Infectious Disease Control
Medicom Announces New USA Mask Manufacturing Plant
MONTREAL, Oct. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Medicom Group ("Medicom"), one of the world's leading manufacturers of surgical and respiratory masks, today announced the expansion of its U.S. mask manufacturing operations.The company will be adding a second factory with triple the square footage of i...
2020-10-06 19:00
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Rockefeller virologist Charles M. Rice honored with Nobel Prize for research that contributed to a cure for hepatitis C
NEW YORK, Oct. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Charles M. Rice, who studies disease-causing viruses and how the immune system defends against them, is this year's recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, the Nobel Foundation inStockholm, Sweden, announced today. Rice is the Maurice R. and ...
2020-10-06 03:20
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TaiGen filed US IND for its influenza antiviral TG-1000
TAIPEI, Taiwan, Oct. 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- TaiGen Biotechnology Company, Limited ("TaiGen") announced today that it has filed an Investigational New Drug (IND) application with the US FDA for its influenza antiviral TG-1000. TG-1000 is a novel pan-influenza antiviral, which interrupts viral re...
2020-10-05 06:50
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Smartphone-based Solutions Boost the Global Infectious Disease Point-of-Care Testing Market at an Explosive CAGR of 70.2% in 2020
Digital POCT platforms will enable diagnostic testing beyond the clinic, transforming how assay results are gathered and analyzed, finds Frost & Sullivan SANTA CLARA, California, Oct. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Frost & Sullivan's recent analysis,Smartphone-based Solutions Spur the Global Infectious ...
2020-10-02 03:43
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Happiness Biotech Announced Receipt of FDA Registration For Its Hand Sanitizer
NANPING, China, Oct. 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Happiness Biotech Group Limited (the "Company" or Nasdaq: HAPP), an innovativeChina-based nutraceutical and dietary supplements producer, announced today that the Company's hand sanitizer products have been registered with U.S. Food and Drug Administra...
2020-10-01 22:00
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GVN's Top Virus Experts Meet Together To Identify Most Promising Advances To Battle COVID-19 & Strategies To Prepare For Future Pandemics
BALTIMORE, Oct. 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Global Virus Network (GVN), a coalition of the world's leading medical and basic virology research centers working to prevent illness and death from viral disease, convened a press conference with attendees from across the globe to discuss key takeaways...
2020-10-01 04:56
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Statement from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation CEO Mark Suzman on Momentum in Global COVID-19 Response
SEATTLE, Sept. 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The death toll from COVID-19 passed one million this week. It is a sobering moment. But there is cause for optimism as recent days have seen a significant surge in momentum around global cooperation, which is our greatest strength when it comes to consignin...
2020-09-30 12:01
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BioGX launches CE-IVD Marked COVID-19, Influenza A/B, RSV Combo RT-PCR Test for the BD MAX™ System
AMSTERDAM, Sept. 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- BioGX BV, the European subsidiary of Birmingham, Alabama based BioGX, announced availability of a CE-IVD marked test for simultaneous detection of SARS-CoV-2, Influenza A, Influenza B and Respiratory Syncytial Virus RNA in a patient sample using the BD MA...
2020-09-30 06:06
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The Copperline Mask: The First Face Mask in Asia Independently Verified to Kill SARS-CoV-2
SINGAPORE, Sept. 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Yappie Pte. Ltd. ("Yappie") announced that Korea's Copperline Mask has been independently verified to be the first face mask inAsia to kill SARS-CoV-2. The Copperline Mask's patented ionised copper yarn knitted fabric actively eliminates bacteria ...
2020-09-30 03:56
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World Heart Federation says perfect storm for heart disease created by COVID-19
GENEVA, Sept. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- COVID-19 is creating a perfect storm for heart health, the World Heart Federation (WHF) warns on World Heart Day. Three main factors are contributing to this. First, people with COVID-19 and heart disease are among those with the highest risk of death and se...
2020-09-28 19:05
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Mumbai Municipal Commissioner I.S. Chahal Honoured With Global 'Covid Crusader Award-2020'
PUNE, India, Sept. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Iqbal Singh Chahal, I.A.S., Municipal Commissioner of the Municipal Corporation ofGreater Mumbai, has become the first Indian bureaucrat to be recognised and receive global acknowledgment for his contribution in controlling the novel coronavirus infect...
2020-09-28 18:08
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Preventative nasal spray shown to reduce viral replication by up to 96% in COVID-19 challenge study
* New preventative nasal spray treatment that could protect people from COVID-19 infection and prevent transmission announced * Novel therapy developed by Australian biotech company, Ena Respiratory, shown to significantly reduce COVID-19 virus levels in the nose and throat, in a gold-standar...
2020-09-28 06:00
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New Development Bank prices USD 2 billion benchmark bond to further support COVID emergency response
* The New Development Bank's (NDB) latest issue in the international capital markets represents another strong step forward in developing its yield curve. * The USD-denominated 5-year COVID Response Bond is yet another demonstration of NDB's commitment to fighting the coronavirus outbreak in i...
2020-09-24 12:55
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Johnson & Johnson Initiates Pivotal Global Phase 3 Clinical Trial of Janssen's COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate
NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Sept. 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) (the Company) today announced the launch of its large-scale, pivotal, multi-country Phase 3 trial (ENSEMBLE) for its COVID-19 vaccine candidate, JNJ-78436735, being developed by its Janssen Pharmaceutical ...
2020-09-23 19:25
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Biorasi Commended by Frost & Sullivan for its Full-service Offering to Drive Rare Disease Patient Recruitment for CROs
SANTA CLARA, California, Sept. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Based on its recent analysis of the North American contract research organization (CRO) market, Frost & Sullivan recognizesBiorasi, LLC with the 2020 North American Entrepreneurial Company of the Year Award. Biorasi's milestone-based, patie...
2020-09-22 21:00
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Qatar Foundation's WISE Announces Special E-Book
Education Disrupted, Education Reimagined - Responses from education's frontline during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond DOHA, Qatar, Sept. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- WISE, a Qatar Foundation global education think-tank, in partnership with Salzburg Global Seminar, and Diplomatic Courier, is pleas...
2020-09-22 06:14
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Experts recommend heightened protocols for the healthy return of sailing
Healthy Sail Panel recommends 74 detailed steps to safeguard the health of guests, crew and communities MIAMI, Sept. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- New recommendations from a panel of globally recognized medical and scientific experts say that by relentlessly focusing on prevention and other measures ...
2020-09-21 18:00
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Asia-Pacific's 5G Digital Factory Revenue Primed for a Post-COVID-19 Recovery Worth US$60 Billion in 2030
SINGAPORE, Sept. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- COVID-19 initially slowed mobile phone sales in theAsia Pacific and disrupted supply chains and demand for certain 5G-related end verticals. However, it also caused an increase in broadband traffic and 5G use cases such asSouth Korea using 5G to livestrea...
2020-09-17 20:30
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China's Weifang, Ecuador's Guaranda ink ties and join hands in COVID-19 fight
WEIFANG, China, Sept. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- A video conference to share experiences of effective fight against the COVID-19 was held onSept. 11, when a signing ceremony of friendly and cooperative relations between Weifang City in China and Guaranda City in Ecuador also took place, according to...
2020-09-17 19:13
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Acellular-Convalescent Plasma (A-CP) and New Technologies Introduced by Regen Lab®
LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Sept. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Convalescent Plasma (CP), also calledPassive Antibody Therapy, for the treatment of COVID-19 infected patients was approved by the US-FDA two weeks ago. This great news was based on a nationwide evaluation in 14 U.S. medical institutions, and...
2020-09-17 04:00
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