3M and Ford begin shipping newly designed powered air-purifying respirators for health care workers fighting COVID-19
On Jul. 14, 2020, 3M and researchers at MIT announced they had started testing a new rapid test…
Pascal Biosciences discovered a cannabinoid that combats Coronavirus
On Jul. 14, 2020, Pascal Biosciences announced it had discovered certain cannabinoids that block replication of SARS-CoV-2, the…
Engineered llama antibodies neutralised Covid-19 virus
On Jul. 13, 2020, a team of researchers from Oxford University, the Rosalind Franklin Institute, Diamond Light Source…
Deadly rabbit virus spread in the US
On Jul. 13, 2020, an emerging virus threatens both wild and pet rabbits in the U.S. The fatal…
Altimmune and University of Alabama at Birmingham announced positive preclinical results for intranasal COVID-19 vaccine candidate, AdCOVIDﾙ
On Jul. 13, 2020, Altimmune announced positive results from the preclinical studies of its intranasal COVID-19 vaccine candidate,…
Pfizer and BioNTech granted FDA Fast Track Designation for two investigational mRNA-based vaccine candidates against SARS-CoV-2
On Jul. 13, 2020, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that two of the companiesﾒ four investigational vaccine candidates from…
Spanish National Center for Biotechnology uses Atos supercomputing expertise to find out how Covid-19 virus initiates infection
On Jul. 9, 2020, Atos announced that the Biocomputing Unit at the Spanish National Center for Biotechnology (CNB),…
ViralClear partnered with Albany Molecular on manufacture of merimepodib API development for potential treatment of COVID-19
On Jul. 9, 2020, BioSig Technologies and its subsidiary, ViralClear Pharma announced that it is partnering with Albany…
Kaiser Permanente Washington announced COVID-19 vaccine trial registry opened for volunteers
On Jul. 8, 2020, Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute (KPWHRI) announced that it had created a registry…
Kleo Pharmaceuticals announced $5 million grant to advance development of COVID-19 hyperimmune globulin mimic as therapeutic for infected patients
On Jul. 8, 2020, Kleo Pharmaceuticals announced that it had received a $5 million grant from the Bill…
NanoViricides reported safety and tolerability of anti-Coronavirus drug candidates observed in animal model
On Jul. 8, 2020, NanoViricides announced that excellent safety and tolerability of the drug candidates it is developing…
Oxford scientists formed spinout to launch rapid Covid-19 virus test
On Jul. 7, 2020, scientists from the University of Oxford’s Department of Engineering Science and Oxford Suzhou Centre…
GSK and Medicago announced collaboration to develop a novel adjuvanted COVID-19 candidate vaccine
On Jul. 7, 2020, GlaxoSmithKline and Medicago announced a collaboration to develop and evaluate a COVID-19 candidate vaccine…
Cerus reported successful inactivation of SARS-CoV-2 with the INTERCEPT Blood System for Plasma
On Jul. 7, 2020, Cerus announced study results that demonstrated the INTERCEPT Blood System inactivates SARS-CoV-2, the causative…
In vitro testing of Innovation Pharmasﾒ Brilacidin for COVID-19 showed consistent anti-SARS-CoV-2 efficacy
On Jul. 7, 2020, Innovation Pharma reported the latest developments related to research into Brilacidin as a potential…
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…
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…
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…
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…
From Wuhan to San Diego – How a mutation on the novel coronavirus dominated the globe
On Jul. 2, 2020, scientists from Duke University, Los Alamos National Laboratory and La Jolla Institute for Immunology…
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…
Pfizer and BioNTech announced early positive data from ongoing phase 1/2 study of mRNA-based vaccine candidate against SARS-CoV-2
On Jul. 1, 2020, Pfizer and BioNTech announced preliminary data from the most advanced of four investigational vaccine…
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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…
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…
Experts identifed steps to expand and improve antibody tests in COVID-19 response
On Jun. 26, 2020, more than 300 scientists and clinicians from the federal government, industry and academia published…
CIRM board approved third clinical trial for COVID-19
On Jun. 26, 2020, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) awarded $750,000 to Dr. Xiaokui Zhang at…
Entos announced selection of lead candidates for pan-Coronavirus Fusogenix DNA vaccine and $42 million award
On Jun. 25, 2020, Entos Pharmaceuticals announced the selection of two lead candidates for a pan-coronavirus Fusogenix DNA…
The 10th Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was declared over
On Jun. 25, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced the end of the 10th outbreak of Ebola…
LabCorp launched new neutralizing antibody test
On Jun. 25, 2020, LabCorpﾮ announced the launch of a new test that can be used to assess…
Why men may fare worse than women against SARS-CoV-2
On Jun. 24, 2020, HHMI investigators reported that data from COVID-19 cases around the world suggest that the…