iBio supporting AzarGen Biotechnologies’ development of a Rituximab biosimilar at Bryan, Texas facility
On Mar. 26, 2020, iBio announced that it had entered into a development agreement with AzarGen Biotechnologies. Signed…
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Vir Biotech proceeded with two clinical development candidates for COVID-19
On Mar. 25, 2020, Vir Biotech announced announced that it has identified multiple human monoclonal antibody (mAb) development…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics | Vaccine
The Jackson Laboratory expediting unique transgenic mouse model for COVID-19 research
On Mar. 25, 2020, the Jackson Laboratory (JAX) announced it was working to ensure that the worldwide research…
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Novavax NanoFlu achieved all primary endpoints in phase 3 clinical trial
On Mar. 24, 2020, Novavax announced positive top-line results of its pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial of NanoFlu,…
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Mayo’s 3D Anatomic Modeling Lab printed model of virus that causes COVID-19
On Mar. 24, 2020, to help in educating the public and in the hope of better conveying the…
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$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…
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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…
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CSL Group to help battle Coronavirus
On Mar. 23, 2020, CSL announced that it was exploring development of a hyperimmune serum that could be…
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Philips ramped up production of critical health technology products in response to COVID-19 pandemic
On Mar. 22, 2020, Royal Philips announced that it is increasing the production of certain critical care products and…
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NIH shifted non-mission-critical laboratory operations to minimal maintenance phase
On Mar. 20, 2020, to further reduce the risk of transmission of COVID-19 and enhance the safety of…
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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…
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Amneal Accelerates Distribution and Production of Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate to Meet Potential Needs of COVID-19 Patients Nationwide
On Mar. 20, 2020, Amneal Pharmaceuticals, one of the largest U.S.-based generics manufacturers, announced that it is responding to…
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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…
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Cardax releases white paper on the potential role of Astaxanthin in treatment of Coronavirus disease
On Mar. 20, 2020, Cardax released a white paper outlining the potential role of astaxanthin in the treatment…
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3M outlined actions to support healthcare effort to combat COVID-19
On Mar. 20, 2020, 3M announced it had doubled its global output of N95 respirators to an annual…
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FDA granted Bellerophon emergency expanded access for INOpulse for treatment of COVID-19 virus
On Mar. 20, 2020, Bellerophon Therapeutics announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had granted emergency expanded…
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Amneal accelerated distribution and production of hydroxychloroquine sulfate to meet potential needs of COVID-19 patients
On Mar. 20, 2020, Amneal Pharma announced that it was responding to the national COVID-19 health emergency by…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Disease | Infectious Disease | Medicine | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics
University of Pennsylvania $1.5 billion Hospital Pavilion construction allowed to continue
On Mar. 20, 2020, the University of Pennsylvania announced that Pavilion project construction would be allowed to continue…
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BioReference Laboratories and State of New Jersey provided testing for Coronavirus 2019
On Mar. 20, 2020, BioReference Labs, an OPKO Health company, announced a collaboration with the State of New…
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GM and Ventec Life Systems announced joint cross-sector ventilator production program
On Mar. 20, 2020, GM and Ventec Life Systems announced they were collaborating to enable Ventec to increase…
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UC Davis researchers raced to develop coronavirus solutions
On Mar. 19, 2020, Clinical pathologists, infectious disease physicians and scientists at the UC Davis Medical Center, California…
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Abbott received FDA Emergency Use Authorization and launches test to detect novel Coronavirus
On Mar. 19, 2020, Abbott announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued Emergency Use Authorization (EUA)…
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Roche initiated phase III clinical trial of Actemra/RoActemra in hospitalised patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia
On Mar. 19, 2020, Roche announced it was working with the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to…
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FDA approved Epclusa (Sofosbuvir/Velpatasvir) for children with Chronic Hepatitis C infection
On Mar. 19, 2020, Gilead Sciences announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved a supplemental…
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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 has significantly expanded its capacity to test clinical samples for…
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LabCorp sets dedicated hours to serve the non-COVID-19 testing needs for elderly and most vulnerable people
On Mar. 19, 2020, LabCorp announced it is dedicating the first hour of service each day at its…
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Teva donated potential COVID-19 treatment, hydroxychloroquine sulfate tablets to hospitals nationwide
On Mar. 19, 2020, Teva announced the immediate donation of more than 6 million doses of hydroxychloroquine sulfate…
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iBio announced development of proprietary COVID-19 vaccine candidates
On Mar. 19, 2020, iBio announced its progress towards developing vaccine candidates for preventing infection from the SARS-CoV-2…
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Mylan ramped up U.S. manufacturing of hydroxychloroquine sulfate tablets to meet potential COVID-19 patient needs
On Mar. 19, 2020, Mylan announced its continued commitment to do its part in support of public health…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Medical Device | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics | Vaccine
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,…
