Pfizer and BioNTech announced sgreement with the UK for 30 million doses of mRNA-based vaccine candidate against SARS-CoV-2
On Jul. 20, 2020, Pfizer and BioNTech announced an agreement with the United Kingdom to supply 30 million…
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Pfizer and BioNTech announced early positive update from German phase 1/2 COVID-19 vaccine study
On Jul. 20, 2020, Pfizer and BioNTech announced initial data from their ongoing German Phase 1/2, open-label, non-randomized,…
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Thermo Fisher Scientific’s to support development and production of COVID-19 therapeutics and vaccines
On Jul. 20, 2020, Thermo Fisher Scientific expanded global capacity and capabilities across its leading pharma services network…
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Luminex received FDA Emergency Use Authorization for COVID-19 antibody test
On Jul. 20, 2020, Luminex announced the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had issued an Emergency Use Authorization…
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The FDA FDA Issued first Emergency Authorization for sample pooling in diagnostic testing
On Jul. 18, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reissued an emergency use authorization (EUA) to…
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Novartis launched first-of-its-kind not-for-profit portfolio of medicines for symptomatic treatment of COVID-19
On Jul. 16, 2020, Novartis announced a new initiative to help patients in low-income and lower-middle-income countries (LIC;…
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Dynavax and Mount Sinai announced collaboration to develop a universal influenza vaccine candidate with CpG 1018 adjuvant
On Jul. 16, 2020, Dynavax Technologies and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai announced they had…
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Heron Therapeutics announced initiation of phase 2 clinical study of CINVANTI for treatment of COVID-19
On Jul. 16, 2020, Heron Therapeutics announced the initiation of the GUARDS-1 Study, a Phase 2 clinical study…
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Telesis Bio Releases New Synthetic SARS-CoV-2 Genome for COVID-19 Vaccine and Therapeutic Research
On Jul. 16, 2020, Telesis Bio announced the release of a new synthetic SARS-CoV-2 genome developed to accelerate…
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Atossa Therapeutics contracted for clinical study of AT-301 nasal spray for treating COVID-19
On Jul. 16, 2020, Atossa Therapeutics announced that it had contracted with Avance Clinical Pty to conduct a…
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BioAegis received approval to proceed with phase 2 trial of its gelsolin COVID-19 treatment
On Jul. 15, 2020, BioAegis Therapeutics announced that it received regulatory clearance from The Spanish Agency for Medicines…
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Tevogen Bio announced steps toward proprietary T Cell therapy for development of bivalent vaccine for COVID-19 and influenza
On Jul. 15, 2020, Tevogen Bio announced its intention to evaluate its proprietary antigen-specific T cell technology as…
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AXIM Biotechnologies unveiled first-in-class COVID-19 rapid diagnostic test for neutralizing antibodies
On Jul. 15, 2020, AXIM Biotechnologies announced the development of NeuCovixTM, a rapid diagnostic test measuring levels of…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Genomics | Infectious Disease | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics
Cleveland Clinic researchers Identified genetic factors that may Influence COVID-19 susceptibility
On Jul. 15, 2020, a Cleveland Clinic study identified genetic factors that may influence susceptibility to COVID-19. Published…
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Atossa Therapeutics announced successful in vitro testing of nasal spray formulation with SARS-CoV-2
On Jul. 15, 2020, Atossa Therapeutics announced successful results from in vitro testing of AT-301, Atossa’s proprietary COVID-19 nasal spray…
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WHO and UNICEF warn of a decline in vaccinations during COVID-19
On Jul. 14, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF warned of an alarming decline in the…
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More than 150 countries engaged in COVID-19 vaccine global access facility
On Jul. 15, 2020, seventy-five countries submitted expressions of interest to protect their populations and those of other…
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HKU mechanical engineering study revealed airborne transmission of COVID-19 opportunistic in nature and poor indoor ventilation plays a role in transmission
On Jul. 15, 2020, in collaboration with the Guangdong CDC, Hunan CDC, Sun Yat-Sen University and Southeast University,…
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BD announced purchase agreement with U.S. Dept of HHS to expand access to rapid point-of-care testing for COVID-19
On Jul. 15, 2020, BD (Becton, Dickinson) announced a commitment from the U.S. Department of Health and Human…
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Placenta lacks major molecules used by SARS-CoV-2 virus to cause infection
On Jul. 14, 2020, a study by National Institutes of Health (NIH) researchers reported the placental membranes that…
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Akebia announced initiation of investigator-sponsored study evaluating vadadustat for prevention and treatment of ARDS in patients with COVID-19
On Jul. 14, 2020, Akebia Therapeutics announced the initiation of an investigator-sponsored study evaluating the use of vadadustat,…
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Experimental COVID-19 vaccine safe, generated immune response
On Jul. 14, 2020, an investigational vaccine, mRNA-1273, designed to protect against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus…
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CDC called on Americans to wear masks to prevent COVID-19 spread
On Jul. 14, 2020, in an editorial published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), the…
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HKUMed researchers mined immunogenic information from SARS-CoV-2 for rational design of vaccine against SARS-CoV-2
On Jul. 14, 2020, researchers at the The University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) collaborated with researchers at the…
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Fosun announced COVID-19 vaccine product received acceptance notice of clinical trial application by NMPA
On Jul. 14, 2020, Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical announced it had received the acceptance notice of clinical trial application…
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Rigel announces investigator-sponsored trial of fostamatinib in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia
On Jul. 14, 2020, Rigel Pharmaceuticals announced the initiation of an investigator-sponsored tria being conducted by Imperial College…
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Dynavax announced first participants dosed in phase 1 clinical evaluating Medicago’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate
On Jul. 14, 2020, Dynavax Technologies announced that the first participants have been dosed in the Phase 1…
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Moderna announced publication in The New England Journal of Medicine of interim results from phase 1 study of its mRNA vaccine against COVID-19
On Jul. 14, 2020, Moderna announced the publication of an interim analysis of the open-label Phase 1 study…
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3M and Ford begin shipping newly designed powered air-purifying respirators for health care workers fighting COVID-19
On Jul. 14, 2020, newly designed powered air-purifying respirators (PAPRs), developed by Ford in close collaboration with 3M,…
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Celdara Medical announced the Pandemic Security Initiative
On Jul. 14, 2020, Celdara Medical announced the launch of its Pandemic Security Initiative, harnessing the resources needed…
