FDA issued Emergency Use Authorization to Yale School of Public Health for SalivaDirect method of saliva sample processing
On Aug. 15, 2020, the FDA issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) to Yale School of Public Health…
AstraZeneca concluded agreement with the EC for supply of up to 400 million doses of AZD1222 COVID-19 vaccine
On Aug. 14, 2020, AstraZeneca concluded an agreement with the European Commission (EC) to supply up to 400…
Medigen Vaccines announced positive results of preclinical data for vaccine candidate against COVID-19
On Aug. 14, 2020, Medigen Vaccine Biologics (MBV) published preclinical results of their COVID-19 vaccine candidate in BioRxiv,…
Novavax and UK Government announced collaboration and purchase agreement for Novavax’ COVID-19 vaccine candidate
On Aug. 14, 2020, Novavax announced it had signed a Heads of Terms (Term Sheet) with the Government…
2 in 5 schools around the world lacked basic handwashing facilities prior to COVID-19 pandemic
On Aug. 13, 2020, data from the WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) revealed that 43 per cent of…
Philips launched Rapid Equipment Deployment Kit to COVID-19 response
On Aug. 13, 2020, Royal Philips introduced its Rapid Equipment Deployment Kit for ICU ramp-ups, allowing doctors, nurses,…
Dynavax announced grant to scale up CpG 1018 adjuvant capacity to support global COVID-19 response
On Aug. 13, 2020, Dynavax Technologies announced a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation of $3.4…
Novavax and SK bioscience announced collaboration for Novavax COVID-19 vaccine candidate
On Aug. 13, 2020, Novavax and SK bioscience announced a development and supply agreement for the antigen component…
Heat Biologics’ COVID-19 vaccine demonstrated robust T cell driven immune response to SARS-CoV-2 in preclinical studies
On Aug. 13, 2020, Heat Biologics reported preclinical data for Heat’s gp96-based COVID-19. The data, generated at the…
HHS announced collaboration with Aegis Sciences for high quality rapid COVID-19 RT-PCR testing
On Aug. 13, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced combined investments of $6.5…
Baxter obtained FDA Emergency Use Authorizations for HF20 set and ST set used in CRRT during Covid-19 pandemic
On Aug. 12, 2020, Baxter announced it had received Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs) from the FDA for the…
Thermo Fisher Scientific supported COVID-19 testing at historically black colleges and universities seeking a safe return to campus
On Aug. 12, 2020, Thermo Fisher Scientific announced it had committed to supporting the efforts of historically black…
Hologic launched validated pooling protocol for COVID-19 testing
On Aug. 11, 2020, Hologic announced that it has validated use of its Aptimaﾮ and Panther Fusionﾮ molecular…
LabCorp to perform antibody test at no charge to accelerate COVID-19 blood plasma donation
On Aug. 11, 2020, LabCorpﾮ announced details of a no charge antibody testing program in response to federal…
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Gilead submited New Drug Application to FDA for Veklury (Remdesivir) for treatment of COVID-19
On Aug. 10, 2020, Gilead Sciences announced that it had submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the…
Vaxart announced IND filed for COVID-19 vaccine
On Aug. 10, 2020, Vaxart announced that its COVID-19 Investigational New Drug (IND) application has been filed with…
Cors Blood Registry by Generate Life Sciences partnered with Nantwest to develop COVID-19 treatment
On Aug. 10, 2020, CBRﾮ by Generate Life Sciences, the worldﾒs largest private newborn stem cell bank, and…
Humanigen expands phase III study of lenzilumab in COVID-19 to Brazil
On Aug. 10, 2020, Humanigen announced that the Brazilian regulatory agency, Anvisa, had granted permission to commence a…
Omeros reported recovery and durvival of all patients in study evaluating narsoplimab fortreatment of COVID-19-associated Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
On Aug. 10, 2020, Omeros reported the results of a compassionate-use study evaluating narsoplimab, Omerosﾒ investigational human monoclonal…
OpGen began co-marketing COVID-19 antibody test kit
On Aug. 9, 2020, OpGen announced that it had commenced marketing and promotion, on a non-exclusive basis, of…
Scientists revealed structural details of spike protein used in leading COVID-19 vaccine
On Aug. 7, 2020, scientists at Scripps Research announced they had obtained high-resolution, atomic-scale details of the structure…
Novavax and Takeda announced collaboration for Novavax COVID-19 vaccine candidate in Japan
On Aug. 7, 2020, Novavax and Takeda Pharmaceutical announced a partnership for the development, manufacturing and commercialization of…
Pfizer announced agreement with Gilead to manufacture remdesivir for treatment of COVID-19
On Aug. 7, 2020, Pfizer announced a multi-year agreement with Gilead Sciences to manufacture and supply Gileadﾒs investigational…
RedHill Biopharma’s phase 2/3 COVID-19 study approved in Mexico
On Aug. 6, 2020, RedHill Biopharma announced approval from the Mexican Federal Committee for the Protection against Sanitary…
HKUMed discovered that acute SARS-CoV-2 infection impairs human immune defences
On Aug. 6, 2020, researchers at the AIDS Institute, Department of Microbiology and State Key Laboratory of Emerging…
Novavax signed COVID-19 vaccine supply deal with India’s Serum Institute
On Aug. 6, 2020, Novavax announced it had entered a supply and license agreement with the Serum Institute…
FDA approved two emergency INDs for COVID-19 outpatient therapy
On Aug. 6, 2020, Organicell Regenerative Medicine announced that the FDA had approved two outpatient Emergency Investigational New…
NIH began clinical trial testing remdesivir plus interferon beta-1a for COVID-19 treatment
On Aug. 5, 2020, a randomized, controlled clinical trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of a treatment regimen…
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NIH harnessed AI for COVID-19 diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring
On Aug. 5, 2020, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced it had launched the Medical Imaging and…
NIH-Moderna investigational COVID-19 vaccine showed promise in mouse studies
On Aug. 5, 2020, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) announced that the investigational vaccine…