University of Oxford’s Ebola vaccine began human trials
On Nov. 11, 2021, the University of Oxford began recruiting for a Phase I trial to test an…
Zipline, Pfizer and BioNTech paved way for automated, on-demand delivery of first mRNA COVID-19 vaccines in Ghana
On Nov. 11, 2021, Zipline, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that Zipline had successfully completed the first long-range drone…
CHMP recommends EU approval of Ronapreve to treat non-hospitalised COVID-19 patients and for prophylaxis of the disease
On Nov. 11, 2021, Roche announced that the European Medicines Agencyﾒs (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human…
Meridian Bioscience received FDA Emergency Use Authorization for Revogeneﾮ SARS-CoV-2 molecular assay
On Nov. 10, 2021, Meridian Bioscience announced that their Revogeneﾮ SARS-CoV-2 assay was granted Emergency Use Authorization by…
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Global progress against measles threatened amidst COVID-19 pandemic
On Nov. 10, 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that while reported measles cases had fallen compared…
Politicization and COVID-19 vaccine resistance in the U.S. widened during pandemic
On Nov. 10, 2021, a study by researchers at Georgia State University showed that the politicization of science…
Biden Administration invested $650 million in rapid diagnostic testing into increase access to tests
On Nov. 10, 2021, the Biden-Harris Administration announced that it was increasing access to COVID-19 testing for Americans…
Swedish announced transformational $20 million gift from late philanthropist Paul G. Allen
On Nov. 9, 2021, Swedish announced a $20 million personal bequest from the late philanthropist Paul G. Allen,…
INOVIO received FDA authorization to proceed with INNOVATE phase 3 segment for COVID-19 vaccine candidate
On Nov. 9, 2021, Inovio Pharma announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) provided authorization to…
Howard Hughes Medical Institute’ Codetta Program deciphered genetic code in 250,000 genomes
On Nov. 9, 2021, Howard Hughes Medical Institute announced the program, named Codetta, can read the genome sequence…
Moderna filed to expand the conditional Marketing Authorization for COVID-19 vaccine in the EU to include children ages 6-11 years
On Nov. 9, 2021, Moderna announced that it has submitted for a variation to the conditional marketing authorization…
Cocrystal Pharma’s SARS-CoV-2 protease inhibitors ddemonstrated pan-viral activity against human common Coronaviruses, Noroviruses, Rhinoviruses and Enteroviruses
On Nov. 8, 2021, Cocrystal Pharma announced that its SARS-CoV-2 main protease inhibitors showed potent in vitro pan-viral…
FDA authorized additional indication for BinaxNOW COVID-19 over-the-counter antigen test
On Nov. 8, 2021, The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reissued the emergency use authorization (EUA) for…
Amyris announced JV partnership with ImmunityBio for next generation COVID-19 RNA vaccine
On Nov. 8, 2021, Amyris announced announced it had entered into a 50:50 joint venture arrangement with ImmunityBio…
Phase 3 analyses showed that a single dose of REGEN-COV provides long-term protection against COVID-19
On Nov. 8, 2021, Regeneron announced that the European Commission had approved the casirivimab and imdevimab antibody cocktail,…
Pfizer’s COVID-19 oral antiviral treatment candidate reduced risk of hospitalization or death by 89% in interim analysis
On Nov. 5, 2021, Pfizer announced it was investigational novel COVID-19 oral antiviral candidate, PAXLOVID, significantly reduced hospitalization…
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The USDA confirmed COVID-19 in Hyenas at a Colorado Zoo
On Nov. 5, 2021, the USDA’s (USDA) National Veterinary Services Laboratories announced confirmation of SARS-CoV-2 in two spotted…
NIH scientists identifed mechanism that may influence infectivity of SARS-CoV-2 variants
On Nov. 5, 2021, scientists at the National Institutes of Health announced they had found that a process…
The FDA issued an emergency use authorization for the iHealth COVID-19 Antigen Rapid Test
On Nov. 5, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration The FDA issued an emergency use authorization (EUA)…
Oxford University researchers uncovered gene that doubles risk of death from COVID-19
On Nov. 5, 2021, scientists at Oxford University announced they had identified the gene responsible for doubling the…
Ronapreve approved for additional indication as preventive treatment of symptomatic COVID-19 in Japan
On Nov. 5, 2021, Chugai Pharmaceutical, announced that it had obtained approval from the Ministry of Health, Labour…
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Novavax filed COVID-19 vaccine for Emergency Use listing with World Health Organization
On Nov. 4, 2021, Novavax announced the completion of its rolling submission to the World Health Organization (WHO)…
Database lock completed for Innovation Pharmaceuticalsﾒ phase 2 clinical trial of brilacidin for COVID-19
On Nov. 3, 2021, Innovation Pharma announced that the Company had received confirmation that hard lock of the…
INOVIO further expanded INNOVATE phase 3 trial for COVID-19 DNA vaccine candidate INO-4800 in India
On Nov. 3, 2021, Inovio Pharma announced that it had received authorization from India’s Central Drugs Standard Control…
Novavax filed COVID-19 vaccine for provisional approval in New Zealand
On Nov. 3, 2021, Novavax announced the company had filed for provisional approval of the vaccine to the…
Resverlogix entered agreement with Supreme Council of Arab-African Economy for development of Apabetalone for COVID-19 patients
On Nov. 5, 2021, Resverlogix announced that it had entered into a cooperation agreement with the Supreme Council…
WHO issued emergency use listing for eighth COVID-19 vaccine
On Nov. 3, 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued an emergency use listing (EUL) for COVAXINﾮ (developed…
NIH announced study of long-term effects of COVID-19 in pregnancy
On Nov. 2, 2021, the National Institutes of Health announced support for a four-year follow-up study on the…
NRx Pharmaceuticals announced favorable safety report for ZYESAMIﾮ (aviptadil) in critical care study in patients with COVID-19
On Nov. 5, 2021, NRx Pharmaceuticals reported a safety update on ZYESAMIﾮ (aviptadil), which was being tested in…
U.S. FDA authorizd InteliSwabﾙ COVID-19 rapid tests for at-home testing for delta variant detection
On Nov. 2, 2021, OraSure Technologies announced that the EUA for its InteliSwabﾙ COVID-19 rapid tests had been…