Daxor awarded $1.1 million contract from US Department of Defense for rapid portable blood volume analyzer
On Apr. 23, 2020, Daxor Corp. announced that the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) had awarded the Company…
LivaNova permitted to modify cardiopulmonary products’ indications for use to include ECMO therapy to address COVID-19
On Apr. 22, 2020, LivaNova announced that several of its cardiopulmonary products are now permitted to be used…
BARDA, Tangen Biosciences partnership pursues SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic
On Apr. 22, 2020, the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) and Tangen Biosciences announced teaming up…
Federal funding for rapid COVID-19 test goes to McKelvey Engineering researchers
On Apr. 22, 2020, Engineers at the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis announced…
LabCorp broadened availability of COVID-19 serological antibody tests to hospitals and healthcare organizations
On Apr. 22, 2020, LabCorp announced expanded serological testing for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, to more…
Cleveland Clinic and SAS shared COVID-19 predictive models to help hospitals plan for current and future needs
On Apr. 21, 2020, to fight the novel coronavirus pandemic, Cleveland Clinic and SAS announced they had created…
FDA granted ExThera’s Seraph-100 blood filter Emergency Use Authorization for treatment of COVID-19 after promising results in europe and U.S.
On Apr. 17, 2020, after promising COVID-19 treatments in Germany, France, Italy, Spain and the U.S,, ExThera Medical’s…
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…
Todos Medical received medical importer status with U.S. FDA
On Apr. 15, 2020, Todos Medical announced the FDA has accepted Todos Medical’s application for Medical Device Establishment…
Luminex received FDA Emergency Use Authorization for ARIES SARS-CoV-2 assay to detect virus responsible for COVID-19 disease
On Apr. 6, 2020, Luminex announced announced that the FDA has issued an Emergency Use Authorization for its…
Cantel announced iInitiatives to help fight COVID-19
On Apr. 1, 2020, Cantel Medical announced it has accelerated surgical earloop mask production by its HuFriedyGroup dental…
Philips to fulfill contract with the HHS for the delivery of 10,000 Trilogy Universal units with accelerated delivery
On Mar. 31, 2020, Philips announced that it was fully committed to fulfill the contract with the U.S….
Cue Health awarded $13 million for rapid, portable, point-of-Care COVID-19 test by BARDA
On Mar. 31, 2020, Cue Health announced that is had been awarded up to $30 million in base…
University of Minnesota researchers orchestrated state’s fastest on-site testing for COVID-19
On Mar. 31, 2020, the University of Minnesota announced that the Medical School transformed two research buildings to…
Medtronic shared ventilation design specifications to accelerate efforts to increase global ventilator production
On Mar. 30, 2020 Medtronic announced it was publicly sharing the design specifications for the Puritan Bennett 560…
Bellerophon Therapeutics announced first patient treated with INOpulse inhaled nitric oxide therapy for COVID-19
On Mar. 30, 2020, Bellerophon Therapeutics announced that expanded access treatment with the INOpulse inhaled nitric oxide system…
Medtronic launched new solutions to help monitor patients for COVID-19
On Mar. 27, 2020, Medtronic announced its Medtronic Care Management Services (MCMS) business had launched two new solutions…
Syneos Health launched Ventilator Initiative to raise awareness of bridging option to address ventilator shortage
On Mar. 27, 2020, Syneos Health announced the launch of a Ventilator Initiative. This multi-disciplinary initiative is designed…
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Luminex receives FDA Emergency Use Authorization for NxTAG CoV Extended Panel to detect SARS-CoV-2 Virus
On Mar. 27, 2020, Luminex announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an Emergency Use Authorization…
Thermo Fisher Scientific received CE Mark for its diagnostic test todDetect COVID-19
On Mar. 26, 2020, Thermo Fisher Scientific announced it had received the CE mark in the European Union…
WHO Director-General calls on G20 to fight, unite, and ignite against COVID-19
On Mar. 26, 2020, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), addressed Heads of…
Broad Institute’s CLIA-certified testing center began processing COVID-19 patient samples
On Mar. 26, 2020, working in partnership with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Massachusetts State Public Health Laboratory, and…
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National Library of Medicine expanded access to coronavirus literature through PubMed Central
On Mar. 25, 2020, the National Library of Medicine (NLM), part of the National Institutes of Health, announced…
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Life sciences companies commit to fight against COVID-19 pandemic with Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
On Mar. 25, 2020, a consortium of life sciences companies announced an important collaboration to accelerate the development,…
3M partnered with Ford to help further accelerate COVID-19 response
On Mar. 24, 2020, 3M and Ford Motor announced a partnership to increase the production of 3M’s powered…
Cumberland Pharma Announced Initiative To Expand Availability Of VIBATIV® To Treat Hospital-Acquired & Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Resulting From Coronavirus Infections
On Mar. 23, 2020, Cumberland Pharmaceuticals announced a national initiative to support the treatment of patients with hospital-acquired…
Harvard Bioscience introduced next generation inhalation system to aid in fight against COVID-19
On Mar. 23, 2020, Harvard Bioscience announced that it had launched an innovative technology – known as Accumulated…
Quest Diagnostics dedicated special hours for non-COVID-19 testing for older and Highly vulnerable patients
On Mar. 21, 2020, through its “Peace of Mind” program, Quest Diagnostics took extra measures to ensure individuals…
FDA allowed expanded use of devices to monitor patients’ vital signs remotely
On Mar. 20, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a new policy that allowed manufacturers…
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…