An antibody cocktail called REGN-COV2 designed to treat and prevent coronavirus infection is being tested at FOMAT Medical Research in Oxnard. FOMAT is launching two clinical trials for COVID-19 treatment, the disease caused by the SARS-COV-2, on Thursday, reported CBS Los…
Want to reopen your pharma lab amid COVID-19? Consider these strategies first
COVID-19 has unleashed a logistical conundrum for pharma lab leaders: How do you keep momentum in therapeutics development, when, like all workplaces, most labs have had to either restrict use or close altogether? The answer lies, at least in part, in…
Dos millones de casos de COVID-19 | ‘Peor de lo que puedo recordar’
With the U.S. surpassing 2 million cases of COVID-19, infectious disease experts have learned a tremendous amount about SARS-CoV-2’s transmissibility, the effects of infection, and how (or how not) to treat it. David Aronoff, MD, of Vanderbilt University Medical Center in…
Biopharma Update on the Novel Coronavirus: June 8
FDA Actions Reissued EUAs: The FDA reissued EUAs revising which types of respirators can be decontaminated for reuse. Availability and Capability of Non-Invasive Monitoring Devices: The FDA issued new guidance that expands the availability and capability of non-invasive monitoring devices. This guidance replaces…
How is coronavirus vaccine development going in the U.S.?
Researchers in Pittsburgh and Boston are moving forward with research into two separate coronavirus vaccine programs against SARS-CoV-2, the new coronavirus causing the COVID-19 pandemic. The work of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers is detailed in a paper published recently…
6 ways to prepare your medical practice for coronavirus
Many physician practices throughout the U.S. are starting to see the impact of the coronavirus(COVID-19). As the highly contagious virus is only likely to spread in the weeks ahead, now is the time for leaders to prepare for how they will…