US Dept of Veterans Affairs announced initial plans for COVID-19 vaccine distribution
On Dec. 10, 2020, the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced a preliminary plan for distributing COVID-19…
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ImmunityBio’s hAd5 T-Cell COVID-19 vaccine candidate showed complete protection of airways
On Dec. 10, 2020, ImmunityBio announced its COVID-19 vaccine candidate protected nasal and lung airways of non-human primates…
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European CHMP adopted positive opinion for HEPLISAV-Bﾮ hepatitis B adjuvanted vaccine
On Dec. 10, 2020, Dynavax Technologies announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for…
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Roche partnered with Moderna to include SARS-CoV-2 antibody test in ongoing COVID-19 vaccine trials
On Dec. 9, 2020, Roche announced a partnership with Moderna to utilise the Elecsys Anti-SARS-CoV-2 S antibody test…
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LabCorp received FDA Authorization to make at-home COVID-19 collection kits available rhrough retail
On Dec. 9, 2020, LabCorp announced that the FDA had granted Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the Pixel…
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FDA accepted for priority review the BLA for Pfizerﾒs investigational 20-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
On Dec. 8, 2020, Pfizer announced that the FDA accepted for priority review a Biologics License Application (BLA)…
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Virologist Michael Houghton awarded Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of Hepatitis C virus
On Dec. 8, 2020, University of Alberta virologist Michael Houghton was awarded a share of the 2020 Nobel…
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Switzerland exercised increased option for 7.5 million doses of mRNA vaccine against COVID-19 (mRNA-1273)
On Dec. 8, 2020, Moderna announced the Swiss Federal Government had increased its confirmed order commitment from 4.5…
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First peer-reviewed results of phase 3 human trials of University of Oxford vaccine demonstrated efficacy
On Dev. 8, 2020, University of Oxford and AstraZeneca researchers present a pooled analysis of Phase 3 trials…
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Mount Sinai researchers advanced universal influenza virus vaccine
On Dec. 7, 2020, an universal influenza virus vaccine, which produces antibodies that target the part of the…
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Matinas BioPharma announced collaboration with NIAID to evaluate Gilead’s antiviral remdesivir
On Dec. 7, 2020, Matinas BioPharma announced that they planned to collaborate with the National Institute of Allergy…
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Chimerix announced FDA acceptance of NDA for brincidofovir as a medical countermeasure for smallpox
On Dec. 7, 2020, Chimerix announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had accepted the filing of a…
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INOVIO dosed first subject in phase 2 segment of INNOVATE phase 2/3 trial for INO-4800 to prevent COVID-19
On Dec. 7, 2020, Inovio Pharmaceuticals announced it had dosed its first subject in a Phase 2 clinical…
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Serum Institute applied for emergency use authorisation for COVID-19 vaccine
On Dec. 7, 2020, the Serum Institute of India (SII) announced that it had applied to Drugs Controller…
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Canada exercised increased option for total of 40 million doses of mRNA vaccine candidate against COVID-19
On Dec. 7, 2020, Moderna announced that the Canadian Government had increased its confirmed order commitment by 20…
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Biotechnology | Chemistry | Disease | Oncology | Radiology
Dr. James Lim and Lakshana Sreenivasan discovered that certain immune signals may help medulloblastoma resist chemotherapy
On Dec. 5, 2020, Dr. James Lim and Lakshana Sreenivasan discovered that certain immune signals may help medulloblastoma…
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LA County launched holiday COVID-19 home test collection pilot
On Dec. 4, 2020, Los Angeles County launched a new COVID-19 home test collection program, which allowed certain…
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Lilly and UnitedHealth Group partnered on pragmatic study of neutralizing antibody bamlanivimab (LY-CoV555) for COVID-19
On Dec. 4, 2020, Eli Lilly and UnitedHealth Group announced a partnership to conduct a pragmatic study of…
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VBI Vaccines partnered with Syneos Health for commercialization of prophylactic 3-antigen hepatitis B vaccine
On Dec. 4, 2020, VBI Vaccines and Syneos Health announced a partnership for the commercialization of VBIﾒs 3-antigen…
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FDA approved Saxenda for the treatment of obesity in adolescents aged 12-17
On Dec. 4, 2020, Novo Nordisk announced that the FDA approved an updated label for Saxenda (liraglutide) injection…
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NIH researchers linked cases of ALS and FTD to a mutation associated with Huntingtonﾒs disease
On Dec. 4, 2020, researchers at the National Institutes of Health reported that they had made a surprising…
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High-dose influenza vaccine showed no additional benefit for heart disease patients
On Dec. 4, 2020, it was reported in JAMA that high-dose influenza (commonly known as flu) vaccines are…
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FDA authorized first COVID-19 and flu combination test for use with home-collected samples
On Dec. 4, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the first diagnostic test for at home collection…
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AXIM Biotechnologies filed patent for virus binding recombinant protein for SARS-CoV-2 and began manufacturing
On Dec. 3, 2020, AXIM Biotechnologies announced the development and patent filing for an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)-based…
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INOVIO expanded global manufacturing consortium for COVID-19 vaccine candidate with Kaneka Eurogentec
On Dec. 3, 2020, Inovio Pharmaceuticals announced the execution of an agreement with Kaneka Eurogentec an affiliate of…
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Peanut allergy treatment significantly lowered risk of life-threatening reactions in preschoolers
On Dec. 3, 2020, a new study by researchers at the University of British Columbia and BC Children’s…
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Development of new stem cell type may lead to advances in regenerative medicine
On Dec. 3, 2020, a team led by UT Southwestern announced that it had derived a new ﾓintermediateﾔ…
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Moderna updated on clinical development and production of Its COVID-19 vaccine candidate
On Dec. 3, 2020, Moderna announced in a letter to the editor published in the New England Journal…
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US DoD awarded $25 million contract to Hollingsworth & Vose to increase production capacity of filtration media
On Dec. 3, 2020, the U.S. Department of Defense in coordination with the Department of HHS, awarded a…
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CDC’s ACIP issued Interim recommendation for allocating initial supplies of COVID-19 vaccine
On Dec. 3, 2020, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended, as interim guidance, that both 1)…
