Soligenix announced exclusive licensing agreement for novel vaccine adjuvant from BTG Specialty Pharmaceuticals
On Apr. 16, 2020, Soligenix announced it has executed an agreement for the exclusive worldwide license of CoVaccine…
FDA accepted for Priority Review Biologics License Application for REGN-EB3 to treat Ebola
On Apr. 16, 2020, Regeneron announced the FDA has accepted for Priority Review a new Biologics License Application…
Atossa Therapeutics launched COVID-19 HOPE drug development program
On Apr. 16, 2020, Atossa Therapeutics announced a new drug development program called COVID-19 HOPE. The program used…
U of A virology lab finds drug originally meant for Ebola effective against key enzyme of coronavirus that causes COVID-19
On Apr. 15, 2020, scientists at the University of Alberta have shown that the drug remdesivir is highly…
Abbott launched third COVID-19 test, a laboratory-based antibody blood test
On Apr. 15, 2020, Abbott announced the launch of its third COVID-19 test, a lab-based serology blood test…
HALIX entered collaboration with University of Oxford for GMP manufacturing of a COVID-19 vaccine
On Apr. 15, 2020, HALIX announced it had joined a consortium of partners under the guidance of the…
Ventilator Manufacturers Group established the Ventilator Training Alliance to help frontline medical workers during pandemic
On Apr. 15, 2020, Getinge announced support of the Ventilator Manufacturers Group to form Ventilator Training Alliance (VTA)…
NIH study validated decontamination methods for re-use of N95 respirators
On Apr. 15, 2020, N95 respirators can be decontaminated effectively and maintain functional integrity for up to three…
Researchers restored sight in mice by turning skin cells into light-sensing eye cells
On Apr. 15, 2020, researchers have discovered a technique for directly reprogramming skin cells into light-sensing rod photoreceptors…
Queensland University announced new mask material made from sugar cane removed virus-size nanoparticles
On Apr. 15, 2020, Queensland University of Technology (QUT) reported it had developed and tested a highly breathable…
Accelerate Diagnostics and BioCheck announced commercial supply and collaboration agreement for SARS-CoV-2 antibody tests
On Apr. 15, 2020, Accelerate Diagnostics announced they have entered into a commercial supply and collaboration agreement. Under…
FDA approved initiation of Humanigen’s phase III study of lenzilumab in COVID-19 patients
On Apr. 15, 2020, Humanigen announced that U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had given permission to commence…
Philips teamed with University of Kentucky’s UK HealthCare to power state’s only eICU Clinical Command Center
On Apr. 15, 2020, Royal Philips and UK HealthCare, the clinical enterprise of the University of Kentucky, announced…
FDA authorized first-of-its-kind low-cost ventilator developed by University of Minnesota
On Apr. 15, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the production and use of a…
Orthoï¾’s total antibody test for COVID-19 received Emergency Use Authorization from FDA
On Apr. 15, 2020, the FDA announced it granted Emergency Use Authorization to Ortho Clinical Diagnosticsï¾’ total antibody…
Vanda Pharma and Northwell Health conduct ODYSSEY trial in patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia
On Apr. 15, 2020, Vanda Pharma and Northwell Health’s research arm, The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, announced…
Chembio Diagnostics received Emergency Use Authorization for DPP COVID-19 s for IgG and IgM antibodies
On Apr. 15, 2020, Chembio Diagnostics announced receipt of FDA Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for its DPP COVID-19…
Philips detailed plans to increase its hospital ventilator production to 4,000 units/week by Q3 2020
On Apr. 14, 2020, Royal Philips announced that it planed to double the production of its hospital ventilators…
AstraZeneca initiated CALAVI clinical trial with Calquence against COVID-19
On Apr. 14, 2020, AstraZeneca initiated a randomised, global clinical trial to assess the potential of Calquence (acalabrutinib)…
Sinovac announced approval of human clinical trial for a vaccine candidate against COVID-19
On Apr. 14, 2020, Sinovac Biotech announced that the Company had obtained approval to conduct a human clinical…
Philips detailed plans to increase hospital ventilator production to 4,000 units/week by Q3 2020
On Apr. 14, 2020, Royal Philips updated its plans to double the production of its hospital ventilators by…
Philips joined forces with Flex and Jabil to speed the production of hospital ventilators
On Apr. 14, 2020, Philips announced that it had joined forces with manufacturing partners Flex and Jabil to…
New Philips Respironics E30 ventilator introduced to help free up ICU units in wake of COVID-19
On Apr. 14, 2020, Philips announced its initiative to quickly scale production of its new Philips Respironics E30…
NantKwest and ImmunityBio announced therapeutics and vaccines for combatting COVID-19
On Apr. 14, 2020, NantKwest and ImmunityBio announced discussions with the FDA for vaccines and therapeutics to combat…
CHF Solutions announced COVID-19 patients teated with Aquadex Therapy for fluid management when access to dialysis machines limited or not available
On Apr. 14, 2020, CHF Solutions announced that physicians on the frontlines of treating patients with COVID-19 have…
Meridian Bioscience offered SARS-CoV-2 antigens for COVID-19 antibody tests
On Apr. 14, 2020, Meridian Bioscience announced it had launched a series of recombinant antigens for high sensitivity…
Large-scale analysis links glucose metabolism proteins in the brain to Alzheimerï¾’s disease biology
On Apr. 13, 2020, in the largest study to date of proteins related to Alzheimerï¾’s disease, a team…
Pluristem treated first COVID-19 patient in US under FDA single patient expanded access program
On Apr. 13, 2020, Pluristem Therapeutics announced it has treated its first patient suffering from COVID-19 complications in…
Bausch Health initiated VIRAZOLEï¾® (Ribavirin for inhalation solution, USP) clinical study in patients with COVID-19
On Apr. 13, 2020, Bausch Health announced it has initiated a clinical trial program in Canada evaluating an…
Emory University developed diagnostic antibody blood test to determine antibody-responses to COVID-19
On Apr. 13, 2020, Emory University developed a sensitive and specific diagnostic antibody, also known as serological tests,…