US Government stopped COVID-19 entry strategy for international air passengers
On Sept. 9, 2020, the U.S. government (USG) announced that it will remove requirements for directing all flights…
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The ACIP updated flu vaccine recommendations for 2020-2021
On Sept. 9, 2020, the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) reviewed and agreed with the Advisory Committee…
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Valneva announced IXIARO supply contract with the U.S. Government worth up to $166 million
On Sept. 9, 2020, Valneva announced the signing of a new contract, lasting up to three years, with…
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Elevated levels of a blood clotting factor linked to worse outcomes in severe COVID-19
On Sept. 9, 2020, Harvard Medical School investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital reported that patients hospitalized with severe…
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Head-to-head study demonstrated equivalency and accuracy of COVID-19 rapid point-of-care tests, despite test sensitivity claims
On Sept. 9, 2020, BD (Becton, Dickinson) announced the results of a new research study that demonstrated performance…
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Pfizer and BioNTech announced data from preclinical studies of mRNA-based vaccine candidate against COVID-19
On Sept. 9, 2020, Pfizer and BioNTech announced preliminary preclinical data in mouse and non-human primate models from…
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COVID-19 | FDA | HIV | Infectious Disease | Vaccine
Pfizer and BioNTech to potentially supply EU with 200 million doses of mRNA-based vaccine candidate against SARS-CoV-2
On Sept. 9, 2020, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that they had concluded exploratory talks with the European Commission…
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iBio advanced COVID-19 LicKM-subunit vaccine candidate, IBIO-201
On Sept. 9, 2020, iBio announced that it had selected IBIO-201, its LicKM-ubunit vaccine, as its leading candidate…
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Biology | Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Disease | Infectious Disease | Oncology | Therapeutics
NanoString announced new GeoMx COVID-19 Consortium, part of the GeoMx Translational Leadership Network
On Sept. 9, 2020, NanoString Technologies announced the formation of the GeoMx Translational Leadership Network (GTLN). The GTLN…
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U.S. COVID-19 cases may be substantially underestimated
On Sept. 9, 2020, UC Berkeley School of Public Health researchers reported that probability analysis showed the U.S….
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Influenza | Measles | Plague | Polio | Therapeutics | Vaccine
Biopharma leaders united to stand with science
On Sept. 8, 2020, the CEOs of AstraZeneca, BioNTech, GlaxoSmithKline, Johnson & Johnson, Merck, Moderna, Novavax, Pfizer, and…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Infectious Disease | Life Science History | Medicine | Non-Profit Research | Stem Cell | Therapeutics
California’s Stem Cell Agency and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative partnered to create COVID-19 database
On Sept. 8, 2020, a new collaboration between the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) and the Chan…
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Vaxart’s oral COVID-19 vaccine candidate induced potent systemic and mucosal immune responses in preclinical studies
On Sept. 8, 2020, Vaxart announced pre-publication of a manuscript titled “Preclinical studies of a recombinant adenoviral mucosal…
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LabCorp launched first combined test for Covid-19, flu and RSV in time for flu season
On Sept. 8, 2020, LabCorp announced the launch of the first testing method to simultaneously detect COVID-19, influenza…
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INOVIO added Thermo Fisher Scientific to global manufacturing consortium
On Sept. 8, 2020, INOVIO announced that Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, had signed…
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DiaSorin Molecular received FDA clearance for the Simplexa Flu A/B & RSV Direct Gen II Assay
On Sept. 7, 2020, DiaSorin Molecular announced that it had received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Clearance…
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Persistent immune memory of COVID-19 found in recovered patient T cells
On Sept. 4, 2020, the University of Oxford researchers found that natural infection with COVID-19 produces a robust…
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Johnson & Johnson announced COVID-19 investigational vaccine candidate prevents severe clinical disease in hamsters
On Sept. 3, 2020, data from Janssen’s lead SARS-CoV-2 investigational vaccine candidate, Ad26.COV2.S, prevented severe clinical disease in…
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U.S. Department of Defense sites selected for phase III COVID-19 vaccine trials
On Sept. 3, 2020, the U.S Department of Defense announced that as part of the Operation Warp Speed…
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Sanofi and GSK initiated Phase 1/2 clinical trial of COVID-19 adjuvanted recombinant protein-based vaccine candidate
On Sept. 3, 2020, Sanofi and GSK announced the start of the Phase 1/2 clinical trial for their…
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Biotechnology | CDC | Infectious Disease | Influenza | NIH | Therapeutics
U.S. Government exercised option to purchase additional RAPIVAB from BioCryst for delivery to Strategic National Stockpile
On Sept. 3, 2020, BioCryst Pharmaceuticals announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) had…
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ADMA Biologics launched COVID-19 ImmunoRank Neutralization MICRO-ELISA for detection of SARS-CoV-2
On Sept. 3, 2020, ADMA Biologics announced the launch of COVID-19 ImmunoRank Neutralization MICRO-ELISA, a proprietary, fully-validated ELISA…
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COVID-19 vaccine study shows severe disease preventable in hamsters
On Sept. 3, 2020, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) announced that for the first time, early research…
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OraSure’s ORAcollect-RNA device Included in EUA granted to MiraDx for SARS-CoV-2 test
On Sept. 3, 2020, OraSure Technologies announced that its ORAcollect-ﾷRNA (OR-100) collection device was included along with other…
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Roche received FDA Emergency Use Authorization for the cobas SARS-CoV-2 & influenza A/B test for use on cobas 6800/8800 systems
On Sept. 3, 2020, Roche announced that the cobas SARS-CoV-2 & Influenza A/B Test for use on the…
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NIH to boost national COVID-19 testing capacity
On Sept. 2, 2020, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced $129.3 million in scale-up and manufacturing support…
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Mesoblast announced first patients dosed in phase 2/3 trial for COVID-19 ARDS
On Sept. 2, 2020, Mesoblast announced that it had received ethics approval to include Australian hospitals in the…
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US Army uniquely poised to battle global pandemic
On Sept. 2, 2020, U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command continues to combat the virus on several…
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Broad Institute provided COVID-19 screening for students, faculty and staff at more than 100 colleges and universities
On Sept. 2, 2020, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard announced it had partnered with 108 public and…
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Custom face shields aimed to block droplets, tackled COVID-19 for football players
On Sept. 2, 2020, researchers from the Virginia Tech Helmet Lab announced the development of a football helmet…
