Gilead announces approval of Veklury (remdesivir) in Japan for patients with severe COVID-19
On May 7, 2020, Gilead announced that the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) has granted…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | FDA | Infectious Disease | Medical Device | Non-Profit Research
OPTI Medical Systems received FDA Emergency Use Authorization for OPTI SARS-CoV-2 RNA PCR test kit for detection of Virus causing COVID-19
On May 7, 2020, OPTI Medical Systems, an IDEXX Laboratories subsidiary announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration…
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Tonix Pharma announced research collaboration and exclusive agreement with the University of Alberta to develop novel c-based vaccines for prevention of COVID-19
On May 7, 2020, Tonix Pharmaceuticals and the University of Alberta announced a research collaboration and exclusive licensing…
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bioMerieux serology tests for SARS-CoV-2 on VIDAS underwent validation preceding launch
On May 6, 2020, bioMerieux announced performance validation and the upcoming launch of VIDAS® anti-SARS-CoV-2 serology tests to detect…
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Laurent Pharmaceuticals received Health Canada’s approval to initiate COVID-19 clinical trial
On May 6, 2020, Laurent Pharmaceuticals announced that it has obtained the approval from Health Canada to initiate…
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PharmaCyte Biotech received medical devices registration and submited pre-EUA application to the FDA for COVID-19 diagnostic kit
On May 6, 2020, PharmaCyte Biotech announced it had received Medical Devices Establishment Registration with the U.S. Food and…
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3M and Ford begin shipping newly designed powered air-purifying respirators for health care workers fighting COVID-19
On May 6, 2020, 3M and Ford announced that newly designed powered air-purifying respirators (PAPRs), developed are on…
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Meridian Bioscience partnered with QuantuMDx on COVID-19 assay
On May 6, 2020, Meridian Bioscience announced a collaboration with QuantuMDx on its newly launched SARS-CoV-2 assay for…
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UNMC researcher one of 12 in US to receive grant to study heart health related to COVID-19
On May 6, 2020, Rebekah Gundry, Ph.D., was one of only 12 investigators nationwide to receive a “COVID-19…
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Baxter announced results of clinical trial on benefits of Dynamic Fluid Management in septic shock patients
On May 6, 2020, Baxter announced results of the Fluid Response Evaluation in Sepsis Hypotension and Shock (FRESH)…
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Sinovac announced first animal study results of vaccine against COVID-19 published in SCIENCE
On May 6, 2020, Sinovac Biotech announced publication of the preclinical study on animals for its vaccine candidate…
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TGen and HonorHealth initiated COVID-19 combination therapy of atovaquone and azithromycin in patients with moderate-to-severe COVID-19 infection
On May 5, 2020, the HonorHealth Research Institute and HonorHealth announced the successful enrollment on a novel combination…
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Lineage Cell Therapeutics to apply allogeneic dendritic cell therapy program to COVID-19 vaccine development
On May 6, 2020, Lineage Cell Therapeutics announced that it has applied for grant funding from the California…
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ResMed accelerated release of ventilator telemonitoring platform to enable safer, more efficient patient care
On May 5, 2020, ResMed launched cloud-based remote monitoring software for ventilators and Lumis bilevel devices across Europe,…
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ACON Laboratories announced international availability of SARS-CoV-2 rapid test
On May 5, 2020, ACON Laboratories announced the availability of its SARS-COV-2 IgG/IgM Rapid Test. ACON’s test is…
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Innovation Pharma announced the next phase of Brilacidin Coronavirus testing begun
On May 5, 2020, Innovation Pharma reported it had executed executed a Material Transfer Agreement (MTA) with a…
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Massachusetts Eye and Ear and Massachusetts General Hospital advancied gene-based COVID-19 vaccine
On May 5, 2020, Massachusetts Eye and Ear and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), members of Mass General Brigham,…
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SHERLOCK-based one-step test provided rapid and sensitive COVID-19 detection
On May 5, 2020, a team of researchers at the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT, the…
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Athersys Announces Commencement of Patient Enrollment in the MACOVIA Study, a Pivotal Phase 2/3 Trial Evaluating MultiStem® Cell Therapy for COVID-19 Induced ARDS
On May 5, 2020, Athersys announced that the first patients have been enrolled in Athersys’ pivotal Phase 2/3…
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NIH study to determine incidence of novel Coronavirus infection in US children began
On May 4, 2020, a National Institutes of Health (NIH) study to help determine the rate of novel…
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BIOFIRE respiratory panel 21 (RP21) with SARS-CoV-2 obtained FDA Emergency Use Authorization
On May 4, 2020, bioMerieux announced that BioFire Diagnostics, its subsidiary specialized in syndromic infectious disease testing, has…
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Vir and Alnylam identified RNAi therapeutic development candidate, VIR-2703 (ALN-COV), targeting SARS-CoV-2 for treatment of COVID-19
On May 4, 2020, Vir Biotech and Alnylam Pharma announced the selection of a development candidate for VIR-2703,…
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Anixa Biosciences and OntoChem announced discovery of first Covid-19 therapeutic candidate
On May 4, 2020, Anixa Biosciences and partner OntoChem, announced they had identified its first therapeutic candidate against…
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Cerus announced FDA approval for INTERCEPT Blood System for plasma with alternate plastic disposable kits
On May 4, 2020, Cerus announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulatory approval for manufacture of INTERCEPT…
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Eli Lilly and Junshi Biosciences to co-develop antibody therapies for pevention and treatment of COVID-19
On May 4, 2020, Junshi Biosciences and Eli Lilly announced they have entered into an agreement to co-develop therapeutic…
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Arcturus Therapeutics and Catalent announced partnership to manufacture mRNA-Based COVID-19 vaccine
On May 4, 2020, Arcturus Therapeutics and Catalent announced a partnership to support the expected manufacture of Arcturus’…
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DNA Genotek’s ORAcollect RNA kit included in EUA granted to Biocerna SARS-CoV-2 test
On May 4, 2020, DNA Genotek, a subsidiary of OraSure Technologies, announced that its ORAcollect RNA kit (OR-100)…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Non-Profit Research | Pharmaceutical | Therapeutics
Government of Canada Investing in global race to find a treatment for COVID-19
On May 3, 2020, the Government of Canada announced it was investing in projects that support the global…
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Roche’s COVID-19 antibody test received FDA Emergency Use Authorization and is available in markets accepting the CE mark
On May 2, 2020, Roche announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an Emergency…
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Gilead announced investigational antiviral remdesivir received FDA Emergency Use Authorization for treatment of COVID-19
On May 1, 2020, Gilead announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted emergency use…
