RedHill Biopharma opaganib COVID-19 study passed second independent committee review
On Oct. 7, 2020, RedHill Biopharma announced that the U.S. Phase 2 study with opaganib (Yeliva, ABC294640)1 in…
Sorrento announced discovery of salicyn-30 small molecule that strongly inhibits SARS-CoV-2 infection
On Oct. 7, 2020, Sorrento Therapeutics announced that it had discovered a small molecule termed Salicyn-30 that demonstrated…
Mateon announced first patient enrolled in ARTI-19 multicenter interventional study of Artshield against COVID-19
On Oct. 7, 2020, Mateon Therapeutics announced the first patient enrolled this week in its Phase IV study…
Sonic Healthcare enhanced test offerings with launch of multiplex assay for COVID-19 and flu
On Oct. 7, 2020, Sonic Healthcare USA announced that it had launched a multiplex RT-PCR assay that combined…
Hologic Panther Platform and HIV-1 Quant assay used in ‘HIV Cure’ research
On Oct. 6, 2020, Hologic announced that two studies in the Journal of Clinical Microbiology demonstrated the utility…
Broad and Brigham and Women’s Hospital launched COVID-19 surveillance study
On Oct. 6, 2020, clinicians and researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital, the Broad Institute of MIT and…
The CDC updated ‘how COVID is spread’
On Oct. 5, 2020, the CDC announced the existence of published reports that showed limited, uncommon circumstances where…
Mateon initiated commercialization of Artshield
On Oct. 5, 2020, Mateon Therapeutics announced that ArtiShieldTM had been approved for manufacture and marketing by the…
Data from Corvus phase 1 study of CPI-006 continued to support its potential as treatment for COVID-19
On Oct. 5, 2020, Corvus Pharmaceuticals announced that it has initiated a Phase 1 study to investigate a…
Yale PET Center received $102 million BRAIN Initiative grant to build new scanner
On Oct. 2, 2020, Yale scientists announced construction of the next-generation human brain PET scanner, the NeuroeXplorer (NX),…
WHO welcomed $90 million contribution from Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to support COVID-19 global response
On Oct. 2, 2020, the WHO and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia signed a contribution agreement in the…
Quidel received Emergency Authorization for rapid antigen ‘ABC test’ assay for Influenza A+B and COVID-19
On Oct. 2, 2020, Quidel announced that it had received Emergency Use Authorization from the FDA to market…
Johnson & Johnson completed acquisition of Momenta Pharmaceuticals for $65 billion
On Oct. 1, 2020, Johnson & Johnson announced it had successfully completed its acquisition of Momenta Pharmaceuticals, a…
Neandertal gene variant increases risk of severe Covid-19
On Sept. 30, 2020, researchers at the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary…
Sorrento Therapeutics and ViralClear entered agreement to explore combination antibody plus antiviral therapy against COVID-19
On Sept. 30, 2020, ViralClear Pharmaceuticals and Sorrento Therapeutics announced the companies were exploring the synergistic potential of…
Quest Diagnostics launched three new combined COVID-19 and respiratory virus tests
On Sept. 30, 2020, Quest Diagnostics announced three different test options for healthcare providers across the U.S.to aid…
Investigational COVID-19 vaccine well tolerated and generated iImmune response in older adults
On Sept. 29, 2020, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases announced that a phase 1 trial…
Oxford Immunotec announced FDA clearance of the T-SPOT.TB test for use in pediatrics over the age of two
On Sept. 29, 2020, Oxford Immunotec announced that it had received clearance from the FDA to amend the…
New look at COVID-19 cases does not support link between BCG vaccination and lower mortality
On Sept. 29, 2020, In a new Letter, published in PNAS, researchers at La Jolla Institute for Immunology…
AXIM Biotechnologies filed patent for world’s first face mask designed to capture SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19
On Sept. 29, 2020, AXIM Biotechnologies announced that it had filed a provisional patent for a first-in-class face…
COVID-19 vaccine generated immune response in older adults
On Sept. 29, 2020, a phase 1 trial of an investigational mRNA vaccine to prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection was…
Global partnership made available 120 million affordable, quality COVID-19 rapid tests for low- and middle-income countries
On Sept. 28, 2020, the World Health Organization announced agreements to make available, for low and middle-income countries,…
Todos Medical entered Into COVID-19 PCR testing implementation and equipment financing partnership with AID Genomics
On Sept. 25, 2020, Todos Medical announced that it had entered into an implementation and equipment financing partnership…
Y chromosomes of Neandertals and Denisovans was sequenced
On Sept. 24, 2020, an international research team led by the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in…
USDA study revealed airborne fungus can trigger plant growth
On Sept. 23, 2020, the USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) announced that a harmless airborne fungus, Cladosporium sphaerospermum…
Pascal Biosciences confirmed specific cannabinoids combat Coronavirus
On Sept. 23, 2020, Pascal Biosciences announced the Company had confirmed an earlier report that certain cannabinoids block…
Brazil approved RedHill Biopharma’s phase 2/3 COVID-19 study with opaganib
On Sept. 22, 2020, RedHill Biopharma announced approval from the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA) for its ongoing…
Sinovac commenced phase III clinical trials for COVID-19 vaccine candidate in Turkey
On Sept. 22, 2020, Sinovac Biotech announced that it had recently commenced phase III clinical trials for its…
Oxford Immunotec joined with Public Health England in large clinical trial utilizing T-SPOT discovery SARS-CoV-2 test
On Sept. 22, 2020, Oxford Immunotec announced that it had entered into an extensive research collaboration with Public…
Lilly and Amgen announced manufacturing collaboration for COVID-19 antibody therapies
On Sept. 17, 2020, Eli Lilly and Amgen announced a global antibody manufacturing collaboration to significantly increase the…