Novavax announced publication of phase 1 data for COVID-19 vaccine candidate in The New England Journal of Medicine
On Sept. 2, 2020, Novavax announced the publication in The New England Journal of Medicine of Phase 1…
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Janssen discontinued Pimodivir influenza development program
On Sept. 2, 2020, the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson announced that it had made a…
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OPKO Health’s BioReference Laboratories announced New York City Schools COVID-19 testing program
On Sept. 2, 2020, BioReference Laboratories, an OPKO Health company, began testing New York City principals, teachers and…
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Aegis Sciences awarded $66 million NIH grant to rapidly expand COVID-19 test capacity
On Sept. 2, 2020, Aegis Sciences announced that it had been selected to participate in the National Institutes…
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PathGroup selected by NIH to become RADx program ‘mega-lab’ for COVID-19 testing
On Sept. 2, 2020, PathGroup announced the award of a funding grant from the National Institutes of Health…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | HIV | Infectious Disease | Non-Profit Research | Organ Transplant | Therapeutics
UT Southwestern performed first HIV-positive-to-HIV-positive organ transplant in Texas
On Sept. 2, 2020, less than three weeks after getting on an organ transplant list for HIV-positive patients,…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | IRB | NIH
Sonic Healthcare expand COVID-19 testing capacity in US in collaboration with NIH RADx Initiative
On Sept. 2, 2020, Sonic Healthcare USA was awarded a contract from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)…
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NIH awarded MicroGEM $409 million to fast-track rapid, no-lab COVID-19 saliva test
On Sept. 2, 2020, MicroGEM announced it had been awarded up to $40.9 million by the National Institutes…
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Aegis Life launched to fight COVID-19 via DNA vaccines and therapeutics enabled by Fusogenix delivery technology
On Sept. 1, 2020, Entos Pharmaceuticals announce the launch of its San Diego-based spinout company Aegis Life, dedicated…
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Roche received FDA approval for first HIV-1/HIV-2 Qualitative test on the cobas 6800/8800 Systems in the fight against HIV/AIDS
On Sept. 1, 2020, Roche announced FDA approval for the cobas HIV-1/HIV-2 Qualitative Test for use on the…
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NIH-supported study to track prevalence and impact of SARS-CoV-2 among pregnant women in low- and middle-income countries
On Sept. 1, 2020, the National Institutes of Health announced that it had launched a study to track…
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Titers of antibodies against SARS-CoV2 did not decline within four months
On Sept. 1, 2020, scientists at deCODE genetics in Iceland, a subsidiary of Amgen, published a study in…
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MediciNova announced development progress on intranasal formulation of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine for COVID-19
On Sept. 1, 2020, MediciNova announced development progress on its intranasal SARS-CoV-2 vaccine for COVID-19 utilizing BC-PIV, a…
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Lenzilumab COVID-19 case-control study published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings Journal
On Sept. 1, 2020, Humanigen announced the first case-control data of lenzilumab in severe COVID-19 demonstrated an 80%…
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HDT BIO received NIH contract to advance novel RNA/LION COVID-19 vaccine into clinical trials
On Sept. 1, 2020, HDT Bio received a notice of award from the National Institute of Allergy and…
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Phase 3 clinical testing in the US of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine candidate began
On Aug. 31, 2020, a multi-site, Phase 3 clinical trial evaluating an investigational COVID-19 vaccine known as AZD1222…
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UConn launched funding program for COVID-19 research
On Aug. 31, 2020, the Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) announced it had launched a…
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Novavax and Canada reached agreement to acquire Novavax COVID-19 vaccine
On Aug. 31, 2020, Novavax announced it had reached an agreement in principle with the Government of Canada…
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Todos Medical announced $23,760,000 contract for COVID-19 PCR testing equipment & supplies with Wisconsin-based laboratory
On Aug. 31, 2020, Todos Medical announced that it had entered into a sales agreement with a Wisconsin-based…
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Gilead’s Investigational Antiviral Veklury® (Remdesivir) Receives U.S. Food and Drug Administration EUA for Treatment of Patients With Moderate COVID-1
On Aug. 28, 2020, Gilead Sciences announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expanded the Emergency Use…
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The US Dept of Veterans Affairs anounced new clinical trial for Veterans with COVID-19
On Aug. 28, 2020, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced a new clinical trial to study…
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Moderna confirmed discussions with the MHLW to supply Japan with 40 million doses of mRNA vaccine against COVID-19
On Aug. 28, 2020, Moderna confirmed that the Company was engaged in discussions with the Ministry of Health,…
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iBio and Planet Biotechnology entered into exclusive worldwide license agreement for development of a COVID-19 therapeutic
On Aug. 28, 2020, iBio announced that it had entered into an exclusive worldwide license agreement with Planet…
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BioNTech and Fosun Pharma to potentially supply 10 Million doses of BNT162 mRNA-based vaccine candidate against SARS-CoV-2
On Aug. 27, 2020, Pfizer and Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical announced an intended collaboration to supply 10 million doses…
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NIH established Centers for Research in Emerging Infectious Diseases
On Aug. 27, 2020, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes…
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RedHill Biopharma Announced Positive Recommendation from Independent Committee to Continue U.S. Phase 2 COVID-19 Study, and Approval of COVID-19 Phase 2/3 Study in Italy
On Aug. 27, 2020, RedHill Biopharma announced that its U.S. Phase 2 study with opaganib (Yeliva®, ABC294640) in…
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Vaccitech received government grant for COVID-19 vaccine research
On Aug. 27, 2020, Vaccitech announced that it had received a non-dilutive Government grant to support research with…
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White House announced plan to deploy 150 million rapid tests in 2020
On Aug. 27, 2020, the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services and the Department of and Defense…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | FDA | Infectious Disease | Therapeutics | WHO
Laurent Pharmaceuticals received FDA approval to initiate its COVID-19 phase 2 clinical trial in the U.S.
On Aug. 27, 2020, Laurent Pharmaceuticals announced that it had received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug…
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International research alliance launched to boost pandemic preparedness
On Aug. 27, 2020, scientists at Scripps Research announced they were partnering with peers in the U.S. and…
