The Serum Institute of India to apply for local trials of Oxford’s COVID-19 vaccine
On Jul. 20, 2020, the Serum Institute of India (SII) announced that with the trials of the COVID-19…
COVID-19 vaccine AZD1222 showed robust immune responses in all participants in Phase I/II trial
On Jul. 20, 2020, interim results from the ongoing Phase I/II COV001 trial, led by Oxford University, showed…
FDA cleared Abivertinib for phase 2 safety and efficacy study in hospitalized patients with moderate to severe COVID-19
On Jul. 20, 2020, Sorrento announced that it had entered into a binding term sheet for an exclusive…
Valneva confirmed participation in UK Government COVID-19 Vaccine Response Program
On Jul. 20, 2020, Valneva confirmed its participation in the UK government COVID-19 vaccine response program. Valneva had…
Innovation Pharma’s Brilacidin inhibited novel Coronavirus by almost 90% at the lowest concentration tested to date in human lung cell line
On Jul. 20, 2020, Innovation Pharma reported receiving new data from ongoing lab testing being conducted at a…
OPKO Health’s BioReference Laboratories awarded commercial surge capacity testing for COVID-19 emergency response contract
On Jul. 20, 2020, BioReference Laboratories, an OPKO Health company, announced accepted an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract…
Pfizer and BioNTech announced sgreement with the UK for 30 million doses of mRNA-based vaccine candidate against SARS-CoV-2
On Jul. 20, 2020, Pfizer and BioNTech announced an agreement with the United Kingdom to supply 30 million…
Pfizer and BioNTech announced early positive update from German phase 1/2 COVID-19 vaccine study
On Jul. 20, 2020, BioNTech and Pfizer announced initial data from their ongoing German Phase 1/2, open-label, non-randomized,…
Thermo Fisher Scientific’s to support development and production of COVID-19 therapeutics and vaccines
On Jul. 20, 2020, Thermo Fisher Scientific expanded global capacity and capabilities across its leading pharma services network…
Luminex received FDA Emergency Use Authorization for COVID-19 antibody test
On Jul. 20, 2020, Luminex announced the FDA had issued an Emergency Use Authorization for the company’s xMAPﾮ…
HDT BIOﾒs COVID-19 vaccine candidate HDT-301 induced neutralizing antibody responses after single injection
On Jul. 20, 2020, scientists at HDT Bio, PAI Life Sciences, and the University of Washington announced they…
HDT Bio partnered with Gennova Biopharmaceuticals to bring COVID-19 vaccine to human trials
On Jul. 19, 2020, HDT Bio announced co-development efforts with Gennova Biopharmaceuticals to start evaluating HDT-301, a COVID-19…
The FDA FDA Issued first Emergency Authorization for sample pooling in diagnostic testing
On Jul. 18, 2020, the FDA reissued an emergency use authorization (EUA) to Quest Diagnostics to authorize its…
FDA authorized Quest Diagnostics COVID-19 diagnostic testing for specimen pooling for emergency use
On Jul. 18, 2020, a Health Trendsﾙ study from researchers at Quest Diagnostics and the University of Pittsburgh…
Novartis launched first-of-its-kind not-for-profit portfolio of medicines for symptomatic treatment of COVID-19
On Jul. 16, 2020, Novartis announced a new initiative to help patients in low-income and lower-middle-income countries (LIC;…
Heron Therapeutics announced initiation of phase 2 clinical study of CINVANTIﾮ for treatment of COVID-19
On Jul. 16, 2020, Heron Therapeutics announced initiation of the GUARDS-1 Study, a Phase 2 clinical study evaluating…
Humanigen expanded partnership with Catalent Biologics to manufacture investigational COVID-19 therapeutic candidate lenzilumab
On Jul. 16, 2020, Catalent and Humanigen announced the expansion of their relationship, under which Catalent will provide…
Codex DNA released new synthetic SARS-CoV-2 genome for COVID-19 vaccine and therapeutic research
On Jul. 16, 2020, Codex DNA announced the release of a new synthetic SARS-CoV-2 genome developed to accelerate…
Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development reported faster new drug approval times were more than offset by longer clinical iimes in US
On Jul. 16, 2020, the Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development reported that although regulatory approval…
Tonix Pharma announced research collaboration to develop precision medicine techniques for COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics
On Jul. 16, 2020, Tonix Pharmaceuticals announced it had entered into a research collaboration and option agreement with…
Atossa Therapeutics contracted for clinical study of AT-301 nasal spray for treating COVID-19
On Jul. 16, 2020, Atossa Therapeutics announced that it has contracted with Avance Clinical to conduct a clinical…
WHO and UNICEF warn of a decline in vaccinations during COVID-19
On Jul. 14, 2020, the WHO and UNICEF warned of an alarming decline in the number of children…
HKU mechanical engineering study revealed airborne transmission of COVID-19 opportunistic in nature and poor indoor ventilation plays a role in transmission
On Jul. 15, 2020, in collaboration with the Guangdong CDC, Hunan CDC, Sun Yat-Sen University and Southeast University,…
BioAegis received approval to proceed with phase 2 trial of its gelsolin COVID-19 treatment
On Jul. 15, 2020, BioAegis Therapeutics announced that it received regulatory clearance from The Spanish Agency for Medicines…
Philanthropic gifts funded COVID-19 pilot research projects at Einstein and Montefiore
On Jul. 15, 2020, four Einstein and Montefiore research teams received pilot funding from Einsteinﾒs Office of the…
Placenta lacks major molecules used by SARS-CoV-2 virus to cause infection
On Jul. 14, 2020, a study by NIH researchers reported the placental membranes that contain the fetus and…
NIH researchers generated complete human X chromosome sequence
On Jul. 14, 2020, researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the NIIH, announced…
CDC called on Americans to wear masks to prevent COVID-19 spread
On Jul. 14, 2020, in an editorial published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), the…
CDC called on Americans to wear masks to prevent COVID-19 spread
On Jul. 14, 2020, in an editorial published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), the…
HKUMed researchers mined immunogenic information from SARS-CoV-2 for rational design of vaccine against SARS-CoV-2
On Jul. 14, 2020, researchers at the The University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) collaborated with researchers at the…