Infectious Disease Control

Shun Tak committed to standing as one with Singapore through the largest mask donation to date

SINGAPORE, May 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Shun Tak Residential Development Pte Ltd, joined by Perennial Real Estate Holdings Limited, has donated 5 million face masks to the National Council of Social Services inSingapore through Community Chest Singapore as part of the "Partnerships for good" camp...

2020-05-21 14:26 4008

Takara Bio Selects AGC Biologics as Manufacturer of Plasmid DNA Intermediate for a Vaccine Against COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2)

SEATTLE, May 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- AGC Biologics, a global Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) for Biopharmaceuticals, has announced its partnership withTakara Bio.The companies will partner in the fight against COVID-19 by collaborating on a prophylaxis DNA vaccine, wit...

2020-05-21 14:00 3656

Macrogen obtained export approval for COVID-19 test kit 'AxenTM COVID-19 RT'

SEOUL, South Korea, May 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Korean biotech company Macrogen (CEO Sukang Lee) (KOSDAQ: 038290), announced that it obtained export approval for COVID-19 test kit 'AxenTM COVID-19 RT' from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) on the 18th. ...

2020-05-21 10:03 4157

Macrogen Approved for Export of its COVID-19 Test Kit

SEOUL, South Korea, May 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Korean biotech company Macrogen (CEO Sukang Lee) (KOSDAQ: 038290), announced that it obtained export approval for COVID-19 test kit 'AxenTM COVID-19 RT' from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) on the 18th. ...

2020-05-20 21:00 1920

CanSino Biologics and Precision NanoSystems Announce Collaboration to Co-Develop a COVID-19 RNA Vaccine

* Precision NanoSystems to Prese CanSinoBIO will license in Precision NanoSystems' proprietary RNA vaccine platform technology * Precision NanoSystems will lead RNA vaccine formulation development * CanSinoBIO will lead COVID-19 antigen design, pre-clinical testing and clinical trial...

2020-05-20 21:00 3214

Infinitus Launches Social Responsibility Day Event on May 20

GUANGZHOU, China, May 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- On May 20, Infinitus (China) Company Ltd. ("Infinitus"), a purveyor of health products and solutions, held a special event called 5.20 Infinitus Social Responsibility Day. The day stands for "I Love You Day" inChina because of the similar pronunciati...

2020-05-20 20:00 2849

Retailers Rely on DERMALOG's Fever Screening

The Corona pandemic poses significant challenges for retail stores and shopping centers. Businesses must implement numerous health protection measures without compromising customer experience too much. This is why German Scandinavian Park mall has opted for DERMALOG's non-contact fever detection....

2020-05-20 19:27 2364

INOVIO's COVID-19 DNA Vaccine INO-4800 Demonstrates Robust Neutralizing Antibody and T Cell Immune Responses in Preclinical Models

-  Publication in Nature Communications demonstrates generation of robust neutralizing antibodies and T cell responses against SARS-CoV-2 -  Preliminary safety and immune responses data from Phase 1 clinical trial expected in June -  Multiple animal challenge study data expected in coming weeks ...

2020-05-20 19:00 2978

Supporting the Vulnerable Communities Affected by COVID-19, FARPOINT Distributes More Than 2,500 Basic Food Packages

JAKARTA, Indonesia, May 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The COVID-19 pandemic which struck almost all parts of the world also had an impact on all levels of society. Not only employers and workers, but those communities who are vulnerable in Indonesia -- such as the elderly and low-income families, as w...

2020-05-20 15:31 2181

New AI Protection for COVID-19: VIVOTEK Crowd Control Solution

TAIPEI, May 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- During the COVID-19 pandemic, social distancing has become a standard public health intervention around the world. It is proven to be one of the most effective ways to reduce the spread of illness during an outbreak. Retail sectors have adopted several practic...

