Mayo Clinic received $26 million from BARDA for COVID-19 convalescent plasma expanded access program
On May 4, 2020, Mayo Clinic was awarded a $26 million contract from the Biomedical Advanced Research and…
USC study showed Alzheimer’s gene triggers early breakdowns in the blood-brain barrier, predicting cognitive decline
On May 1, 2020, a University of Southern California (USC) study suggested that temporarily suppressing the body’s immune…
US Dept of Veterans Affairs participated in drug, plasma trials in fight against COVID-19
On May 1, 2020, the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced participation in a series of clinical…
XBiotech identified ‘super bloods’ for development of True Human COVID-19 therapy
On May 1, 2020, XBiotech announced that human immune donors had been identified that can support the Company’s…
Fujifilm Diosynth teamed with COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator to reserve manufacturing capacity for COVID-19 therapies
On Apr. 30, 2020, FUJIFILM announced that it will reserve manufacturing capacity for a future COVID-19 therapy for…
Landmark partnership announced for development of COVID-19 vaccine
On Apr. 30, 2020, the University of Oxford announced an agreement with the UK-based global biopharmaceutical company AstraZeneca…
Nature publication presents new ‘Blueprint’ revealed how SARS-CoV-2 virus hijacks human cells
On Apr. 30, 2020, an international team of more than 120 scientists has detailed the impact of 75…
Emory University launched study on COVID-19 immune responses
On Apr. 30, 2020, Emory University researchers are taking part in a multi-site study across the U.S. to…
NIH clinical trial shows remdesivir accelerated recovery from advanced COVID-19
On Apr. 29, 2020, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that hospitalized patients with advanced COVID-19 and…
Clinical trial began to see if convalescent plasma can treat COVID-19
On Apr. 29, 2020, researchers at Montefiore Health System and Albert Einstein College of Medicine and NYU Langone…
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…
Illumina’s donation to Africa Centre for Disease Control expanded capability for sequencing-based COVID-19 surveillance
On Apr. 28, 2020, Illumina announced that the African Union Commission, on behalf of the Africa Center for…
UW-Madison researchers created hybrids of six yeast species to combine useful traits
On Apr. 28, 2020, researchers at the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have…
Ichor announced its TriGrid Delivery System is being utilized for delivery in non-human primates of a COVID-19 DNA vaccine being developed by Naval Medical Research Center
On Apr. 27, 2020, Ichor announced that its TriGrid Delivery System is being utilized for delivery in non-human…
Merck and Institute for Systems Biology collaborate to define molecular mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2 infection and identify potential prognostic biomarkers
On Apr. 27, 2020, Merck and the Institute for Systems Biology announced a new research collaboration to investigate…
Global study to assess effects of COVID-19 in pregnancy on mothers and babies was launched
On Apr. 24, 2020, researchers at the University of Oxford announced the start of a large, international study…
Keck Foundation gifted $4 million to USC to speed public health and research on COVID-19
On Apr. 24, 2020, the W. M. Keck Foundation announced a $4 million gift that will help scientists…
Coronavirus drifts through the air in microscopic droplets – here’s the science of infectious aerosols
On Apr. 24, 2020, Shelly Miller, Professor of Mechanical and Environmental Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, reported that…
Mayo Clinic partnered with state of Minnesota, University of Minnesota on breakthrough COVID-19 initiative
On Apr. 23, 2020, the Mayo Clinic, Minnesota Department of Health and University of Minnesota announced a breakthrough…
Researchers identified cells likely targeted by COVID-19 virus
On Apr. 22, 2020, researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT); the Ragon Institute of MGH, and Harvard…
More than 800 employees from Rutgers, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and University Hospital participate in a pioneering study
On Apr. 21, 2020, Rutgers University announced it has launched the nation’s largest prospective study of health care…
Five Oxford University COVID-19 projects received UK Research and Innovation funding
On Apr. 17, 2020, five projects from across Oxford University’s Medical Sciences Division were among twenty-one new studies…
Kaiser Permanente Washington announced Coronavirus vaccine trial to include older people
On Apr. 17, 2020, Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute (KPWHRI) announced that older adults were being enrolled…
Slower clearance of Coronavirus infection may explain why men fare worse than women
On Apr. 17, 2020, researchers at Montefiore Health System and Albert Einstein College of Medicine may have solved…
University of Washington blood test detected past infections with new coronavirus
On Apr. 17, 2020, the University of Washington Medicine announced that a new clinical blood test will be…
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Biogen, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Partners HealthCare launched consortium to build and share a COVID-19 Biobank
On Apr. 16, 2020, Biogen, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, and Partners HealthCare announced a consortium that…
Penn Medicine launched national component of global registry to track exposures and outcomes among providers who intubate
On Apr. 15, 2020, a team at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania launched…
Bellicum completed sale of Houston facility to MD Anderson for $15 million
On Apr. 15, 2020, Bellicum Pharma announced closing of the sale of its Houston facility to The University…
Microneedle coronavirus vaccine triggered immune response in mice
On Apr. 14, 2020, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh announced that they had adapted a system to…
Arizona COVID-19 Genomics Union to track the virus
On Apr. 8, 2020, TGen, an affiliate of City of Hope, The Pathogen and Microbiome Institute at Northern…