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Francis Crick Institute and collaborators to offer COVID-19 testing for key workers
europeanpharmaceuticalreview
April 06, 2020
The institute has paused cancer research and repurposed its laboratories and scientists to provide a rapid COVID-19 testing facility for NHS staff and other key workers.
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Global confirmed Covid-19 cases exceed one million
pharmaceutical-technology
April 06, 2020
Covid-19 cases have crossed one million globally, with the pandemic being responsible for more than 52,000 deaths so far.
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Apeiron Biologics gets regulatory approvals for Phase II Covid-19 trial
pharmaceutical-technology
April 06, 2020
Apeiron Biologics has secured approvals from regulatory agencies in Austria, Germany and Denmark to conduct a Phase II clinical trial of APN01 for the treatment of Covid-19.
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Amgen and Adaptive Biotechnologies to develop Covid-19 drug
pharmaceutical-technology
April 06, 2020
Amgen has partnered with Adaptive Biotechnologies to develop a drug candidate that could prevent and treat Covid-19 coronavirus infection.
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Covid-19 vaccine candidate yields promising data in mice
pharmaceutical-technology
April 06, 2020
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in the US have reported encouraging results from initial tests of a Covid-19 vaccine candidate, PittCoVacc, delivered using a fingertip-sized patch in mice.
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Novartis and Incyte to trial Jakavi for Covid-19
pharmaceutical-technology
April 06, 2020
Novartis, in alliance with Incyte, has announced plans to evaluate Jakavi (ruxolitinib) in a Phase III clinical trial to treat cytokine storm in patients with severe Covid-19 pneumonia.
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FluGen, Bharat Biotech and UW–Madison partner on Covid-19 vaccine
pharmaceutical-technology
April 06, 2020
Vaccine development companies FluGen and Bharat Biotech have partnered with the University of Wisconsin–Madison (UWMadison) to develop and evaluate a Covid-19 vaccine candidate, CoroFlu.
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Vir Biotechnology and Alnylam expand alliance for Covid-19 drugs
pharmaceutical-technology
April 06, 2020
Vir Biotechnology and Alnylam Pharmaceuticals have expanded their multi-target infectious diseases alliance to include up to three targets for SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus that causes Covid-19.
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Duke to Expedite Study of COVID-19 Prevention in Healthcare Workers
contractpharma
April 06, 2020
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute has funded up to $50 million to evaluate hydroxychloroquine as a preventive drug for the novel coronavirus.
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Pharmaseal Offers No Cost Support for COVID-19 Clinical Trials
contractpharma
April 06, 2020
Will offer the Engility clinical trials management system at no cost for COVID-19 coronavirus clinical trials.