The FDA informed public about possible accuracy concerns with Abbott ID NOW point-of-care test
On May 14, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) alerted the public to early data that…
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Vyriad announced development of new antibody test to determine protective immunity from COVID-19
On May 14, 2020 Vyriad announced that it had completed the development of a serology test to measure…
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Countries begin large-scale screening for SARS-CoV-2 in sewage
On May 14, 2020,The Scientist reported that scientists in Spain are expecting to begin regularly analyzing sewage for…
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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…
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Harvard-led initiative awarded over $16.5 million to support 62 COVID-19 research projects
On May 13, 2020, the Massachusetts Consortium on Pathogen Readiness (MassCPR), a multi-institutional initiative convened by Harvard Medical…
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University of Nebraska developed a COVID-19 screening mobile app
On May 13, 2020, a new protective device that is expected to help protect healthcare workers everywhere from…
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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…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Influenza | Measles | Plague | Vaccine
BioMed X Institute launched rapid antiviral response platform to prevent future pandemics
On May 13, 2020, BioMed X, an independent research institute that identifies big biomedical research challenges and provides…
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Abbott received FDA Emergency Use Authorization for COVID-19 Molecular Test on New Alinity mﾙ System
On May 12, 2020, Abbott announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had issued an Emergency Use…
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The Jackson Laboratory provided widescale COVID-19 testing in Connecticut
On May 12, 2020, the Jackson Laboratory (JAX), in partnership with the State of Connecticut, announced that it…
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FDA further expanded EUA for Thermo Fisher Scientific’s COVID-19 diagnostic tests
On May 12, 2020, Thermo Fisher Scientific announced the FDA has further expanded emergency use authorization (EUA) for…
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LabCorp significantly expanded availability of Its COVID-19 at-home collection test kit
On May 12, 2020, LabCorp announced that its COVID-19 at-home collection test kit is now being offered to…
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Regeneron and Colorado Center for Personalized Medicine announced major new human genetics research collaboration
On May 11, 2020, Regeneron and the Colorado Center for Personalized Medicine (CCPM) at the University of Colorado…
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Thermo Fisher Scientific to double its capacity of viral vector manufacturing
On May 11, 2020, Thermo Fisher Scientific announced it is expanding capacity for viral vector development and manufacturing…
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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…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | FDA
The FDA issued EUA for first antigen test to help in rapid detection of virus that causes COVID-19 in patients
On May 9, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued the first emergency use authorization (EUA)…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Environmental | Infectious Disease | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics | Vaccine
Rice University COVID-19 research fund backed six new initiatives
On May 8, 2020, the Rice University COVID-19 Research Fund Oversight and Review Committee announced it had funded…
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Research from University of Washington demonstrated high performance of Abbott’s SARS-CoV-2 antibody blood test
On May 8, 2020, Abbott announced new research, published in the Journal of Clinical Microbiology, which found that…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Pharmaceutical | Therapeutics | Vaccine
USPTO announced COVID-19 Prioritized Examination Pilot Program for small and micro entities
On May 8, 2020, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced a new COVID-19 Prioritized Examination Pilot…
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The FDA issued EUA for first diagnostic test using at-home collection of saliva specimens
On May 8, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it had issued the first emergency…
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Biotechnology | CDC | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | FDA | Infectious Disease
Quidel’s received Emergency Authorization for Rapid Antigen COVID-19 diagnostic assay
On May 8, 2020, Quidel announced it had received Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the FDA to market…
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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…
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OPKO Health’s BioReference Laboratories launched COVID-19 antibody screening for New York City residents
On May 8, 2020, BioReference Laboratories, an OPKO Health company, announced the launch of COVID-19 antibody screening available…
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COVID-19 in-home monitoring program launched
On May 7, 2020, Washington University in St. Louis announced that people with COVID-19 who are seen by…
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Royal DSM accelerated Dutch Covid-19 testing by making 28 million nose swabs
On May 7, 2020, Royal DSM announced it had started manufacturing nose swabs for the first time to…
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NIH-supported research examines impact of COVID-19 on rare diseases community
On May 7, 2020, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced a new online survey launched by the…
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Risk factors for COVID-19 death revealed in world’s largest analysis of patient records to date
On May 7, 2020, academics at the University of Oxford and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | FDA | Infectious Disease | Medical Device | Non-Profit Research
OPTI Medical Systems received FDA Emergency Use Authorization for OPTI SARS-CoV-2 RNA PCR test kit for detection of Virus causing COVID-19
On May 7, 2020, OPTI Medical Systems, an IDEXX Laboratories subsidiary announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration…
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PharmaCyte Biotech received medical devices registration and submited pre-EUA application to the FDA for COVID-19 diagnostic kit
On May 6, 2020, PharmaCyte Biotech announced it had received Medical Devices Establishment Registration with the U.S. Food and…
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Meridian Bioscience partnered with QuantuMDx on COVID-19 assay
On May 6, 2020, Meridian Bioscience announced a collaboration with QuantuMDx on its newly launched SARS-CoV-2 assay for…
