Virginia Tech researchers began testing campus wastewater for COVID-19
On Sept. 3, 2020, a team of Virginia Tech researchers announced that they will begin testing wastewater at…
Roche received FDA Emergency Use Authorization for the cobas SARS-CoV-2 & influenza A/B test for use on cobas 6800/8800 systems
On Sept. 3, 2020, Roche announced that the cobas SARS-CoV-2 & Influenza A/B Test for use on the…
Biotechnology | Diagnostics | HIV | Infectious Disease | Non-Profit Research | Organ Transplant | Therapeutics
UT Southwestern performed first HIV-positive-to-HIV-positive organ transplant in Texas
On Sept. 2, 2020, UT Southwestern (UTSW) announced that it had performed the first HIV-positive-to-HIV-positive organ transplant in…
NIH awarded MicroGEM $409 million to fast-track rapid, no-lab COVID-19 saliva test
On Sept. 2, 2020, MicroGEM announced it had been awarded up to $40.9 million by the National Institutes…
Scientists used genomics to discover an ancient dog species that may teach us about human vocalization
On Aug. 31, 2020, in a study published in PNAS, researchers used conservation biology and genomics to discover…
Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | NIH
New gene associated with reduced risk for cirrhosis
On Aug. 31, 2020, an international team of scientists supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced…
Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | NIH
White House announced plan to deploy 150 million rapid tests in 2020
On Aug. 27, 2020, the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services and the Department of and Defense…
Myriad RBM announced ultrasensitive immunoassays for viral pneumonia Including COVID-19
On Aug. 27, 2020, Myriad RBM announced ultrasensitive immunoassays for viral pneumonia Including COVID-19 from our CLIA-certified laboratory….
Rapid diagnostic detected Lassa and Ebola in real-time
On Aug. 26, 2020, researchers announced an inexpensive, sensitive, CRISPR-based tests diagnose two deadly viruses in settings with…
How SARS-CoV-2 spread across greater Boston during pandemic’s first wave
On Aug. 25, 2020, data from the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Massachusetts General Hospital, the Massachusetts…
AXIM Biotechnologies signed exclusive licensing, manufacturing and distribution agreement for production of COVID-19 rapid neutralizing antibody test
On Aug. 24, 2020, AXIM Biotechnologies announced that it had signed an exclusive limited licensing, manufacturing and distribution…
Vaccine refusal and measles outbreaks increased in the U.S.
On Aug. 14, 2020, in the U.S., despite high rates of coverage (>90%) at the national level for…
ADHD risk may be linked to inflammation during pregnancy
On Aug. 13, 2020, in a first-of-its-kind study in humans, investigators at the Center for ADHD Research at…
Thermo Fisher Scientific supported COVID-19 testing at historically black colleges and universities seeking a safe return to campus
On Aug. 12, 2020, Thermo Fisher Scientific announced it had committed to supporting the efforts of historically black…
Rapid diagnostic for gonorrhea won $19 million federal prize competition to combat antibiotic resistance
On Aug. 5, 2020, a diagnostic test capable of accurately and reliably detecting the microorganism that causes gonorrhea…
COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Medical Device | NIH
NIH harnessed AI for COVID-19 diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring
On Aug. 5, 2020, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced it had launched the Medical Imaging and…
AXIM Biotechnologies applied for FDA Emergency Use Approval for high throughput, neutralizing antibody diagnostic test for COVID-19
On Aug. 5, 2020, AXIM Biotechnologies announced the development, patent filing and Emergency Use Approval (EUA) filing of…
Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | FDA
Precipio launched Covid-19 antibody test in its CLIA laboratory
On Aug. 4, 2020, Precipio announced it had completed the internal validation of the U.S. Food and Drug…
Pathnova Laboratories announced partnership to commercialize Todos Medicals COVID-19 and breast cancer tests in Singapore
On Aug. 3, 2020, Todos Medical announced a partnership with PATHNOVA, a Singapore-based clinical laboratory, for the Company’s…
COVID-19 | Diagnostics | NIH
Mesa Biotech announced $154 million funding from the NIH for Accelerated scale-up and deployment
On Jul. 31, 2020, Mesa Biotech announced it had been awarded a contract up to $15.4 million from…
BD announced $24 million US Government investment to support scale up of US manufacturing of COVID-19 diagnosic tests
On Jul. 30, 2020, BD (Becton, Dickinson) announced a $24 million investment from the U.S. Department of Defense…
NIH-funded project created an encyclopedia detailing the inner workings of the human and mouse genomes
On Jul. 29, 2020, the Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) Project is a worldwide effort to understand how…
US DFC announced $765 million loan to Eastman Kodak to support new expansion into pharmaceuticals
On Jul. 28, 2020, the U.S. International Development Finance Corp. (DFC) announced that it had signed a letter…
Todos Medical announced SARS-nCoV-19 testing kit contract with NJ-based best supply clinical laboratory
On Jul. 27, 2020, Todos Medical announced the Company has entered into a contract to supply NJ-based laboratory…
AXIM Biotechnologies released Rapid NeuCovix test results showing strong agreement with COVID-19-based neutralization tests
On Jul. 23, 2020, AXIM Biotechnologies announced development of NeuCovixTM, a rapid diagnostic test measuring levels of functional…
BD received FDA approval for HPV test with extended genotyping capabilities
On Jul. 22, 2020, BD (Becton, Dickinson) announced that it had received approval for a pre-market approval (PMA)…
BD received additional orders for 177 million injection devices for US, Canada COVID-19 vaccine preparations
On Jul. 21, 2020, BD (Becton, Dickinson) announced additional pandemic orders for needles and syringes from the U.S….
BIOFIRE respiratory panel 21 plus with SARS-CoV-2 was CE marked
On Jul. 15, 2020, bioMerieux announced that the BIOFIRE Respiratory Panel 2.1 plus (RP2.1plus) was CE marked. The…
COVID-19 antibody tests evaluated as diagnostic test in low-resource settings
On Jul. 15, 2020, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis reported they had joined…
BD announced purchase agreement with U.S. Dept of HHS to expand access to rapid point-of-care testing for COVID-19
On Jul. 15, 2020, BD (Becton, Dickinson) announced a commitment from the U.S. Department of Health and Human…