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…
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…
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…
The FDA informed public about possible accuracy concerns with Abbott ID NOW point-of-care test
On May 14, 2020, the FDA alerted the public to early data that suggest potential inaccurate results from…
Abivax received ANSM and ethics committee clearance to test its development candidate ABX464 in 1,034 Covid-19 patients in randomized phase 2b/3 clinical trial
On May 14, 2020 Abivax announced it had received clearance from Franceﾒs National Agency for the Safety of…
Abivax reported ABX464 inhibits replication of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) in reconstituted human respiratory epithelium model
On May 14, 2020 Abivax announced that ABX464 inhibits replication of SARS-CoV-2 in an in vitro reconstituted human…
Vyriad announced development of new antibody test to determine protective immunity from COVID-19
On May 14, 2020 Vyriad announced that it had completed the development of a serology test to measure…
The USDA announced the release of Three Joy peaches
On May 14, 2020, the USDA announced the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) has released a trio of Joy…
First detailed analysis of immune response to SARS-CoV-2 bodes well for COVID-19 vaccine development
On May 14, 2020, scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) announced they had resolved the uncertainty…
AIM ImmunoTech announced FDA authorization for first human ampligen trial in COVID-19 patients with cancer
On May 14, 2020, AIM ImmunoTech announced the FDA authorized the first human trial assessing the safety and…
BioMed X Institute launched rapid antiviral response platform to prevent future pandemics
On May 13, 2020, BioMed X, an independent Heidelberg-based research institute, announced the launch of its new Rapid…
Philips received FDA clearance for use of ultrasound portfolio to manage COVID-19-related lung and cardiac complications
On May 13, 2020, Royal Philips announced that it had received 510(k) clearance from the FDA to market…
Harvard-led initiative awarded over $165 million to support 62 COVID-19 research projects
On May 13, 2020, the Massachusetts Consortium on Pathogen Readiness (MassCPR), a multi-institutional initiative convened by Harvard Medical…
University of Nebraska developed a COVID-19 screening mobile app
On May 13, 2020, a new protective device that is expected to help protect healthcare workers everywhere from…
Catalent signed development agreement with Ennaid Therapeutics on its COVID-19 lead program
On May 13, 2020,Catalent announced a collaboration with Ennaid Therapeutics to develop an oral, antiviral treatment targeted at…
Immunic received regulatory approval from German Health Authority BfArM to initiate phase 2 clinical trial in COVID-19 patients
On May 13, 2020, Immunic announced it had received first regulatory approval from Germany’s BfArM to initiate a…
Mylan to supply investigational antiviral remdesivir for potential treatment of COVID-19
On May 12, 2020, Mylan announced, as part of its ongoing efforts to support patients and public health…
Abbott received FDA Emergency Use Authorization for COVID-19 Molecular Test on New Alinity mﾙ System
On May 12, 2020, Abbott announced the FDA issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the company’s molecular…
FDA further expanded EUA for Thermo Fisher Scientific’s COVID-19 diagnostic tests
On May 12, 2020, Thermo Fisher Scientific announced the FDA has further expanded emergency use authorization (EUA) for…
Combing through old drugs to find new ones for COVID-19
On May 12, 2020, the Broad Instituteﾒs Drug Repurposing Hub announced that it had opened its repository of…
LabCorp significantly expanded availability of Its COVID-19 at-home collection test kit
On May 12, 2020, LabCorpﾮ announced that its COVID-19 at-home collection test kit is now being offered to…
The FDA announced actions to accelerate development of novel prevention, treatment options for COVID-19
On May 11, 2020, the FDA announced actions to accelerate the development of prevention and treatment options for…
NIH report coordinated strategy to accelerate multiple COVID-19 vaccine candidates is key
On May 11, 2020, a harmonized and collaborative approach to the clinical testing, scale-up and distribution of candidate…