Newer anti-HIV drugs safest, most effective during pregnancy
On Mar. 11, 2020, the antiretroviral drugs dolutegravir and emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide fumarate (DTG+FTC/TAF) may comprise the safest and…
HHMI announced $120 million program for medically trained scientists
On Mar. 11, 2020, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) announced the Medically Trained Scientists Program (MTS), an…
Vir Biotec announced research collaboration with NIH Vaccine Research Center on antibodies against coronaviruses
On Mar. 11, 2020, Vir Biotech announced a research collaboration agreement with the NIH to advance characterization and…
La Jolla Institute for Immunology identified potential targets for immune responses to novel coronavirus
On Mar. 11, 2020, the La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) and the J. Craig Venter Institute announced…
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Wellcome, and Mastercard launched COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator
On Mar. 10, 2020, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Wellcome, and Mastercard committed up to $125 million…
ImmunityBio announced durable virus control of SHIV without anti-retroviral therapy
On Mar. 10, 2020, ImmunityBio announced results from studies evaluating N-803, an IL-15 superagonist, alone and in combination…
CaroGen and Yale scientists joined to develop a COVID-19 vaccine
On Mar. 10, 2020, CaroGen and scientists from Yale announced they had begun work on a vaccine targeting…
The FDA approved the first treatment for group of progressive interstitial lung diseases
On Mar. 9, 2020, the FDA approved Boehringer Ingelheim’s Ofev (nintedanib) oral capsules to treat patients with chronic…
NIHs Study found lower concentration of PrEP drug in young women during pregnancy than postpartum
On Mar. 9, 2020, among African adolescent girls and young women who took HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) daily,…
Innovation Pharma Brilacidin received by US Regional Biocontainment Lab for testing against COVID-19
On Mar. 9, 2020, Innovation Pharmaceuticals announced it was notified by one of the 12 Regional Biocontainment Labs…
Ampligen to be tested by Japan’s National Institute of Infectious Diseases as potential treatment for SARS-CoV-2
On Mar. 8, 2020, AIM ImmunoTech announced that the National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID) in Japan will…
UTSW researchers and international collaborators found human protein that potently inhibits coronavirus
On Mar. 8, 2020, an international team of investigators reported finding a protein produced by the human immune…
University of British Columbia researchers received $2.8 million in federal funding to help with global COVID-19 response
On Mar. 6, 2020, University of British Columbia (UBC) researchers Yue Qian, Dr. Richard Lester, Dr. Srinivas Murthy,…
Innovation Pharma signs second MTA to explore Brilacidin as Coronavirus COVID-19 treatment
On Mar. 6, 2020, Innovation Pharma announced that a second MTA has been signed to ship Brilacidin to…
$100 million investment helped hospitals across Alberta upgrade operating rooms
On Mar. 5, 2020, a $100 million government investment was announced that helped hospitals across the province upgrade…
LabCorp launched test for Coronavirus (COVID-19)
On Mar. 5, 2020, LabCorp announced that it was making its LabCorp 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), NAA test…
Testing with combined biopsy method improves prostate cancer diagnosis in NCI study
On Mar. 4, 2020, a method of testing for prostate cancer developed at the National Cancer Institute (NCI)…
Bayer advanced more sustainable agricultural solutions utilizing new innovative greenhouses in Marana, Arizona
On Mar. 4, 2020, Bayer announced new sustainable agricultural solutions utilizing innovative greenhouses in Marana, Arizona. The Marana…
Vir Biotec and and Alnylam expanded collaboration to advance RNAi therapeutics for reatment of Coronavirus Infection
On Mar. 4, 2020, Vir Biotech and Alnylam Pharmaceuticals announced an expansion of their existing collaboration to include…
University of Washington Medicine deployed new test for coronavirus
On Mar. 4, 2020, the UW Medicine Clinical Virology Lab announced it had received U.S. Food and Drug…
Heat Biologics launched program to develop vaccine to protect against COVID-19 coronavirus
On Mar. 3, 2020, Heat Biologics announced the Company has formally launched a program within its wholly-owned subsidiary,…
Inovio accelerates timeline for COVID-19 DNA vaccine INO-4800
On Mar. 3, 2020, Inovio Pharmaceuticals announced an accelerated timeline for developing its DNA vaccine INO-4800 to address…
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Boston University NEIDL scientists joined international Coronavirus research effort
On Mar. 2, 2020, Boston’s top infectious disease researchers, including scientists from Boston University’s National Emerging Infectious Diseases…
Gilead acquired Forty Seven for $49 billion in cash
On Mar. 2, 2020,Gilead Sciences announced it had acquired Forty Seven Inc. for $95.50 per share in cash…
Ophirex received Wellcome Trust award to advance clinical development of novel snakebite treatment
On Mar. 2, 2020, Ophirex announced that it had received a $2.5 million award from the Wellcome Trustï¾’s…
The FDA approved a generic version of Daraprim for the treatment of toxoplasmosis
On Feb. 28, 2020, the FDA approved an application for the first generic of Daraprim (pyrimethamine) tablets for…
Altimmune Completed First Development Milestone Toward a Single-Dose Intranasal COVID-19 Vaccine
On Feb. 28, 2020, Altimmune announced the advancement of a novel single-dose, intranasal vaccine using Altimmune’s proprietary technology…
Clover and GSK announced research collaboration to evaluate Coronavirus vaccine candidate with pandemic adjuvant system
On Feb. 24, 2020, Clover Biopharmaceuticals announced a research collaboration with GSK for its protein-based coronavirus vaccine candidate…
Innovation Pharma submited Material Transfer Agreement to study defensin mimetic Brilacidin for Coronavirus
On Feb. 24, 2020, Innovation Pharmaannounced the Company submitted a Material Transfer Agreement (MTA) with a leading U.S.-based…
Moderna shipped mRNA vaccine against novel Coronavirus (mRNA-1273) for phase 1 study
On Feb. 24, 2020, Moderna announced it had released the first batch of mRNA-1273, the Company’s vaccine against…