The US Dept of Defense launched effort to collect COVID-19 convalescent plasma
On Jun. 1, 2020, U.S. Dept. of Defense announced it had begun an effort to collect 8,000 donated…
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…
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…
The FDA streamlined development of tests with at-home sample collection
On May 29, 2020, the FDA took steps to further support the development of COVID-19 tests for at-home…
Oxford Foundry announced four new innovations for COVID-19 recovery
On May 29, 2020, the Oxford Foundry announced support of four new innovative solutions for the OXFO COVID-19…
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…
GSK announced intention to produce 1 billion doses of pandemic vaccine adjuvant in 2021 to support multiple COVID-19 vaccine collaborations
On May 28, 2020, GSK confirmed its intention to manufacture 1 billion doses of its pandemic vaccine adjuvant…
The US Dept of Veterans Affairs conducted deep-dive study into effects of COVID-19 on Veterans
On May 28, 2020, the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs (VA) began a national four-year study on the…
FDA authorized Quest Diagnostics COVID-19 Nasal Specimen Self-Collection Kit for emergency use
On May 28, 2020, Quest Diagnostics announced it had received emergency use authorization (EUA) from the FDA for…
Roche initiated phase III clinical trial of Actemra/RoActemra plus remdesivir in hospitalised patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia
On May 28, 2020, Roche announced it had initiated of a global phase III, randomised, double-blind, multicentre study…
Atossa Therapeutics announced second COVID-19 therapeutic development program, AT-301 nasal spray
On May 28, 2020, Atossa Therapeutics announced that it had begun the development of a second COVID-19 program…
Novavax expanded large-scale global manufacturing capacity
On May 27, 2020, Novavax announced the acquisition of Praha Vaccines, part of the Cyrus Poonawalla Group, in…
Heat Biologics announced collaboration with Waisman Biomanufacturing to manufacture COVID-19 vaccine
On May 27, 2020, Heat Biologics announced a collaboration with Waisman Biomanufacturing to establish a partnership for the…
Quest Diagnostics launched COVID-19 workforce testing services to help organizations in fostering safer workplaces
On May 27, 2020, Quest Diagnostics launched a new suite of Return to Work services built around large-scale…
Diffusion Pharmaceuticals received accelerated FDA response to proposed TSC COVID-19 clinical trial program
On May 26, 2020, Diffusion Pharmaceuticals announced it had received an accelerated response from the FDA to the…
IAVI and Merck announced collaboration to develop vaccine against SARS-CoV-2
On May 26, 2020, Merck and and IAVI, a nonprofit scientific research organization dedicated to addressing urgent, unmet…
Philips launched next generation wearable biosensor for early patient deterioration detection for COVID-19
On May 26, 2020, Royal Philips announced it had received 510(k) clearance from the FDA for its wearable…
Dementia gene raises risk of severe COVID-19
On May 26, 2020, researchers at the University of Exeter Medical School and the UConn School of Medicine…
Merck and Ridgeback Bio announced collaboration to advance development of novel antiviral candidate, EIDD-2801
On May 26, 2020, Merck and and and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics announced a collaboration agreement to develop EIDD-2801, an…
Innovation Pharma receives data from public health research institute showing brilacidin inhibits SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) in human cell line
On May 26, 2020, Innovation Pharma reported receiving data from a leading public health research institute showing Brilacidin…
Cerecor and Myriad Genetics announced levels of novel cytokine, LIGHT highly correlated with disease severity and mortality in COVID-19 ARDS biomarker study
On May 26, 2020, Cerecor and Myriad Genetics announced that levels of novel cytokine, LIGHT, were highly correlated…
Montefiore and Einstein tested new drug combination to conquer COVID-19
On May 26, 2020, Montefiore Health System and Albert Einstein College of Medicine began the next stage of…
Todos Medical announced cross-distribution agreement with L1 Systems for ventilators and COVID testing
On May 26, 2020, Todos Medical announced it had entered into a cross-distribution agreement with L1 Systems, a…
Meridian Bioscience suppied reagents for manufacturing of tens of millions of COVID-19 antibody tests per month
On May 26, 2020, Meridian Bioscience announced that its SARS-CoV-2 antigens and related reagents are part of assays…
Rice University COVID-19 research fund awarded final grants
On May 26, 2020, the Rice University COVID-19 Research Fund Oversight and Review Committee announced it had awarded…
Sinovac secured $15 million in funding to accelerate COVID-19 vaccine development
On May 22, 2020, Sinovac Biotech announced a transaction in which Advantech Capital and Vivo Capital have invested…
Analysis of COVID-19 genomes revealed large numbers of introductions to the UK in March, 2020
On May 22, 2020, data reports, published by the COVID-19 Genomics UK Consortium (COG-UK), showed the value in…
CIRM board expanded efforts of COVID-19 program
On May 22, 2020, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) board expanded efforts related to the $5…
Amarin supported trial to investigate effects of VASCEPA (icosapent ethyl) in treatment of COVID-19
On May 21 2020, Amarin announced support for a clinical trial to investigate the effects of icosapent ethyl…