MIT and the Broad Institute Developed Rapid test for COVID-19 showed improved sensitivity
On Sept. 17, 2020, researchers announced a CRISPR-based test developed at MIT and the Broad Institute that can…
Quest Diagnostics announced COVID-19 Diagnostic test options for active COVID-19 infection through QuestDirect
On Sept. 17, 2020, Quest Diagnostics announced that individuals can purchase a test to diagnose COVID-19 online, without…
BioNTech acquired GMP manufacturing site to expand COVID-19 vaccine production
On Sept. 17, 2020, BioNTech announced an agreement with Novartis to acquire their GMP certified manufacturing facility in…
Roche’s phase III EMPACTA study showed reduced likelihood of ventilation in hospitalised patients with COVID-19 associated pneumonia
On Sept. 17, 2020, Roche announced that the phase III EMPACTA study met its primary endpoint, showing that…
NIH funded community engagement research efforts in areas hardest hit by COVID-19
On Sept. 16, 2020, the NIH announced a $12 million award for outreach and engagement efforts in ethnic…
Lilly announced proof of concept data for neutralizing antibody LY-CoV555 in the COVID-19 outpatient setting
On Sept. 16, 2020, Eli Lilly announced proof of concept data from an interim analysis of the BLAZE-1…
T cells take the lead in controlling SARS-CoV-2 and reducing COVID-19 disease severity
On Sept. 16, 2020, a study by researchers at La Jolla Institute for Immunology published in the Cell,…
NanoViricides nominated a novel candidate for advancing Into clinical trials for treatment of COVID-19
On Sept. 16, 2020, NanoViricides announced that it had nominated a clinical drug candidate for the treatment of…
AIM ImmunoTech announced start of recruitment in clinical trial incorporating Ampligen in treatment of cancer patients with COVID-19
On Sept. 16, 2020, AIM ImmunoTech announced that recruitment had begun in Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Phase…
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AXIM Biotechnologies filed Emergency Use Authorization with COVID-19 rapid diagnostic test for neutralizing antibodies
On Sept. 16, 2020, AXIM Biotechnologies announced that it had filed an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) application with…
Novavax announced COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing agreement with Serum Institute of India
On Sept. 15, 2020, Novavax announced an amendment to its existing agreement with Serum Institute of India which…
Arizona COVID-19 Genomics Union tracked strains of SARS-CoV-2
On Sept. 15, 2020, initial findings reported by the Arizona COVID-19 Genomics Union (ACGU) suggested that following Arizona’s…
NIH awarded contracts worth $228 million to develop innovative digital health technologies for COVID-19
On Sept. 15, 2020, the NIH awarded seven contracts worth a total of $22.8 million to companies and…
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FDA published comparative performance data for COVID-19 molecular diagnostic tests
On Sept. 15, 2020, the FDA published comparative performance data for some authorized COVID-19 molecular diagnostic tests. The…
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Vaxess Technologies to develop Coronavirus + Influenza Combo Patch Vaccine in Partnership with Medigen
On Sept. 15, 2020, Vaxess Technologies and Medigen Vaccine Biologics (MBV) announced a partnership to develop a combined…
Thermo Fisher Scientific further expanded laboratory plastics production to support COVID-19 testing, therapies and vaccines
On Sept. 15, 2020, Thermo Fisher Scientific announced it was investing more than $140 million to further expand…
Tonix Pharma enrolled first patient in COV-LOGIC study to assess antibody and T cell responses to SARS-CoV-2
On Sept. 15, 2020,Tonix Pharmaceuticals announced that the first patient was enrolled in the observational COV-LOGIC study (TNX-C001),…
OPKO Health initiated clinical trial of RAYALDEE in COVID-19 patients
On Sept. 15, 2020, OPKO Health announce it had initiated a Phase 2 trial with RAYALDEEﾮ as a…
Factors inherent to obesity could increase vulnerability to COVID-19
On Sept. 15, 2020, UT Southwestern research suggested conditions related to obesity, including inflammation and leaky gut, leave…
UTHealth joined NIH trial to test antibodies and other experimental outpatient treatments for COVID-19 pneumonia
On Sept. 15, 2020, the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) announced that a study…
Flu may increase the spread of Covid-19
On Sept. 14, 2020, scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology in Berlin and the Institut…
The US Dept of Defense awarded contracts for COVID-19 disposable isolation gowns
On Sept. 14, 2020, the U.S. Department of Defense, on behalf of the Department of Health and Human…
Valneva announced COVID-19 vaccine partnership with UK Government
On Sept. 14, 2020, Valneva announced a vaccine partnership with the UK government for its inactivated COVID-19 vaccine,…
Vaxart announced FDA clearance of IND application for oral COVID-19 vaccine
On Sept. 14, 2020, Vaxart announced that the FDA had completed its review of the Companyﾒs Investigational New…
Mateon global study for Artemisinin intervention against COVID-19 cleared for patient enrollment in India
On Sept. 14, 2020, Mateon Therapeutics announced that its global study based on its ARTI-19 protocol for Artemisinin…
Genomic leaders collaborated to create Australia’s first national COVID-19 tracking system
On Sept. 14, 2020, Illumina announced that the Australian public health laboratories will aim to sequence the virus…
Humanigen and Lonza announced collaboration to expand manufacturing of Humanigen’s COVID-19 therapeutic Candidate Lenzilumab
On Sept. 14, 2020, Humanigen and Lonza announced a strategic collaboration to expand the manufacturing capacity for lenzilumab…
Humanigen announced review of lenzilumab phase 3 study in COVID-19 by Data Safety Monitoring Board
On Sept. 14, 2020, Humanigen announced its Phase 3 registration trial of lenzilumab in patients with COVID-19 was…
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Baricitinib in combination with remdesivir reduced time to recovery in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 in ACTT-2 Trial
On Sept. 14, 2020, Eli Lilly and Incyte announced initial data from the Adaptive COVID-19 Treatment Trial (ACTT-2)…
RECOVERY COVID-19 phase 3 trial evaluated Regeneron’s REGN-COV2 investigational antibody cocktail in the UK
On Sept. 14, 2020, Regeneron and the University of Oxford announced that RECOVERY (Randomised Evaluation of COVid-19 thERapY),…