Merck and Ridgeback Bio announced collaboration to advance development of novel antiviral candidate, EIDD-2801
On May 26, 2020, Merck and and and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics announced a collaboration agreement to develop EIDD-2801, an…
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Innovation Pharma receives data from public health research institute showing brilacidin inhibits SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) in human cell line
On May 26, 2020, Innovation Pharma reported receiving data from a leading public health research institute showing Brilacidin…
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Cerecor and Myriad Genetics announced levels of novel cytokine, LIGHT highly correlated with disease severity and mortality in COVID-19 ARDS biomarker study
Cerecor and Myriad Genetics announced that levels of novel cytokine, LIGHT, were highly correlated with disease severity and…
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Novavax initiated phase 1/2 clinical trial of COVID-19 vaccine
On May 26, 2020, Novavax announced enrollment of the first participants in a Phase 1/2 clinical trial of…
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Montefiore and Einstein tested new drug combination to conquer COVID-19
On May 26, 2020, Montefiore Health System and Albert Einstein College of Medicine announced they have begun the…
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Todos Medical announced cross-distribution agreement with L1 Systems for ventilators and COVID testing
On May 26, 2020, Todos Medical announced that it had entered into a cross-distribution agreement with L1 Systems, Ltd., a…
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Sinovac secured $15 million in funding to accelerate COVID-19 vaccine development
On May 22, 2020, Sinovac Biotech announced a transaction in which Advantech Capital and Vivo Capital have invested…
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Analysis of COVID-19 genomes revealed large numbers of introductions to the UK in March, 2020
On May 22, 2020, data reports, published by the COVID-19 Genomics UK Consortium (COG-UK), showed the value in…
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CIRM board expanded efforts of COVID-19 program
On May 22, 2020, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) board expanded efforts related to the $5…
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OraSures OMNIgene-ORAL kit included in EUA granted to P23 labs for at-home collection of saliva samples for SARS-CoV-2 test
On May 22, 2020, OraSure Technologies announced that its OMNIgene-ORAL saliva collection device (OM-505) was included in the…
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University of British Columbia researchers developed biodegradable medical mask for COVID-19
On May 21, 2020, the BioProducts Institute at the University of British Columbia announced it had designed a…
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ADMA Biologics commenced collection of COVID-19 plasma from recovered patients
On May 21, 2020, ADMA Biologics announced it had commenced the collection of convalescent plasma through its wholly-owned…
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Montefiore-Einstein Scientists lead two trials of leronlimab for treatment of severe lung inflammation in COVID-19 patients
On May 21, 2020, Montefiore Health System and Albert Einstein College of Medicine were the first sites in…
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AstraZeneca advanced response to global COVID-19 challenge as it receives first commitments for Oxford’s potential new vaccine
On May 21, 2020, AstraZeneca announced it was advancing its response to address the unprecedented challenges of COVID-19,…
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bioMerieux serology tests for SARS-CoV-2 on VIDAS received CE marking
On May 21, 2020, bioMerieux announced the CE marking of VIDAS® anti-SARS-CoV-2 serology tests to detect antibodies in people…
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Mammoth Biosciences collaborated with GSK to develop COVID-19 test using CRISPR-based platform
On May 20, 2020, Mammoth Biosciences announced a collaboration with GSK Consumer Healthcare to develop an accurate, easy-to-use,…
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Airway Therapeutics and Celonic Group collaborated to produce AT-100 as promising new candidate for Coronavirus
On May 20, 2020, Airway Therapeutics and Celonic Group announced a collaboration to produce the novel human recombinant…
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INOVIO COVID-19 DNA vaccine INO-4800 demonstrated robust neutralizing antibody and T cell immune responses in preclinical models
On May 20, 2020, INOVIO announced the publication of the preclinical study data for IN0-4800, its COVID-19 DNA…
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Bharat Biotech and Thomas Jefferson University announced a promising vaccine candidate against COVID-19
On May 20, 2020, Bharat Biotech and Thomas Jefferson University of Philadelphia announced an exclusive deal to develop…
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Atossa Therapeutics announced in vitro testing results of COVID-19 drug inhibits SARS-CoV-2 infectivity
On May 20, 2020, Atossa Therapeutics announced the successful results from in vitro testing of AT-H201, Atossa’s proprietary COVID-19 drug…
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USC antibody study showed coronavirus infection more widespread in LA County than previously thought
On May 19, 2020, a University of Southern California (USC) study reported results from the first phase of…
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Antibodies produced in response to one type of coronavirus don’t offer protection against the other, study suggests
On May 19, 2020, in a study published in Cell Reports, researchers at the University of Hong Kong…
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Oragenics and Aragen Bioscience enter agreement to accelerate development of TerraCoV2, a SARS-CoV-2 (COVID 19) vaccine candidate
On May 19, 2020, Oragenics announced, that through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Noachis Terra, it has entered into an…
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Innovation Pharma’s Brilacidin reduced viral titer of SARS-CoV-2 by 75 percent after 1 hour of preincubation in an in vitro study
On May 19, 2020, Innovation Pharma announced that its anti-SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) drug candidate, Brilacidin, in an in vitro…
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Bio-Techne and Kantaro Biosciences announced partnership to develop and scale production of COVID-19 serology test
On May 19, 2020, Bio-Techne and the Mount Sinai Health System in New York, through its commercial affiliate…
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Roche highly accurate antibody test for COVID-19 went live at more than 20 initial lab sites in the US
On May 19, 2020, Roche announced its Elecsys Anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody test is live at more than 20 commercial…
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New study from pandemic epicenter described severe COVID-19 response in children
On May 19, 2020, the Albert Einstein College of Medicine reported that while most children infected with the…
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Phlow Corp was awarded $354 million BARDA contract to manufacture essential medicines in shortage
On May 19, 2020, Phlow, a U.S.-based, public benefit drug manufacturing corporation, received federal government funding of $354…
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CytoDyn and the Mexican National Institutes of Health announced a collaborative study of leronlimab for treatment of severe/critical COVID-19 Population
On May 19, 2020, CytoDyn announced it will be coordinating with the National Institution of Health of Mexico…
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Llama antibody engineered to block Coronavirus
On May 19, 2020, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) reported that researchers from the University of Texas,…