2020-05-20 14:00 2400

Duke-NUS, GenScript and A*STAR launch first-in-the-world SARS-CoV-2 serology test to detect neutralising antibodies without need of containment facility or specimen

* As a first-in-the-world "rapid smart test kit", the cPass™ which can measure neutralising antibodies in an hour will be a huge boost to current COVID-19 investigations, from contact tracing, sero-prevalence survey, and assessment of herd immunity, longevity of protective immunity and efficacy...

2020-05-20 10:40 7389

New World Development "Mask To Go" Dispensers Will Go Live in Phases from 25 May at 37 Designated NGO Centres Across 18 Districts

HONG KONG, May 19, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- As the first corporate in Hong Kong to take proactive measures to tackle COVID-19 since its outbreak in January,New World Development ("the Group" or "NWD") has been playing a leading role in helping those greatly impacted get through this crisis by launchi...

2020-05-19 21:30 8609

The Wearable Thermometer Temp Pal Helps Combat Coronavirus in Ireland and Taiwan

TAIPEI, May 19, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The health-tech company iWEECARE  announced that its world's smallest wearable thermometer Temp Pal®, had been adopted to combat COVID-19. The cloud-based continuous temperature monitoring system can lower the risk of infections b...

2020-05-19 16:20 1598

Icertis Contributes to Haffkine Institute in Support of the Fight Against COVID-19

Contract Management Leader Donates INR 15 Lakhs to Renowned Biomedical Research Institute to Test Anti-Tuberculosis (BCG) Vaccine as COVID-19 Treatment PUNE, India, May 19, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Icertis , the leading provider of enterprise co...

2020-05-19 15:24 2609

Think City Invites Malaysians to Participate in 'Truly Malaysian' Post-MCO Survey

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, May 19, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Think City has launched a 'truly Malaysian' post-Movement Control Order online survey featuring classic cartoons by renowned artist, Lat. The survey, available in both Malay and English, asks Malaysians important questions about how they are ...

2020-05-19 11:14 2579

NCH Corporation Donates to Countries Affected by Covid-19 Through its Community Service Program, NCH Cares.

* Donation from the Levy Family and NCH Corp. amounting US$60,000 was given to 4 Countries inAsia deeply affected by Covid-19: China, India, Malaysia and the Philippines. * Beneficiaries are key institutions and frontliners devoted treating the pandemic in their countries SINGAPORE, May 19, 2...

2020-05-19 09:01 4040

Exyte and Univercells Technologies combine forces for rapid deployment of vaccine production plants in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic

* Exyte offers the new ExyCell® modular technology for fast-track construction of biologicals production facilities compliant with the current good manufacturing practice (cGMP). * Univercells Technologies delivers the integrated NevoLine™ biomanufacturing platform, including scale-X™ bioreac...

2020-05-19 08:15 4667

Orion Health supports COVID-19 decision-making with a national algorithm management solution

AUCKLAND, New Zealand, May 19, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Orion Health has today announced it will deliver a free national solution to support scenario modelling, risk prediction, forecasting and planning throughoutNew Zealand's COVID-19 response. Accelerated to market through the Ministry of Business...

2020-05-19 07:31 2281

Ortho's COVID-19 IgG Antibody Test Receives CE Mark

-  Ortho's IgG test demonstrates 100% specificity and can be used to support decisions for getting people back to work and can support convalescent plasma screening -  Ortho's Total antibody test received CE Mark on May 8, 2020 -  Ortho's two COVID-19 antibody tests run on Ortho's VITROS® platfo...

2020-05-19 05:33 1671

Bigo Live 'Global BIGOer One World Together' brings together 3.7million people from 150 countries to raise funds for WHO Solidarity Response Fund

* The "Global BIGOer One World Together" fundraising campaign witnessed 3.7 million viewers coming together on14 May 2020 to support the fight against COVID-19. * US$100,000 was raised through a 24-hour campaign and all funds raised will be donated to the World Health Organisation's COVID-19 ...

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