Potential treatment for COVID-19 identified by BenevolentAI using artificial intelligence enters randomised clinical trial
On Apr. 10, 2020, BenevolentAI announced that baricitinib, which it had identified as a potential treatment for COVID-19,…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Medicine | Pharmaceutical | Therapeutics
Data on 53 patients treated with investigational antiviral remdesivir through Compassionate Use Program published in NEJM
On Apr. 10, 2020, Gilead Sciences announced results from a cohort analysis of 53 patients hospitalized with severe…
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Terumo BCT and Marker Therapeutics received FDA Emergency Use Authorization to treat acute respiratory failure in COVID-19 patients
On Apr. 10, 2020, Terumo BCT and Marker Therapeutics announced the FDA issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA)…
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NIH began clinical trial of hydroxychloroquine as potential therapy for COVID-19
On Apr. 9, 2020, the first participants were enrolled in the trial at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville,…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Infectious Disease | Influenza | Medicine | Pharmaceutical | Therapeutics
Fujifilm announced the start of a phase II clinical trial of its influenza antiviral drug ‘Avigan’ Tablet for COVID-19 patients in the U.S.
On Apr. 9, 2020, FUJIFILM announced initiation of a U.S. phase II clinical trial to evaluate the safety…
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Positive data generated by Biosig subsidiary ViralClear on Covid-19 Coronavirus published in bioRxiv
On Apr. 9, 2020, BioSig Technologies announced that an article titled “The IMPDH inhibitor merimepodib suppresses SARS-COV-2 replications”…
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Washington University launched Clinical trial to evaluate COVID-19 treatment
On Apr. 9, 2020, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis launched a clinical trial for patients…
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LabCorp and Ciox Health announced an agreement to create a comprehensive COVID-19 patient data registry
On Apr. 9, 2020, LabCorp and Ciox Health announced an agreement to collaborate on a comprehensive U.S.-based COVID-19…
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iBio announced signing of agreements with Infectious Disease Research Institute in support of iBio’s SARS-CoV-2 Virus-Like Particle vaccine development
On Apr. 9, 2020, iBio announced the signing of two agreements with the Infectious Disease Research Institute (IDRI)…
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Severely Ill COVID-19 patient at Southern California medical center extubated three days after treatment with CytoDyn’s leronlimab
On Apr. 9, 2020, CytoDyn announced a patient with severe COVID-19 under the care of a leading medical…
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MediciNova announced plans to initiate a clinical trial of MN-166 (ibudilast) for COVID-19 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
On Apr. 8, 2020, MediciNova announced that it had initiated a clinical trial of MN-166 (ibudilast) for acute…
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Nanomix awarded BARDA contract for development of rapid, mobile, point-of-care assays to detect COVID-19
On Apr. 8, 2020, Nanomix announced that the company had been awarded $570,000 in funding from Biomedical Advanced…
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Vanda Pharma and University of Illinois at Chicago announce partnership to identify novel antivirals against COVID-19
On Apr. 8, 2020, Vanda Pharmaceuticals and the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) announced a research partnership…
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Novavax identified Coronavirus vaccine candidate; accelerated initiation of first-in-human trial to mid-May
On Apr. 8, 2020, Novavax announced it had identified a coronavirus vaccine candidate, NVX-CoV2373, a stable, prefusion protein…
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Pacific Biosciences powers SARS-CoV-2 research at commercial, academic and government labs
On Apr. 8, 2020, Pacific Biosciences announced it is working with commercial, academic and government research teams that…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | FDA
InBios received EUA for its Smart Detect SARS-CoV-2 rRT-PCR Kit for detection of virus causing COVID-19
On Apr. 8, 2020, InBios announced that it had received Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the FDA for…
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Arizona COVID-19 Genomics Union to track the virus
On Apr. 8, 2020, TGen, an affiliate of City of Hope, The Pathogen and Microbiome Institute at Northern…
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Mateon expanded its COVID-19 therapeutic program to include Artemisinin
On Apr. 8, 2020, Mateon Therapeutics announced that its COVID-19 directed antiviral screening program discovered that Artemisinin is…
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Karyopharm to evaluate low dose Selinexor as potential treatment for hospitalized patients with COVID-19
On Apr. 7, 2020, Karyopharm Therapeutics announced plans to initiate a global randomized clinical trial for low dose…
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Cumberland Pharma expanded availability of Vaprisol to treat Hyponatremia for critical care COVID-19 patients
On Apr. 7, 2020, Cumberland Pharma announced an initiative to increase availability of Vaprisol (conivaptan hydrochloride) injection for…
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Mesa Biotech to ship 10,000 Accula SARS-CoV-2 tests for 30 minute rapid molecular point of care diagnosis
On Apr. 7, 2020, Mesa Biotech announced it was shipping 10,000 of its Accula SARS-CoV-2 molecular rapid point…
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FDA approved Emory University human clinical trials for Emory COVID-19 antiviral
On Apr. 7, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved an Investigational New Drug application by…
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Successful MERS vaccine in mice may hold promise for COVID-19 vaccine
On Apr. 7, 2020, researchers at the University of Iowa and the University of Georgia announced they had…
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Harvard, MIT and Stanford commited to COVID-19 technology licensing principles, maximizing access to innovations
On Apr. 7, 2020, Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Stanford University announced they had established and…
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CSL Group collaborated with global plasma leaders to accelerate development of COVID-19 hyperimmune therapy
On Apr. 6, 2020, Biotest, BPL Group, LFB, and Octapharma joined an alliance formed by CSL Behring and…
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INOVIO initiated phase 1 clinical trial of its COVID-19 vaccine
On Apr. 6, 2020, Inovio Pharma announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had accepted the company’s…
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OraSure Technologies received BARDA contract for Rapid Oral Fluid Pan-SARS-Coronavirus in-home self-test
On Apr. 6, 2020, OraSure Technologies announced it had been awarded a $710,310 contract from the Biomedical Advanced…
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USDA confirmed COVID-19 in a tiger in New York Zoo
On Apr. 6, 2020, the USDA confirmed SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19 in humans) in one tiger…
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Luminex received FDA Emergency Use Authorization for ARIES SARS-CoV-2 assay to detect virus responsible for COVID-19 disease
On Apr. 6, 2020, Luminex announced announced that the FDA has issued an Emergency Use Authorization for its…
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VGXI supported rapid timeline to clinical testing for Coronavirus vaccine
On Apr. 6, 2020, VGXI, announced it had completed manufacturing and release of a DNA vaccine to combat…
