BioMedomics’ COVID-19 IgM/IgG Rapid Test approved by INVIMA in Colombia
On Oct. 20, 2020, BioMedomics announced that the National Institute for Food and Drug Surveillance (INVIMA) had provided…
OPKO Health’s BioReference Laboratories launched multiplex COVID-19 and influenza A/B test
On Oct. 20, 2020, BioReference Laboratories, an OPKO Health company, announced that it was accepting specimens for a…
European Investment Bank provided Immunic with ﾀ245 million to support development of COVID-19 therapy
On Oct. 20, 2020, the European Investment Bank (EIB) and Immunic announced the signing of a ﾀ24.5 million…
Evidence review confirmed CDC guidance about infectivity of novel coronavirus
On Oct. 20, 2020, researchers at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) and Oregon State University (OSU) reported…
Mateon’s phase 2 global study for OT-101/ TGF- Inhibitor against COVID-19 cleared for patient enrollment in Argentina
On Oct. 19, 2020, Mateon Therapeutics announced the receipt of approval from Republica Argentina Poder Ejecutivo Nacional, the…
Thermo Fisher Scientific increased availability of COVID-19 testing with sample collection kit from Everlywell
On Oct. 19, 2020, Thermo Fisher Scientific announced it had received an expansion of its Emergency Use Authorization…
LabCorp launched quantitative antibody test to assess effectiveness ef COVID-19 vaccines in clinical trials
On Oct. 19, 2020, LabCorp announced a test that provided a quantitative measurement of an individualﾒs SARS-CoV-2 IgG…
BARDA reselected ICON as preferred partner to help strengthen U.S. emergency preparedness and response
On Oct. 19, 2020, ICON announced that it had been re-selected by the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development…
Just – Evotec Biologics received grant to enable an antibody product for the prevention of COVID-19
On Oct. 19, 2020, Evotec announced that its Seattle-based subsidiary, Just – Evotec Biologics had received a grant…
NIH began large clinical trial to test immune modulators for treatment of COVID-19
On Oct. 16, 2020, the NIH launched an adaptive Phase 3 clinical trial to evaluate the safety and…
BD announce assay for immune assessment of COVID-19 patients available in Europe
On Oct. 16, 2020, BD (Becton, Dickinson) announced the CE mark and European availability of a product for…
U.S. DOD awarded $698 million to Teel Plastics to increase production of Swabsticks for COVID-19 testing
On Oct. 16, 2020, the U.S. Department of Defense in coordination with the Department of Health and Human…
Solidarity Therapeutics trial produced conclusive evidence on effectiveness of repurposed drugs for COVID-19
On Oct. 15, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced Interim that results from the Solidarity Therapeutics Trial,…
University of Oxford scientists developed extremely rapid diagnostic test for Covid-19
On Oct. 15, 2020, scientists from the University of Oxford’s Department of Physics announced they had developed an…
Eiger announced positive results of randomized controlled trial with Peginterferon lambda in outpatients with COVID-19
On Oct. 15, 2020, Eiger BioPharmaceuticals announced results of the ILIAD Study (Interferon Lambda for Immediate Antiviral Therapy…
FDA authorized phase 1 trial of ImmunityBioﾒs novel COVID-19 vaccine candidate hAd5 to drive T cell and antibody immunity
On Oct. 15, 2020, ImmunityBio announced it had received authorization from the FDA to begin a Phase I…
Ionis antisense medicine evaluated in an investigator-initiated clinical study of COVID-19 patients in Brazil
On Oct. 15, 2020, Ionis Pharmaceuticals announced that IONIS-PKK-LRx was being evaluated in an investigator-initiated Phase 2 clinical…
Tonix Pharmaceuticals enrolled first participant in PRECISION Study for COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics
On Oct. 15, 2020, Tonix Pharmaceuticals announced that the first participant was enrolled in the observational PRECISION study…
Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency authorized Sorrento’s phase 2 clinical trial of Abivertinib in COVID-19 patients
On Oct. 14, 2020, Sorrento Therapeutics announced receipt of clearance from the Brazilian regulatory agency (ANVISA) to proceed…
Global tuberculosis progress at risk during COVID-19 pandemic
On Oct. 14, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries…
US DOD expanded collaboration with AstraZeneca to develop and manufacture an investigational mab to prevent COVID-19
On Oct. 14, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Department of Defense (DOD)…
Vaxart announced positive hamster challenge study data for its oral COVID-19 vaccine
On Oct. 14, 2020, Vaxart announced that the FDA had completed its review of the Companyﾒs Investigational New…
Moderna received confirmation of eligibility for submission of MAA to the European Medicines Agency for COVID-19 vaccine
On Oct. 14, 2020, Moderna announced that it had received written confirmation from the European Medicines Agency (EMA)…
America’s Top Young Scientist of 2020: 14-year-old researched spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 virus
On Oct. 14, 2020, 3M and Discovery Education announced they had named 14-year-old Anika Chebrolu from Frisco, Texas,…
Novanﾒs NITRICILﾙ technology showed In vitro antiviral effect against SARS-CoV-2 in human airway infection model
On Oct. 14, 2020, Novan announced positive in vitro results showing the potential efficacy of its NITRICILﾙ platform…
Tevogen Bio submitted IND for T cell treatment in COVID-19
On Oct. 14, 2020, Tevogen Bio announced that its Investigational New Drug (IND) application to develop a COVID-19…
Pfizer and BioNTech announced publication of phase 1 data on lead mRNA vaccine candidate against COVID-19
On Oct. 14, 2020, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that preliminary, peer-reviewed data from the Phase 1 portion of…
DOD awarded $481 million to Cue Health to increase domestic production capacity of point-of-care testing
On Oct. 13, 2020, the Department of Defense (DOD), on behalf of the U.S. Department of Health and…
COVID-19 vaccine with Dynavaxﾒs CpG 1018 adjuvant received Taiwan government subsidy with first dosage
On Oct. 13, 2020, Medigen Vaccine Biologics (MVC) and Dynavax Technologies announced that MVC had obtained a Taiwan…
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NIH launched its ACTIV-5 ‘Big Effect Trial’ evaluating Humanigen’s Lenzilumabas potential COVID-19 therapy
On Oct. 13, 2020, Humanigen announced that the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), had launched…