Infectious Disease Control
Singapore's Restalyst develops highly sensitive COVID-19 antibody test comparable to market leaders
SINGAPORE, Aug. 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Singapore biomedical firm Restalyst has developed a COVID-19 antibody test, COVID19N-REAAD™, which will be instrumental in establishing disease prevalence in populations and the exposure risk factors associated with infection. This will enable healthcare a...
Clarivate Launches Coronavirus, Virology, and Infectious Disease (CVID) Data Lake to Accelerate Research, Preparedness and Response to Future Pandemics
Broad and deep intelligence -- harmonized and accessed via one single, secure source -- powers unique insights not possible via disconnected, siloed datasets LONDON, Aug. 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Clarivate Plc (NYSE: CCC), a global leader in providing trusted information and insights to accelerat...
LumiraDx Receives FDA Emergency Use Authorization for Point of Care COVID-19 Antigen Test
LONDON, Aug. 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- LumiraDx, the next-generation point of care diagnostic company, announced today that it hasreceived Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the LumiraDx SARS-CoV-2 antigen test, which will help meet the global ch...
Zymo Research Granted CE IVD Mark for Quick SARS-CoV-2 rRT-PCR Kit
IRVINE, California, Aug. 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Zymo Research announced that it was recently granted the CE IVD Mark for itsQuick SARS-CoV-2 rRT-PCR Kit. To obtain this certification the product had to comply with the Directive 98/79/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of27 October...
Harbour BioMed, Utrecht University, Erasmus Medical Center, Viroclinics-DDL and Kiadis Pharma Announce Collaboration to Develop Monoclonal Antibody, Natural Killer Cell Combination Approach to Treating COVID-19
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and ROTTERDAM, Netherlands and SUZHOU, China, Aug. 19, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Harbour BioMed (HBM), and its partnersUtrecht University and Erasmus Medical Center, today announced a new research collaboration with Viroclinics-DDL and Kiadis Pharma (Euronext Amsterdam and Brussels: K...
Memo Therapeutics AG and Northway Biotechpharma Collaborate on the Fast-Track Manufacturing of a SARS-CoV-2-Neutralizing Antibody for the Therapy of COVID-19
SCHLIEREN, Switzerland and VILNIUS, Lithuania, Aug. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Swiss biotech companyMemo Therapeutics AG (MTx) and Northway Biotechpharma (Northway), a leading biopharmaceutical Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO), announce a new partnership to manufacture MTx...
Powerful and Proven: Community Health Workers Can Build Health and Equity During Pandemic & Beyond
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- New Orb Media reporting and data analysis of child mortality rates in 160 countries reveals the versatile and affordable role community health workers (CHWs) play in improving community health. New global model highlights surprising alternatives Orb Medi...
Mobile Programming LLC Launches COVID-19 Contact Tracing Application to Keep Employees Safe
NEW YORK, Aug. 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Utilizing Bluetooth Low Energy ("BLE") technology, Mobile Programming LLC has developed a COVID-19 Contact Tracing Application to help organizations get back to work safely, while addressing COVID-19 health and safety concerns. Because COVID-19 is transmitt...
VeChain Announces A Market Ready Blockchain Food Safety Solution Powered By VeChain ToolChain™
SHANGHAI, Aug. 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- COVID-19 has accelerated the need for food companies to build more resilient and transparent supply chains to cope with the challenges from an ever evolving marketplace. It is now more urgent than ever to have the proper framework that would allow for effec...
Uniview temperature screening solutions help Malaysia government fight against COVID 19
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Aug. 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- With the quick diffusion of COVID 19, there are 9094 cases of coronavirus infection inMalaysia. As Malaysia gears up to reopen its economy after restricted movement, ensuring that firms return to pre-crisis production and employment levels as ...
Xinhua Silk Road: Changshu intensifies efforts to further optimize business environment
BEIJING, Aug. 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- A charter plane sent by Changshu
municipal government brought back 80 Japanese employees onAugust 8 to
resume work.
Global Fund Launches Search for Inspector General
GENEVA, Aug. 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has launched a search for its next Inspector General. A seven-member nomination committee will help the Board of the Global Fund select the next Inspector General. The Board welcomes all candidates with ...
New York Times best-selling author, Martin Lindstrom launches new COVID-safe travel tips e-book
LONDON, Aug. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- New York Times best-selling author and behavioural psychologist,Martin Lindstrom, in association with Intertek Protek, has recently launched a COVID-safe travel tips e-book titled "Travel Truth and Lies Unmasked". The free e-book which is downloadable here ...
Civil Society Leads the Needed Collaborations between Nations
HAIKOU, China, Aug. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- At a time when the future of the globe looks gloomy by the unabated pandemic and economic fallout, raising political hostility and anti-globalization sentiment, an online dialogue in 30th and 30st July between the civil society organizations inChina an...
Caprion-HistoGeneX and Viroclinics-DDL announce a strategic partnership to offer integrated, complementary services to advance infectious disease research and COVID-19 therapeutic development
Caprion-HistoGeneX, a specialized CRO providing immunology, proteomics, histopathology and genomics services, and Viroclinics-DDL, a provider of preclinical and clinical trial services for vaccine, antiviral, and diagnostic development, are pleased to announce a new partnership that will offer gl...
Johnson & Johnson Announces Agreement with U.S. Government for 100 Million Doses of Investigational COVID-19 Vaccine
NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Aug. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) (the Company) today announced its Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies have entered into an agreement with the U.S. government for the large scale domestic manufacturing and delivery in the U.S. of 100 million doses...
COVID-19 fuels growing health consciousness in Hong Kong, Manulife survey finds
* Survey of insurance customers shows move to healthier living for better physical and mental well-being * Hong Kong findings reveal jump in adoption and usage of digital tools for finance, shopping and news HONG KONG, Aug. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Amid the anxiety and disruption caused by the...
KCI Plays an Important Role in Changing Public Transport Culture During COVID-19 Pandemic
JAKARTA, Indonesia, Aug. 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- PT Kereta Commuter Indonesia (KCI), the operator for Commuter Line trains inIndonesia, is leading a cultural change in public transport during thisCOVID-19 global pandemic. As Indonesia transitions into new normal, KCI is providing a Commuter Lin...
Panchshil Realty's Office Portfolio First in APAC To Meet British Safety Council's Global Benchmarks for COVID-19 Related Control Measures
PUNE, India, Aug. 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Panchshil Realty and British Safety Council today announced a new milestone in workplace safety in the corporate real estate sector inIndia in the context of COVID-19 and safe return to work. Panchshil Realty has become the first and only real estate gro...
AXA Hong Kong launches additional coverage for COVID-19
HONG KONG, Aug. 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- In light of the ongoing spread of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), AXA Hong Kong is now offering the following enhanced coverage and services to its customers to give them a peace of mind. New COVID-19 policy coverage and benefits, including: * ...
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