CIRM board approved two additional COVID-19 projects
On Jun. 12, 2020, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) awarded $349,999 to Dr. Vaithilingaraja Arumugaswami at…
Biotechnology | CDC | HIV | Therapeutics
The FDA approved drug to treat infants and children with HIV
On Jun. 12, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved ViiV Healthcare’s Tivicay (dolutegravir) tablets and…
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 FDA for the treatment…
Brain cells can harbor and spread HIV virus to the body
On Jun. 11, 2020, researchers have found that astrocytes, a type of brain cell can harbor HIV and…
BioCryst’s galidesivir stops Zika viral replication in primate model
On Jun. 11, 2020, BioCryst Pharmaceuticals announced new data published in Science Translational Medicine that show, in a…
Two science publications highlight potential of REGN-COV2 anti-viral antibody cocktail to protect against SARS-CoV-2 escape mutants
On Jun. 11, 2020, Regeneron announced that Science had accepted for publication two papers describing the creation of…
COVID-19 | NIH | Therapeutics
NIH funded study to evaluate drugs prescribed to children with COVID-19
On Jun. 10, 2020, researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) launched an effort to evaluate…
COVID-19 mouse model announced to speed search for drugs, vaccines
On Jun. 10, 2020, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis reported they had developed a mouse…
OraSure received BARDA funding for Coronavirus Antibody ELISA using oral fluid samples
On Jun. 10, 2020, OraSure Technologies announced it had been awarded a $629,217 contract from the Biomedical Advanced…
RedHill Biopharma submited COVID-19 clinical trial application for phase 2/3 study with Opaganib in Russia
On Jun. 10, 2020, RedHill Biopharma announced it had submitted a Clinical Trial Application (CTA) with the Ministry…
Disease | Therapeutics | WHO
No link between two ongoing Ebola outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
On Jun. 9, 2020, new genetic sequence analysis by the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) National Institute…
Largest catalog of human genetic diversity released
On Jun. 9, 2020, an international gnomAD team of over 100 scientists released its first set of discoveries…
Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | Genomics | NIH | Therapeutics
NIH researchers uncovered genes linked to common recurrent fever in children
On Jun. 8, 2020, researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute announced they had discovered clues to…
Two-year PALFORZIA data showed on-going safety and efficacy and continued immunomodulation in patients with peanut allergy
On Jun. 8, 2020, Aimmune Therapeutics announced two-year data that suggested long-term efficacy of daily treatment with PALFORZIA…
ViralClear added St. David’s HealthCare to phase II trial for broad-spectrum oral anti-viral COVID-19 candidate
On Jun. 5, 2020, BioSig Technologies and its subsidiary, ViralClear Pharma, announced it had expanded its patient enrollment…
Unique biorepository stores samples from Alberta COVID-19 patients for future research
On Jun. 5, 2020, the Alberta Precision Laboratories (APL) COVID-19 Biorepository was announced to ensure researchers have the…
No clinical benefit from use of hydroxychloroquine in hospitalised patients with COVID-19
On Jun. 5, 2020, the Chief Investigators of the randomised evaluation of COVid-19 thERapY (RECOVERY) trial on hydroxychloroquine…
Sorrento announced COVIDTRAP(STI-4398) demonstrated in preclinical studies its ability to completely inhibit SARS-CoV-2 viral infection In vitro
On Jun. 5, 2020, Sorrento announced it had completed a preclinical batch of the STI-4398 (COVIDTRAP) protein and…
AstraZeneca announced next steps towards broad and equitable access to Oxford Universitys COVID-19 vaccine
On Jun. 4, 2020, AstraZeneca announced the next steps in its commitment to broad and equitable global access…
Gilead announced results from phase 3 trial of Remdesivir in patients with moderate COVID-19
On Jun. 1, 2020, Gilead Sciences announced topline results from the Phase 3 SIMPLE trial in hospitalized patients…
Emergent BioSolutions joined U.S. Government’s Warp Speed Program for COVID-19 vaccine development and manufacturing
On Jun. 1, 2020, Emergent BioSolutions announced it had been issued a task order under an existing contract…
Anixa Biosciences and OntoChem synthesized four potential Covid-19 drugs for testing in biological assays
On Jun. 1, 2020, Anixa Biosciences and OntoChem announced they had synthesized four potential Covid-19 compounds that will…
Tonix Pharma announced FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies to be Manufacturing partner for COVID-19 vaccine candidate TNX-1800
On Jun. 1, 2020, Tonix Pharmaceuticals announced an agreement whereby FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies will provide contract manufacturing and…
SIGA announced first international delivery of Oral TPOXX
On Jun. 1, 2020, SIGA Technologies announced its first international delivery of TPOXX (tecovirimat), with 2,500 courses delivered…
International community rallied to support open research and science to fight COVID-19
On May 29, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that thirty countries and multiple international partners and…
CIRM board approved three projects targeting COVID-19
On May 29, 2020, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) approved investments in three early-stage research programs…
Johnson & Johnson received positive CHMP opinion for Janssen’s investigational preventive Ebola vaccine regimen
On May 29, 2020, Johnson & Johnson announced that its Janssen Pharmaceutical subsidiary received a positive opinion from…
Gilead and Arcus Biosciences established 10-year partnership to co-develop and co-commercialize next-generation cancer immunotherapies
On May 27, 2020, Gilead Sciences and Arcus Biosciences announced that the companies had entered into a 10-year…
International gnomAD Consortium released first major studies of human genetic variation
On May 27, 2020, an analyses of the largest publicly available catalog of human genomic data revealed new…
Sanofi announced pricing of Regeneron stock offering
On May 26, 2020, Sanofi announced that it had agreed to sell 11.8 million shares of Regeneron common…