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QIAGEN Receives US FDA EUA for First and Only Syndromic Coronavirus Test – COVID-19 – Hospimedica.com

QIAGEN Receives US FDA EUA for First and Only Syndromic Coronavirus Test – COVID-19 – Hospimedica.com

QIAGEN (Hilden, Germany) has received emergency use authorization (EUA) from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its newly developed QIAstat-Dx Respiratory SARS-CoV-2…

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Emergent BioSolutions Partners with U.S. Government for Comprehensive Response to Expedite Development of Plasma-Derived Therapy for COVID-19 NYSE:EBS

Emergent BioSolutions Partners with U.S. Government for Comprehensive Response to Expedite Development of Plasma-Derived Therapy for COVID-19 NYSE:EBS

GAITHERSBURG, Md., April 02, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (NYSE:EBS) announced today that it has entered into a formal partnership with the…

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SBA loans: Answers on interest rates, application process and CARES Act from Mid-Atlantic boss – Philadelphia Business Journal

SBA loans: Answers on interest rates, application process and CARES Act from Mid-Atlantic boss – Philadelphia Business Journal

Steve Bulger has heard all the complaints. The acting director for the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Mid-Atlantic region knows about the technical issues that…

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FDA launches push to speed up Covid-19 drug development efforts – MedCity News

FDA launches push to speed up Covid-19 drug development efforts – MedCity News

The agency said it had redeployed some staff and streamlined processes to enable it to review clinical trial protocols faster and respond faster to…

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Sagamore Spirit and Johns Hopkins collaborate to make hand sanitizer | Hub

Sagamore Spirit and Johns Hopkins collaborate to make hand sanitizer | Hub

In the middle of a hand-sanitizer shortage caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Johns Hopkins and Baltimore distillery Sagamore Spirit are working together to manufacture…

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How to Obtain an SBA Coronavirus PPP Loan and Have It Forgiven

How to Obtain an SBA Coronavirus PPP Loan and Have It Forgiven

The number-one pressure on small-business owners right now is payroll. Whether you’re a sole proprietor one-person-show or a company with 500 employees, you’ve certainly…

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7 BioHealth Capital Region Diagnostics Companies Leading the Fight Against COVID-19 · BioBuzz

7 BioHealth Capital Region Diagnostics Companies Leading the Fight Against COVID-19 · BioBuzz

Prominent research universities and government agencies are keeping the public abreast of the scope of the coronavirus pandemic as well as the reported outcomes…

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COVID-19 Tip Sheet: Story Ideas from Johns Hopkins

COVID-19 Tip Sheet: Story Ideas from Johns Hopkins

Newswise — When T.C. Wu, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., and Chien-Fu Hung, Ph.D., heard earlier this year about a new coronavirus that was spreading in…

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With $349 Billion in Emergency Small Business Capital Cleared, SBA and Treasury Begin Unprecedented Public-Private Mobilization Effort to Distribute Funds | The U.S. Small Business Administration | SBA.gov

With $349 Billion in Emergency Small Business Capital Cleared, SBA and Treasury Begin Unprecedented Public-Private Mobilization Effort to Distribute Funds | The U.S. Small Business Administration | SBA.gov

WASHINGTON – Following President Trump’s signing of the historic Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, SBA Administrator Jovita Carranza and Treasury Secretary Steven…

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Emergent BioSolutions Signs Agreement with Novavax to Manufacture NanoFlu™

Emergent BioSolutions Signs Agreement with Novavax to Manufacture NanoFlu™

GAITHERSBURG, Md., March 31, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (EBS) today announced an agreement with Novavax, Inc. (NVAX) whereby Emergent will provide…

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Anthony Fauci Shows Us the Right Way to Be an Expert – Scientific American Blog Network

Anthony Fauci Shows Us the Right Way to Be an Expert – Scientific American Blog Network

Anthony Fauci has been an extraordinary presence during the COVID-19 crisis: calm yet urgent, informative yet plain-spoken. Along the way, he’s doing something even…

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QIAGEN Receives U.S. FDA EUA for QIAstat-Dx test kit, First and Only Syndromic Solution Integrating Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus | Business Wire

QIAGEN Receives U.S. FDA EUA for QIAstat-Dx test kit, First and Only Syndromic Solution Integrating Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus | Business Wire

GERMANTOWN, Md. & HILDEN, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--QIAGEN (NYSE: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced that it has received emergency use authorization (EUA) from the…

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AstraZeneca’s Imfinzi gets FDA green light to challenge Roche in small cell lung cancer | FiercePharma

AstraZeneca’s Imfinzi gets FDA green light to challenge Roche in small cell lung cancer | FiercePharma

Move over, Roche. There’s a new small cell lung cancer therapy on the scene, and it belongs to AstraZeneca. Monday, the FDA cleared the…

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Children’s National Hospital coronavirus testing kids | wusa9.com

Children’s National Hospital coronavirus testing kids | wusa9.com

WASHINGTON — Nearly 300 children have now been tested in the District’s first drive-thru COVID-19 coronavirus test site, with no kids in the nation’s…

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How Biotech Player You Haven’t Heard of Is Racing Gilead, Moderna to Coronavirus Treatment – TheStreet

How Biotech Player You Haven’t Heard of Is Racing Gilead, Moderna to Coronavirus Treatment – TheStreet

Emergent BioSolutions  (EBS) - Get Report may be a small company up against the heavy hitters, but it has a plan for a coronavirus…

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