Mar 18, 2020 by Brian Orelli, PhDJohnson & Johnson's Coronavirus Vaccine Won't Be in Clinical Trials Until NovemberWill slow but steady win the race?
Mar 18, 2020 by Brian Orelli, PhDU.S. Demand for Ventilators Expected to Surge in Coronavirus PandemicUnless the country can slow the pace of COVID-19's spread, the number of people with cases severe enough that they require ventilators to breathe could totally outstrip our supply of the machines.
Mar 13, 2020 by Brian Orelli, PhDPfizer Outlines Plans to Help With the COVID-19 OutbreakThe pharma giant is helping any way it can.
Mar 13, 2020 by Brian Orelli, PhDWHO Says There's No Evidence That Pets Can Pass Coronavirus to HumansBut now, the agency isn't so sure about whether people can transmit the disease to dogs and cats.
Mar 13, 2020 by Brian Orelli, PhDFDA Issues Emergency Use Authorization for Roche's Coronavirus TestThe test can produce results in under four hours.
Mar 12, 2020 by Brian Orelli, PhDHere's Why NuVasive, Exelixis, and Natus Medical Fell TodayThe healthcare companies couldn't sidestep the COVID-19 slump.
Mar 12, 2020 by Brian Orelli, PhDInovio Gets $5 Million From Gates Foundation for a Device to Deliver Its Coronavirus VaccineThe company hopes to have 1 million doses of its vaccine ready by the end of the year.
Mar 10, 2020 by Brian Orelli, PhDHere's Why Emergent BioSolutions Jumped Higher on TuesdayThe company added its name to the long list of companies helping develop a vaccine to the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.
Mar 10, 2020 by Brian Orelli, PhDPfizer, GlaxoSmithKline, Johnson & Johnson Team Up on Once-Monthly HIV TreatmentThe drug combination has to be injected, but only having to deal with treatment once a month could be worth it for many patients.
Mar 10, 2020 by Brian Orelli, PhDHere's Why Compugen Jumped Higher TodayTwo patients treated with one of the biotech's drugs had partial responses.
Mar 10, 2020 by Brian Orelli, PhDCOVID-19 Nearing Pandemic Level, WHO WarnsThe head of the World Health Organization describes the threat of the coronavirus outbreak reaching pandemic proportions as "very real."
Mar 9, 2020 by Brian Orelli, PhDHere's Why Emergent Biosolutions, BioMarin, and Nuvasive Fell on MondayEven healthcare companies can't escape the overall market downturn.
Mar 9, 2020 by Brian Orelli, PhDStudy Warns Number of U.S. COVID-19 Cases Much Higher Than ReportedCedars-Sinai researchers say the window to prevent a major epidemic is closing.
Mar 9, 2020 by Brian Orelli, PhDHere's Why Guardant Health Dropped TodayInvestors can't figure out how to value this high-growth company.
Mar 6, 2020 by Brian Orelli, PhDIs There a Cure for the SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus?Not yet, but multiple drugmakers are working on treatments and vaccines.
Mar 5, 2020 by Brian Orelli, PhDHematology-Focused Biotech Imara to IPO SoonThe company has set terms for its initial public offering.
Mar 5, 2020 by Brian Orelli, PhDBioCryst Looks for FDA Approval in Late 2020, Launches Next Clinical TrialThe FDA is reviewing the biotech's marketing application for its hereditary angioedema treatment berotralstat.
Mar 4, 2020 by Brian Orelli, PhDAlign Technology Acquires a Computer-Aided Dentistry ExpertThe acquisition moves the Invisalign-focused company further into digital dentistry.
Mar 4, 2020 by Brian Orelli, PhDHere's Why Shares of Ocular Therapeutix Rocketed Higher TodaySales of Dextenza are picking up steam, and new data is around the corner.
Mar 3, 2020 by Brian Orelli, PhDExact Sciences Acquires 2 Cancer Diagnostic CompaniesThe companies will complement its precision oncology products.