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 cobasﾮ 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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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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HDT BIO received NIH contract to advance novel RNA/LIONﾙ 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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Atossa Therapeutics announced positive safety assessment in clinical study of COVID-19 AT-301 nasal spray
On Sept. 1, 2020, Atossa Therapeutics announced a positive interim safety assessment from the first cohort of healthy…
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National Wastewater Surveillance System launched to detect antimicrobial resistance and COVID-19
In September 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced the launch of the National Wastewater…
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Vir Biotechnology and GSK started phase 2/3 study of COVID-19 antibody treatment
On Aug. 31, 2020, Vir Biotechnology and GlaxoSmithKline announced that the first patient was dosed in a phase…
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T2 Biosystems received FDA Emergency Use Authorization for COVID-19 molecular diagnostic test
On Aug. 31, 2020, T2 Biosystems announced that it received FDA emergency use authorization (EUA) for its COVID-19…
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Man in Hong Kong was the first confirmed case of Coronavirus reinfection
On Aug. 24, 2020, Hong Kong University researchers reported that a 33-year-old man in Hong Kong had been…
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NantKwest and ImmunityBio inked an agreement for joint development, manufacturing, marketing, and commercialization of COVID-19 vaccine
On Aug. 24 2020, NantKwest and ImmunityBio announced an agreement to jointly develop, manufacture, market, and commercialize therapeutics…
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COVID-19 drug candidate Brilacidin achieved a selectivity index among the highest reported
On Aug. 24, 2020, Innovation Pharma reported receiving additional data from a U.S. Regional Biocontainment Laboratory (RBL) based…
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AstraZeneca concluded agreement with the EC for supply of up to 400 million doses of AZD1222 COVID-19 vaccine
On Aug. 14, 2020, AstraZeneca concluded an agreement with the European Commission (EC) to supply up to 400…
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FDA approved targeted treatment for rare Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy mutation
On Aug. 12, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted accelerated approval to NS Pharma’s Viltepso…
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25-year dolphin study revealed factors contributing to aging rates in long-lived mammals
On Aug. 10, 2020, scientists from Epitracker and the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) announced the results from…
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VBI Vaccines awarded up to CAD$56 million contribution from Canadian Government to accelerate Coronavirus vaccine development
On Aug. 5, 2020, Variation Biotechnologies, an Ottawa-based subsidiary of VBI Vaccines, announced that it had been awarded…
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Bio-Techne and Kantaro Biosciences to launch a quantitative research use only COVID-19 serology test
On Aug. 3, 2020, Bio-Techne and the Mount Sinai Health System in New York, through its commercial affiliate…
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Pfizer and BioNTech announced an agreement with the MHLW in Japan to supply 120 million doses of BNT162 mRNA-based vaccine candidate
On Jul. 31, 2020, Pfizer and BioNTech announced an agreement with the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare…
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Roche updated phase III COVACTA trial of Actemra/RoActemra in hospitalised patients with severe COVID-19 associated pneumonia
On Jul. 28, 2020, Roche announced that the phase III COVACTA study of Actemra®/RoActemra® (tocilizumab) did not meet…
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Kidney transplantation between people with HIV is safe, NIH study found
On Jul. 23, 2020, kidney transplantation from deceased donors with HIV to people living with both HIV and…
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PerkinElmer released new dried blood spot based COVID-19 serology test
On Jul. 21, 2020, PerkinElmer announced the launch of a dry blood spot (DBS) based test for SARS-CoV-2…
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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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Pfizer and BioNTech granted FDA Fast Track Designation for two investigational mRNA-based vaccine candidates against SARS-CoV-2
On Jul. 13, 2020, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that two of the companiesﾒ four investigational vaccine candidates from…
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T2 Biosystems announces US launch of COVID-19 diagnostic test
On Jul. 1, 2020, T2 Biosystems announced completion of validation of its COVID-19 molecular diagnostic test, the T2SARS-CoV-2…
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Low-cost dexamethasone reduced death by up to one third in hospitalised patients with severe respiratory complications of COVID-19
On Jun. 16, 2020, the University of Oxford reported that overall dexamethasone reduced the 28-day mortality rate by…
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The FDA approved first drug to image tau pathology in patients being evaluated for Alzheimer’s disease
On May 28, 2020, the FDA approved Avid Radiopharmaceuticals’ Tauvid (flortaucipir F18) for intravenous injection, the first drug…
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GSK announced intention to produce 1 billion doses of pandemic vaccine adjuvant in 2021 to support multiple COVID-19 vaccine collaborations
On May 28, 2020, GSK confirmed its intention to manufacture 1 billion doses of its pandemic vaccine adjuvant…
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Study charts developmental map of inner ear sound sensor in mice
On May 28, 2020, a team of researchers has generated a developmental map of a key sound-sensing structure…
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The Jenner Institute signed agreement with Advent to develop a novel coronavirus vaccine
On May 28, 2020, the Jenner Institute, University of Oxford, UK and Advent Srl ﾖ an IRBM company,…
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Women with Neandertal gene give birth to more children
On May 26, 2020, researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Germany and the Karolinska…
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The FDA posted list of antibody tests removed from the ‘notification list’ of tests being offered during the public health emergency
On May 21, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) posted list of antibody tests removed from…
