Royal DSM accelerated Dutch Covid-19 testing by making 28 million nose swabs
On May 7, 2020, Royal DSM announced it had started manufacturing nose swabs for the first time to…
OPTI Medical Systems received FDA Emergency Use Authorization for OPTI SARS-CoV-2 RNA PCR test kit for detection of Virus causing COVID-19
On May 7, 2020, OPTI Medical Systems, an IDEXX Laboratories subsidiary announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration…
LabCorp announced availability of COVID-19 antibody test
On May 5, 2020, LabCorp announced that its COVID-19 Immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibody test is now available for…
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USPTO launched platform to facilitate connections between patent holders and potential licensees in key technologies
On May 4, 2020, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) unveiled a new web-based intellectual property marketplace…
DNA Genotek’s ORAcollect RNA kit included in EUA granted to Biocerna SARS-CoV-2 test
On May 4, 2020, DNA Genotek, a subsidiary of OraSure Technologies, announced that its ORAcollect RNA kit (OR-100)…
Electron microscopy technique revealed how a key human antibody disarms many strains of HIV
On Apr. 29, 2020, Scripps researchers announced they had developed a method for examining the machinery of HIV…
Dutch consortium began production of millions of medical face masks for healthcare professionals in the Netherlands
On Apr. 28, 2020, the Dutch consortium of AFPRO Filters, Royal Auping, and Royal DSM began large-scale production…
Edwards HemoSphere platform receives expanded use indication from Health Canada in treatment of COVID-19 patients
On Apr. 27, 2020, Edwards Lifesciences announced that Health Canada approved an expanded indication for use of the…
iBio estimated 500 Million Dose Capacity for COVID-19 Vaccine from its FastPharming Facility
On Apr. 27, 2020, iBio announced it has joined the National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals (NIIMBL),…
OHSU team designed low-cost ventilators using 3D-printing technology
On Apr. 24, 2020, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) announced that a research team led by Albert…
CHF Solutions shipped first commercial orders of Aquadex SmartFlow system to Austria
On Apr. 23, 2020, CHF Solutions announced that it had shipped the first commercial orders of its next…
Daxor awarded $1.1 million contract from US Department of Defense for rapid portable blood volume analyzer
On Apr. 23, 2020, Daxor Corp. announced that the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) had awarded the Company…
LivaNova permitted to modify cardiopulmonary products’ indications for use to include ECMO therapy to address COVID-19
On Apr. 22, 2020, LivaNova announced that several of its cardiopulmonary products are now permitted to be used…
BARDA, Tangen Biosciences partnership pursues SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic
On Apr. 22, 2020, the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) and Tangen Biosciences announced teaming up…
Federal funding for rapid COVID-19 test goes to McKelvey Engineering researchers
On Apr. 22, 2020, Engineers at the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis announced…
LabCorp broadened availability of COVID-19 serological antibody tests to hospitals and healthcare organizations
On Apr. 22, 2020, LabCorp announced expanded serological testing for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, to more…
Cleveland Clinic and SAS shared COVID-19 predictive models to help hospitals plan for current and future needs
On Apr. 21, 2020, to fight the novel coronavirus pandemic, Cleveland Clinic and SAS announced they had created…
FDA granted ExThera’s Seraph-100 blood filter Emergency Use Authorization for treatment of COVID-19 after promising results in europe and U.S.
On Apr. 17, 2020, after promising COVID-19 treatments in Germany, France, Italy, Spain and the U.S,, ExThera Medical’s…
FDA authorized first-of-its-kind low-cost ventilator developed by University of Minnesota
On Apr. 15, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the production and use of a…
Todos Medical received medical importer status with U.S. FDA
On Apr. 15, 2020, Todos Medical announced the FDA has accepted Todos Medical’s application for Medical Device Establishment…
Texas A&M Researchers designed 3D-printed diffuser to treat COVID-19 patients
On Apr. 8, 2020, a team of Texas A&M University researchers led by Michael R. Moreno, in collaboration…
Luminex received FDA Emergency Use Authorization for ARIES SARS-CoV-2 assay to detect virus responsible for COVID-19 disease
On Apr. 6, 2020, Luminex announced announced that the FDA has issued an Emergency Use Authorization for its…
Cantel announced iInitiatives to help fight COVID-19
On Apr. 1, 2020, Cantel Medical announced it has accelerated surgical earloop mask production by its HuFriedyGroup dental…
Philips to fulfill contract with the HHS for the delivery of 10,000 Trilogy Universal units with accelerated delivery
On Mar. 31, 2020, Philips announced that it was fully committed to fulfill the contract with the U.S….
Cue Health awarded $13 million for rapid, portable, point-of-Care COVID-19 test by BARDA
On Mar. 31, 2020, Cue Health announced that is had been awarded up to $30 million in base…
University of Minnesota researchers orchestrated state’s fastest on-site testing for COVID-19
On Mar. 31, 2020, the University of Minnesota announced that the Medical School transformed two research buildings to…
Medtronic shared ventilation design specifications to accelerate efforts to increase global ventilator production
On Mar. 30, 2020 Medtronic announced it was publicly sharing the design specifications for the Puritan Bennett 560…
Bellerophon Therapeutics announced first patient treated with INOpulse inhaled nitric oxide therapy for COVID-19
On Mar. 30, 2020, Bellerophon Therapeutics announced that expanded access treatment with the INOpulse inhaled nitric oxide system…
Medtronic launched new solutions to help monitor patients for COVID-19
On Mar. 27, 2020, Medtronic announced its Medtronic Care Management Services (MCMS) business had launched two new solutions…
Syneos Health launched Ventilator Initiative to raise awareness of bridging option to address ventilator shortage
On Mar. 27, 2020, Syneos Health announced the launch of a Ventilator Initiative. This multi-disciplinary initiative is designed…