Cepheid received Emergency Use Authorization from FDA for Rapid SARS-CoV-2 Test
On Mar. 21, 2021, Cepheid announced it had received Emergency Use Authorization from the U.S. Food & Drug…
FDA authorized first machine learning-based screening device to identify COVID-19 infection biomarkers
On Mar. 19, 2021, the FDA issued an emergency use authorization to Tiger Tech Solutions for the first…
Tonix Pharma reported positive COVID-19 vaccine efficacy results in non-human primates vaccinated with TNX-1800
On Mar. 17, 2021, Tonix Pharma announced preliminary results following vaccination of non-human primates with TNX-1800 (modified horsepox…
Altasciences partnered with NRC of Canada to qualify quantitative serological assay for detection of SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies
On Mar. 17, 2021, Altasciences working with the National Research Council of Canada (NRC), announced that it had…
ImmunityBio announced positive interim phase I safety data of hAd5 T-cell COVID-19 vaccine candidate
On Mar. 15, 2021, ImmunityBio announced it had met the safety requirements for the first 12 participants in…
Adamis announced Tempol reduced lung inflammation in the COVID-19 Challenged Hamster Model
On Mar. 15, 2021, Adamis Pharma announced that in studies conducted at Galveston National Laboratory, University of Texas…
ImmunityBio announced novel ACE2 decoy COVID-19 therapeutic that showed high binding to SARS-CoV-2 variants
On Mar. 11, 2021, ImmunityBio announced it was developing a novel hAd5 ACE2 Decoy therapeutic vaccine to neutralize…
CEPI and VBI Vaccines collaborated to advance vaccine candidates against COVID-19 variants
On Mar. 10, 2021, CEPI, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, and VBI Vaccines announced a partnership to…
Innovation Pharma’s COVID-19 drug candidate Brilacidin among top three percent predicted most effective against SARS-CoV-2
On Mar. 10, 2021, Innovation Pharmaceuticals announced that a Machine Learning (Artificial Intelligence) model used to screen 1,482…
NIH scientists used human cerebral organoid to test drug for deadly brain disease
On Mar. 9, 2021, the NIH announced that approximately two years after establishing a human cerebral organoid system…
NanoViricides pan-coronavirus COVID-19 drug candidates highly effective in pre-clinical animal atudies
On Mar. 9, 2021, NanoViricides announced that NV-CoV-2 and NV-CoV-2-R were found to be highly effective against a…
VBI Vaccines announced enrollment in adaptive phase 1/2 study of prophylactic COVID-19 vaccine candidate
On Mar. 9, 2021, VBI Vaccines announced the initiation of enrollment of its Phase 1/2 clinical study of…
Luminex submitted joint SARS-CoV-2 and Flu/RSV respiratory panel to FDA for Emergency Use Authorization
On Mar. 9, 2021, Luminex announced that it had submitted an Emergency Use Authorization application to the U.S….
ImmunityBio and NantKwest began dosing participants in global trials for novel COVID-19 vaccine
On Mar. 8, 2021, ImmunityBio and NantKwest announced that the first cohorts of their South Africa and U.S….
Abbott’s received FDA EUA for laboratory PCR assay that detects and differentiates SARS-CoV-2, Flu A, Flu B and RSV
On Mar. 5, 2021, Abbott announced FDA Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the company’s Alinityï¾™ m Resp-4-Plex molecular…
Ridgeback Biotherapeutics and Merck announced preliminary findings from phase 2a trial of investigational COVID-19 therapeutic
On Mar. 5, 2021, Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics, announced preliminary results from Ridgebackï¾’s Phase 2a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled…
FDA issued authorization for first molecular non-prescription, at-home test
On Mar. 5, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the…
Recruitment and enrollment began for Innovation Pharma’s phase 2 clinical trial of Brilacidin for COVID-19
On Mar. 5, 2021, Innovation Pharmaceuticals reported that eight sites were participating in the Company’s international Phase 2…
New evidence COVID-19 antibodies, vaccines less effective against variants
On Mar. 4, 2021, researchers at the University School of Medicine in St. Louis announced that three new,…
Luminex received FDA Emergency Use Authorization and CE Mark for expanded NxTAG panel test Including SARS-CoV-2
On Mar. 4, 2021, Luminex announced that it had received Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the U.S. Food…
Men, older adults and smokers more prone to infection by SARS-CoV-2
On Mar. 3, 2021, TGen, an affiliate of City of Hope announced that an in-depth analysis of the…
Altasciences announced phase I research for COVID-19 pneumonia treatment
On Mar. 3, 2021, Altasciences announced support for ReAlta Life Sciences’ Phase I trial to evaluate RLS-0071 for…
NIH halted trial of COVID-19 convalescent plasma in emergency department patients with mild symptoms
On Mar. 2, 2021, the NIH halted a clinical trial evaluating the safety and effectiveness of COVID-19 convalescent…
NIH launched effort to understand MIS-C, range of SARS-CoV-2 effects on children
On Mar. 2, 2021, the NIH announced that it had launched a research effort to understand how SARS-CoV-2,…
NanoViricides pan-coronavirus COVID-19 drug candidates highly effective in pre-clinical animal atudies
On Mar. 2, 2021, NanoViricides reported that NV-CoV-2 and NV-CoV-2-R were found to be highly effective in comparison…
Innovation Pharma announced publication in Journal Viruses on the anti-SARS-CoV-2 properties of brilacidin
On Mar. 2, 2021, Innovation Pharmaceuticals reported that eight sites were participating in the Companyï¾’s international Phase 2…
COVID-19 can kill heart muscle cells, interfere with contraction
On Mar. 1, 2021, a study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis provided evidence that…
Altimmune commenced enrollment in phase 1 trial of AdCOVID needle-free, single-dose Intranasal COVID-19 vaccine candidate
On Feb. 25, 2021, Altimmune announced that it had commenced enrollment in a Phase 1 clinical trial of…
Quest Diagnostics introduced new COVID-19 semi-quantitative serology test service
On Feb. 24, 2021, Quest Diagnostics introduced a new COVID-19 testing service that aids in providing insight into…
Monoclonal antibodies against MERS Coronavirus showed promise in phase 1 NIH-sponsored trial
On Feb. 23, 2021, the NIH announced that a randomized, placebo-controlled Phase 1 clinical trial of two monoclonal…