Potential new HIV treatment developed at University of Nebraska Medical Center
On Apr. 27, 2020, a novel means to prevent HIV infection was developed at the University of Nebraska…
Diffusion Pharma announced pre-IND submission to FDA of design for TSC trials to treat Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in COVID-19
On Apr. 27, 2020, Diffusion Pharmaceuticals announced the pre-IND submission to the FDA of a planned clinical program…
WHO reported “no evidence” that recovered COVID-19 patients cannot be reinfected
On Apr. 25, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) there was currently ‘no evidence’ that people who have…
Oxford University researchers used virus genomic tracking to reveal the rise and fall of the COVID-19 epidemic in Guangdong Province
On Apr. 24, 2020, a new study led by researchers at Oxford and Guangdong Centre for Diseases Control…
CIRM Board funded first clinical study for COVID-19
On Apr. 24, 2020, the governing Board of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) awarded $749,999 to…
Keck Foundation gifted $4 million to USC to speed public health and research on COVID-19
On Apr. 24, 2020, the W. M. Keck Foundation announced a $4 million gift that will help scientists…
Coronavirus drifts through the air in microscopic droplets – here’s the science of infectious aerosols
On Apr. 24, 2020, Shelly Miller, Professor of Mechanical and Environmental Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, reported that…
Oxford University COVID-19 vaccine began human trial stage
On Apr. 23, 2020, University of Oxford researchers announced they had begun testing a COVID-19 vaccine in human…
Oxford University Government began collaboration to track Covid-19 in UK population launched
On Apr. 23, 2020, researchers from the University of Oxford are supporting a new government study to track…
Oxford University and Guangdong Centre for Diseases Control and Prevention use virus genomic tracking to reveal rise and fall of COVID-19 epidemic
On Apr. 23, 2020, a study led by researchers at Oxford and Guangdong Centre for Diseases Control and…
Key nose cells identified as likely COVID-19 entry points
On Apr. 23, 2020, the Wellcome Sanger Institute announced that two specific cell types in the nose has…
TGen contributed to international studies identifying cell-types susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 infection
On Apr. 23, 2020, two significant international studies involving hundreds of scientists, including a human geneticist at the…
CareDx and Johns Hopkins partnered on AlloSure lung surveillance for severe COVID-19 patients
On Apr. 23, 2020, CareDx and Johns Hopkins University announced the launch of the ALARM (AlloSure Lung Allograft…
Emergent BioSolutions signed agreement to be U.S. manufacturing partner for Johnson & Johnson’s lead vaccine candidate for COVID-19
On Apr. 23, 2020, Emergent BioSolutions announced an agreement whereby Emergent will deploy its contract development and manufacturing…
Roswell Park and Partners announced new Western New York Immunogenomic COVID-19 Study
On Apr. 23, 2020, Western New York healthcare and medical research leaders joined forces in an effort to…
LivaNova permitted to modify cardiopulmonary products’ indications for use to include ECMO therapy to address COVID-19
On Apr. 22, 2020, LivaNova announced that several of its cardiopulmonary products are now permitted to be used…
Researchers identified cells likely targeted by COVID-19 virus
On Apr. 22, 2020, researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT); the Ragon Institute of MGH, and Harvard…
LabCorp broadened availability of COVID-19 serological antibody tests to hospitals and healthcare organizations
On Apr. 22, 2020, LabCorp announced expanded serological testing for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, to more…
UTSW researchers reported heart cells can rejuvenate and multiply to heal damage
On Apr. 22, 2020, UT Southwestern Medical Center scientists announced they had discovered a protein that works with…
Cocrystal Pharma expanded exclusive license agreement with Kansas State University Research Foundation to new Coronavirus antiviral compound
On Apr. 22, 2020, Cocrystal Pharma announced it has expanded its previously announced license agreement with Kansas State…
FDA granted ALung Emergency Use Authorization to Hemolung Respiratory Assist System for treatment of COVID-19
On Apr. 22, 2020, ALung Technologies announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted the Company Emergency…
Expert U.S. panel developed NIH treatment guidelines for COVID-19
On Apr. 21, 2020, a panel of U.S. physicians, statisticians, and other experts developed treatment guidelines for coronavirus…
National Science Foundation awarded rapid response grants to support coronavirus (COVID-19) research
On Apr. 21, 2020, the National Science Foundation (NSF) issued a letter to researchers inviting proposals for rapid…
VA researchers announced study of COVID-19 in aging Veterans with dementia
On Apr. 21, 2020, researchers at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) Providence VA Medical Center began…
ViralClear submited application for Vicromax through FDAs Coronavirus Treatment Acceleration Program for accelerated clinical trials
On Apr. 21, 2020, BioSig Technologies announced that subsidiary ViralClear Pharmaceuticals, had submitted an application for Vicromax(tm) (merimepodib,…
Tyson Fresh Meats resumed limited operations at Columbus Junction Pork Plant
On Apr. 21, 2020, Tyson Fresh Meats resumed limited operations at its pork plant in Columbus Junction, Iowa,…
Quest Diagnostics began performing COVID-19 antibody testing
On Apr. 21, 2020, Quest Diagnostics announced that it has begun to perform antibody testing for coronavirus (COVID-19)…
New virus detection process under development at Rutgers-Camden
On Apr. 21, 2020,the fight against the coronavirus is underway in a Rutgers Universityï¾–Camden research laboratory, where chemistry…
Immunic reported that IMU-838 demonstrated Preclinical activity against SARS-CoV-2 and explores plans for phase 2 clinical trial in COVID-19 patients
On Apr. 21, 2020, Immunic reported that its lead asset, IMU-838, a selective oral DHODH inhibitor successfully demonstrated…
Cleveland Clinic and SAS shared COVID-19 predictive models to help hospitals plan for current and future needs
On Apr. 21, 2020, to fight the novel coronavirus pandemic, Cleveland Clinic and SAS announced they had created…