The USDA announced the first confirmed case of a dog in the US to test positive for SARS-CoV-2
On Jun. 2, 2020, the USDA announced the first confirmed case of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19)…
Albert Einstein College of Medicine awarded $1 million for COVID-19 research from the Price Family Foundation
On Jun. 2, 2020, Albert Einstein College of Medicine announced it had received a $1 million challenge grant…
Resverlogix announced COVID-19 clinical trial program launch
On Jun. 1, 2020, Resverlogix announced that it is moving forward with a plan to further evaluate apabetaloneﾒs…
New Ebola outbreak detected in northwest Democratic Republic of the Congo
On Jun. 1, 2020, the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo announced that a new outbreak…
The USDA announced transition to preventive plan for virulent Newcastle disease in California
On Jun. 1, 2020, the USDA announced it is transitioning its virulent Newcastle disease (vND) efforts in southern…
CIRM board approved three projects targeting COVID-19
On May 29, 2020, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) approved investments in three early-stage research programs…
Moderna announced first participants in each age cohort dosed in phase 2 study of mRNA vaccine against novel Coronavirus
On May 29, 2020, Moderna announced the first participants in each age cohort had been dosed in the…
Johnson & Johnson received positive CHMP opinion for Janssen’s investigational preventive Ebola vaccine regimen
On May 29, 2020, Johnson & Johnson announced that its Janssen Pharmaceutical subsidiary received a positive opinion from…
The Jenner Institute signed agreement with Advent to develop a novel coronavirus vaccine
On May 28, 2020, the Jenner Institute, University of Oxford, UK and Advent Srl ﾖ an IRBM company,…
GSK announced intention to produce 1 billion doses of pandemic vaccine adjuvant in 2021 to support multiple COVID-19 vaccine collaborations
On May 28, 2020, GSK confirmed its intention to manufacture 1 billion doses of its pandemic vaccine adjuvant…
The US Dept of Veterans Affairs conducted deep-dive study into effects of COVID-19 on Veterans
On May 28, 2020, the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs (VA) began a national four-year study on the…
IAVI and Merck announced collaboration to develop vaccine against SARS-CoV-2
On May 26, 2020, Merck and and IAVI, a nonprofit scientific research organization dedicated to addressing urgent, unmet…
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…
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…
Rice University COVID-19 research fund awarded final grants
On May 26, 2020, the Rice University COVID-19 Research Fund Oversight and Review Committee announced it had awarded…
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…
Innovation Pharma pursuing gold standard in battle gainst Covid-19
On May 21, 2020, Innovation Pharma announced that in vitro research independently conducted at a U.S. Regional Biocontainment…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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ﾒs proprietary…
The FDA announced an agreement with Aetion to collaborate on advanced analytical techniques to accelarate Coronavirus disease research
On May 19, 2020, the FDA announced an agreement with Aetion to collaborate on advanced analytical techniques to…
Llama antibody engineered to block Coronavirus
On May 19, 2020, the NIH rported that researchers from the University of Texas, in collaboration with a…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Thermo Fisher Scientific support of COVID-19 response expanded with US Government contract for products used in sample collection
On May 18, 2020, Thermo Fisher Scientific announced it had received a contract from the U.S. government to…
Moderna announced positive interim phase 1 data for mRNA Vaccine against novel Coronavirus
On May 18, 2020, Moderna announced positive interim clinical data of mRNA-1273, its vaccine candidate against novel coronavirus…