The FDA announced actions to accelerate development of novel prevention, treatment options for COVID-19
On May 11, 2020, the FDA announced actions to accelerate the development of prevention and treatment options for…
NIH report coordinated strategy to accelerate multiple COVID-19 vaccine candidates is key
On May 11, 2020, a harmonized and collaborative approach to the clinical testing, scale-up and distribution of candidate…
Hydroxychloroquine study with in-hospital patients with COVID-19 in New York State not associated with lower in-hospital mortality
On May 11, 2020, a study was published in JAMA Network that attempts to answer the question whether…
Regeneron and Colorado Center for Personalized Medicine announced major new human genetics research collaboration
On May 11, 2020, Regeneron and the Colorado Center for Personalized Medicine (CCPM) at the University of Colorado…
U of Alberta pharmaceutical institute leads effort to fill looming hospital drug shortage during fight against COVID-19
On May 11, 2020, a University of Alberta-initiated institute leads province wide effort to fill the looming shortage…
Biotechnology | COVID-19 | FDA
Abbott received FDA Emergency Use Authorization for COVID-19 Antibody Blood Test on Alinity i System
On May 11, 2020, Abbott announced the FDA issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the company’s SARS-CoV-2…
SARS-CoV-2 targets many cell types, analysis of single-cell data suggests
On May 11, 2020, HHMI announced that scientists had identified places the new coronavirus, called SARS-CoV-2, may invade…
NanoViricides developed highly effective broad-spectrum drug candidates against Coronaviruses
On May 11, 2020, NanoViricides announced it had developed drug candidates demonstrated very high anti-viral effectiveness in cell…
Thermo Fisher Scientific to double its capacity of viral vector manufacturing
On May 11, 2020, Thermo Fisher Scientific announced it is expanding capacity for viral vector development and manufacturing…
Novavax received $388 million funding from CEPI for COVID-19 vaccine development and manufacturing
On May 11, 2020, Novavax announced that the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) had committed to investing…
Biotechnology | COVID-19 | FDA | Therapeutics
Bellerophon Therapeutics submited investigational NDA to study INOpulse inhaled nitric oxide for treatment of COVID-19
On May 11, 2020, Bellerophon Therapeutics announced the FDA accepted its Investigational New Drug (IND) application, allowing the…
Todos Medical entered Into exclusive distribution agreement with Gnomegen and received FDA Emergency Use Authorization for COVID-19 qPCR test kits
On May 11, 2020, Todos Medical announced an exclusive distribution agreement with Gnomegen for the distribution of its…
Airway Therapeutics announced filing with NIH to evaluate AT-100 as therapy for novel Coronavirus
On May 11, 2020, Airway Therapeutics announced a filing with the Respiratory Diseases Branch of the National Institutes…
Arbutus Biopharma announced research initiative to identify novel antiviral therapies for treatment of Coronavirus infections
On May 11, 2020, Arbutus Biopharma announced the establishment of a new research initiative focused on the identification…
Fred Hutch, NIH experts outlined plan for COVID-19 vaccines
On May 11, 2020, in a perspective published by the journal Science, Dr. Larry Corey from the Fred…
Rice University COVID-19 research fund backed six new initiatives
On May 8, 2020, the Rice University COVID-19 Research Fund Oversight and Review Committee announced it had funded…
Research from University of Washington demonstrated high performance of Abbott’s SARS-CoV-2 antibody blood test
On May 8, 2020, Abbott announced new research, published in the Journal of Clinical Microbiology, which found that…
USPTO announced COVID-19 Prioritized Examination Pilot Program for small and micro entities
On May 8, 2020, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced a new COVID-19 Prioritized Examination Pilot…
NIH clinical trial testing antiviral remdesivir plus antiiInflammatory drug baricitinib for COVID-19 began
On May 8, 2020, the NIH announced that a randomized, controlled clinical trial evaluating the safety and efficacy…
Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | FDA
The FDA issued EUA for first antigen test to help in rapid detection of virus that causes COVID-19 in patients
On May 8, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued the first emergency use authorization (EUA)…
The FDA issued EUA for first diagnostic test using at-home collection of saliva specimens
On May 8, 2020, the FDA issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) to Rutgers Clinical Genomics Laboratory for…
RedHill Biopharma received FDA approval for COVID-19 clinical study with opaganib in the U.S.
On May 8, 2020, RedHill Biopharma announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved its Investigational…
The CoVIg-19 Plasma Alliance was established
On May 8, 2020, the CoVIg-19 Plasma Alliance was announced, an unprecedented partnership of the world’s leading plasma…
Bharat Biotech leads a CSIR-NMITLI supported project to develop human antibodies or COVID-19 therapy
On May 8, 2020, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) under its flagship programme NMITLI announced…
Biotechnology | CDC | COVID-19 | FDA
Quidel’s received Emergency Authorization for Rapid Antigen COVID-19 diagnostic assay
On May 8, 2020, Quidel announced it had received Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the FDA to market…
AbbVie completed acquisition of Allergan for nearly $62 billion
On May 8, 2020, AbbVie announced it had completed its acquisition of Allergan following receipt of regulatory approval…
OPKO Health’s BioReference Laboratories launched COVID-19 antibody screening for New York City residents
On May 8, 2020, BioReference Laboratories, an OPKO Health company, announced the launch of COVID-19 antibody screening available…
Entos Pharma partnered with Precision NanoSystems to enable scalable GMP manufacturing of Fusogenix DNA COVID-19 vaccine
On May 7, 2020, Entos Pharmaceuticals announced a partnership with PrecisionNanoSystems (PNI) to produce clinica lgrade vaccines and…
The Defense Health Agency collaborated to further sequence the SARS-CoV-2 code
On May 7, 2020, the Defense Health Agency announced that the Air Force Genetics Center of Excellence at…
COVID-19 in-home monitoring program launched
On May 7, 2020, Washington University in St. Louis announced that people with COVID-19 who are seen by…