Healthcare Roundup – AbbVie finalizes Allergan takeover, FDA OKs emergency use of COVID-19 test with saliva specimens Life Science
Technology Roundup – Facebook unveils redesigned desktop site, Google says most employees will work from home until 2021 Technology
Healthcare Roundup – White House not on board with CDC reopening guidelines, Gilead confirms remdesivir approval in Japan for severe COVID-19 Life Science
Technology Roundup – Facebook allowing work-from-home through year-end for most, Shopify and Pinterest to partner Technology
Healthcare Roundup – White House coronavirus task force to ‘continue indefinitely’, Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine shows positive effect Life Science
Technology Roundup – Microsoft opening first New Zealand data center, Amazon’s entry-level Ring gets upgrades Technology
Healthcare Roundup – FDA OKs emergency use of PerkinElmer COVID-19 blood test, Athersys up 3% premarket Life Science
Technology Roundup – Avid +11.5% on new Microsoft agreement, Amazon’s French warehouses remain closed Technology
Healthcare Roundup – Vir and Alnylam identify inhalable drug candidate for COVID-19, AmerisourceBergen eyes Walgreens’ drug distribution operation Life Science
Technology Roundup – Tencent takes 5% stake in Afterpay, Microsoft eyes Softomotive acquisition Technology
Healthcare Roundup – FDA OKs subcutaneous version of J&J’s Darzalex, European advisory group backs expanded label of Gilead’s Harvoni Life Science
Atreca, BeiGene, and IGM Biosciences Agree to Collaborate on Novel Antibody Treatment for COVID-19 Life Science