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Image: BioMérieux’s VIDAS 3 (Photo courtesy of BioMérieux)

BioMérieux Announces Upcoming Launch of VIDAS Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Serology Tests

BioMérieux (Marcy-l'Étoile, France) has announced performance validation and the upcoming launch of VIDAS anti-SARS-CoV-2 serology tests to detect antibodies in people who have been exposed to the SARS-CoV-2 that causes the COVID-19 disease. More...
09 May 2020
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Gilead’s Remdesivir Granted Regulatory Approval in Japan for Patients with Severe COVID-19

The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) has granted regulatory approval to Veklury (remdesivir) as treatment for SARS-CoV-2 infection under an exceptional approval pathway. More...
09 May 2020
Image: Illustration of a 2019-novel coronavirus (nCoV) virion (Photo courtesy of Alissa Eckert, MS/CDC).

IDEXX-Made OPTI SARS-CoV-2 RNA PCR Test Kit Secures FDA Emergency Use Authorization

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.’s (Westbrook, ME, USA) subsidiary, OPTI Medical Systems, Inc. (Roswell, GA, USA), has been granted Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) by the US FDA for its OPTI SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR laboratory test kit for the detection of SARS-CoV-2. More...
08 May 2020
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Sherlock CRISPR SARS-CoV-2 Kit Becomes First FDA-Authorized Use of CRISPR Technology for COVID-19

Sherlock Biosciences (Cambridge, MA, USA) has received Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Sherlock CRISPR SARS-CoV-2 kit for the detection of the virus that causes COVID-19, providing results in approximately one hour. More...
08 May 2020
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Biomerica Receives CE Mark for New High-Volume Production Version of COVID-19 IgG/IgM Rapid Test

Biomerica Inc. (Irvine, CA, USA) has received a CE mark and launched a new high-volume production version of its COVID-19 IgG/IgM Rapid Test in countries outside the US. More...
08 May 2020
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Moderna Receives FDA Clearance for Phase 2 Study of mRNA-1273 Novel Coronavirus Vaccine

Moderna, Inc. (Cambridge, MA, USA) is making progress on its novel coronavirus vaccine (mRNA-1273) and has received clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to proceed with its Phase 2 study. More...
08 May 2020
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Regeneron to Begin Human Studies of Novel SARS-CoV-2 Antibody

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Tarrytown, NY, USA) is rapidly advancing its experimental antibody treatment for COVID-19 and plans to conduct the drug’s clinical studies in humans for the first time in June 2020. More...
08 May 2020
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