The CDC reported the pace of tuberculosis decline in the U.S. slowed in recent years
On Mar. 20, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that tuberculosis (TB) incidence in…
Cardax releases white paper on the potential role of Astaxanthin in treatment of Coronavirus disease
On Mar. 20, 2020, Cardax released a white paper outlining the potential role of astaxanthin in the treatment…
3M outlined actions to support healthcare effort to combat COVID-19
On Mar. 20, 2020, 3M announced it had doubled its global output of N95 respirators to an annual…
PRA Health Sciences launches COVID-19 monitoring program
On Mar. 20, 2020, PRA Health Sciences announced the commercial availability of the COVID-19 Monitoring Program, a mobile…
FDA granted Bellerophon emergency expanded access for INOpulse for treatment of COVID-19 virus
On Mar. 20, 2020, Bellerophon Therapeutics announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had granted emergency expanded…
Amneal accelerated distribution and production of hydroxychloroquine sulfate to meet potential needs of COVID-19 patients
On Mar. 20, 2020, Amneal Pharma announced that it was responding to the national COVID-19 health emergency by…
Chembio Diagnostics received $4 million purchase order from Bio-Manguinhos for production of DPP COVID-19 IgM/IgG system in Brazil
On Mar. 20, 2020, Chembio Diagnostics announced receipt of a $4 million order from Bio-Manguinhos for the purchase…
University of Pennsylvania $1.5 billion Hospital Pavilion construction allowed to continue
On Mar. 20, 2020, the University of Pennsylvania announced that Pavilion project construction would be allowed to continue…
Adaptive Biotechnologies and Microsoft expanded partnership to decode COVID-19 immune response and provide open data access
On Mar. 20, 2020, Adaptive Biotechnologies and Microsoft announced they were leveraging their existing partnership mapping population-wide adaptive…
Todos Medical signed novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) point-of-care rapid antibody testing kit exclusive distribution agreement
On Mar. 19, 2020, Todos Medical announced it had entered into an exclusive distribution agreement for the U.S….
FDA approved Epclusa (Sofosbuvir/Velpatasvir) for children with Chronic Hepatitis C infection
On Mar. 19, 2020, Gilead Sciences announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved a supplemental…
Cumberland Pharmaceuticals announced initiative to expand availability of Caldolor to treat fevers associated with Coronavirus Infections
On Apr. 1, 2020, Cumberland Pharma announced a national initiative to support hospitals and clinics that use Caldolor…
Mesa Biotech received funding from HHS for development of a 30 minute molecular point-of-care SARS-CoV-2 test
On Mar. 19, 2020, Mesa Biotech announced it had been awarded a $561K contract from the U.S. Department…
Mayo Clinic Laboratories significantly expands testing capability for the COVID-19 virus
On Mar. 19, 2020, the Mayo Clinic announced it had significantly expanded its capacity to test clinical samples…
Teva donated potential COVID-19 treatment, hydroxychloroquine sulfate tablets to hospitals nationwide
On Mar. 19, 2020, Teva announced the immediate donation of more than 6 million doses of hydroxychloroquine sulfate…
Researcher proved one of Darwin’s theories of evolution 140 years after his death
On Mar. 18, 2020, Laura van Holstein and and Robert A. Foley published “Terrestrial habitats decouple the relationship…
Oxford scientists developed rapid testing technology for COVID-19
On Mar. 18, 2020, scientists from the University of Oxford’s Engineering Science Department and the Oxford Suzhou Centre…
Mateon to develop its OT-101, a phase 3 clinical drug candidate against COVID-19
On Mar. 18, 2020, Mateon Therapeutics reported significant progress in deploying its phase 3 clinical asset, OT-101, against…
Nike leaders donated $7 million to support OHSU’s COVID-19 response
On Mar. 18, 2020, Nike CEO John Donahoe and his wife, Eileen, along with Nike Chairman Mark Parker…
Genentech Initiated Phase III Clinical Trial Of Actemra In Hospitalized Patients With Severe COVID-19 Pneumonia
On Mar. 18, 2020, Genentech announced that the company was working with the U.S. Food & Drug Administration…
NIH researchers discovered tooth-enamel protein in eyes with dry AMD
On Mar. 17, 2020, researchers at the National Eye Institute (NEI) reported finding a protein that normally deposits…
Monkeys developed protective antibodies to SARS-CoV-2
On Mar. 17, 2020, a small study of macaques found they don’t develop a coronavirus infection the second…
CanSinoBIO’s investigational vaccine against COVID-19 approved for phase 1 clinical trial in China
On Mar. 17, 2020, CanSino Biologics announced that its recombinant novel Coronavirus Vaccine (Adenovirus Type 5 Vector) candidate…
Israel weighed “compassionate use” of Pluristem therapy for COVID-19
On Mar. 17, 2020, Israel’s Health Ministry announced that it had approved a request by Pluristem Therapeutics to…
Quidel received Emergency Use Authorization for molecular COVID-19 diagnostic assay
On Mar. 17, 2020, Quidel Corp. announced it had received Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the U.S. Food…
MannKind refocuses pipeline resources in response to COVID-19 pandemic
On Mar. 17, 2020, MannKind announced it is adjusting research and development resources that were reserved for its…
Genomic analysis showed COVID-19 coronavirus epidemic has a natural origin
On Mar. 17, 2020, scientists reported the novel SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus that emerged in the city of Wuhan, China,…
Innovation Pharmaceuticals Brilacidin tested as drug and vaccine at different institutions
On Mar. 17, 2020, Innovation Pharma announced details on the Material Transfer Agreement signed with a leading public…
Regeneron announced important advances in novel COVID-19 antibody program
On Mar. 17, 2020, Regeneron announced that its scientists had isolated hundreds of virus-neutralizing, fully human antibodies from…
Todos Medical announced Coronavirus Nucleic Acid Buccal Testing Kit distribution agreement with 3D BioMed
On Mar. 17, 2020, Todos Medical announced a non-exclusive distribution agreement with 3D Biomedicine Science & Technology, a…