Todos Medical announced $4,500,000 contract for COVID-19 PCR testing equipment & supplies with New York-based laboratory
On Aug. 27, 2020, Todos Medical announced it had entered into a sales agreement with a New York-based…
BioNTech and Fosun Pharma to potentially supply 10 Million doses of BNT162 mRNA-based vaccine candidate against SARS-CoV-2
On Aug. 27, 2020, Pfizer and Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical announced an intended collaboration to supply 10 million doses…
VBI Vaccines announced preclinical Coronavirus program data and selection of clinical candidates with potential one-dose vaccines
On Aug. 26, 2020, VBI Vaccines announced data from three preclinical mouse studies conducted to enable selection of…
National Science Foundation advanced artificial intelligence research with new nationwide institutes
On Aug. 26, 2020, the National Science Foundation (NSF) announced that it was establishing new artificial intelligence institutes…
Abbott’s fast, $5, 15-minute, easy-to-use COVID-19 antigen test for healthcare professionals received FDA Emergency Use Authorization
On Aug. 26, 2020, Abbott announced the FDA had issued Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for its BinaxNOWﾙ COVID-19…
UConn received federal funding to develop self-administered microneedle COVID-19 vaccine technology
On Aug. 26, 2020, UConn announced that Thanh Duc Nguyen, Assistant Professor in the Departments of Mechanical Engineering…
Altimmune and University of Alabama announced potent respiratory mucosal T cell responses in peclinical study of intranasal COVID-19 vaccine candidate
On Aug. 26, 2020, Altimmune announced additional positive results from the preclinical studies of its single-dose intranasal COVID-19…
Journal of American College of Cardiology published pioneering study using Stereotaxis robotic technology to treat pulmonary hypertension
On Aug. 26, 2020, Stereotaxis announced a pioneering publication in the prestigious Journal of the American College of…
Heat Biologics’ announced publication of preclinical COVID-19 vaccine results
On Aug. 26, 2020, Heat Biologics announced publication of positive preclinical COVID-19 results in bioRxiv. The company reported…
Phase I clinical trial initiated for monoclonal antibody combination for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19
On Aug. 25, 2020, AstraZeneca announced that the first participants have been dosed in a Phase I trial…
Sinovac signed agreement with Bio Farma Indonesia for COVID-19 vaccine cooperation
On Aug. 25, 2020, Sinovac Biotech announced it had signed two agreements in Hainan, China with PT Bio…
Intravacc and Therapyx jointly developed the world’s first prophylactic gonorrhea vaccine
On Aug. 25, 2020, Intravacc announced that it had partnered with American, Buffalo, NY, based Therapyx, to further…
Codex DNA building worldﾒs first vaccine printer and global vaccine network
On Aug. 25, 2020, Codex DNA announced critical advancements in its development of the Digital-to-Biological Converterﾙ (DBC) platform….
Man in Hong Kong was the first confirmed case of Coronavirus reinfection
On Aug. 24, 2020, Hong Kong University researchers reported that a 33-year-old man in Hong Kong had been…
NantKwest and ImmunityBio inked an agreement for joint development, manufacturing, marketing, and commercialization of COVID-19 vaccine
On Aug. 24 2020, NantKwest and ImmunityBio announced an agreement to jointly develop, manufacture, market, and commercialize therapeutics…
COVID-19 drug candidate Brilacidin achieved a selectivity index among the highest reported
On Aug. 24, 2020, Innovation Pharma reported receiving additional data from a U.S. Regional Biocontainment Laboratory (RBL) based…
Genomic analysis revealed many animal species may be vulnerable to SARS-CoV-2 infection
On Aug. 24, 2020, humans are not the only species facing a potential threat from SARS-CoV-2, the novel…
Quest Diagnostics Foundation launched initiative to reduce health disparities in underserved communities
On Aug. 24, 2020, the Quest Diagnostics Foundation announced a wide-ranging initiative to address and reduce health disparities…
Catalent signed agreement with AstraZeneca to expand manufacturing support for COVID-19 vaccine AZD1222
On Aug. 24, 2020, Catalent announced that it had contracted to provide drug substance manufacturing to AstraZeneca for…
Trevena announced initiation of TRV027 study in COVID-19 patients in collaboration with Imperial College London
On Aug. 24, 2020,Trevena announced that Imperial College London (ICL) had initiated a proof-of-concept study for TRV027 in…
FDA issued Emergency Use Authorization for convalescent plasma as potential promising COVIDﾖ19 treatment
On Aug. 23, 2020, the FDA issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for investigational convalescent plasma for the…
CDC published ACIP 2020-21 influenza vaccination recommendations
On Aug. 21, 2020, the CDC published Immunization Practices Advisory Committee (ACIP) 2020-21 influenza vaccination recommendations. Routine annual…
JAMA reported on effect of remdesivir vs standard care on clinical status in patients with moderate COVID-19
On Aug. 21, 2020, JAMA reported that hospitalized patients with moderate COVID-19 randomized to a 5-day course of…
Failure to ﾑflatten the curveﾒ may kill more people than we thought
On Aug. 21, 2020, research by the University of Minnesota and the University of Washington found that every…
CureVac and EC advanced discussions to supply up to 405 million doses of potential mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine
On Aug. 20, 2020, CureVac and the European Commission (EC) concluded exploratory talks outlining an Advanced Purchase Agreement…
GT Biopharma updated development of TriKE(TM) therapeutic for treatment of COVID-19 infection
On Aug. 20, 2020, GT Biopharma and Cytovance announced a collaboration agreement whereby Cytovance will providing drug development…
Oragenics signed a process development and manufacturing agreement with Avid Bioservices for Coronavirus vaccine
On Aug. 20, 2020, Oragenics and Avid Bioservices announced a process development and drug substance manufacturing agreement. Avid…
Evidence suggested children could play a larger role in community spread of COVID-19
On Aug. 20, 2020, in the most comprehensive study of COVID-19 pediatric patients to date, Harvard Medical School…
OpGen announced CE-IVD Mark and commercial launch in EU of molecular diagnostic with PULB for detection of COVID-19
On Aug. 20, 2020, OpGen announced that its subsidiary Curetis GmbH had obtained the CE mark certification in…
Pfizer and BioNTech shared positive early data on lead mRNA vaccine candidate BNT162b2 against COVID-19
On Aug. 20, 2020, Pfizer and BioNTech shared additional Phase 1 safety and immunogenicity data from their U.S….