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USPTO launches platform to facilitate connections between patent holders and potential licensees in key technologies.  Initial release focuses on COVID-19–related technologiesContinue reading→

• First participants dosed at NYU Grossman School of Medicine and University of Maryland School of Medicine
• Pfizer and BioNTech ramping up manufacturing capabilities to further increase production capacity in 2020/2021

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Research projects will address the pandemic from various angles, including public health, virology and drug discovery.
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New portal developed with the Aerospace Industries Association and Google connects ventilator component suppliers with manufacturersContinue reading→

• The serology test has a specificity greater than 99.8% and sensitivity of 100% (14 Days post-PCR confirmation)
• The high specificity of the test is crucial to determine reliably if a person has been exposed to the virus and if the patient has developed antibodies
• Roche will provide high double-digit millions of tests already in May for countries accepting the CE mark and in the U.S. under Emergency Use Authorization, further ramping up capacities thereafter
• The test is available on Roche’s cobas e analysers which are widely available around the world 

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Amish Shah, MD is an emergency physician at Dignity Health and a member of the Arizona House of Representative elected by the people of   LD24 – Central Phoenix and South Scottsdale.  On Sunday, May 3, 2020, Dr. Shah shared the message below via Facebook.  With his permission, we are sharing it with you. Continue reading→

Created through a partnership between ventilator manufacturers, including Dräger, GE Healthcare, Getinge, Hamilton Medical, Medtronic, Nihon Kohden, Philips, and other manufacturers and powered by Allego, the central the central knowledge hub provides free mobile access to video tutorials, instruction manuals, and other training materials for equipment that is critical to helping clinicians treat patients suffering from COVID-19 related respiratory distress. Manufacturers are responsible for their own content. Continue reading→