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…
IAVI and Merck announced collaboration to develop vaccine against SARS-CoV-2
On May 26, 2020, Merck and and IAVI, a nonprofit scientific research organization dedicated to addressing urgent, unmet…
Study confirmed effective, less toxic alternative to standard treatment for adults with Burkitt lymphoma
On May 26, 2020, the NIH announced a new study that provides an alternative treatment regimen that is…
The FDA approved only drug in U.S. to treat severe malaria
On May 26, 2020, the FDA approved Amivas’ artesunate for injection to treat severe malaria in adult and…
Sinovac secured $15 million in funding to accelerate COVID-19 vaccine development
On May 22, 2020, Sinovac Biotech announced a transaction in which Advantech Capital and Vivo Capital have invested…
Analysis of COVID-19 genomes revealed large numbers of introductions to the UK in March, 2020
On May 22, 2020, data reports, published by the COVID-19 Genomics UK Consortium (COG-UK), showed the value in…
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 FDA posted list of antibody tests removed from the ‘notification list’ of tests…
Abbott announced contract to supply millions of IgG lab-based antibody tests to UK government
On May 21, 2020, Abbott announced a government contract to supply millions of its laboratory-based IgG antibody tests…
University of British Columbia scientist identified a gene that controls thinness
On May 21, 2020, the BioProducts Institute at the University of British Columbia announced a study published in…
Innovation Pharma pursuing gold standard in battle gainst Covid-19
On May 21, 2020, Innovation Pharma announced that in vitro research independently conducted at a U.S. Regional Biocontainment…
ADMA Biologics commenced collection of COVID-19 plasma from recovered patients
On May 21, 2020, ADMA Biologics announced it had commenced the collection of convalescent plasma through its wholly-owned…
Montefiore-Einstein Scientists lead two trials of leronlimab for treatment of severe lung inflammation in COVID-19 patients
On May 21, 2020, Montefiore Health System and Albert Einstein College of Medicine were the first sites in…
Vaxart announced selection of its oral COVID-19 vaccine lead candidate
On May 20, 2020, Vaxart announced it had selected its lead COVID-19 vaccine candidate and had contracted with…
Bharat Biotech and Thomas Jefferson University announced a promising vaccine candidate against COVID-19
On May 20, 2020, Bharat Biotech and Thomas Jefferson University of Philadelphia announced an exclusive deal to develop…
Diffusion Pharma expanded clinical trial program of TSC for treatment of COVID-19 patients to include Romanian National Institute of Infectious Diseases
On May 20, 2020, Diffusion Pharmaceuticals announced it had entered into an agreement with the Romanian National Institute…
Atossa Therapeutics announced in vitro testing results of COVID-19 drug inhibits SARS-CoV-2 infectivity
On May 20, 2020, Atossa Therapeutics announced the successful results from in vitro testing of AT-H201, Atossaﾒs proprietary…
Kindred Biosciences announced COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing agreement with Vaxart
On May 20, 2020, Kindred Biosciences announced it had entered into an agreement with Vaxart for the manufacture…
The FDA announced an agreement with Aetion to collaborate on advanced analytical techniques to accelarate Coronavirus disease research
On May 19, 2020, the FDA announced an agreement with Aetion to collaborate on advanced analytical techniques to…
Oragenics and Aragen Bioscience enter agreement to accelerate development of TerraCoV2, a SARS-CoV-2 (COVID 19) vaccine candidate
On May 19, 2020, Oragenics announced, that through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Noachis Terra, it has entered into an…
Innovation Pharma’s Brilacidin reduced viral titer of SARS-CoV-2 by 75 percent after 1 hour of preincubation in an in vitro study
On May 19, 2020, Innovation Pharma announced that its anti-SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) drug candidate, Brilacidin, in an in vitro…
Bio-Techne and Kantaro Biosciences announced partnership to develop and scale production of COVID-19 serology test
On May 19, 2020, Bio-Techne and the Mount Sinai Health System in New York, through its commercial affiliate…
Roche highly accurate antibody test for COVID-19 went live at more than 20 initial lab sites in the US
On May 19, 2020, Roche announced its Elecsysﾮ Anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody test is live at more than 20 commercial…
New study from pandemic epicenter described severe COVID-19 response in children
On May 19, 2020, the Albert Einstein College of Medicine reported that while most children infected with the…
Global study tested malaria drug to protect health workers from COVID-19
On May 18, 2020, with $9 million from the COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator, an international group of physicians and…
NantKwest announced FDA authorization of IND application for mesenchymal stem cell product for treatment of severe COVID-19 patients
On May 18, 2020, NantKwest announced it had received authorization from the FDA for an Investigational New Drug…
Thermo Fisher Scientific support of COVID-19 response expanded with US Government contract for products used in sample collection
On May 18, 2020, Thermo Fisher Scientific announced it had received a contract from the U.S. government to…
Todos Medical announced first commercial sale of COVID-19 antibody tests
On May 18, 2020, Todos Medical announced its first commercial sale of COVID-19 tests. The sale was made…
Investigational ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine protects monkeys against COVID-19 pneumonia
On May 16, 2020, a single dose of ChAdOx1 nCoV-19, an investigational vaccine against SARS-CoV-2, has protected six…
Duke-NUS, GenScript and A*STAR launched first-in-the-world SARS-CoV-2 serology test
On May 15, 2020, Duke-NUS Medical School, GenScript Biotech, and the Diagnostics Development Hub at Singapore’s Agency for…
Hologic granted FDA Emergency Use Authorization for its second molecular test for COVID-19
On May 15, 2020, Hologic announced it had received Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the FDA for its…