Pascal Biosciences and SoRSE Technology announced partnership for cannabinoid drug development and cancer clinical trials
On Sept. 14, 2020, Pascal Biosciences and SoRSE Technology announced they had entered into a collaborative research agreement…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Infectious Disease | Life Science History | Medicine | Non-Profit Research | Stem Cell | Therapeutics
California’s Stem Cell Agency and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative partnered to create COVID-19 database
On Sept. 8, 2020, a new collaboration between the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) and the Chan…
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La Jolla Institute for Immunology awarded $6.4 million for international efforts to beat COVID-19
On Aug. 20, 2020, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), one of the National Institutes…
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Biotechnology | HIV | Infectious Disease | Medicine | Therapeutics | Vaccine | WHO
China National Medical Products Administration approved Truvada for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis
On Aug. 11, 2020, Gilead Sciences announced that the China National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) had approved a…
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Pascal Biosciences discovered a cannabinoid that combats Coronavirus
On Jul. 14, 2020, Pascal Biosciences announced it had discovered certain cannabinoids that block replication of SARS-CoV-2, the…
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Broad Institute launched academic-industry cell imaging consortium to speed drug discovery and development
On Jul. 10, 2020, the Imaging Platform at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, together with industry…
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Biotechnology | FDA | Medicine | Oncology | Pharmaceutical | Radiology | Therapeutics
FDA approved Bristol-Myers’ Opdivo’ (nivolumab) for treatment of patients with advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
On Jun. 11, 2020, Bristol-Myers Squibb announced that Opdivo ® (nivolumab) was approved by the U.S. Food and…
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Phlow Corp was awarded $354 million BARDA contract to manufacture essential medicines in shortage
On May 19, 2020, Phlow, a U.S.-based, public benefit drug manufacturing corporation, received federal government funding of $354…
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Mesoblast announced first patients dosed in phase 2/3 trial for COVID-19 ARDS
On May 6, 2020, Mesoblast announced that the first patients were dosed in the 300-patient randomized placebo-controlled Phase…
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Mesoblast began enrollment in phase 2/3 clinical trial of remestemcel-L in 300 patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome
On Apr. 30, 2020, Mesoblast announced a Phase 2/3 randomized, placebo-controlled trial to rigorously confirm whether its allogeneic…
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Secarna Pharma entered into cooperation with Guangzhou’s Sun Yat-sen University to develop treatment for SARS-CoV-2 viral infections
On Apr. 28, 2020, Secarna Pharmaceuticals announced that the Company had entered into a cooperation with the First…
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Mesoblast reported 83% survival in ventilator-dependent COVID-19 patients (10/12) with moderate/severe acute respiratory distress syndrome
On Apr. 24, 2020, Mesoblast announced an 83% survival in ventilator-dependent COVID-19 patients (10/12) with moderate/severe acute respiratory…
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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…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Medicine | Therapeutics | Vaccine
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation expands its commitment to global COVID-19 response
On Apr. 15, 2020, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced an expansion of its funding for the…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Genomics | Medicine | Therapeutics
Iceland provides picture of early spread of COVID-19 in population with cohesive public health response
On Apr. 14, 2020, scientists at deCODE genetics and Iceland’s Directorate of Health and the National University Hospital…
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Biology | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Life Science History | Medicine | Pharmaceutical | Radiology | Therapeutics | U.S. Congress | Vaccine
The US Veterans Affairs established the department’s first history office
On Apr. 10, 2020, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) established the VA History Office (VAHO) to…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Medicine | Pharmaceutical | Therapeutics
Data on 53 patients treated with investigational antiviral remdesivir through Compassionate Use Program published in NEJM
On Apr. 10, 2020, Gilead Sciences announced results from a cohort analysis of 53 patients hospitalized with severe…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Infectious Disease | Influenza | Medicine | Pharmaceutical | Therapeutics
Fujifilm announced the start of a phase II clinical trial of its influenza antiviral drug ‘Avigan’ Tablet for COVID-19 patients in the U.S.
On Apr. 9, 2020, FUJIFILM announced initiation of a U.S. phase II clinical trial to evaluate the safety…
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Chugai started phase III clinical trial of Actemra for COVID-19 pneumonia in Japan
On Apr. 8, 2020, Chugai Pharma announced that it is working to start a phase III clinical trial…
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Mary and Ryan Finley donated $3 million to Legacy Health, OHSU to combat COVID-19
On Apr. 3, 2020, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) announced that Mary and Ryan Finley, moved by…
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VIVUS accelerated launch of telemedicine and remote monitoring modules to facilitate ‘Social Distancing’
On Mar. 31, 2020, VIVUS announced the accelerated launch of the telemedicine and remote monitoring modules of the…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Medicine | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics | Vaccine
Citizen scientists helped researchers design new drugs to combat COVID-19
On Mar. 30, 2020, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator David Baker created new proteins tailor-made for specific tasks….
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The USNS Comfort joined New York’s COVID-19 fight
On Mar. 30, 2020, the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) arrived in New York…
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Amneal Pharmaceuticals donated hydroxychloroquine sulfate to state of Texas
On Mar. 26, 2020, Amneal Pharma announced it had donated 1,000,000 hydroxychloroquine sulfate tablets to the Texas State…
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iBio supporting AzarGen Biotechnologies’ development of a Rituximab biosimilar at Bryan, Texas facility
On Mar. 26, 2020, iBio announced that it had entered into a development agreement with AzarGen Biotechnologies. Signed in…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Medical Device | Medicine | NIH | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics
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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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Genomics | HIV | Infectious Disease | Medical Device | Medicine | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics | Vaccine
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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Biotechnology | Clinical Research | COVID-19 | Infectious Disease | Medicine | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics
UC Health launched clinical trials to assess antiviral drug for COVID-19
On Mar. 25, 2020, physician-scientists at four University of California Health medical centers — UC San Diego Health,…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Medicine | NIH | Non-Profit Research | Oncology | Pharmaceutical | Radiology | Therapeutics
The Simmons Cancer Center joined elite National Comprehensive Cancer Network
On Mar. 24, 2020, the Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center at UT Southwestern announced it had joined…
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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…
