that four independent clinical laboratories had validated laboratory developed tests (LDTs) for…
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COVID-19 accelerated the shift from paper forms to digital data in Vietnam
On Mar. 13, 2020, PATH and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced a collaboration with…
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Roche announced FDA Emergency Use Authorization and availablabilityof cobas SARS-CoV-2 detection test
On Mar. 13, 2020, Roche announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an Emergency Use Authorization…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | FDA
FDA issued Emergency Use Authorization to Thermo Fisher Scientific for diagnostic test for COVID-19
On Mar. 13, 2020, Thermo Fisher Scientific announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an emergency…
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Biotechnology | CDC | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | FDA | Infectious Disease | NIH | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics | Vaccine | WHO
National Emergency declared in U.S. for novel Coronavirus disease outbreak
On Mar. 13, 2020, declared a COVID-related emergency under Section 501(b) of the Stafford Act [18]. Under the…
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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…
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Qatar reported one confirmed case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus infection
On May 12, 2022, the National IHR Focal Point for Qatar reported two laboratory-confirmed cases of Middle East…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | NIH | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics
Emory University among U.S. sites to host clinical trial for COVID-19 treatment
On Mar. 12, 2020, Emory University announced it was participating in a National Institutes of Health (NIH) sponsored…
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Mayo Clinic developed test to detect COVID-19 infection
On Mar. 12, 2020, the Mayo Clinic announced it had developed a test that can detect the SARS-CoV-2…
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First of 3 diagnostic tests for SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus available from bioMerieux
On Mar. 11, 2020, bioMerieux announced the forthcoming launch of 3 different tests to address the COVID-19 epidemic…
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CerTest Biotec and BD announced COVID-19 diagnostic test
On Mar. 10, 2020, BCerTest Biotec, along with BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) announced that the VIASURE SARS-CoV-2…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | NIH | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics | U.S. Congress
Innovation Pharma Brilacidin received by US Regional Biocontainment Lab for testing against COVID-19
On Mar. 9, 2020, Innovation Pharmaceuticals announced it was notified by one of the 12 Regional Biocontainment Labs…
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Government of Canada invested $27 million in Coronavirus research
On Mar. 6, 2020, to further contribute to global efforts to address the COVID-19 outbreak, Canada’s Minister of…
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German lab demonstrated feasibility to detect SARS-Coronavirus-2 using Hologic’s Panther Fusion System
On Mar. 5, 2020, Hologic announced a molecular assay for detecting the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (previously 2019-nCoV) on…
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Quest Diagnostics planned launch for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) test
On Mar. 5, 2020, Quest Diagnostics announced it will launch a coronavirus (COVID-19) test service. The new test…
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LabCorp launched test for Coronavirus (COVID-19)
On Mar. 5, 2020, LabCorp announced that it was making its LabCorp 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), NAA test…
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OPKO Health introduced Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test
On Mar. 5, 2020, BioReference Laboratories, an OPKO Health company, announced it was offering a test for the…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | NIH | Oncology | Therapeutics
Testing with combined biopsy method improves prostate cancer diagnosis in NCI study
On Mar. 4, 2020, a method of testing for prostate cancer developed at the National Cancer Institute (NCI)…
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Luminex provided updates on critical efforts related to novel Coronavirus
On Mar. 4, 2020, Luminex announced they were working on multiple solutions to augment their NxTAG and ARIES…
