COVID-19 Update

The project, which will be titled the COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator, will work to pinpoint which new and repurposed drugs and biologics can treat patients immediately, and which can treat patients long-term.

Through the agreement, Emergent will manufacture the vaccine, which is formulated based on Novavax’s proprietary recombinant protein nanoparticle technology platform and its Matrix-M adjuvant to boost immune responses.

New dates for the postponed event are still being determined.

The company is using its LEAPS peptide technology to develop the immunotherapy, which may be able to reduce COVID-19 viral load and tissue damage.

The Indian government has issued a notification of the restriction on the export of 26 APIs and formulations, including paracetamol, progesterone, and vitamin B12, as a result of the outbreak of COVID-19.

The conference, which was originally scheduled for March 31–April 3, 2020 at the Messe München in Germany, will be rescheduled for Oct. 19–22, 2020 at the same location.

The action involves allowing specific National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health-approved respirators not regulated by FDA to be used in healthcare settings to increase the number of respirators available in the United States.

The acquisition will expand Nexelis’ immunology testing expertise.

The organization is postponing its annual meeting to July 2020 because of the developing COVID-19 outbreak.

The therapy works by transferring pathogen-specific antibodies from plasma gathered from recovered individuals into an infected patient, which may help the patient’s immune system respond and increase recovery.

The deal is expected to close during the first half of 2021.

The partners will explore Dyadic’s C1 gene expression platform in conjunction with IIBR’s express gene sequences and targets to develop a potential vaccine candidate and monoclonal antibodies.

The companies are entering into a development and manufacturing collaboration for the advancement and production of human monoclonal antibodies for the potential treatment of novel coronavirus.

The decision was made after it was determined that many of the event’s largest stakeholders would be unable to travel to the conference due to the novel coronavirus outbreak.

The decision was made after it was determined that many of the event’s largest stakeholders would be unable to travel to the conference due to the novel coronavirus outbreak.

Sanofi will use a recombinant DNA platform that produces a genetic match to proteins found on the surface of COVID-19 to formulate the vaccine.

The agency is taking steps to monitor the supply chain and assist in the development of treatments.

The agency is taking steps to monitor the supply chain and assist in the development of treatments.

The company has said that all three of its operating sites in China started back up on Feb. 12 and that it is closely monitoring the outbreak.

The Native Antigen Company has commercially introduced antigens that have been specifically derived from the Wuhan strain of novel coronavirus, now named Covid-19.

The Native Antigen Company has commercially introduced antigens that have been specifically derived from the Wuhan strain of novel coronavirus, now named Covid-19.

The research community is moving quickly to launch clinical trials of potential countermeasures, while regulatory authorities aim to support product development through regulatory flexibility.

WuXi’s R&D team will be developing and manufacturing 2019-nCoV-neutralizing antibodies at the company's four GMP facilities.

J&J’s Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies seeks to develop a vaccine candidate against the novel coronavirus.