Eli Lilly began clinical testing of therapies for COVID-19
On Apr. 10, 2020, Eli Lilly announced it had entered into an agreement with the National Institute of…
NIH began study to quantify undetected cases of coronavirus infection
On Apr. 10, 2020, a new study has begun recruiting at the NIH in Bethesda, Maryland, to determine…
FDA approved first therapy for children with debilitating and disfiguring rare disease
On Apr. 10, 2020, the FDA approved AstraZeneca ‘s Koselugo (selumetinib) for treatment of pediatric patients, 2 years…
Stanford-led team developed privacy-focused coronavirus alert app
On Apr. 9, 2020, James Petrie, a graduate student in applied mathematics at the University of Waterloo in…
Chembio Diagnostics and Stony Brook Medicine collaborated to identify Coronavirus survivors
On Apr. 9, 2020, Chembio Diagnostics has been selected for use in a Stony Brook Medicine effort to…
Carl Wesolowski discovered that metformin stays in the body for a lengthy period of time if delivered intravenously.
On Apr. 9, 2020, Dr. Carl Wesolowski at the University of Saskatchewan discovered that metformin, often used to…
Pacific Biosciences powers SARS-CoV-2 research at commercial, academic and government labs
On Apr. 8, 2020, Pacific Biosciences announced it is working with commercial, academic and government research teams that…
Bellerophon Therapeutics submitted investigational NDA to study INOpulseﾮ inhaled nitric oxide for treatment of COVID-19
On Apr. 8, 2020, Bellerophon Therapeutics announced submission of an Investigational New Drug (IND) application to the FDA…
FDA approved BRAFTOVIﾮ (Encorafenib) in combination with Cetuximab for treatment of BRAFV600E-mutant metastatic colorectal cancer
On Apr. 9, 2020, Pfizer announced that the FDA had approved BRAFTOVIﾮ (encorafenib) in combination with cetuximab (marketed…
Chembio received second UNICEF order for $15 Million
On Apr. 8, 2020, Chembio Diagnostics announced a second $1.5 million purchase order from UNICEF for multiplex Zika,…
CSL Behring and SAB Biotherapeutics joined forces to deliver new potential COVID-19 therapeutic
On Apr. 8, 2020, CSL Behring and SAB Biotherapeutics announced a partnership to combat the coronavirus pandemic with…
Autoimmunity may be rising in the United States
On Apr. 8, 2020, NIH scientists and collaborators report that autoimmunity, a condition in which the bodyﾒs immune…
Philips and US government collaborate in ventilator production ramp up to combat COVID-19 pandemic
On Apr. 8, 2020, Philips announced that the U.S. Government and Philips agreed to team up to increase…
Abbott FreeStyleﾮ Libre 14 Day System available in US for hospitalized patients with diabetes during COVID-19 pandemic
On Apr. 8, 2020, Abbott announced that the FreeStyle Libre 14 day system, a continuous glucose monitoring (CGM)…
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Dynavax donated 10,000 doses of HEPLISAV-Bﾮ [Hepatitis B Vaccine (Recombinant), adjuvanted] vaccine to emergency healthcare providers
On Apr. 8, 2020, Dynavax Technologies announced it had donated 10,000 doses of HEPLISAV-B adult vaccine to help…
PharmaCyte Biotech entered into license agreement for COVID-19 diagnostic kits
On Apr. 8, 2020, PharmaCyte Biotech announced a license agreement with Hai Kang Life Corp. whereby PharmaCyte received…
Vanda Pharma and University of Illinois at Chicago announce partnership to identify novel antivirals against COVID-19
On Apr. 8, 2020, Vanda Pharmaceuticals and the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) announced a research partnership…
Successful MERS vaccine in mice may hold promise for COVID-19 vaccine
On Apr. 7, 2020, researchers at the University of Iowa and the University of Georgia announced they had…
Harvard, MIT and Stanford commited to COVID-19 technology licensing principles, maximizing access to innovations
On Apr. 7, 2020, Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Stanford University announced they had established and…
Repurposing existing drugs could offer faster path to COVID-19 treatment
On Apr. 7, 2020, a map of interactions between the novel coronavirus and human proteins is helping scientists…
Pluristem reported preliminary data from COVID-19 Compassionate Use Program, treating seven patients with acute respiratory failure
On Apr. 7, 2020, Pluristem Therapeutics announced preliminary data from its compassionate use program, treating seven patients suffering…
Queensland University leads international team researching ancient Australian plant to help in production of COVID-19 vaccine
On Apr. 7, 2020, the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) announced that it is leading an international team…
New COVID-19 forecasted for Europe: Italy & Spain have passed the peak of their epidemics; UK faces a fast-mounting death toll
On Apr. 6, 2020, Sema4 announced that it is now performing rapid molecular testing for the detection of…
Getinge to further increase production capacity of ventilators in 2020
On Apr. 6, 2020, Getinge announced it was ramping up the production capacity stepwise at its production facility…
GSK and Vir Biotechnology entered collaboration to find coronavirus solutions
On Apr. 6, 2020, GSK and Vir Biotechnology announced a binding agreement to enter into a collaboration to…
IGEA Pharma supplied COVID-19 antibody-based test in the US
On Apr. 6, 2020, IGEA Pharma announced that it was starting to supply of a COVID-19 antibody test…
University of Minnesota Twin Cities designed respirator mask prototypes from filter technology
On Apr. 6, 2020, to address the need for N95 masks, an interdisciplinary research team at the University…
Intravacc partnered with Wageningen Bioveterinary Research and Utrecht University to develop intranasal COVID-19 vaccine
On Apr. 6, 2020, Intravacc announced development of an intranasal vaccine against COVID-19 that will be developed through…
3M partnered with Cummins to increase production of filters for powered air purifying respirators
On Apr. 6, 2020, 3M announced a partnership with Cummins to increase the production of high efficiency particulate…
Partners with hospitals nationwide to provide prioritized testing to inpatients with suspected COVID-19
On Apr. 6, 2020, BioReference Laboratories, an OPKO Health company, announced that it will continue to prioritize COVID-19…