Prior COVID-19 infection offered protection from re-infection for at least six months
On Nov. 20, 2020, the University of Oxford announced a study suggested that individuals who have previously had…
Avian influenza virus spread rapidly in Europe
On Nov. 20, 2020, the ‘European Food Safety Authority reported that within the past month more than 300…
Eiger announced FDA approval of Zokinvyﾙ (lonafarnib) treatment for Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome
On Nov. 20, 2020, Eiger BioPharmaceuticals announced that the FDA had approved ZokinvyTM (lonafarnib) for the treatment of…
NIH expanded research to improve COVID-19 testing among underserved and vulnerable populations
On Nov. 20, 2020, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded nearly $45 million to expand the research…
Pfizer and BioNTech to submit Emergency Use Authorization Request to the FDA for COVID-19 vaccine
On Nov. 20, 2020, Pfizer and BioNTech announced they submitted a request to the Food and Drug Administration…
Texas A&M System, Worlds Inc. collaborated on COVID-19 breathalyzer
On Nov. 19, 2020, Dallas-based company, Worlds Inc., the U.S. Air Force and Texas A&M University announced a…
Novartis secured exclusive rights for potential acute respiratory distress syndrome cell therapy
On Nov. 19, 2020, Novartis announced that it had entered into an exclusive worldwide license and collaboration agreement…
Oxford Coronavirus vaccine produced strong immune response in older adults
On Nov. 19, 2020, the University of Oxford announced that the ChAdOx1 nCov-2019 coronavirus vaccine had been shown…
ApiJect approved for $590 million loan from US International DFC to build drug manufacturing facility in North Carolina
On Nov. 19, 2020, ApiJect Systems, a public benefit corporatio, announced that it had been approved by the…
XBiotech data showed effective anti-virus activity for antibodies in candidate influenza-COVID-19 therapeutic
On Nov. 19, 2020, XBiotech announced data for its breakthrough candidate therapy for treating infections of influenza and…
FX06 clinical trial for treatment of most severely affected patients with COVID-19 begun in France
On Nov. 19, 2020, F4 Pharma announced the inclusion of the first patient with severe COVID-19 in a…
Biotechnology | COVID-19 | FDA | Therapeutics
Baricitinib received Emergency Use Authorization from FDA for treatment of hospitalized patients with COVID-19
On Nov. 19, 2020, Eli Lilly and Incyte announced that the FDA had issued an Emergency Use Authorization…
Medigen Vaccines announced publication of positive results from preclinical studies of COVID-19 vaccine candidate
On Nov. 19, 2020, Medigen Vaccine Biologics announced that preclinical results of their COVID-19 vaccine candidate had been…
Cue’s Molecular, point-of-care COVID-19 tests deployed to five states in HHS and DOD pilot program
On Nov. 19, 2020, Cue Health announced that, as of November 9, the U.S. Department of Health and…
Study of ‘exceptional responders’ yields clues to cancer and potential treatments
On Nov. 19, 2020, in a comprehensive analysis of patients with cancer who had exceptional responses to therapy,…
Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | HIV
Viruses shown to evolve as a result of different immune responses in different ethnic populations
On Nov. 19, 2020, University of Oxford researchers announced that research into the HIV-1 virus had shed light…
BioVersys announced first subjects dosed in phase 1 clinical trial of BV100
On Nov. 18, 2020, BioVersys announced a milestone by entering clinical development with the start of Phase 1…
Pfizer and BioNTech announced phase 3 study of COVID-19 vaccine candidate met all efficacy endpoints
On Nov. 18, 2020, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that, after conducting the final efficacy analysis in their ongoing…
11th Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo declared over
On Nov. 18, 2020, marked the end of the 11th Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the…
Gilead announced long-acting HIV-1 capsid inhibitor, lenacapavir, achieved primary endpoint in phase 2/3 study
On Nov. 18, 2020, Gilead Sciences announced topline results from the Phase 2/3 CAPELLA trial evaluating the company’s…
Relief Therapeutics selected CRO and CDMO for RLF-100TM in Europe
On Nov. 18, 2020, RELIEF THERAPEUTICS announced the appointment of Syneos Healthﾮ, a leading global clinical research organization…
OHSU study screened wastewater, test volunteers for coronavirus
On Nov. 18, 2020, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) announced an initiative that will attempt to discern…
Todos Medical announced positive initial clinical proof-of-concept data for rapid SARS-CoV-2 3CL protease detection assay
On Nov. 18, 2020, Todos Medical announced positive clinical proof of concept data from its lab-based rapid SARS-CoV-2…
The US Dept of Veterans Affairs, federal partners plan for COVID-19 vaccination distribution
On Nov. 17, 2020, the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced it was working with the Centers…
CureVac established European-based network for manufacturing of COVID-19 vaccine candidate, CVnCoV
On Nov. 17, 2020, CureVac announced that it had accelerated the expansion of its manufacturing network to deliver…
Moderna announced supply agreement with UK Government to supply mRNA vaccine against COVID-19
On Nov. 17, 2020, Moderna announced a supply agreement with the government of the United Kingdom (UK) to…
Mayo Clinic reported 900 employees contracted COVID-19 from local community
On Nov. 17, 2020, the Mayo Clinic reported that more than 900 employees had contracted COVID-19 in the…
NIH to fund research of racial disparities in pregnancy-related complications and deaths
On Nov. 17, 2020, the NIH announced funding of new research examining racial and ethnic disparities in pregnancy-related…
Overweight and obese younger people at greater risk for severe COVID-19
On Nov. 17, 2020, UT Southwestern researchers reported that being younger doesnﾒt protect against the dangers of COVID-19…
Celdara Medical secured SBIR funding to develop an adjuvanted universal flu vaccine
On Nov. 17, 2020, Celdara Medical announced that the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID) of…