Todos Medical received medical importer status with U.S. FDA
On Apr. 15, 2020, Todos Medical announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted Todos Medical’s application…
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3M and White House announced plan to import 166.5 million additional respirators into the U.S. over the next three months
On Apr. 6, 2020, 3M and the White House announced a plan to import 166.5 million respirators over…
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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…
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Texas A&M Researchers designed 3D-printed diffuser to treat COVID-19 patients
On Apr. 3, 2020, a team of Texas A&M University researchers led by Michael R. Moreno, in collaboration…
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CHF Solutions doubled production staff of Aquadex SmartFlow consoles due to hospital demand
On Apr. 2, 2020, CHF Solutions announced it has doubled the production staff that builds its next generation…
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GW Hospital used VR technology to see into COVID-19 patient’s lungs
On Apr. 2, 2020, George Washington University Hospital announced it had used Virtual Reality technology to see into…
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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…
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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…
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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….
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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…
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NIH-funded studies showed stents and surgery no better than medication, lifestyle changes at reducing cardiac events
On Mar. 30, 2020, invasive procedures such as bypass surgery and stenting-commonly used to treat blocked arteries were…
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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…
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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…
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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) had issued an Emergency Use…
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Rice University and Metric Technologies develop $300 ventilator freely available
On Mar. 27, 2020, Rice University and Canadian global health design firm Metric Technologies announced they have developed…
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Thermo Fisher Scientific received CE Mark for its Diagnostic test to Detect COVID-19
On Mar. 26, 2020, Thermo Fisher Scientific announced it had received the CE mark in the European Union…
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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…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Medical Device | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics
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,…
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3M partnered with Ford to help further accelerate COVID-19 response
On Mar. 24, 2020, 3M and Ford Motor Co. announced that they had entered into a partnership in…
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FDA provided Emergency Use Authorization to PerkinElmer for COVID-19 testing
On Mar. 24, 2020, PerkinElmer announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had provided Emergency Use Authorization…
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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 and…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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GM and Ventec Life Systems announced joint cross-sector ventilator production program
On Mar. 20, 2020, GM and Ventec Life Systems announced they were collaborating to enable Ventec to increase…
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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….
