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1 Sep 2020 Roche to launch rapid coronavirus test in Europe by end of month Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche announced Tuesday that it will launch its new rapid coronavirus test in Europe at the end of the… Coronavirus · 31 Jul 2020 Roche bid to retool arthritis drug for COVID-19 fails Roche's attempt to retool its rheumatoid arthritis drug Actemra/RoActemra to treat patients hospitalised with severe COVID-19-related pneumonia has failed in a late-stage… Coronavirus · 27 Jun 2020 COVID-19 antibody tests not backed by solid data Studies assessing the accuracy of COVID-19 antibody tests had major shortcomings, an analysis released on Thursday found, indicating that existing research does… Italy · 18 Jun 2020 Roche rheumatoid arthritis drug fails to help COVID-19 patients in Italian study Roche's rheumatoid arthritis drug Actemra failed to help patients with early-stage COVID-19 pneumonia in an Italian study, researchers reported on Wednesday, but… USA · 4 Jun 2020 Roche test receives FDA emergency use approval for COVID-19 patients Drugmaker Roche has received emergency use authorisation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its Elecsys IL-6 test to help identify… Coronavirus · 28 May 2020 Roche to study remdesivir/Actemra cocktail against severe COVID-19 pneumonia Swiss drugmaker Roche said on Thursday it would study its anti-inflammation drug Actemra mixed with Gilead Sciences Inc's remdesivir in hospitalised patients… USA · 3 May 2020 Roche gets FDA emergency use approval for COVID-19 antibody test Roche Holding AG received emergency use approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for an antibody test to help determine if… Coronavirus · 17 Apr 2020 Roche develops new serology test to detect COVID-19 antibodies Roche today announced the development and upcoming launch of its Elecsys Anti-SARS-CoV-2 serology test to detect antibodies in people who have been… USA · 13 Mar 2020 New Roche coronavirus test wins emergency U.S. approval The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued emergency authorization for a faster coronavirus test made by Swiss diagnostics maker Roche, a… China · 4 Mar 2020 China approves use of Roche arthritis drug for coronavirus patients China will use a Roche Holding AG arthritis drug to treat some coronavirus patients in severe conditions, health authorities said on Wednesday,… Germany · 24 Jul 2019 Top German blue-chip companies targeted in cyber-attacks German blue-chip companies BASF, Siemens, Henkel along with a host of others said on Wednesday they had been victims of cyber-attacks, confirming…