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)…
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UC Davis researchers raced to develop coronavirus solutions
On Mar. 19, 2020, Clinical pathologists, infectious disease physicians and scientists at the UC Davis Medical Center, California…
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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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Nike leaders donated $7 million to support OHSU’s COVID-19 response
On Mar. 18, 2020, Nike CEO John Donahoe and his wife, Eileen, along with Nike Chairman Mark Parker…
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Heat Biologics collaborated with University of Miami to develop COVID-19 Coronavirus vaccine
On Mar. 18, 2020, Immunology researchers at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine announced a collaboration…
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Edmonton company Entos Pharma developing DNA vaccine against COVID-19
On Mar. 18, 2020, Entos Pharmaceuticals, a health-care biotechnology company that develops new therapeutic compounds using the company’s…
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Oxford scientists developed rapid testing technology for COVID-19
On Mar. 18, 2020, scientists from the University of Oxford’s Engineering Science Department and the Oxford Suzhou Centre…
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Abbott received FDA Emergency Use Authorization and launched test to detect novel Coronavirus
On Mar. 18, 2020, Abbott announced that the the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had issued Emergency Use…
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Mateon to develop its OT-101, a phase 3 clinical drug candidate against COVID-19
On Mar. 18, 2020, Mateon Therapeutics reported significant progress in deploying its phase 3 clinical asset, OT-101, against…
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Eli Lilly and Indiana State Department of Health partnered to accelerate COVID-19 testing using Lilly Research Laboratories
On Mar. 18, 2020, Eli Lilly announced its scientists were partnering with the Indiana State Department of Health…
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Emergent Biosolutions signed development and manufacturing agreement with Vaxart for experimental Coronavirus oral vaccine
On Mar. 18, 2020, Emergent BioSolutions announced an agreement with Vaxart, whereby Emergent has agreed to utilize its…
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Getinge increased production capacity of ventilators with 60% to support the needs of global ICU’s
On Mar. 17, 2020, Getinge has since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic seen an increased global demand…
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CanSinoBIO’s investigational vaccine against COVID-19 approved for phase 1 clinical trial in China
On Mar. 17, 2020, CanSino Biologics announced that its recombinant novel Coronavirus Vaccine (Adenovirus Type 5 Vector) candidate…
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Israel weighed “compassionate use” of Pluristem therapy for COVID-19
On Mar. 17, 2020, Israel’s Health Ministry announced that it had approved a request by Pluristem Therapeutics to…
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Quidel received Emergency Use Authorization for molecular COVID-19 diagnostic assay
On Mar. 17, 2020, Quidel Corp. announced it had received Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the U.S. Food…
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TGen, a genomic first responder, ramped up testing against COVID-19 coronavirus
On Mar. 17, 2020, acting as Genomic First Responders, The Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), an affiliate of…
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MannKind refocuses pipeline resources in response to COVID-19 pandemic
On Mar. 17, 2020, MannKind announced it was adjusting research and development resources that were reserved for its…
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Genomic analysis showed COVID-19 coronavirus epidemic has a natural origin
On Mar. 17, 2020, scientists reported the novel SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus that emerged in the city of Wuhan, China,…
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Innovation Pharmaceuticals Brilacidin tested as drug and vaccine at different institutions
On Mar. 17, 2020, Innovation Pharma announced details on the Material Transfer Agreement signed with a leading public…
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BioReference Laboratories and NYC Health + Hospitals announced collaboration to provide Coronavirus testing
On Mar. 17, 2020, BioReference Laboratories, an OPKO Health company, announced a collaboration with the New York City…
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Pfizer and BioNTech co-develop potential Coronavirus (COVID-19)
On Mar. 17, 2020, Pfizer and BioNTech announced the companies have agreed to a letter of intent regarding…
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Regeneron announced important advances in novel COVID-19 antibody program
On Mar. 17, 2020, Regeneron announced that its scientists had isolated hundreds of virus-neutralizing, fully human antibodies from…
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Research revealed new coronavirus stable for hours on surfaces
On Mar. 17, 2020, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was stable for several hours to…
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NIH clinical trial of investigational vaccine for COVID-19 began in Seattle
On Mar. 16, 2020, the National Institutes of Health (NIH announced that a Phase 1 clinical trial evaluating…
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Moderna announced first participant dosed in NIH-led phase 1 study of mRNA vaccine against novel Coronavirus
On Mar. 16, 2020, Moderna announced that the first participant had been dosed in the Phase 1 study…
