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
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
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
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
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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