Altimmune launched clinical trial of T-COVIDTM, an investigational intranasal immune modulator for treatment of patients with early COVID-19
On Jun. 1, 2020, Altimmune announced the FDA had authorized the Company to proceed with a clinical trial…
LabCorp launched new COVID-19 clinical trial site to connect patients with US research trials
On Jun. 1, 2020, LabCorpﾮ announced that Covance, its drug development business, had created COVID-19 Clinical Trial Connect…
FDA authorized OPKO Health clinical trial evaluating RAYALDEE in COVID-19 patients
On Jun. 1, 2020, OPKO Health announced the FDA had authorized OPKO to undertake a Phase 2 trial…
Tonix Pharma announced FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies to be nanufacturing partner for COVID-19 vaccine candidate TNX-1800
On Jun. 1, 2020, Tonix Pharmaceuticals announced an agreement whereby FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies will provide contract manufacturing and…
PathGroup announced new COVID-19 testing option
On Jun. 1, 2020, PathGroup announced the availability of a new, minimally-invasive nasal swab collection option as a…
The FDA streamlined development of tests with at-home sample collection
On May 29, 2020, the FDA took steps to further support the development of COVID-19 tests for at-home…
Oxford Foundry announced four new innovations for COVID-19 recovery
On May 29, 2020, the Oxford Foundry announced support of four new innovative solutions for the OXFO COVID-19…
Study charts developmental map of inner ear sound sensor in mice
On May 28, 2020, a team of researchers has generated a developmental map of a key sound-sensing structure…
The Jenner Institute signed agreement with Advent to develop a novel coronavirus vaccine
On May 28, 2020, the Jenner Institute, University of Oxford, UK and Advent Srl ﾖ an IRBM company,…
The FDA approved first drug to image tau pathology in patients being evaluated for Alzheimer’s disease
On May 28, 2020, the FDA approved Avid Radiopharmaceuticals’ Tauvid (flortaucipir F18) for intravenous injection, the first drug…
GSK announced intention to produce 1 billion doses of pandemic vaccine adjuvant in 2021 to support multiple COVID-19 vaccine collaborations
On May 28, 2020, GSK confirmed its intention to manufacture 1 billion doses of its pandemic vaccine adjuvant…
The US Dept of Veterans Affairs conducted deep-dive study into effects of COVID-19 on Veterans
On May 28, 2020, the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs (VA) began a national four-year study on the…
Biogen and MIT launched virtual learning lab for high school students historically underrepresented in science
On May 28, 2020, Biogen and the Lemelson-MIT Program (LMIT) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology announced the…
Vaxxas announced that Merck exercised option to apply novel immune system activation platform for Vaccine candidate
On May 28, 2020, Vaxxas announced that Merck had exercised its option to utilize Vaxxasﾒ proprietary High Density…
FDA authorized Quest Diagnostics COVID-19 Nasal Specimen Self-Collection Kit for emergency use
On May 28, 2020, Quest Diagnostics announced it had received emergency use authorization (EUA) from the FDA for…
Roche initiated phase III clinical trial of Actemra/RoActemra plus remdesivir in hospitalised patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia
On May 28, 2020, Roche announced it had initiated of a global phase III, randomised, double-blind, multicentre study…
Atossa Therapeutics announced second COVID-19 therapeutic development program, AT-301 nasal spray
On May 28, 2020, Atossa Therapeutics announced that it had begun the development of a second COVID-19 program…
NIH released strategic plan to accelerate nutrition research over next 10 years
On May 27, 2020, the NIH Nutrition Research Task Force (NRTF), armed with insights from the nutrition science…
Heat Biologics announced collaboration with Waisman Biomanufacturing to manufacture COVID-19 vaccine
On May 27, 2020, Heat Biologics announced a collaboration with Waisman Biomanufacturing to establish a partnership for the…
Quest Diagnostics launched COVID-19 workforce testing services to help organizations in fostering safer workplaces
On May 27, 2020, Quest Diagnostics launched a new suite of Return to Work services built around large-scale…
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…
Philips launched next generation wearable biosensor for early patient deterioration detection for COVID-19
On May 26, 2020, Royal Philips announced it had received 510(k) clearance from the FDA for its wearable…
GenScript announced CE-IVD for neutralizing antibody test kit of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 diagnostics
On May 26, 2020, GenScript Biotech announced that it had obtained CE-IVD for its SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic products to…
Dementia gene raises risk of severe COVID-19
On May 26, 2020, researchers at the University of Exeter Medical School and the UConn School of Medicine…
Merck and Ridgeback Bio announced collaboration to advance development of novel antiviral candidate, EIDD-2801
On May 26, 2020, Merck and and and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics announced a collaboration agreement to develop EIDD-2801, an…
Innovation Pharma receives data from public health research institute showing brilacidin inhibits SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) in human cell line
On May 26, 2020, Innovation Pharma reported receiving data from a leading public health research institute showing Brilacidin…
Cerecor and Myriad Genetics announced levels of novel cytokine, LIGHT highly correlated with disease severity and mortality in COVID-19 ARDS biomarker study
On May 26, 2020, Cerecor and Myriad Genetics announced that levels of novel cytokine, LIGHT, were highly correlated…