Experimental vaccine for deadly tickborne virus effective in cynomolgus macaques
On Nov. 25, 2020, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), one of the National Institutes…
Innovation Pharma’s COVID-19 clinical trial supported development of Brilacidin as ‘Pan-Coronavirus’ therapeutic
On Nov. 30, 2020, Innovation Pharmaceuticals announced additional independent preliminary laboratory research suggests Brilacidin, the Company’s flagship defensin…
COVID-19 | USDA | Veterinary
First case of SARS-CoV-2 in mink confirmed in Oregon
On Nov. 27, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that it had confirmed cases of SARS-CoV-2…
NIAID announced fourth iteration of COVID-19 treatment trial was underway
On Nov. 25, 2020, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), one of the National Institutes…
Commonly used antibiotic showed promise for combating Zika infections
On Nov. 24, 2020, preclinical study by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) suggested FDA-approved tetracycline-based antibiotics may…
Mayo Clinic research confirmed critical role of masks in preventing COVID-19 infection
On Nov. 24, 2020, published data from researchers at Mayo Clinic found that physical separation reduced the exposure…
Avian influenza virus spread rapidly in Europe
On Nov. 20, 2020, the ‘European Food Safety Authority reported that within the past month more than 300…
Aptima HIV-1 Quant Dx assay receivds additional FDA approval for use as aAid in diagnosis of HIV infection
On Nov. 30, 2020, Hologic announced that the FDA had approved a diagnostic claim for its HIV-1 (human…
Broad Institute rapid COVID-19 test delivered accurate results with minimal equipment
On Nov. 20, 2020, researchers at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard announced they had developed a…
Oxford Coronavirus vaccine produced strong immune response in older adults
On Nov. 19, 2020, the University of Oxford announced that the ChAdOx1 nCov-2019 coronavirus vaccine had been shown…
Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | HIV
Viruses shown to evolve as a result of different immune responses in different ethnic populations
On Nov. 19, 2020, University of Oxford researchers announced that research into the HIV-1 virus had shed light…
XBiotech data showed effective anti-virus activity for antibodies in candidate influenza-COVID-19 therapeutic
On Nov. 19, 2020, XBiotech announced data for its breakthrough candidate therapy for treating infections of influenza and…
OHSU study screened wastewater, test volunteers for coronavirus
On Nov. 18, 2020, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) announced an initiative that will attempt to discern…
FDA authorized first COVID-19 test for self-testing at home
On Nov. 17, 2020, the FDA issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the first COVID-19 diagnostic test…
Bausch Health announced investigational in vitro data indicating inactivation of SARS-CoV-2 with eye drops
On Nov. 16, 2020, Bausch Health announced the results of new investigational in vitro data showing that two…
bioMerieux announced CE marking of ARGENE SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic test to include saliva specimens
On Nov. 16, 2020, bioMerieux announced the expansion of its ARGENE range for the detection of SARS-CoV-2. As…
Wellcome Sanger Institute and COG-UK received £122M UK investment for COVID-19 genomic surveillance
On Nov. 16, 2020, the UK Department for Health and Social Care Testing Innovation Fund announced £12.2M funding…
Tonix Pharmaceuticals reported positive immune response results from COVID-19 Vaccine candidate
On Nov. 16, 2020, Tonix Pharmaceuticals announced preliminary results following vaccination of non-human primates with TNX-1800 (modified horsepox…
Albert Einstein College of Medicine received $5 million NIH grant to study HIV and HPV cancers in Africa
On Nov. 13, 2020, Albert Einstein College of Medicine announced that it had received a five-year, $4.9 million…
Early mutation in SARS-CoV-2 virus in Europe led to its domination world wide
On Nov. 12, 2020, a study published in Science by a team of researchers in the U.S. and…
Treatments for people with early COVID-19 infection urgent research focus
On Nov. 11, 2020, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Director Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., and…
COVID-19 immunity may last six months or more
On Nov. 11, 2020, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator Michel Nussenzweig and his team reported that people who…
Medigen Vaccines and BlueWillow Biologics partnered to Develop intranasal vaccine for SARS-COV-2
On Nov. 19, 2020, Medigen Vaccine Biologics and BlueWillow Biologics announced a partnership to develop S-2P-NE-01, a nasal…
ImmunityBio, NantKwest announced positive interim phase 1 safety data of hAd5 COVID-19 vaccine dose study
On Nov. 10, 2020, ImmunityBio and NantKwest, a clinical-stage, natural killer cell-based therapeutics company, announced they had administered…
TB Quat Disinfectant Ready-to-Use Cleaner from 3M approved by EPA for use against SARS-CoV-2
On Nov. 10, 2020, 3M announced that its TB Quat Disinfectant Ready-to-Use Cleaner had been approved by the…
Ultragenyx announced plans to build large-scale gene therapy manufacturing facility for rare diseases
On Nov. 9, 2020, Ultragenyx announced that it planned to build a new large-scale gene therapy manufacturing facility…
Corvus completed enrollment in phase 1 study of CPI-006 for patients with COVID-19
On Nov. 9, 2020, Corvus Pharmaceuticals announced that it had completed patient enrollment in its Phase 1 study…
Fred Hutch began experimental COVID-19 vaccine efficacy trial
On Nov. 9, 2020, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center announced the start of volunteer enrollment for a…
ImmunityBioﾒs hAd5 COVID-19 vaccine candidate stimulated memory T-Cell recall in patients with SARS-CoV-2
On Nov. 8, 2020, ImmunityBio announced positive study results for their human Ad5 (hAd5) COVID-19 vaccine candidate, which…
Single-cell study of Ebola highlighted virus’s lethal maneuvers
On Nov. 6, 2020, in a study published in Cell, the researchers identified antiviral defense genes that the…