Insights+: COVID-19 Healthcare News Monthly Updates

Our planet is facing a major pandemic outbreak due to COVID-19 and health agencies are taking every measure to stop it
The outbreak of the respiratory disease was first detected in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China in Dec 2019
PharmaShots is keeping a track of all of the important updates in the Life-sciences sector, where we have covered news updates regarding collaborations, clinical trials, funding, and regulatory guidelines related to the COVID-19 from Jan to date

75. Roche's Actemra/RoActemra (tocilizumab) Fails to Meet the Primary Endpoint in P-III COVACTA Study for Patients with COVID-19 Associated Pneumonia

Jul 30, 2020 | Clinical Trial

74. Sanofi and GSK Sign an Agreement with the UK Government to Supply ~60M Doses of COVID-19 Vaccine

Jul 29, 2020 | Collaboration

73. UK's Recovery Continues to Test Roche's Tocilizumab in COVID-19

Jul 29, 2020 | Clinical Trial

72. Roche's Actemra/RoActemra Fails in COVID-19 Trial

Jul 29, 2020 | Clinical Trial

71. Green Cross GC5131A Receives the Regulatory Approval for P-II Trial for COVID-19

Jul 29, 2020 | Regulatory

70. Relief's RLF-100 (aviptadil) Receives the US FDA's Expanded Access Protocol to Treat Respiratory Failure in COVID-19

Jul 29, 2020 | Regulatory

69. AstraZeneca Signs an Agreement with Emergent BioSolutions to Expand Manufacturing of AZD1222 for COVID-19

Jul 28, 2020 | Regulatory

68. Pfizer and BioNTech Initiate P-II/III Global Study of its Lead mRNA Vaccine Candidate Against COVID-19

Jul 28, 2020 | Clinical Trial

67. Gilead's Veklury (Remdesivir) Health Canada's Marketing Authorization with Conditions (NOC/c) to Treat COVID-19

Jul 28, 2020 | Regulatory

66. Three Pharma Companies Launch Favipiravir to Treat COVID-19 in India

Jul 27, 2020 | Launch

65. Sorrento to Acquire SmartPharm and Develop Pipeline of Gene-Encoded Therapeutic Antibodies Targeting COVID-19 and Cancer

Jul 27, 2020 | Collaboration

64. AI Therapeutics Reports Initiation of P-II Trial of LAM-002A (apilimod dimesylate) for COVID-19 Patients

Jul 27, 2020 | Clinical Trial

63. Zydus to Initiate Clinical Study of Desidustat in Patients with Chemotherapy-Induced Anemia (CIA)

July 24, 2020 | Clinical Trial

62. Glenmark Report Results of FabiFlu (favipiravir) in P-III Clinical Study for Patients with Mild to Moderate COVID-19

Jul 27, 2020 | Clinical Trial

61. The UK Government to Launch AbC-19 Lateral Flow Free Finger-Prick Test for COVID-19

Jul 27, 2020 | Launch

60. Mylan Launches Remdesivir Under the Brand Name Desrem for COVID-19 in India

Jul 27, 2020 | Launch

59. Pfizer and BioNTech Elicits Strong T-cell Response in P-I/II Study Against COVID-19

Jul 27, 2020 | Clinical Trial

58. AstraZeneca and Oxford University's AZD1222 Delivers Dual Immune Response in its P-II/III COV001 Study Against COVID-19

Jul 27, 2020 | Clinical Trial

57. Quest Diagnostic Receives the US FDA's First EUA for Sample Pooling in COVID-19

Jul 20, 2020 | Diagnostic

56. Celltrion Initiates P-I Study of its COVID-19 Antibody Treatment in South Korea

Jul 20, 2020 | Clinical Trial

55. Zydus Initiates Adaptive P-I/II Clinical Study Evaluating its ZyCoV-D Against COVID-19 in India

Jul 16, 2020 | Clinical Trial

54. Novartis Launches Zero Profit Portfolio for Symptomatic Treatment of COVID-19

Jul 16, 2020 | Launch

53. AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford to Share Positive News on its COVID-19 Vaccine Imminently

Jul 15, 2020 | Collaboration

52. 3M Collaborates with MIT to Develop Paper-Based Diagnostic Test for COVID-19

Jul 13, 2020 | Collaboration

51. Moderna to Commence Late-stage COVID-19 Vaccine Trial on 27 July, 2020

Jul 13, 2020 | Clinical Trial

50. The International Fencing Federation (FIE) Reports the Global COVID-19 Support Plan

July 13, 2020 | Launch

49. Gilead's Veklury (remdesivir) Receives the TGA's Approval to Treat Adults and Adolescents with Severe COVID-19 Symptoms

Jul 12, 2020 | Regulatory

48. The Zimbabwe Government to Launch US $10M COVID-19 Relief Package

Jul 11, 2020 | Launch

47. Gilead's Veklury (remdesivir) Receives the TGA's Approval to Treat Adults and Adolescents with Severe COVID-19 Symptoms

Jul 10, 2020 | Regulatory

46. AstraZeneca Collaborates with ProteinQure to Design Novel Peptide Therapeutics

Jul 10, 2020 | Collaboration

45. Cipla Launches Cipremi at $53.34 per Vial in India

Jul 10, 2020 | Launch

44. The Health Ministry of Kyrgyzstan Reports Supply of Avifavir an Antiviral Drug form Russia

Jul 09, 2020 | Regulatory

43. Regeneron Signs an Agreement with BARDA and the US Department of Defense for REGN-COV2 Worth $450M

Jul 08, 2020 | Clinical Trial

42. Angion Commences P-II Study of ANG-3777 in Patients with Acute Lung Injury Associated with COVID-19 Pneumonia in Brazil

