PriMed Medical Research has already administered the BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccine candidate to what is reported in the local press, “hundreds” of local residents in the Dayton area, part of Ohio’s Miami Valley. PriMed Medical was selected by the pharmaceutical company...
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$10m Donation to UH Seidman Cancer Center Establishes Preeminent Immunotherapy Research & Care Center
Kimberly and Joseph Wesley have donated $10 million to University Hospitals in Cleveland to establish the Wesley Center for Immunotherapy at UH Seidman Cancer Center. As it turns out, Joe Wesley was fighting cancer for years. After a large tumor was significantly...
Eli Lilly’s BLAZE-1 Selects Aventiv Research in Columbus as Ohioans Investigate Advanced Monoclonal Antibodies Targeting COVID-19
TrialSite recently profiled Columbus, Ohio-based Aventiv Research as the independent trial site organization was selected by Pfizer as a site to participate in the BNT162 COVID-19 vaccine trial program. Now, local media (WSYX/WTTE) reports that the Columbus-based site...
Aventiv Research Shows Progress in Enrolling Volunteers for BNT162 Vaccine Trial in Columbus, Ohio
TrialSite recently reported on privately-held Aventiv Research Inc. as the only trial site organization in this part of Central Ohio to commence inoculating patients with the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine derived from the BNT162 program deemed "Project Lightspeed."...
Pfizer’s BNT162b2 COVID-19 Vaccine Phase 2/3 Clinical Trial Comes to University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
“Project Lightspeed” is coming to University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center (UH) to conduct the pivotal Phase 2/3 global clinical trial sponsored by Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) and BioNTech SE (Nasdaq:BNTX, “BioNTech”) testing the investigational vaccine called BNT162b2,...
University Hospitals and MetroHealth Embark on COVID-19 Testing Schemes in Cleveland Metro Area
University Hospitals and MetroHealth are embarking on efforts to use antibody tests on frontline health workers to improve understanding of COVID-19 and the possibility (and probability) of re-infection. University Hospital seeks to test approximately 10,000 employees...
Trinity Health System Ohio Faced COVID-19 Testing Challenges: Designed its Own Test
Trinity Health System develop an in-house molecular test for diagnosing the COVID-19 infection. Consequently, it is the only hospital in the area with in-house testing services. Up till this point, all tests needed to be outsourced to a Pittsburgh reference...
Ohio Research Funding for Substance Abuse Disorder
The Ohio Department of Higher Education (ODHE) has awarded research incentive funding to four universities to conduct research regarding substance abuse disorders in Ohio. The universities include Cleveland State University, Wright State University, Bowling Green...
BMS Funds Social Determinants of Lung Cancer Research for Underserved Communities in Ohio
Case Western Reserve University researchers are leading a regional collaborative, opening up access to lung health screenings as well as other important health information to Northeast Ohio’s underserved communities. They are factoring the social determinants of...