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Canadian researchers develop biodegradable medical mask for COVID-19

– Researchers in the BioProducts Institute at the University of British Columbia have designed what could...
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Moderna Announces Positive Phase 1 Data for its mRNA Vaccine Against Novel Coronavirus

– Moderna announced positive interim clinical data of mRNA-1273, its vaccine candidate against novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2),...
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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Authorizes First Standalone At-Home Sample Collection Kit That Can Be Used With Certain Authorized Tests

– The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized an at-home sample collection kit that can...
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Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Inhibits In Vitro Virus Infection In Preclinical Studies

– Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. announced today that its anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody, STI-1499, demonstrated 100% inhibition of SARS-CoV-2...
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Novavax to Receive up to $38M Funding for COVID-19 Vaccine Development and Manufacturing

– Novavex, Inc. announces $384 million in extra funding from CEPI to advance clinical development of...
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Sorrento And Mount Sinai Health System To Jointly Develop COVI-SHIELD™ Antibody Therapy Targeting SARS-CoV-2 Infection (COVID-19)

– Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. teams up with Mount Sinai Health System to investigate and develop antibody...
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Submission of IND for a Phase 2 Study of EDP1815 in COVID-19 Patients

– Evelo Biosciences, Rutgers University, and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital submit IND for a Phase...
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Moderna and Lonza Announce Worldwide Strategic Collaboration to Manufacture Moderna’s Vaccine (mRNA-1273) Against Novel Coronavirus

– Moderna announces 10 year strategic collaboration with Lonza to enable larger scale manufacture of Moderna’s...
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Roche’s COVID-19 antibody test receives FDA Emergency Use Authorization and is available in markets accepting the CE mark

– Roche receives an FDA Emergency Use Authorization for serology test that has a specificity greater...
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NIH Clinical Trial Shows Remdesivir Accelerates Recovery from Advanced COVID-19

– NIAID reports that the first COVID-19 trial in the US showed that hospitalized patients with...
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Gilead Announces Results From Phase 3 Trial of Investigational Antiviral Remdesivir in Patients With Severe COVID-19

– Gilead Sciences, Inc. announces that their study into 10 day dosages versus 5 day dosages...
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Shionogi to Develop Vaccine for COVID-19

– April 27 2020: Shionogi has officially made the decision to develop a prophylactic vaccine for...
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Merck and Institute for Systems Biology Collaborate to Define Molecular Mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Identify Potential Prognostic Biomarkers

– April 27th 2020: Merck (MSD) and the Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) announce a new...
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Emergent BioSolutions Signs Agreement to be U.S. Manufacturing Partner for Johnson & Johnson’s Lead Vaccine Candidate for COVID-19

– April 23, 2020: Emergent will provide contract development and manufacturing services to support Johnson &...
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Manufacturing agreement with AGC Biologics accelerates COVID-19 vaccine program

– April 24, 2020 – AdaptVac announces partnership with AGC Biologics to streamline and accelerate manufacture...
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A new biosensor for the COVID-19 virus

– April 22, 2020: A team of researchers from Empa, ETH Zurich and Zurich University Hospital...
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BioNTech and Pfizer announce regulatory approval from German authority to commence first clinical trial of COVID-19 vaccine candidates

– April 22, 2020: BioNTech announces that they have received regulatory approval from German authority to...
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Novartis to sponsor large clinical trial of hydroxychloroquine in hospitalized COVID-19 patients

– Novartis has reached an agreement with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to proceed...
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LabCorp COVID-19 Self-collection Test Kit Receives FDA Emergency Use Authorization

– April 21, 2020: LabCorp today announced that it has received an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA)...
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Sanofi and Luminostics to join forces on developing breakthrough COVID-19 smartphone-based self-testing solution

– April 16, 2020: Sanofi and Luminostics to join forces on developing breakthrough COVID-19 smartphone-based self-testing...

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