Baxter obtained FDA Emergency Use Authorizations for HF20 set and ST set used in CRRT during Covid-19 pandemic
On Aug. 12, 2020, Baxter announced it had received Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs) from the FDA for the…
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Thermo Fisher Scientific supported COVID-19 testing at historically black colleges and universities seeking a safe return to campus
On Aug. 12, 2020, Thermo Fisher Scientific announced it had committed to supporting the efforts of historically black…
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Hologic launched validated pooling protocol for COVID-19 testing
On Aug. 11, 2020, Hologic announced that it has validated use of its Aptima® and Panther Fusion® molecular…
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Bio-Techne announced new SARS-CoV-1/2 spike RBD LlaMABody recombinant antibody that blocks viral entry
On Aug. 11, 2020, Bio-Techne announced the release of the SARS-CoV-1/2 Spike RBD LlaMABody Recombinant Antibody, which binds…
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LabCorp to perform antibody test at no charge to accelerate COVID-19 blood plasma donation
On Aug. 11, 2020, LabCorp announced details of a no charge antibody testing program in response to federal…
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Experimental COVID-19 vaccine prevented severe disease in mice
On Aug. 11, 2020, an experimental vaccine was reported to be effective at preventing pneumonia in mice infected…
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Gilead submited New Drug Application to FDA for Veklury (Remdesivir) for treatment of COVID-19
On Aug. 10, 2020, Gilead Sciences announced that it had submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the…
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Cors Blood Registry by Generate Life Sciences partnered with Nantwest to develop COVID-19 treatment
On Aug. 10, 2020, CBR by Generate Life Sciences, the world’s largest private newborn stem cell bank, and…
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Omeros reported recovery and durvival of all patients in study evaluating narsoplimab fortreatment of COVID-19-associated Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
On Aug. 10, 2020, Omeros reported the results of a compassionate-use study evaluating narsoplimab, Omerosﾒ investigational human monoclonal…
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OpGen began co-marketing COVID-19 antibody test kit
On Aug. 9, 2020, OpGen announced that it had commenced marketing and promotion, on a non-exclusive basis, of…
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Scientists revealed structural details of spike protein used in leading COVID-19 vaccine
On Aug. 7, 2020, scientists at Scripps Research announced they had obtained high-resolution, atomic-scale details of the structure…
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Novavax and Takeda announced collaboration for Novavax COVID-19 vaccine candidate in Japan
On Aug. 7, 2020, Novavax and Takeda Pharmaceutical announced a partnership for the development, manufacturing and commercialization of…
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Pfizer announced agreement with Gilead to manufacture remdesivir for treatment of COVID-19
On Aug. 7, 2020, Pfizer announced a multi-year agreement with Gilead Sciences to manufacture and supply Gileadﾒs investigational…
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HKUMed discovered that acute SARS-CoV-2 infection impairs human immune defences
On Aug. 6, 2020, researchers at the AIDS Institute, Department of Microbiology and State Key Laboratory of Emerging…
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Novavax signed COVID-19 vaccine supply deal with India’s Serum Institute
On Aug. 6, 2020, Novavax announced it had entered a supply and license agreement with the Serum Institute…
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FDA approved two emergency INDs for COVID-19 outpatient therapy
On Aug. 6, 2020, Organicell Regenerative Medicine, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the development of regenerative therapies,…
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NIH began clinical trial testing remdesivir plus interferon beta-1a for COVID-19 treatment
On Aug. 5, 2020, a randomized, controlled clinical trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of a treatment regimen…
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NIH harnessed AI for COVID-19 diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring
On Aug. 5, 2020, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced it had launched the Medical Imaging and…
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NIH-Moderna investigational COVID-19 vaccine showed promise in mouse studies
On Aug. 5, 2020, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) announced that the investigational vaccine…
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Tecan’s automation technology leveraged by Thermo Fisher to scale-up COVID-19 testing globally
On Aug. 5, 2020, the Tecan Group and Thermo Fisher Scientific announced a collaboration to enable scaled-up COVID-19…
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BioNTech and Fosun Pharma announced start of clinical trial of mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine candidate in China
On Aug. 5, 2020, BioNTech and Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical announced that the first 72 participants had been dosed…
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Johnson & Johnson announces agreement with US Government for 100 million doses of investigational COVID-19 vaccine
On Aug. 5, 2020, Johnson & Johnson announced a $1 billion agreement with the U.S. government for the…
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AXIM Biotechnologies applied for FDA Emergency Use Approval for high throughput, neutralizing antibody diagnostic test for COVID-19
On Aug. 5, 2020, AXIM Biotechnologies announced the development, patent filing and Emergency Use Approval (EUA) filing of…
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Cancer Research Institute awarded $302 million in grants and fellowships
On Aug. 5, 2020, the Cancer Research Institute (CRI), a U.S. nonprofit organization dedicated to the discovery and…
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VBI Vaccines awarded up to CAD$56 million contribution from Canadian Government to accelerate Coronavirus vaccine development
On Aug. 5, 2020, Variation Biotechnologies, an Ottawa-based subsidiary of VBI Vaccines, announced that it had been awarded…
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NIH launched clinical trial to test antibody treatment in hospitalized COVID-19 patients
On Aug. 4, 2020, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that patients admitted with COVID-19 at select…
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Mateon and Abiogenesis to initiate clinical study to test Artemisinin as a treatment for COVID-19 in India
On Aug. 4, 2020, Mateon Therapeutics and Abiogenesis announced they will be working together with Abiogenesis to initiate…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | FDA
Precipio launched Covid-19 antibody test in its CLIA laboratory
On Aug. 4, 2020, Precipio announced it had completed the internal validation of the U.S. Food and Drug…
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Innovation Pharma and US Regional Biocontainment Laboratory updated brilacidin anti-SARS-CoV-2 in vitro testing
On Aug. 4, 2020, Innovation Pharma reported receiving an update from a U.S. Regional Biocontainment Laboratory (RBL) based…
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Novavax announced positive phase 1 data for its COVID-19 vaccine candidate
On Aug. 4, 2020, Novavax announced Phase 1 data from its Phase 1/2 randomized, observer-blinded, placebo-controlled trial of…
