Eli Lilly and Company and Incyte shared additional data that showed baricitinib in combination with remdesivir reduced time to recovery and improved clinical outcomes for patients with COVID-19 infection compared with remdesivir.
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Génome Québec, in partnership with the Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer (IRIC) of the Université de Montréal, Université de Montréal, Mila – Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute and McMaster University, is proud to announce funding for a new research project intended to accelerate the discovery of antiviral COVID-19 medications.
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IMV Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company pioneering a novel class of cancer immunotherapies and vaccines against infectious diseases, today announced that Canadian government agencies will contribute up to CA$4.75 million to advance Phase 1 clinical development of its vaccine candidate, DPX-COVID-19, for the prevention of COVID-19 infection caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-COV-2.
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The pandemic has highlighted the importance of supporting scientific research in order to allow investigators to find real solutions to deal with public health issues such as COVID-19 or cancer.
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IMV Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company pioneering a novel class of cancer immunotherapies and vaccines against infectious diseases, provides further details today on the Company’s rapid progress in developing its candidate vaccine to prevent COVID-19 infection in response to the global health threat posed by the novel coronavirus.
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Today BML Technology is proud to announce the launch of the COVID-19 Digital Health Task Force, in collaboration with elite partners and collaborators from the core of the Montreal health tech ecosystem, including the CNRC, McGill University, le CHUM, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin, Montreal InVivo, and Avisio Qualité, as well as institutions with international reach, like Montréal International and Medteq+.
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IMV Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company pioneering a novel class of cancer immunotherapies and vaccines against infectious diseases, today announced positive preclinical results demonstrating robust immunogenic and antibody responses from the majority of peptide epitopes.
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DIEX Recherche is proud to announce the opening of its fourth research center in Quebec. CEO Suzie Talbot made the announcement at DIEX Recherche in Sherbrooke. She insists that it is important to have good news to share these days. The opening of a new center will provide the local population of this beautiful region with innovative clinical trials.
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New information on COVID-19 emerges every day. Researchers and scientists in Canada and around the world are working hard to better understand the virus, and its impacts on people and communities. By keeping pace with this information, we can better protect the health of Canadians and set our country on the path to recovery.
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Immune Biosolutions, Diex Research, Keyrus Life Science and the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences of the Université de Sherbrooke (FMSS) are joining forces to discover and develop innovative solutions against the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
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Glycovax Pharma, a biopharmaceutical company based in Montréal, is actively working on the development of a new vaccine approach to counter COVID-19. The prototype glycoconjugate vaccine is currently in the preclinical phase.
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New features, including fever, symptom and medication tracking, are now available for free to first-time users to support high-risk populations navigating COVID-19.
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Roche Canada is pleased to announce the launch of the Roche Data Science Coalition, a group of like-minded public and private organizations committed to working with the global community to develop solutions to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. The collaborators in the Coalition include: Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Amii), doc.ai, NVIDIA, Self Care Catalysts, ThinkData Works Inc and Vector Institute.
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Laurent Pharmaceuticals Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that spun off from McGill University in 2012, today announces that it is planning to test its lead drug LAU-7b in patients with COVID-19 disease, as part of a Phase 2 clinical trial.
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Tetra Bio-Pharma Inc., a leader in cannabinoid-derived drug discovery and development has joined the battle to fight the novel COVID-19 virus. The Company will mobilize its expertise in regulatory affairs and quality assurance to support Canadian businesses seeking Health Canada approval for specific products used to mitigate the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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Among the initiatives being suggested to find a solution to the COVID-19 pandemic is one originating from the Fonds de recherche du Québec and Génome Québec: they have mandated a group of researchers to create the Quebec COVID Biobank.
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The humanitarian costs of the coronavirus outbreak continue to mount, with more than 845,000 people infected globally. The number of people confirmed to have died having the virus has now surpassed 41,500.
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JAMP Pharma Group, a Canadian pharmaceutical company, announced today that it is donating one million doses of hydroxychloroquine to Canadian hospitals, a drug that is normally used to treat malaria and rheumatoid arthritis and which could potentially be useful in treating hospitalized patients infected with the COVID-19 virus.
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IMV Inc. announced that it is advancing the clinical development of a DPX-based vaccine candidate against COVID-19. Vaccines against infectious disease have been a core part of IMV’s heritage across its DPX platform technology.
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