Researchers Develop SARS-CoV-2 Neutralizing Antibody that Could Cure as Well as Prevent COVID-19
A team of Chinese researchers have successfully identified multiple highly potent neutralizing antibodies against the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 from convalescent plasma by using high-throughput single-cell sequencing. More...21 May 2020
New COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate Uses Existing Deactivated Rabies Vaccine as Vehicle for Coronavirus Proteins
Thomas Jefferson University (Philadelphia, PA, USA) has signed an exclusive deal with vaccine innovator Bharat Biotech International (Hyderabad, India) to develop a new vaccine candidate for COVID-19 invented at Jefferson. More...21 May 2020
CDC Plans Massive COVID-19 Antibody Study to Understand Spread of SARS-CoV-2 Virus
In order to learn more about how many people have been infected with SARS-CoV-2 and how it is spreading through the US population, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention {(CDC) Atlanta, GA, USA} plans to conduct a huge national serology test. More...20 May 2020
Johnson & Johnson Partners with Vibalogics on Development of Lead COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate
Vibalogics GmbH (Cuxhaven, Germany) will manufacture additional clinical trial material for the lead COVID-19 vaccine candidate currently in development by Johnson & Johnson’s (New Brunswick, NJ, USA) Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies (Beerse, Belgium). More...20 May 2020
PharmaJet and Abnova to Jointly Develop and Deliver COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine Using Needle-Free Injection Technology
PharmaJet’s (Golden, CO, USA) Needle-free Injection System technology will be used to deliver a messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 that is being developed by Abnova Corporation (Taipei, Taiwan). More...20 May 2020
Quidel Granted FDA EUA for Lyra Direct SARS-CoV-2 Assay to Allow Direct Sample Processing
Quidel Corporation (San Diego, CA, USA) has received Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the Lyra Direct SARS-CoV-2 Assay from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to allow direct sample processing. More...20 May 2020
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