Jul 08, 2020 | Clinical Trial

41. The European Commission Signs an Agreement with Roche and Merck to Supply their COVID-19 Therapies in EU

Jul 09, 2020 | Collaboration

40. GSK and Medicago to Initiate P-I Trial of Plant-Based COVID-19 Vaccine in July 2020

Jul 08, 2020 | Clinical Trial

39. Regeneron Signs an Agreement with BARDA and the US Department of Defense for REGN-COV2 Worth $450M

Jul 08, 2020 | Collaboration

38. Innovation Pharmaceuticals Reports Results Brilacidin in COVID-19 Clinical Trial

Jul 07, 2020 | Clinical Trial

37. Reven Reports Publication of Two COVID-19 Articles for RJX Platform

Jul 07, 2020 | Regulatory

36. Emergent Signs a Five-Year Manufacturing Services Agreement with Janssen for Ad26.COV2-S to Treat COVID-19

Jul 07, 2020 | Collaboration

35. Constant Therapeutics' TXA127 will be Evaluated in P-II Trial for COVID-19 Patients

Jul 07, 2020 | Clinical Trial

34. Sinovac's P-III COVID-19 Trial Receives the Brazilian Regulator Approval

Jul 07, 2020 | Regulatory

33. Nasus Pharma Reports Results of TaffiX as a Intranasal Antiviral Protection Against SARS-CoV-2

Jul 07, 2020 | Clinical Trial

32. Mylan Receives EUA Approval for its Remdesivir to Treat COVID-19

Jul 07, 2020 | Regulatory

31. Diffusion Pharmaceuticals Reports IND Submission for P-Ib/IIb COVID-19 Clinical Program with TSC to the US FDA

Jul 07, 2020 | Clinical Trial

30. Novavax to Receive $1.6B Funds from the US

Jul 07, 2020 | Grants

29. Aboundbio Signs an Agreement with SaudiVax for COVID-19

Jul 07, 2020 | Collaboration

28. Hepion Pharmaceuticals Reports Preclinical Results of CRV431 for Treating COVID-19

Jul 07, 2020 | Clinical Trial

27. Therapeutic Solution Reports Submission of Publication of Preclinical Data on StemVac for Supporting COVID-19 Indication

Jul 07, 2020 | Clinical Trial

26. Regeneron with its Partner NIAID Report the Initiation of P-III Trial to Evaluate REGN-COV2 for Treatment and Prevention of COVID-19

Jul 06, 2020 | Clinical Trial

25. Mylan's Remdesivir Lyophilized Powder for Injection Receives the DCGI Accelerated Approval for Restricted Emergency Use in COVID-19 Patients in India

Jul 06, 2020 | Regulatory

24. Zydus to Initiate Clinical Trials Evaluating ZyCoV-D Vaccine Against COVID-19 in July 2020

Jul 03, 2020 | Clinical Trial

23. Sanofi and Regeneron's Kevzara (sarilumab) Fails in P-III Trial for Patients with COVID-19 in the US

Jul 03, 2020 | Clinical Trial

22. Moderna Reports the Enrollment of P-II Trial for its mRNA-1273 to Treat COVID-19

Jul 03, 2020 | Clinical Trial

21. Sorrento Selects T-VIVA-19 as a Targeted Protein Vaccine Candidate Against COVID-19

Jul 02, 2020 | Clinical Trial

20. Dr. Reddy's and GRA Collaborate with Fujifilm for Avigan (favipiravir) to Treat COVID-19 Outside Japan

Jul 02, 2020 | Collaboration

19. Pfizer and BioNTech Report Results of BNT162b1 mRNA-Based Vaccine in P-I/II Study Against COVID-19

Jul 02, 2020 | Clinical Trial

18. Zydus to Initiate Clinical Trials Evaluating ZyCoV-D Vaccine Against COVID-19 in July 2020

Jul 03, 2020 | Clinical Trial

17. Sanofi and Regeneron's Kevzara (sarilumab) Fails in P-III Study for Patients with COVID-19 in the US

Jul 02, 2020 | Clinical Trial

16. Phase II Study of MRx-4DP0004 in Patients Hospitalized with COVID-19 Open for Enrolment

Jul 02, 2020 | Clinical Trial

15. Regulatory Authorities Step Up Cooperation in Connection with COVID-19

Jul 02, 2020 | Regulatory

14. Austria Donates 2M to CEPI to Support COVID-19 Vaccine Programmes

Jul 02, 2020 | Grant

13. Liminal BioSciences Joins CoVIg Plasma Alliance to Develop New COVID-19 Therapy

Jul 02, 2020 | Collaboration

12. Biophytis Receives FDA IND Clearance for COVA, a P-II/III Clinical Trial with Sarconeos (BIO101) for the Treatment of Patients with COVID-19 Related Respiratory Failure

Jul 02, 2020 | Clinical Trial

11. EUSA Receives the US FDA Approval of P-III Clinical Trial for Siltuximab in Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19 Associated Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Jul 02, 2020 | Clinical Trial

10. Moderna Faces Delay in its COVID-19 Vaccine Trial

Jul 02, 2020 | Clinical Trial

9. Anivive Initiates Two Pre-Clinical Studies of GC376 for the Treatment of COVID-19

Jul 02, 2020 | Clinical Trial

8. MediciNova Announces Opening of IND for MN-166 (ibudilast) for Prevention of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Patients with COVID-19

Jul 01, 2020 | Clinical Trial

7. GoldenBiotech's Antroquinonol Receives FDA Approval on COVID-19 P-II Trial in the US

Jul 01, 2020 | Regulatory

6. New Study Highlights Senhwa Biosciences Silmitasertib as Potential Treatment for COVID-19

Jul 01, 2020 | Clinical Trial

5. International Regulators Provide Guiding Principles for COVID-19 Clinical Trials