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Excerpt from the article: “RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — VCU Health is in the middle of conducting clinical trials for an experimental drug that could possibly treat COVID-19. Dr. Arun Sanyal, the doctor leading the trials, told 8News Tuesday that results are encouraging and it’s about improving how a patient feels, functions and survives. Remdesivir, a…
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Excerpt from the Article: “Hemarina, a French biotech company, could come to the help of doctors fighting the coronavirus. The company has developed a molecule derived from marine worms, which could help people seriously affected by the COVID-19, who do not have access to respirators. The molecule called M101, binds 40 times more oxygen than…
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Excerpt from the article: “PORTLAND, Ore. — Providence researchers in Portland submitted a request to the Food and Drug Administration for the first clinical trial of a viral COVID-19 vaccine. The Earl A. Chiles Research Institute (EACRI) at Providence’s Robert W. Franz Cancer Center is using its knowledge of cancer vaccine immunotherapy to develop a…
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Excerpt from the article: “A team of blood transfusion experts from across Canada is planning the world’s largest clinical trial of a potential treatment for COVID-19. The study, which will involve 1,000 patients from across the country, will include at least 40 Canadian hospitals, and is being overseen by doctors from the University of Montreal,…
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Excerpt from the article: “The Food and Drug Administration is expected to approve the first of a whole new type of weapon to be tested in the international struggle against COVID-19 as the disease continues to sweep across the globe. New Jersey-based therapeutics company Celularity announced that its cancer treatment, CYNK-001, is awaiting “investigational new…
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Meaghan Powers, lead consultant, Halloran Consulting Group penned an excellent article on integrating Quality Management with RBM Meaghan tackles a number topics in the 3 Key Steps To Successful Execution. First, a risk assessment must be conducted both pre-study and ongoing during the trial. Second, a well-articulated study protocol should be developed based on factors…
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Excerpt from the article: “Genomics health technology startup Color is doing its part to address the global COVID-19 pandemic, and has detailed the steps it’s taking to support expansion of testing efforts in a new blog post and letter from CEO Othman Laraki on Tuesday. The efforts include development of a high-throughput lab that can…
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Excerpt from the article: “A test that can determine if a patient had been infected and recovered from COVID-19 is being developed at Mayo Clinic Laboratories. The test will detect the presence of antibodies specific to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Antibodies are produced by a person’s immune system, and are critical for control…
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Excerpt from the article: “It’s highly unlikely that the current coronavirus crisis will be neatly and fully “solved” by any one endeavor or solution, which makes new studies like one involving startup WHOOP’s wrist-worn fitness and health tracking wearable all the more important. The study, conducted by the Central Queensland University Australia (CQUniversity), in partnership…
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Excerpt from the article: “Bodysphere announced today that it has begun distributing its 2-minute testing kit for diagnosing COVID-19 after receiving FDA emergency use authorization (EUA). The Los Angeles-based company’s two-minute testing kit uses antibodies in blood to test for current or past infection with a 91% clinical specificity rate and a 99% clinical sensitivity…
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