VGXI supported rapid timeline to clinical testing for Coronavirus vaccine
On Apr. 6, 2020, VGXI, announced it had completed manufacturing and release of a DNA vaccine to combat…
New IHME COVID-19 forecasts find lower hospital bed need, epidemics starting to peak confirms social distancing works
On Apr. 5, 2020, updated COVID-19 estimates from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) found that…
UW-Madison, FluGen and Bharat Biotech announced development of CoroFlu, a coronavirus vaccine
On Apr. 2, 2020, an international collaboration of virologists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the vaccine companies…
ImmunityBio combined supercomputing power with Microsoft Azure to target infection -Doorway of the Coronavirus
On Apr. 1, 2020, ImmunityBio, a privately held immunotherapy company within the NantWorks ecosystem of companies, announced it…
Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Life Science News | Therapeutics | Vaccine
Early study of COVID-19 patients showed high mortality rate
On Apr. 1, 2020, a University of Washington Medicine led study of 24 of the most critically ill…
Vaxart provided update on its oral COVID-19 vaccine program
On Mar. 31, 2020, Vaxart announced it had produced five COVID-19 vaccine candidates for testing in its preclinical…
Emergent BioSolutions signed agreement with Novavax to manufacture NanoFlu
On Mar. 31, 2020, Emergent BioSolutions announced an agreement with Novavax whereby Emergent provided molecule-to-market contract development and…
VBI Vaccines announced collaboration with National Research Council of Canada to develop pan-Coronavirus vaccine candidate
On Mar. 31, 2020, VBI Vaccines announced a collaboration with the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) to…
Altimmune and the University of Alabama at Birmingham to collaborate on development of single-dose, intranasal COVID-19 vaccine
On Mar. 30, 2020, Altimmune announced that it was launching a collaboration with the University of Alabama at…
University of Minnesota researchers revealed how the novel coronavirus binds to human cells
On Mar. 30, 2020, researchers from the University of Minnesota broke new ground in understanding how SARS-CoV-2, the…
Johnson & Johnson announced a lead vaccine candidate for COVID-19
On Mar. 30, 2020, Johnson & Johnson announced the selection of a lead COVID-19 vaccine candidate from constructs…
Oxford University COVID-19 vaccine programme opened for clinical trial recruitment
On Mar. 27, 2020, University of Oxford researchers working in an unprecedented vaccine development effort to prevent COVID-19…
Emory University new site in NIH-sponsored coronavirus vaccine study
On Mar. 27, 2020, Emory’s Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Unit (VTEU) announced participation in a clinical trial testing…
Novartis and life sciences companies commited to fight against COVID-19 with Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
On Mar. 26, 2020, Novartis and a consortium of life sciences companies announced a collaboration to accelerate the…
Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Influenza | Life Science News | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics | Vaccine
Amyris launched hand sanitizer and receives initial positive result for vaccine adjuvant
On Mar. 26, 2020, Amyris announced that it had completed initial testing of a leading vaccine adjuvant. In…
Dynavax and CEPI announced collaboration to support effort to develop vaccine for COVID-19
On Mar. 26, 2020, Dynavax and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) announced a collaboration supporting the…
iBio announced advancement of COVID-19 vaccine program
On Mar. 26, 2020, iBio announced that immunization studies for its SARS-CoV-2 Virus-Like Particle program (‘IBIO-200’) were proceeding…
Sartorius Stedim Biotech delivered indispensable biopharma supplies
On Mar. 25, 2020, employees of Sartorius Stedim Biotech in Aubagne, France are keeping production running to ensure…
Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Life Science News | Medical Device | Medicine | 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,…
Penn’s Perelman School of Medicine launched Coronavirus research center
On Mar. 25, 2020, the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania announced it had established…
Novavax NanoFlu achieved all primary endpoints in phase 3 clinical trial
On Mar. 24, 2020, Novavax announced positive top-line results of its pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial of NanoFlu,…
City of Hope researchers developing COVID-19 vaccine
On Mar. 24, 2020, City of Hope announced that it had employed its vast expertise using the immune…
Oxford University’s COVID-19 research received government funding
On Mar. 24, 2020, three Oxford University-based COVID-19 projects were among the first to benefit from a share…
Dynavax and Clover Biopharmaceuticals announced COVID-19 research collaboration
On Mar. 24, 2020, Dynavax Technologies and Clover Biopharmaceuticals, a China-based global clinical-stage biotechnology company, announceda research collaboration…
Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Life Science News | Therapeutics | Vaccine
$1.6 million gift from Morris-Singer Foundation established COVID-19 hotline and telemedicine services for primary care
On Mar. 24, 2020, the Andrew and Corey Morris-Singer Foundation donated $1.6 million to OHSU to support the…
Ology Bioservices, Inovio partnered to manufacture COVID-19 DNA vaccine with $11.9 million DoD grant
On Mar. 24, 2020, Ology Bioservices and Inovio Pharma announced the Department of Defense (DOD) has awarded Ology…
COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Life Science News | NIH | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics | U.S. Congress | Vaccine
NIH online resources support COVID-19 workers training to protect their own health
On Mar. 23, 2020, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that it had launched an important online…
Sorrento and SmartPharm Therapeutics announced research and development collaboration develop a next-generation, gene-encoded antibody vaccine for COVID-19
On Mar. 23, 2020, Sorrento and SmartPharm Therapeutics announced a research and development collaboration to develop a next-generation,…
Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Influenza | Life Science News | Therapeutics | Vaccine
serum therapy used as possible COVID-19 treatment
On Mar. 23, 2020, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis announced they were investigating…
Soligenix and University of Hawaii at Manoa initiate work on novel Coronavirus vaccine for COVID-19
On Mar. 23, 2020, Soligenix announced that its ongoing collaboration with the University of Hawaii at Manoa (UH…