Data for Lilly’s bamlanivimab (LY-CoV555) in COVID-19 outpatients published in NEJM
On Oct. 28, 2020, Eli Lilly announced the New England Journal of Medicine had published data from the…
First patients treated with the worldﾒs smallest heart pump, the 9Fr Impella ECP
On Oct. 28, 2020, Abiomed announced the first two patients were treated with the Impella ECP expandable percutaneous…
UNMC VA study found contaminants may increase risk of rheumatoid arthritis
On Oct. 28, 2020, researchers at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) reported the results of a…
Regeneron’s COVID-19 outpatient trial demonstrated that REGN-COV2 antibody significantly reduced virus levels
On Oct. 28, 2020, Regeneron announced positive, prospective results from an ongoing Phase 2/3 seamless trial in the…
Nektar Therapeutics announced phase 1b clinical study to evaluate empegaldesleukin for treatment of patients with COVID-19
On Oct. 27, 2020, Nektar Therapeutics announced that it has received FDA clearance for an Investigational New Drug…
Additional COVID-19 related genes ﾖ both helpful and harmful ﾖ revealed in massive screen
On Oct. 27, 2020, researchers at Yale University and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard screened hundred…
CHF Solutions announced deployment of Aquadex Systems to hospitals in the s to treat COVID-19 patients
On Oct. 27, 2020, CHF Solutions announced that it had shipped Aquadexﾙ product to medical facilities in Tennessee…
Aurinia announced European trial to evaluate antiviral activity of Voclosporin in kidney transplant recipients with COVID-19
On Oct. 27, 2020, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals announced the funding and initiation of an open-label exploratory trial evaluating the…
Antibodies co-invented by Scripps Research and IAVI developed as a potential COVID-19 therapy
On Aug. 27, 2020, immunologists at Scripps Research, in partnership with colleagues at the IAVI Neutralizing Antibody Center,…
Bayer acquired Asklepios BioPharmaceutical for $40 billion
On Oct. 26, 2020, Bayer announced the acquisition of Asklepios BioPharmaceutical, a North Carolina-headquartered biopharmaceutical company specialized in…
ContraFect initiated expanded access to Exebacase for treatment of MRSA bloodstream infections in COVID-19 patients
On Oct. 26, 2020, ContraFect announced that it had initiated an expanded access program to provide exebacase for…
Taconic Biosciences launched critical model for COVID-19 research
On Oct. 26, 2020, Taconic Biosciences announced immediate humanized ACE2 mouse model availability for COVID-19 research. The SARS-CoV-2…
Membrion molecular coating to prevent COVID-19 virus from passing through cloth face masks
On Oct. 26, 2020, Membrion announced a breakthrough in the fight against the COVID-19 virus: a molecular coating…
Entos Pharma awarded $5 million in NRC IRAP funding to conduct phase I Clinical trial of COVID-19 DNA vaccine
On Oct. 23, 2020, Entos Pharmaceuticals announced it was receiving advisory services and funding of up to $5…
Global clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccine resumed
On Oct. 23, 2020, the U.S. FDA authorised a restart of clinical trials of the ChAdOx1 nCov-2019 Oxford…
CureVac reported positive preclinical data for its COVID-19 vaccine candidate CVnCoV
On Oct. 23, 2020, CureVac announced data from preclinical studies of its investigational SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidate, CVnCoV, in…
FDA authorised restart of the COVID-19 AZD1222 vaccine US phase III trial
On Oct. 23, 2020, AstraZeneca announced that the clinical trials for the AstraZeneca Oxford coronavirus vaccine, AZD1222, had…
Johnson & Johnson prepared to resume phase 3 ENSEMBLE trial of COVID-19 vaccine candidate in the US
On Oct. 23, 2020, Johnson & Johnson announced that it was preparing to resume recruitment in the pivotal…
Scientists used gene therapy and a novel light-sensing protein to restore vision in mice
On Oct. 22, 2020, a newly developed light-sensing protein called the MCO1 opsin restored vision in blind mice…
WHO and Wikimedia Foundation expanded access to trusted information about COVID-19 on Wikipedia
On Oct. 22, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Wikimedia Foundation announced a collaboration to expand…
IAVI, Merck, and Serum Institute joined forces to develop monoclonal antibodies for COVID-19
On Oct. 22, 2020, IAVI, a nonprofit scientific research organization dedicated to addressing urgent, unmet global health challenges,…
Vacaville unveiled California Biomanufacturing Center and next generation of biotech development
On Oct. 22, 2020, the City of Vacaville announced the start of the next generation of development of…
Todos Medical announced distribution agreement with Adial Pharma to market Assure/FaStep Covid-19 antibody tests
On Oct. 22, 2020, Todos Medical announced that it had entered into an exclusive supply agreement with U.S….
FDA approved first treatment for COVID-19
On Oct. 22, 2020, the FDA approved the antiviral drug Veklury (remdesivir) for use in adult and pediatric…
Landmark study 31/A5349 on the treatment of drug-susceptible TB
On Oct. 22, 2020, the World Health Organizationﾒs Global TB Programme welcomed the results from a landmark study…
Roche announced collaboration with Atea Pharmaceuticals to develop potential oral treatment for COVID-19 patients
On Oct. 22, 2020, Roche and Atea Pharmaceuticals announced they had joined forces in the fight against COVID-19…
Landmark TB trial identified shorter-course treatment regimen
On Oct. 21, 2020, results from an international, randomized, controlled clinical trial indicated that a four-month daily treatment…
ImmunityBio, NantKwest announced first patient dosed in phase 1 clinical trial of second-generation COVID-19 vaccine candidate
On Oct. 21, 2020, ImmunityBio and NantKwest announced that the first patient had been dosed in the Phase…
Merck announced positive topline results from phase 3 adult studies evaluating V114 15-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
On Oct. 20, 2020, Merck announced findings from two additional Phase 3 studies evaluating the safety, tolerability and…
Final report confirmed remdesivir benefits for COVID-19
On Oct. 20, 2020, the NIH announced that the researchers had completed the Adaptive COVID-19 Treatment Trial (ACTT-1),…