Sorrento announced IND filing for COVI-DROPS against SARS-CoV-2
On Nov. 11, 2020, Sorrento Therapeutics announced that it was filing an investigational new drug application (IND) for…
DSMB analysis recommended continuance of P3 COVID-19 ARDS trial
On Nov. 11, 2020, Mesoblast announced that the randomized controlled Phase 3 trial of remestemcel-L in patients with…
Mateon and Windlas Biotech announced agreement to commercialize ARTIVEDA against COVID-19
On Nov. 11, 2020, Mateon Therapeutics announced an agreement with Windlas Biotech of India to commercialize ARTIVeda. ARTIVeda…
Medigen Vaccines and BlueWillow Biologics partnered to Develop intranasal vaccine for SARS-COV-2
On Nov. 19, 2020, Medigen Vaccine Biologics and BlueWillow Biologics announced a partnership to develop S-2P-NE-01, a nasal…
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Long-acting injectable drug prevented HIV in cisgender women
On Nov. 9, 2020, the NIH reported that a pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) regimen containing an investigational long-acting form…
Effect of hydroxychloroquine on clinical status at 14 days in hospitalized patients with COVID-19
On Nov. 9, 2020, a study published in JAMA reported the effect of hydroxychloroquine on clinical status at…
Ultragenyx announced plans to build large-scale gene therapy manufacturing facility for rare diseases
On Nov. 9, 2020, Ultragenyx announced that it planned to build a new large-scale gene therapy manufacturing facility…
Pfizer and BioNTech announced vaccine candidate against COVID-19 achieved success in interim analysis from phase 3 study
On Nov. 9, 2020, Pfizer and BioNTech announced their mRNA-based vaccine candidate, BNT162b2, against SARS-CoV-2 had demonstrated evidence…
White-tailed deer found to be huge reservoir of SARS-CoV-2 infection
On Nov. 8, 2020, research from the U.S. had shown that white-tailed deer were being infected with SARS-CoV-2,…
Thermo Fisher Scientific and Innoforce established biologics and steriles drug manufacturing facility in China
On Nov. 6, 2020, Thermo Fisher Scientific and Innoforce announced a joint venture agreement to establish a new…
Single-cell study of Ebola highlighted virus’s lethal maneuvers
On Nov. 6, 2020, in a study published in Cell, the researchers identified antiviral defense genes that the…
Denmark tightened lockdown in north, mink cull devastates industry
On Nov. 5, 2020, Denmark announced strict lockdown rules in the north of the country after authorities discovered…
Mateon’s C001- A Global phase 2 study for OT-101 against COVID-19 received cleareence for patient enrollment
On Nov. 4, 2020, Mateon Therapeutics announced the receipt of approval from Instituto Nacional de Salud (INS), the…
City of Hope opened clinical trial for cancer patients with COVID-19
On Nov. 3, 2020, City of Hope announced that it is investigating an innovative treatment for cancer patients…
Neighborhood conditions associated with children’s cognitive function
On Nov. 3, 2020, a study published in JAMA Network Open showed that children from poorer neighborhoods performed…
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Medigen Vaccines and NIHE partnered to develop COVID-19 vaccine in Vietnam
On Nov. 3, 2020, Medigen Vaccine Biologics (MVC) and the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE), a…
Humanigen executed licensing agreement for Lenzilumab in COVID-19 for South Korea and the Philippines
On Nov. 3, 2020, Humanigen announced the execution of its first licensing transaction in the Asia-Pacific Region with…
OraSure’s DNA Genotek subsidiary received FDA EUA for its ORAcollect-RNA saliva collectiondevice for SARS CoV-2
On Nov. 3, 2020, OraSure Technologies announced its DNA Genotek subsidiary has received Emergency Use Authorization from the…
Brilacidin exhibited potent in vitro antiviral activity against SARS-CoV-2
On Nov. 1, 2020, scientists announced that increasing evidence shows that both natural and synthetic antimicrobial peptides (AMPs),…
Kaiser Permanente Research Institute enrolled volunteers in a phase 3 clinical trial to evaluate COVID-19 vaccine
On Oct. 30, 2020, Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute (KPWHRI) announced enrollment of volunteers in a phase…
AquaBounty announced Mayfield, Kentucky as location for planned 10,000 metric ton salmon farm
On Oct. 29, 2020, AquaBounty Technologies announced that it had identified Mayfield, Kentucky as the potential location for…
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UC Berkeley launched pop-up lab to monitor Bay Area sewage for COVID-19
On Oct. 29, 2020, UC Berkeley announced that it had launched a new high-throughput pop-up lab – a…
Lilly announced agreement with US government to supply 300,000 vials of investigational neutralizing antibody bamlanivimab to fight COVID-19
On Oct. 28, 2020, Eli Lilly announced an initial agreement with the U.S. government to supply 300,000 vials…
Postpartum depression may persist three years after giving birth
On Oct. 27, 2020, a National Institutes of Health (NIH) study of 5,000 women found that approximately 1…
DOD and HHS awarded $33 million contract to Tecan to establish domestic production of disposable pipette tips
On Oct. 26, 2020, the Department of Defense (DOD), in coordination with the Department of Health and Human…
Todos Medical announced instrument validation completed at MOTO+PARA Mobile Lab
On Oct. 26, 2020, Todos Medical announced the completion of the instrument validation in its mobile lab division….
Todos Medical announced clinical validation and national CLIA certification for MOTO+PARA mobile labs
On Oct. 26, 2020, Todos Medical announced the completion of clinical validation and CLIA certification for MOTO+PARA’s mobile…
Oxford Immunotec selected as sole supplier of UK T cell testing for SARS-CoV-2 COVID vaccine trials
On Oct. 22, 2020, Oxford Immunotec announced that it had been selected to provide T cell testing to…
Scientists used gene therapy and a novel light-sensing protein to restore vision in mice
On Oct. 22, 2020, a newly developed light-sensing protein called the MCO1 opsin restored vision in blind mice…
Amyris and the Infectious Disease Research Institute entered into exclusive license for novel RNA vaccine platform
On Oct. 22, 2020, Amyris and the Infectious Disease Research Institute (IDRI) announced the signing of a Collaboration…