OPKO Health’s BioReference Laboratories announced New York City Schools COVID-19 testing program
On Sept. 2, 2020, BioReference Laboratories, an OPKO Health company, began testing New York City principals, teachers and…
Aegis Sciences awarded $66 million NIH grant to rapidly expand COVID-19 test capacity
On Sept. 2, 2020, Aegis Sciences annunced that it had been selected to participate in the National Institutes…
Sonic Healthcare expand COVID-19 testing capacity in US in collaboration with NIH RADx Initiative
On Sept. 2, 2020, Sonic Healthcare USA was awarded a contract from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)…
Ceres received $65M NIH award to expand Nanotrapï¾® particle manufacturing capacity for COVID-19 testing
On Sept. 2, 2020, Ceres Nanosciences announced it had been awarded a contract from the National Institutes of…
NIH awarded MicroGEM $409 million to fast-track rapid, no-lab COVID-19 saliva test
On Sept. 2, 2020, MicroGEM announced it had been awarded up to $40.9 million by the National Institutes…
Aegis Life launched to fight COVID-19 via DNA vaccines and therapeutics enabled by Fusogenix delivery technology
On Sept. 1, 2020, Entos Pharmaceuticals announce the launch of its San Diego-based spinout company Aegis Life, dedicated…
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 cobasï¾® HIV-1/HIV-2 Qualitative Test for use on the…
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…
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…
Arcadia Biosciences acquired proprietary hemp varieties with acquisition of Industrial Seed Innovations
On Sept. 1, 2020, Arcadia Biosciences announced it had completed the purchase of Oregon-based Industrial Seed Innovations (ISI)…
HDT BIO received NIH contract to advance novel RNA/LIONï¾™ COVID-19 vaccine into clinical trials
On Sept. 1, 2020, HDT Bio received a notice of award from the National Institute of Allergy and…
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…
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…
Phase 3 clinical testing in the US of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine candidate began
On Aug. 31, 2020, a multi-site, Phase 3 clinical trial evaluating an investigational COVID-19 vaccine known as AZD1222…
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…
Philips EV300 ventilator supply contract with US Department of Health and Human Services to end
On Aug. 31, 2020, Royal Philips announced that it had received notice from the U.S. Department of Health…
UConn launched funding program for COVID-19 research
On Aug. 31, 2020, the Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) announced it had launched a…
T2 Biosystems received FDA Emergency Use Authorization for COVID-19 molecular diagnostic test
On Aug. 31, 2020, T2 Biosystems announced that the FDA had issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for…
Todos Medical announced $23,760,000 contract for COVID-19 PCR testing equipment & supplies with Wisconsin-based laboratory
On Aug. 31, 2020, Todos Medical announced that it had entered into a sales agreement with a Wisconsin-based…
FDA expanded Emergency Use Authorization for Veklury (remdesivir) to include all hospitalized patients for treatment of COVID-19
On Aug. 28, 2020, the FDA issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) to Yale School of Public Health…
The US Dept of Veterans Affairs anounced new clinical trial for Veterans with COVID-19
On Aug. 28, 2020, the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced a new clinical trial to study…
Gileadï¾’s investigational antiviral Vekluryï¾® (remdesivir) received FDA Emergency Use Authorization for treatment of patients with moderate COVID-19
On Aug. 28, 2020, Gilead Sciences announced the FDA expanded the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) enabling use of…
iBio and Planet Biotechnology entered into exclusive worldwide license agreement for development of a COVID-19 therapeutic
On Aug. 28, 2020, iBio announced that it had entered into an exclusive worldwide license agreement with Planet…
NCI and Cancer Research UK launched Cancer Grand Challenges partnership to support bold new ideas for cancer research
On Aug. 27, 2020, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) announced a partnership with Cancer Research UK to fund…
International research alliance launched to boost pandemic preparedness
On Aug. 27, 2020, scientists at Scripps Research announced they were partnering with peers in the U.S. and…
AIM ImmunoTech decreased SARS-CoV-2 infectious viral yields by 90% using new in vitro model
On Aug. 27, 2020, AIM ImmunoTech announced that it had identified an effective in vitro model at The…
Todos Medical announced $4,500,000 contract for COVID-19 PCR testing equipment & supplies with New York-based laboratory
On Aug. 27, 2020, Todos Medical announced it had entered into a sales agreement with a New York-based…
BioNTech and Fosun Pharma to potentially supply 10 Million doses of BNT162 mRNA-based vaccine candidate against SARS-CoV-2
On Aug. 27, 2020, Pfizer and Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical announced an intended collaboration to supply 10 million doses…
VBI Vaccines announced preclinical Coronavirus program data and selection of clinical candidates with potential one-dose vaccines
On Aug. 26, 2020, VBI Vaccines announced data from three preclinical mouse studies conducted to enable selection of…
National Science Foundation advanced artificial intelligence research with new nationwide institutes
On Aug. 26, 2020, the National Science Foundation (NSF) announced that it was establishing new artificial intelligence institutes…