Amgen Foundation committed up to $12.5 million to support COVID-19 relief efforts
On Mar. 23, 2020, the Amgen Foundation announced an initial commitment of up to $12.5 million to support…
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Cumberland Pharma Announced Initiative To Expand Availability Of VIBATIV® To Treat Hospital-Acquired & Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Resulting From Coronavirus Infections
On Mar. 23, 2020, Cumberland Pharmaceuticals announced a national initiative to support the treatment of patients with hospital-acquired and…
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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,…
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Emory’s DRIVE, Ridgeback partnered for drug versus coronavirus
On Mar. 23, 2020, Drug Innovation Ventures at Emory (DRIVE), and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics announced a collaboration to rapidly…
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COVID-19 pandemic drove accelerated demand for Covetrus online pharmacy services
On Mar. 23, 2020, Covetrus reported that the company saw strong demand in its prescription management and online…
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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…
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LabCorp developing options to prioritize COVID-19 testing for inpatient population
On Mar. 23, 2020, LabCorp announced that it was exploring all options to prioritize COVID-19 testing for the…
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BioReference Laboratories and City of Detroit provide testing for Coronavirus disease 2019
On Mar. 23, 2020, BioReference Labs, an OPKO Health company, announced a collaboration with the City of Detroit…
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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…
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Resverlogix invited collaborations for use of Apabetalone in trials and studies to Combat spread of COVID-19
On Mar. 23, 2020, Resverlogix announced that it was seeking to collaborate with organizations currently testing therapies for…
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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…
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First patients enrolled in new Oxford University clinical trial of possible COVID-19 treatments
On Mar. 23, 2020, researchers from the University of Oxford announced they have launched a new clinical trial…
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Quest Diagnostics dedicated special hours for non-COVID-19 testing for older and Highly vulnerable patients
On Mar. 21, 2020, through its “Peace of Mind” program, Quest Diagnostics took extra measures to ensure individuals…
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Cardax releases white paper on the potential role of Astaxanthin in treatment of Coronavirus disease
On Mar. 20, 2020, Cardax released a white paper outlining the potential role of astaxanthin in the treatment…
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BioReference Laboratories and State of New Jersey provided testing for Coronavirus 2019
On Mar. 20, 2020, BioReference Labs, an OPKO Health company, announced a collaboration with the State of New…
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PRA Health Sciences launches COVID-19 monitoring program
On Mar. 20, 2020, PRA Health Sciences announced the commercial availability of the COVID-19 Monitoring Program, a mobile…
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Amneal accelerated distribution and production of hydroxychloroquine sulfate to meet potential needs of COVID-19 patients
On Mar. 20, 2020, Amneal Pharma announced that it was responding to the national COVID-19 health emergency by…
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Chembio Diagnostics received $4 million purchase order from Bio-Manguinhos for production of DPP COVID-19 IgM/IgG system in Brazil
On Mar. 20, 2020, Chembio Diagnostics announced receipt of a $4 million order from Bio-Manguinhos for the purchase…
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University of Pennsylvania $1.5 billion Hospital Pavilion construction allowed to continue
On Mar. 20, 2020, the University of Pennsylvania announced that Pavilion project construction would be allowed to continue…
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GM and Ventec Life Systems announced joint cross-sector ventilator production program
On Mar. 20, 2020, GM and Ventec Life Systems announced they were collaborating to enable Ventec to increase…
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Adaptive Biotechnologies and Microsoft expanded partnership to decode COVID-19 immune response and provide open data access
On Mar. 20, 2020, Adaptive Biotechnologies and Microsoft announced they were leveraging their existing partnership mapping population-wide adaptive…
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Amneal Accelerates Distribution and Production of Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate to Meet Potential Needs of COVID-19 Patients Nationwide
On Mar. 20, 2020, Amneal Pharmaceuticals, one of the largest U.S.-based generics manufacturers, announced that it is responding to…
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NIH shifted non-mission-critical laboratory operations to minimal maintenance phase
On Mar. 20, 2020, to further reduce the risk of transmission of COVID-19 and enhance the safety of…
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Roche initiated phase III clinical trial of Actemra/RoActemra in hospitalised patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia
On Mar. 19, 2020, Roche announced it was working with the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to…
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Cumberland Pharmaceuticals announced initiative to expand availability of Caldolor to treat fevers associated with Coronavirus Infections
On Apr. 1, 2020, Cumberland Pharma announced a national initiative to support hospitals and clinics that use Caldolor…
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LabCorp sets dedicated hours to serve the non-COVID-19 testing needs for elderly and most vulnerable people
On Mar. 19, 2020, LabCorp announced it is dedicating the first hour of service each day at its…
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Teva donated potential COVID-19 treatment, hydroxychloroquine sulfate tablets to hospitals nationwide
On Mar. 19, 2020, Teva announced the immediate donation of more than 6 million doses of hydroxychloroquine sulfate…
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iBio announced development of proprietary COVID-19 vaccine candidates
On Mar. 19, 2020, iBio announced its progress towards developing vaccine candidates for preventing infection from the SARS-CoV-2…
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Mylan ramped up U.S. manufacturing of hydroxychloroquine sulfate tablets to meet potential COVID-19 patient needs
On Mar. 19, 2020, Mylan announced its continued commitment to do its part in support of public health…
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Abbott received FDA Emergency Use Authorization and launches test to detect novel Coronavirus
On Mar. 19, 2020, Abbott announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued Emergency Use Authorization (EUA)…
