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…
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…
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…
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…
Fred Hutch completed move-in of Lake Union Steam Plant
On Nov. 9, 2020, after more than two years of reconstruction efforts, scientists from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer…
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,…
Racial differences in Alzheimer’s research focus of $15 million grant
On Oct. 12, 2020, the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis announced a $14.6 million grant…
AMSP partnered with bioMerieux to facilitate supply of high-quality COVID-19 diagnostics
On Oct. 8, 2020, bioMerieux and the Africa Medical Supplies Platform (AMSP), announced a new partnership to facilitate…
Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | FDA
Abbott’s released ID NOW COVID-19 interim clinical study results to provide facts on clinical performance
On Oct. 7, 2020, in a continuing effort to provide the facts about ID NOW to support public…
Sonic Healthcare enhanced test offerings with launch of multiplex assay for COVID-19 and flu
On Oct. 7, 2020, Sonic Healthcare USA announced that it had launched a multiplex RT-PCR assay that combined…
Hologic Panther Platform and HIV-1 Quant assay used in ‘HIV Cure’ research
On Oct. 6, 2020, Hologic announced that two studies in the Journal of Clinical Microbiology demonstrated the utility…
Fred Hutch opened COVID-19 clinical research center
On Oct. 5, 2020, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center announced the opening of the COVID-19 Clinical Research…
Quidel received Emergency Authorization for rapid antigen ‘ABC test’ assay for Influenza A+B and COVID-19
On Oct. 2, 2020, Quidel announced that it had received Emergency Use Authorization from the U.S. Food and…
Bio-Techne announced opening of GMP manufacturing facility in Twin Cities
On Sept. 30, 2020, Bio-Techne announced the opening of its approximately 61,000 square foot state-of-the-art GMP (Good Manufacturing…
Quest Diagnostics launched three new combined COVID-19 and respiratory virus tests
On Sept. 30, 2020, Quest Diagnostics announced three different test options for healthcare providers across the U.S.to aid…
BD announced CE Mark of portable, rapid point-of-care antigen test to detect SARS-CoV-2 in 15 minutes
On Sept. 30, 2020, BD (Becton, Dickinson) announced its rapid, point-of-care, SARS-CoV-2 antigen test for use on the…
CDC | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Non-Profit Research | WHO
Global partnership made available 120 million affordable, quality COVID-19 rapid tests for low- and middle-income countries
On Sept. 28, 2020, the World Health Organization announced agreements to make available, for low and middle-income countries,…
Todos Medical entered Into COVID-19 PCR testing implementation and equipment financing partnership with AID Genomics
On Sept. 25, 2020, Todos Medical announced that it had entered into an implementation and equipment financing partnership…
Biotechnology | COVID-19 | CRISPR | Diagnostics | HIV | Infectious Disease
UConn researchers validate clinical feasibility for COVID-19 testing at point of care
On Sept. 18, 2020, Uconn researchers, in a paper published in Nature Communications, validated the clinical feasibility of…
MIT and the Broad Institute Developed Rapid test for COVID-19 showed improved sensitivity
On Sept. 17, 2020, researchers announced a CRISPR-based test developed at MIT and the Broad Institute that can…
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FDA published comparative performance data for COVID-19 molecular diagnostic tests
On Sept. 15, 2020, the FDA published comparative performance data for some authorized COVID-19 molecular diagnostic tests. The…
UTHealth joined NIH trial to test antibodies and other experimental outpatient treatments for COVID-19 pneumonia
On Sept. 15, 2020, the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) announced that a study…
Todos Medical announced commercial launch of COVID-19 qPCR test kits in the U.S.
On Sept. 11, 2020, Todos Medical announced that the FDA has added the TODOS 2019-nCoV RT-qPCR Detection Kit…
Study showed U.S. decline in awareness, treatment and control of high blood pressure
On Sept. 9, 2020, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that after nearly 15 years on an…
Head-to-head study demonstrated equivalency and accuracy of COVID-19 rapid point-of-care tests, despite test sensitivity claims
On Sept. 9, 2020, BD (Becton, Dickinson) announced the results of a new research study that demonstrated performance…
Biology | Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Disease | Infectious Disease | Oncology | Therapeutics
NanoString announced new GeoMx COVID-19 Consortium, part of the GeoMx Translational Leadership Network
On Sept. 9, 2020, NanoString Technologies announced the formation of the GeoMx Translational Leadership Network (GTLN). The GTLN…
Biopharma leaders united to stand with science
On Sept. 8, 2020, the CEOs of AstraZeneca, BioNTech, GlaxoSmithKline, Johnson & Johnson, Merck, Moderna, Novavax, Pfizer, and…
LabCorp launched first combined test for Covid-19, flu and RSV in time for flu season
On Sept. 8, 2020, LabCorp announced the launch of the first testing method to simultaneously detect COVID-19, influenza…
UT Southwestern researchers showed how mutations in DNA packaging machines cause cancer
On Sept. 7, 2020, research from the Children’s Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern (CRI) determined how…
DiaSorin Molecular received FDA clearance for the Simplexa Flu A/B & RSV Direct Gen II Assay
On Sept. 7, 2020, DiaSorin Molecular announced that it had received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Clearance…