COVID-19
Excerpt from the Press Release: DEL MAR, Calif,, March 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic there is still a need for vaccines to effectively control the spread of novel SARS-CoV-2 variants and associated cases of severe disease. The current vaccines offer limited protection over time against the omicron variant that is now dominating…
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Thermo Fisher Scientific to Support National Program to Accelerate SARS-CoV-2 Variant Identification
Excerpt from the Press Release: CARLSBAD, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced its collaboration with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics (RADx) Initiative, Helix, and Rosalind aimed at developing a new genotyping method for SARS-CoV-2 that could speed up the identification of variants as…
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CiVax™ booster vaccine administered seven months after primary vaccination with COVID-19 adenovirus vaccine shows rapid enhancement of neutralizing antibody responses in non-human primates Neutralizing antibodies against Delta and original strain increased by up to 27-fold within one week and up to 243-fold within three weeks Omicron neutralizing antibody levels were undetectable prior to booster vaccination, and…
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Second largest study to date in COVID-19 outpatients (N=1,936) Highly superior compared to placebo, with a probability of superiority of 99.91% on the primary endpoint 60% reduced risk of COVID-19-related death Primary endpoint achieved across multiple SARS-CoV-2 variants, including omicron Eiger plans to submit data to FDA for Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) Management to host…
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FDA granted IND clearance today for STI-9199 (COVISHIELD™) for a Phase 1 safety and pharmacokinetic study in healthy volunteers. Initial trials are expected to be followed by a multinational Phase 2/3 trial in both mild and moderate COVID-19 patients. STI-9199 has demonstrated in vitro and in vivo activity against all SARS-CoV-2 variants tested, including the…
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Excerpt from the Press Release: MARTINEZ, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Investigators today announced the first patient enrollment in the Blood Purification for the Treatment of Pathogen Associated Shock (PURIFY-RCT) trial. PURIFY-RCT is a prospective interventional multicenter randomized controlled trial, sponsored by the Department of Defense in collaboration with the Henry M. Jackson Foundation and the Uniformed Services University of Health…
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– Roche continues to increase access to accurate, timely and reliable diagnostics in the fight against COVID-19 by expanding the COVID-19 PCR portfolio on the cobas 5800 System – These tests are for the qualitative detection of SARS-CoV-2 and the qualitative detection and differentiation of SARS-CoV-2, influenza A virus, and/or influenza B virus – As…
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Methodology developed by QIMR Berghofer researchers utilizing the Agilent Cary 630 FTIR Spectrometer Excerpt from the Press Release: Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) announced today that researchers from the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute in Brisbane, Australia, collaborated with Agilent experts on a proof-of-concept FTIR-based saliva COVID-19 testing workflow using the Agilent Cary 630 FTIR Spectrometer. The study…
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Excerpt from the Press Release: WATERTOWN, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTA), a clinical-stage biotechnology company dedicated to creating small molecule drugs for viral infections and liver diseases, today announced that it has dosed the first subject in its Phase 1 clinical trial of EDP-235, a coronavirus 3CL protease inhibitor (also known as the main coronavirus…
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— Data Supports the Continued Use of Veklury for Treatment of COVID-19 for Current SARS-CoV-2 Variants – Excerpt from the Press Release: FOSTER CITY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: GILD) today released data demonstrating the in vitro activity of Veklury® (remdesivir) against ten SARS-CoV-2 variants, including Omicron. Results of Gilead studies are consistent with other in vitro studies independently conducted…
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