WHO discontinued hydroxychloroquine and lopinavir/ritonavir treatment arms for COVID-19
On Jul. 4, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) accepted the recommendation from the Solidarity Trial’s International Steering…
EC granted conditional Marketing Authorization for Gileadﾒs Vekluryﾮ (remdesivir) for treatment of COVID-19
On Jul. 3, 2020, Gilead Sciences announced the European Commission had granted conditional marketing authorization for Vekluryﾮ (remdesivir)…
CytoDyn announced exclusive agreement for distribution and supply of leronlimab for treatment of COVID-19 in U.S.
On Jul. 3, 2020, CytoDyn announced it had signed an exclusive Distribution and Supply Agreement with American Regent…
Abivax treated first patient in phase 2b/3 ABX464 Covid-19 clinical trial
On Jul. 2, 2020, Abivax announced that the first patient has been treated in its Phase 2b/3 study…
The FDA authorized additional COVID-19 combination diagnostic test ahead of flu season
On Jul. 2, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for…
CDC announced action to prepare against ‘G4’ swine flu viruses in China with pandemic potential
On Jul. 2, 2020, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced a publication in the…
FDA issued Emergency Use Authorization for Philips’ acute care patient monitoring solutions for hospitals
On Jul. 2, 2020, Royal Philips announced that the FDA had issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for…
TGen teamed with Poba Medical to produce 10,000 COVID-19 test kits per month
On Jul. 2, 2020, in response to the continuing need for more COVID-19 diagnostic tests, the Translational Genomics…
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UConn-made COVID-19 custom mask solution to be manufactured
On Jul. 2, 2020, UConn announced a licensing deal with Connecticut Biotech, a startup company headquartered in South…
Regeneron and Sanofi announced Kevzara (sarilumab) phase 3 US trial in COVID-19 patients did not meet endpoints
On Jul. 2, 2020, Regeneron and Sanofi announced that the U.S. Phase 3 trial of Kevzara (sarilumab) 400…
NIH ACTIV vaccine working group weighed role of human challenge studies for SARS-CoV-2 vaccine development
On Jul. 1, 2020, in a Perspective for the New England Journal of Medicine, members of the NIHﾒs…
Fujifilm partnered with Dr. Reddy’s and Global Response Aid for deployment of a COVID-19 treatment drug outside of Japan
On Jul. 1, 2020, FUJIFILM announced a partnership with Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, a global pharmaceutical company headquartered in…
MediciNova announced IND for MN-166 (ibudilast) for prevention of ARD Syndrome in patients with COVID-19
On Jul. 1, 2020, MediciNova announced that the Investigational New Drug Application (IND) for MN-166 (ibudilast) for prevention…
Merck and Ridgeback Bio announced closing of collaboration and licensing transaction
On Jul. 1, 2020, Merck and and and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics announced that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC)…
T2 Biosystems announces US launch of COVID-19 diagnostic test
On Jul. 1, 2020, T2 Biosystems announced completion of validation of its COVID-19 molecular diagnostic test, the T2SARS-CoV-2…
OPKO Health’s BioReference Laboratories reports results of COVID-19 testing for almost one quarter of a million nursing home employees
On Jul. 1, 2020, OPKO Health announced the results of COVID-19 molecular PCR and antibody tests for nursing…
InBios received FDA Emergency Use Authorization for second COVID-19 antibody test
On Jul. 1, 2020, InBios announced that it had received Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the FDA for…
UC Berkeley launched trial of saliva test for COVID-19
On Jun. 30, 2020, scientists from the Innovative Genomics Institute (IGI) at the University of California Berkeley announced…
U.S. Dept of Veterans Affairs launched COVID-19 screening tool
On Jun. 29, 2020, the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced it had launched a digital COVID-19…
Oxford University dashboard highlighted potential future COVID-19 virus hotspots
On Jun. 29, 2020, the University of Oxford reported that potential COVID-19 hotspots can be identified using a…
Bharat Biotech COVID-19 vaccine – COVAXIN received DCGI approval for phase I & II Human clinical trials
On Jun. 29, 2020, Bharat Biotech announced it had successfully developed COVAXIN, India’s 1st vaccine candidate for COVID-19,…
Association between statewide school closure and COVID-19 incidence and mortality in the US
On Jun. 29, 2020, JAMA reported that U.S. populationﾖbased time series analysis conducted between March 9, 2020, and…
MSFHR funded COVID-19 research to mitigate effects on BC’s vulnerable populations
On Jun. 29, 2020, the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR) COVID-19 Research Response Fund announced funding…
Altimmune received award from US DoD to fund phase 1/2 clinical trial of T-COVIDﾙ in outpatients with early COVID-19
On Jun. 29, 2020, Altimmune announced it was awarded $4.7 million from the U.S. Army Medical Research &…
LabCorp introduced Xcellerateﾮ COVID-19 clinical study solution
On Jun. 29, 2020, LabCorpﾮ announced that Covance, its drug development business, has deployed the Xcellerateﾮ COVID-19 solution…
Todos Medical entered into distribution partnership with Meridian Health Services network for COVID-19 testing solutions
On Jun. 29, 2020, Todos Medical announced that it had entered into a partnership with Meridian Health Services…
Experts identifed steps to expand and improve antibody tests in COVID-19 response
On Jun. 26, 2020, more than 300 scientists and clinicians from the federal government, industry and academia published…
COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator donors launched international alliance to connect research data sources and enable collaboration
On Jun. 26, 2020, the COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator donors and partners announced the formation of the International COVID-19…
Vaxart signed Memorandum of Understanding with Attwill Medical Solutions Sterilflow
On Jun. 26, 2020, Vaxart announced that its oral COVID-19 vaccine had been selected to participate in a…
CIRM board approved third clinical trial for COVID-19
On Jun. 26, 2020, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) awarded $750,000 to Dr. Xiaokui Zhang at…