The FDA approved new therapy for rare disease affecting optic nerve, spinal cord
On Jun. 11, 2020, the FDA approved Viela Bio’s Uplizna (inebilizumab-cdon) injection for intravenous use for the treatment…
Atossa Therapeutics announced availability of manuscript on results from in vitro testing of COVID-19 drug
On Jun. 11, 2020, Atossa Therapeutics announced that the manuscript of the results from in vitro testing of…
Oldest relative of ragworms and earthworms discovered
On Jun. 11, 2020, scientists at the Universities of Oxford, Exeter, Yunnan and Bristol announced thay had discovered…
Sinovac and Butantan joined efforts to advance clinical development of an inactivated vaccine for COVID-19 to phase III
On Jun. 11, 2020, Sinovac Biotech announced the signing of a clinical development collaboration agreement to advance the…
Emergent BioSolutions signed agreement to be US manufacturing partner for AstraZenecaﾒs COVID-19 vaccine candidate
On Jun. 11, 2020, Emergent BioSolutions announced deployment of its molecule-to-market contract development and manufacturing (CDMO) services to…
AIM ImmunoTech filed provisional patent application for ose of Ampligen(R) as potential therapy for COVID-19 Induced chronic fatigue
On Jun. 11, 2020, AIM ImmunoTech announced that it had filed a provisional patent application for, among other…
Innovation Pharma collaborated with regional biocontainment lab on grant application to research Brilacidin as pan-Coronavirus therapeutic
On Jun. 11, 2020, Innovation Pharma announced the Company and researchers at a U.S. Regional Biocontainment Laboratory (RBL)…
CHF Solutions publication highlights use of ultrafiltration for fluid management in COVID-19 patients
On Jun. 11, 2020, CHF Solutions announced that it has sold Aquadex SmartFlowﾙ consoles and disposables to a…
Regeneron began first clinical trials of anti-viral antibody cocktail REGN-COV2 for treatment and prevention of COVID-19
On Jun. 11, 2020, Regeneron announced initiation of the first clinical trial of REGN-COV2, its investigational dual antibody…
UT Southwestern scientists examined structure of protein involved in Parkinsonﾒs disease, psychosis and addiction
On Jun. 11, 2020, a new study led by UT Southwestern researchers revealed the structure of the active…
Landmark legal victory for public health and a major setback for the tobacco industry
On Jun. 10, 2020, the World Trade Organizationﾒs (WTO) Appellate Body reported on the dispute brought by Honduras…
The FDA authorized first next generation sequence test for diagnosing COVID-19
On Jun. 10, 2020, the FDA issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) to Illumina for the first COVID-19…
Johnson & Johnson announced acceleration of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate with phase 1/2a clinical trial
On Jun. 10, 2020, Johnson & Johnson announced that through its Janssen Pharmaceutical subsidiary it has accelerated the…
Catalent partnered with Spicona to develop COVID-19 vaccine candidate using GPEx cell line development platform
On Jun. 10, 2020, Catalent announced that it had signed an agreement with Spicona to develop a virus-like…
Lung development may explain why some non-smokers get COPD and some heavy smokers do not
On Jun. 9, 2020, people with small airways relative to the size of their lungs may have a…
Up to 45 percent of SARS-CoV-2 infections may be asymptomatic, new analysis found
On Jun. 9, 2020, a Scripps research analysis of public datasets on asymptomatic infections, an extraordinary percentage of…
OpGen released preliminary data demonstrating Unyvero HPN panel for pneumonia identified life-threatening bacterial co-infections in COVID-19 patients
On Jun. 9, 2020, OpGen announced preliminary data from an investigator initiated collaboration with Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden,…
Immunic announced FDA allowance of its phase 2, CALVID-1 clinical trial of IMU-838 in COVID-19
On Jun. 9, 2020, Immunic announced receipt of regulatory allowance from the FDA to initiate its phase 2,…
Aegis Sciences testing for Coronavirus 2019 authorized to report in all 50 states
On Jun. 9, 2020, Aegis Sciences announced that it was registered and approved to provide public health reporting…
OraSure’s Oragene-Dx included in EUA allowing at-home saliva collection for use with Phosphorus SARS-CoV-2 test
On Jun. 8, 2020, OraSure Technologies announced that Phosphorus Diagnostics, a leader in diagnostic and bioinformatic solutions for…
Emergency COVID-19 measures prevented more than 500 million infections
On Jun. 8, 2020, Emergency health measures implemented in six major countries have ﾓsignificantly and substantially slowedﾔ the…
Innovent and Roche enter into strategic collaboration to discover and develop cellular therapies and bispecific antibodies
On Jun. 8, 2020, Innovent Biologics announced a strategic research and development collaboration with Roche covering multiple cell…
Two-year PALFORZIA data showed on-going safety and efficacy and continued immunomodulation in patients with peanut allergy
On Jun. 8, 2020, Aimmune Therapeutics announced two-year data that suggested long-term efficacy of daily treatment with PALFORZIA…
FibroGen announced first patient enrolled in Pamrevlumab clinical trial in patients hospitalized in Italy with severe COVID-19
On Jun. 8, 2020, FibroGen announced the initiation of an open-label, randomized, parallel-arm study investigating the efficacy and…
Lilly announced start of phase 1 study for its second potential COVID-19 antibody treatment
On Jun. 8, 2020, Eli Lilly announced its partner Junshi Biosciences had dosed the first healthy volunteer in…
Study identified potential approach to treat severe respiratory distress in patients with COVID-19
On Jun. 5, 2020, early data from a clinical study suggested that blocking the Bruton tyrosine kinase (BTK)…
The US Department of Defense established collaborative virus genetic sequencing capability for COVID-19
On Jun. 5, 2020, to jumpstart the Department of Defense’s (DoD) SARS-CoV-2 sequencing efforts, Armed Forces Health Surveillance…
Calquence showed promising clinical improvement in majority of 19 hospitalised COVID-19 patients
On Jun. 5, 2020, results were published in Science Immunology showed that Calquence (acalabrutinib), a Brutonﾒs tyrosine kinase…
The UK Global Vaccine Summit secured $74 billion in funding to support global vaccine supply and immunisation
On Jun. 5, 2020, the UK thelped secure $7.4 billion in funding to support global vaccine supply and…
HPV vaccine manufacturers commited to provide enough supply to immunise at least 84 million girls in Gavi countries
On Jun. 4, 2020, vaccine manufacturers MSD, GSK, Innovax, Serum Institute of India and Walvax pledged to ramp…