HDT BIOﾒs COVID-19 vaccine candidate HDT-301 induced neutralizing antibody responses after single injection
On Jul. 20, 2020, scientists at HDT Bio, PAI Life Sciences, and the University of Washington announced they…
HDT Bio partnered with Gennova Biopharmaceuticals to bring COVID-19 vaccine to human trials
On Jul. 19, 2020, HDT Bio announced co-development efforts with Gennova Biopharmaceuticals to start evaluating HDT-301, a COVID-19…
The FDA FDA Issued first Emergency Authorization for sample pooling in diagnostic testing
On Jul. 18, 2020, the FDA reissued an emergency use authorization (EUA) to Quest Diagnostics to authorize its…
FDA authorized Quest Diagnostics COVID-19 diagnostic testing for specimen pooling for emergency use
On Jul. 18, 2020, a Health Trendsﾙ study from researchers at Quest Diagnostics and the University of Pittsburgh…
Novartis launched first-of-its-kind not-for-profit portfolio of medicines for symptomatic treatment of COVID-19
On Jul. 16, 2020, Novartis announced a new initiative to help patients in low-income and lower-middle-income countries (LIC;…
Heron Therapeutics announced initiation of phase 2 clinical study of CINVANTIﾮ for treatment of COVID-19
On Jul. 16, 2020, Heron Therapeutics announced initiation of the GUARDS-1 Study, a Phase 2 clinical study evaluating…
Humanigen expanded partnership with Catalent Biologics to manufacture investigational COVID-19 therapeutic candidate lenzilumab
On Jul. 16, 2020, Catalent and Humanigen announced the expansion of their relationship, under which Catalent will provide…
Codex DNA released new synthetic SARS-CoV-2 genome for COVID-19 vaccine and therapeutic research
On Jul. 16, 2020, Codex DNA announced the release of a new synthetic SARS-CoV-2 genome developed to accelerate…
Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development reported faster new drug approval times were more than offset by longer clinical iimes in US
On Jul. 16, 2020, the Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development reported that although regulatory approval…
Atossa Therapeutics contracted for clinical study of AT-301 nasal spray for treating COVID-19
On Jul. 16, 2020, Atossa Therapeutics announced that it has contracted with Avance Clinical to conduct a clinical…
WHO and UNICEF warn of a decline in vaccinations during COVID-19
On Jul. 14, 2020, the WHO and UNICEF warned of an alarming decline in the number of children…
HKU mechanical engineering study revealed airborne transmission of COVID-19 opportunistic in nature and poor indoor ventilation plays a role in transmission
On Jul. 15, 2020, in collaboration with the Guangdong CDC, Hunan CDC, Sun Yat-Sen University and Southeast University,…
BioAegis received approval to proceed with phase 2 trial of its gelsolin COVID-19 treatment
On Jul. 15, 2020, BioAegis Therapeutics announced that it received regulatory clearance from The Spanish Agency for Medicines…
Philanthropic gifts funded COVID-19 pilot research projects at Einstein and Montefiore
On Jul. 15, 2020, four Einstein and Montefiore research teams received pilot funding from Einsteinﾒs Office of the…
Placenta lacks major molecules used by SARS-CoV-2 virus to cause infection
On Jul. 14, 2020, a study by NIH researchers reported the placental membranes that contain the fetus and…
NIH researchers generated complete human X chromosome sequence
On Jul. 14, 2020, researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the NIIH, announced…
CDC called on Americans to wear masks to prevent COVID-19 spread
On Jul. 14, 2020, in an editorial published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), the…
CDC called on Americans to wear masks to prevent COVID-19 spread
On Jul. 14, 2020, in an editorial published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), the…
HKUMed researchers mined immunogenic information from SARS-CoV-2 for rational design of vaccine against SARS-CoV-2
On Jul. 14, 2020, researchers at the The University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) collaborated with researchers at the…
Fosun announced COVID-19 vaccine product received acceptance notice of clinical trial application by NMPA
On Jul. 14, 2020, Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical announced it had received the acceptance notice of clinical trial application…
Rigel announces investigator-sponsored trial of fostamatinib in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia
On Jul. 14, 2020, Rigel Pharmaceuticals announced the initiation of an investigator-sponsored tria being conducted by Imperial College…
Dynavax announced first participants dosed in phase 1 clinical evaluating Medicagoﾒs COVID-19 vaccine candidate
On Jul. 14, 2020, Dynavax Technologies announced that the first participants have been dosed in the Phase 1…
3M and Ford begin shipping newly designed powered air-purifying respirators for health care workers fighting COVID-19
On Jul. 14, 2020, 3M and researchers at MIT announced they had started testing a new rapid test…
Celdara Medical announced the Pandemic Security Initiative
On Jul. 14, 2020, Celdara Medical announced the launch of its Pandemic Security Initiative, harnessing the resources needed…
Engineered llama antibodies neutralised Covid-19 virus
On Jul. 13, 2020, a team of researchers from Oxford University, the Rosalind Franklin Institute, Diamond Light Source…
Junshi Biosciences and Lonza announced partnership to produce a neutralizing antibody tackling COVID-19
On Jul. 13, 2020, Lonza and Junshi Biosciences announced that the first healthy volunteer had been dosed in…
Phase II human trial of ViralClear’s anti-viral for SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus launched at 4 key trial sites
On Jul. 13, 2020, BioSig Technologies and its subsidiary, ViralClear Pharma announced the enrollment of adult patients for…
Innovation Pharma’s clinical trial testing of brilacidin against COVID-19 targeted to commence in 2020 fourth quarter
On Jul. 13, 2020, Innovation Pharma announced that, in parallel to previously reported manufacturing efforts, the Company had…
Deadly rabbit virus spread in the US
On Jul. 13, 2020, an emerging virus threatens both wild and pet rabbits in the U.S. The fatal…
Altimmune and University of Alabama at Birmingham announced positive preclinical results for intranasal COVID-19 vaccine candidate, AdCOVIDﾙ
On Jul. 13, 2020, Altimmune announced positive results from the preclinical studies of its intranasal COVID-19 vaccine candidate,…