Global partnership made available 120 million affordable, quality COVID-19 rapid tests for low- and middle-income countries
On Sept. 28, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced agreements to make available, for low and middle-income…
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Regular COVID-19 testing for groups most likely to spread the virus more efficient, cost-effective than random testing
On Sept. 28, 2020, as COVID-19 infections began to rise again, a novel testing strategy was proposed by…
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Biotechnology | CDC | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | FDA | Infectious Disease
Hologic granted FDA Emergency Use Authorization for asymptomatic COVID-19 testing with Panther Fusion SARS-CoV-2 assay
On Sept. 28, 2020, Hologic announced that its Panther Fusion SARS-CoV-2 assay had received Emergency Use Authorization (EUA)…
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Tonix Pharma completed the purchase of a facility to house advanced development center for vaccine programs
On Sept. 28, 2020, Tonix Pharmaceuticals announced that it had completed the purchase a 40,000 square foot facility…
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Immunic announced results from interim safety analysis from ongoing phase 2 CALVID-1 trial of IMU-838 in patients with COVID-19
On Sept. 28, 2020, Immunic announced the results of a pre-planned interim safety analysis and a recruitment update…
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Evaluation of LamPORE rapid tests for Covid-19 showed high levels of diagnostic sensitivity
On Sept. 25, 2020, scientists from the University of Oxford’s Nuffield Department of Medicine published their evaluation of…
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Scientists discovered genetic and immunologic underpinnings of some cases of severe COVID-19
On Sept. 24, 2020, findings reported by scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) their collaborators help…
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Yale designated labs in three states to provide SalivaDirect COVID-19 test
On Sept. 24, 2020, Yale University announced it had designated three independent laboratories to perform the university-developed SalivaDirect…
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Novavax initiated phase 3 efficacy trial of COVID-19 vaccine in the UK
On Sept. 24, 2020, Novavax announced that it had initiated its first Phase 3 study to evaluate the…
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Sinovac’s Coronavac, SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, inactivated, announced approval for phase I/II clinical trial in adolescents and children
On Sept. 23, 2020, Sinovac Biotech announced that the inactivated COVID-19 vaccine candidate developed by Sinovac Life Sciences,…
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FDA authorized first point-of-care antibody test for COVID-19
On Sept. 23, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for…
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US Cruise ship no sail order extended through October 31, 2020
On Sept. 23, 2020, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced The Centers for Disease…
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Biotechnology | CDC | COVID-19 | Infectious Disease | NIH | Vaccine
CDC provided $200 million to jurisdictions for COVID-19 vaccine preparedness
On Sept. 23, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced upcoming action by the Centers…
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Johnson & Johnson initiated pivotal global phase 3 clinical trial of Janssen’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate
On Sept. 23, 2020, Johnson & Johnson announced the launch of its large-scale, pivotal, multi-country Phase 3 trial…
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Pascal Biosciences confirmed specific cannabinoids combat Coronavirus
On Sept. 23, 2020, Pascal Biosciences announced the Company had confirmed an earlier report that certain cannabinoids block…
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Fourth large-scale COVID-19 vaccine trial began in the United States
On Sept. 23, 2020, a fourth Phase 3 clinical trial evaluating an investigational vaccine for coronavirus disease 2019…
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NIH expanded clinical trials to test convalescent plasma against COVID-19
On Sept. 22, 2020, the NIH announced that two randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trials expanded enrollment to further evaluate…
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Sanofi and GSK signed agreements with the Government of Canada to supply up to 72 million doses of adjuvanted COVID-19 vaccine
On Sept. 22, 2020, Sanofi and GSK announcement showcased their unwavering commitment to develop a COVID-19 vaccine that…
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Sinovac commenced phase III clinical trials for COVID-19 vaccine candidate in Turkey
On Sept. 22, 2020, Sinovac Biotech announced that it had recently commenced phase III clinical trials for its…
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Oxford Immunotec joined with Public Health England in large clinical trial utilizing T-SPOT discovery SARS-CoV-2 test
On Sept. 22, 2020, Oxford Immunotec announced that it had entered into an extensive research collaboration with Public…
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Serum Institute initiated manufacturing of Codagenix’s intranasal live-attenuated COVID-19 vaccine candidate
On Sept. 22, 2020, Codagenix announced that the Serum Institute of India has begun manufacturing CDX-005, the company’s…
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Study found that children’s immune response protected against COVID-19
On Sept. 21, 2020, the first study comparing the immune responses of adults and children with COVID-19 has…
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Roche launched new quantitative antibody test to measure SARS-CoV-2 antibodies, to support the evaluation of vaccines
On Sept. 18, 2020, Roche announced the launch of its Elecsys Anti-SARS-CoV-2 S antibody test for markets accepting…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | CRISPR | Diagnostics | HIV | Infectious Disease
UConn researchers validate clinical feasibility for COVID-19 testing at point of care
On Sept. 18, 2020, Uconn researchers, in a paper published in Nature Communications, validated the clinical feasibility of…
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Rigel announced NIH/NHLBI-sponsored trial of fostamatinib in hospitalized COVID-19 patients in collaboration with Inova
On Sept. 17, 2020, Rigel Pharma announced the start of a multicenter, Phase 2 trial to evaluate the…
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MIT and the Broad Institute Developed Rapid test for COVID-19 showed improved sensitivity
On Sept. 17, 2020, researchers announced a CRISPR-based test developed at MIT and the Broad Institute that can…
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Quest Diagnostics announced COVID-19 Diagnostic test options for active COVID-19 infection through QuestDirect
On Sept. 17, 2020, Quest Diagnostics announced that individuals can purchase a test to diagnose COVID-19 online, without…
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3CL protease inhibitor NLC-001 added to COVID-19-focused joint venture between Todos Medical and NLC Pharma
On Sept. 17, 2020, Todos Medical announced that NLC Pharma had added the dietary supplement NLC-001 to its…
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T cells take the lead in controlling SARS-CoV-2 and reducing COVID-19 disease severity
On Sept. 16, 2020, a study by researchers at La Jolla Institute for Immunology published in the Cell,…
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AIM ImmunoTech announced start of recruitment in clinical trial incorporating Ampligen in treatment of cancer patients with COVID-19
On Sept. 16, 2020, AIM ImmunoTech announced that recruitment had begun in Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Phase…
