New COVID-19 forecasted for Europe: Italy & Spain have passed the peak of their epidemics; UK faces a fast-mounting death toll
On Apr. 6, 2020, Sema4 announced that it is now performing rapid molecular testing for the detection of…
Getinge to further increase production capacity of ventilators in 2020
On Apr. 6, 2020, Getinge announced it was ramping up the production capacity stepwise at its production facility…
GSK and Vir Biotechnology entered collaboration to find coronavirus solutions
On Apr. 6, 2020, GSK and Vir Biotechnology announced a binding agreement to enter into a collaboration to…
IGEA Pharma supplied COVID-19 antibody-based test in the US
On Apr. 6, 2020, IGEA Pharma announced that it was starting to supply of a COVID-19 antibody test…
Intravacc partnered with Wageningen Bioveterinary Research and Utrecht University to develop intranasal COVID-19 vaccine
On Apr. 6, 2020, Intravacc announced development of an intranasal vaccine against COVID-19 that will be developed through…
Mateon achieved milestone in development of OT-101, a phase 3 clinical drug candidate, against COVID-19
On Apr. 6, 2020, Mateon Therapeutics announced an update on its rapid antiviral response program targeting coronaviruses, initially…
OncoSec collaborated with Providence Cancer Institute to conduct first-in-human trial of CORVax12, an Investigational Vaccine to prevent COVID-19
On Apr. 6, 2020, OncoSec Medical announced that Providence Cancer Institute, a part of Providence St. Joseph Health…
Sema4 launched high-capacity COVID-19 testing to address critical need across Connecticut and New York
On Apr. 6, 2020, new COVID-19 estimated find that, among European nations, the peak daily death rate from…
AIM ImmunoTech announced NCI award of $14.54 million to study Ampligen as part of five Roswell Park-led chemokine modulation clinical trials in melanoma, colorectal and ovarian cancers
On Apr. 6, 2020, the National Cancer Institute awarded of $14.54 million to Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center…
AIM ImmunoTech and Shenzhen Smoore Technology announced research agreement to develop, easy-to-use treatment approach for the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic
On Apr. 6, 2020, AIM ImmunoTech announced a Material Transfer and Research Agreement (MTA) with Shenzhen Smoore Technology…
Innovation Pharma in discussions to advance Brilacidin into human trials against COVID-19
On Apr. 6, 2020, Innovation Pharma announced that it is engaged in discussions with health care provider networks…
University of Minnesota Twin Cities designed respirator mask prototypes from filter technology
On Apr. 6, 2020, to address the need for N95 masks, an interdisciplinary research team at the University…
3M partnered with Cummins to increase production of filters for powered air purifying respirators
On Apr. 6, 2020, 3M announced a partnership with Cummins to increase the production of high efficiency particulate…
Partners with hospitals nationwide to provide prioritized testing to inpatients with suspected COVID-19
On Apr. 6, 2020, BioReference Laboratories, an OPKO Health company, announced that it will continue to prioritize COVID-19…
CSL Group collaborated with global plasma leaders to accelerate development of COVID-19 hyperimmune therapy
On Apr. 6, 2020, Biotest, BPL Group, LFB, and Octapharma joined an alliance formed by CSL Behring and…
INOVIO initiated phase 1 clinical trial of its COVID-19 vaccine and plans first dose
On Apr. 6, 2020, Inovio Pharma announced the FDA has accepted the company’s Investigational New Drug application for…
OraSure Technologies received BARDA contract for Rapid Oral Fluid Pan-SARS-Coronavirus in-home self-test
On Apr. 6, 2020, OraSure Technologies announced it has been awarded a $710,310 contract from the Biomedical Advanced…
USDA confirmed COVID-19 in a tiger in New York Zoo
On Apr. 6, 2020, the USDA confirmed SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19 in humans) in one tiger…
VGXI supported rapid timeline to clinical testing for Coronavirus vaccine
On Apr. 6, 2020, VGXI, announced it has completed manufacturing and release of a DNA vaccine to combat…
VGXI established pilot mRNA manufacturing capabilities
On Apr. 6, 2020, VGX announced successful implementation of new RNA production services through completion of all Phase…
3M response to Defense Production Act Order
On Apr. 3, 2020, 3M announced that the Administration formally invoked the Defense Production Act to require 3M…
University of Minnesota created on-site testing facility for COVID-19
On Apr. 3, 2020, the University of Minnesota announced it had created the stateï¾’s fourth on-site testing facility…
University of Nebraska developed a COVID-19 screening mobile app
On Apr. 3, 2020, UNMC aunched a groundbreaking mobile app for Apple Iphone to screen large groups of…
Clinical trial for severely ill COVID-19 patients begun at Montefiore-Einstein
On Apr. 3, 2020, Montefiore Health System and Albert Einstein College of Medicine started treating very sick COVID-19…
OHSU launched in-house COVID-19 testing lab
On Apr. 3, 2020, OHSU announced that it had established an in-house COVID-19 testing lab that OHSU staff…
Mary and Ryan Finley donated $3 million to Legacy Health, OHSU to combat COVID-19
On Apr. 3, 2020, OHSU announced that Mary and Ryan Finley, moved by the heroic work of frontline…
XBiotech and BioBridge Global collaborate on FDA program to develop potential COVID-19 antibody-based treatment
On Apr. 3, 2020, XBiotech and BioBridge Global announced a collaboration to participate in a FDA investigational program…
C diff infection and associated hospitalizations in US decreased during 2011-2017
On Apr. 2, 2020, a new CDC report, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, showed Clostridioides…
The FDA announced publication of ARGOS SARS-CoV-2 reference grade sequence data
On Apr. 2, 2020, the FDAï¾—in collaboration with the CDC, the Biodefense and Emerging Infections Research Resources Repository…
Trial drug significantly blocked early stages of COVID-19 in engineered human tissues
On Apr. 2, 2020, an international team led by University of British Columbia researcher Dr. Josef Penninger announced…