Corvus Pharmaceuticals initiated clinical trial of novel immunotherapy for patients with COVID-19
On Jul. 7, 2020, Corvus Pharmaceuticals announced that it has initiated a Phase 1 study to investigate a…
Tonix Pharma announced plans for Massachusetts R&D facility to accelerate clinical development of vaccines and protein-based therapeutics
On Jul. 7, 2020, Tonix Pharmaceuticals announced its intent to purchase an approximately 40,000 square foot facility in…
The FDA issued an emergency use authorization for the third diagnostic test for detection and differentiation of the viruses that cause flu and COVID-19
On Jul. 6, 2020, the FDA issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the third diagnostic test for…
Ignoring airborne COVID spread risky
On Jul. 6, 2020, the lack of universal recognition that COVID-19 is transmitted via airborne particles, along with…
Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine collaboration with Butantan received approval from Brazilian regulator for phase III trial
On Jul. 6, 2020, Sinovac Biotech announced that on Jul. 3, 2020, the Brazilian National Regulatory Agency, Anvisa,…
Immune Regulation partnered with DynPort Vaccine to advance drug product for COVID-19 into clinical trials
On Jul. 9, 2020, Altimmune announced that it had entered into a teaming agreement with DynPort Vaccine Company…
AIM ImmunoTech signed material transfer and research agreement with Japan’s National Institute of Infectious Diseases and Shionogi & Co to test Ampligen as potential vaccine adjuvant for COVID-19
On Jul. 6, 2020, AIM ImmunoTech announced that it had signed a material transfer and research agreement with…
COVID-19 | Diagnostics | FDA
BD launched portable, rapid point-of-care antigen test to detect SARS-CoV-2 in 15 minutes, expanding access to COVID-19 testing
On Jul. 6, 2020, BD (Becton, Dickinson) announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had granted Emergency…
Regeneron announced start of REGN-COV2 phase 3 COVID-19 prevention trial in collaboration with National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
On Jul. 6, 2020, Regeneron announced initiation of late-stage clinical trials evaluating REGN-COV2, Regeneron’s investigational double antibody cocktail…
Mylan secured regulatory approval for remdesivir lyophilized powder for injection 100 mg/vial in India for restricted emergency use in COVID-19 patients
On Jul. 6, 2020, Mylan announced that the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has approved its remdesivir…
WHO discontinued hydroxychloroquine and lopinavir/ritonavir treatment arms for COVID-19
On Jul. 4, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) accepted the recommendation from the Solidarity Trial’s International Steering…
EC granted conditional Marketing Authorization for Gileadﾒs Vekluryﾮ (remdesivir) for treatment of COVID-19
On Jul. 3, 2020, Gilead Sciences announced the European Commission had granted conditional marketing authorization for Vekluryﾮ (remdesivir)…
CytoDyn announced exclusive agreement for distribution and supply of leronlimab for treatment of COVID-19 in U.S.
On Jul. 3, 2020, CytoDyn announced it had signed an exclusive Distribution and Supply Agreement with American Regent…
Abivax treated first patient in phase 2b/3 ABX464 Covid-19 clinical trial
On Jul. 2, 2020, Abivax announced that the first patient has been treated in its Phase 2b/3 study…
The FDA authorized additional COVID-19 combination diagnostic test ahead of flu season
On Jul. 2, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for…
CDC announced action to prepare against ‘G4’ swine flu viruses in China with pandemic potential
On Jul. 2, 2020, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced a publication in the…
COVID-19 | Diagnostics | FDA | Medical Device
FDA issued Emergency Use Authorization for Philips’ acute care patient monitoring solutions for hospitals
On Jul. 2, 2020, Royal Philips announced that the FDA had issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for…
TGen teamed with Poba Medical to produce 10,000 COVID-19 test kits per month
On Jul. 2, 2020, in response to the continuing need for more COVID-19 diagnostic tests, the Translational Genomics…
UConn-made COVID-19 custom mask solution to be manufactured
On Jul. 2, 2020, UConn announced a licensing deal with Connecticut Biotech, a startup company headquartered in South…
Regeneron and Sanofi announced Kevzara (sarilumab) phase 3 US trial in COVID-19 patients did not meet endpoints
On Jul. 2, 2020, Regeneron and Sanofi announced that the U.S. Phase 3 trial of Kevzara (sarilumab) 400…
NIH ACTIV vaccine working group weighed role of human challenge studies for SARS-CoV-2 vaccine development
On Jul. 1, 2020, in a Perspective for the New England Journal of Medicine, members of the NIHﾒs…
Fujifilm partnered with Dr. Reddy’s and Global Response Aid for deployment of a COVID-19 treatment drug outside of Japan
On Jul. 1, 2020, FUJIFILM announced a partnership with Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, a global pharmaceutical company headquartered in…
MediciNova announced IND for MN-166 (ibudilast) for prevention of ARD Syndrome in patients with COVID-19
On Jul. 1, 2020, MediciNova announced that the Investigational New Drug Application (IND) for MN-166 (ibudilast) for prevention…
Merck and Ridgeback Bio announced closing of collaboration and licensing transaction
On Jul. 1, 2020, Merck and and and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics announced that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC)…
T2 Biosystems announces US launch of COVID-19 diagnostic test
On Jul. 1, 2020, T2 Biosystems announced completion of validation of its COVID-19 molecular diagnostic test, the T2SARS-CoV-2…
OPKO Health’s BioReference Laboratories reports results of COVID-19 testing for almost one quarter of a million nursing home employees
On Jul. 1, 2020, OPKO Health announced the results of COVID-19 molecular PCR and antibody tests for nursing…
Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | FDA
InBios received FDA Emergency Use Authorization for second COVID-19 antibody test
On Jul. 1, 2020, InBios announced that it had received Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the FDA for…
UC Berkeley launched trial of saliva test for COVID-19
On Jun. 30, 2020, scientists from the Innovative Genomics Institute (IGI) at the University of California Berkeley announced…
U.S. Dept of Veterans Affairs launched COVID-19 screening tool
On Jun. 29, 2020, the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced it had launched a digital COVID-19…
Oxford University dashboard highlighted potential future COVID-19 virus hotspots
On Jun. 29, 2020, the University of Oxford reported that potential COVID-19 hotspots can be identified using a…