U.S. EPA and State of Florida approved second pilot project with Oxitec Friendlyﾙ mosquitoes in the Florida Keys
On May 4, 2022, Oxitec announced approval from the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, including reviews…
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Sorrento announced full enrollment of phase I study of intranasal STI-9199 (COVISHIELD) against Omicron BA.2 and all variants of concern
On May 2, 2022, Sorrento announced its Phase I study of intranasal STI-9199 (COVISHIELDTM) had been fully enrolled…
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USDA confirmed highly pathogenic Avian influenza in Oklahoma
On May 1, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service confirmed the presence…
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USDA confirmed highly pathogenic Avian influenza in Alaska
On Apr. 30, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed…
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Moderna filed to expand conditional Marketing Authorization for COVID-19 vaccine to include children six months to under six years in the EU
On Apr. 29, 2022, Moderna announced that it had submitted for a variation to the conditional marketing authorization…
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Moderna finalized plan for long-term strategic partnership with the Government of Canada
On Apr. 29, 2022, Moderna announced its plan to build a state-of-the-art mRNA vaccine manufacturing facility in Quebec…
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USDA confirmed highly pathogenic Avian influenza in Vermont
On Apr. 29, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed…
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Disease | Therapeutics | WHO
WHO reported Ebola virus disease in Democratic Republic of the Congo
On Apr. 28, 2022, the Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo declared an outbreak…
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U.S. case of Human avian influenza A(H5) virus reported
On Apr. 28, 2022, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that a person had tested positive…
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Moderna filed for authorization of Its COVID-19 vaccine in young children six months to under six years of age
On Apr. 28, 2022, Moderna announced that it had submitted a request for emergency use authorization (EUA) for…
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USDA issued a conditional license for mink Coronavirus
On Apr. 27, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agricultureﾒs Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced it had…
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Human Avian H3N8 infection confirmed in Henan province
On Apr. 26, 2022, China’s National Health Commission reported a case of human infection with H3N8 avian influenza…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | FDA | Vaccine
Pfizer and BioNTech submitted application for U.S. EUA for COVID-19 vaccine booster dose in children 5 through 11 years of age
On Apr. 26, 2022, Pfizer and BioNTech submitted an application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)…
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Veklury (Remdesivir) was first and only approved treatment for pediatric patients under 12 years of age with COVID-19
On Apr. 25, 2022, Gilead Sciences announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a supplemental…
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WHO recommended Paxlovid for high-risk COVID patients
On Apr. 22, 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) made a strong recommendation for nirmatrelvir and ritonavir, sold…
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Novavax announced initiation of COVID-19 vaccine booster study in adolescents in phase 3 PREVENT-19 trial
On Apr. 22, 2022, Novavax announced initial results from the Phase 1/2 clinical trial of its COVID-Influenza Combination…
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Cocrystal Pharma collaborated with the NIAID to evaluate COVID-19 protease inhibitors
On Apr. 21, 2022, Cocrystal Pharma announced a Non-Clinical Evaluation Agreement with the National Institute of Allergy and…
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Tonix Pharm announced results of retrospective observational database study in over 50,000 long COVID patients
On Apr. 20, 2022, Tonix Pharmaceuticals announced the results of a retrospective observational database study in over 50,000…
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Codiak announced new preclinical data supporting development of broadly protective pan beta-Coronavirus vaccine
On Apr. 20, 2022, Codiak BioSciences announced new preclinical data from its pan beta-coronavirus vaccine program, which aims…
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Initial results from Novavax’ COVID-19-Influenza vaccine trial were first to show feasibility of combination vaccine
On Apr. 20, 2022, Novavax announced initial results from the Phase 1/2 clinical trial of its COVID-Influenza Combination…
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Novavax announced approval of Nuvaxovid COVID-19 vaccine for primary and booster immunization in Japan
On Apr. 19, 2022, Novavax announced that its partner, Takeda, received manufacturing and marketing approval from the Japan…
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Moderna announced clinical update on bivalent COVID-19 booster platform
On Apr. 19, 2022, Moderna announced new clinical data on its bivalent COVID-19 booster platform including data on…
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COVID-19 booster effectiveness remained high during Omicron surge
On Apr. 18, 2022, the Military Health System reported that active-duty service members who received a COVID-19 vaccine…
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USDA confirmed highly pathogenic Avian influenza in Pennsylvania and Utah
On Apr. 16, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed…
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Idaho officials confirmed highly pathogenic Avian influenza
On Apr. 15, 2022, The Idaho State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) announed it had received confirmation of multiple…
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Merck announced FDA granted breakthrough therapy designation for V116, investigational 21-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, for prevention of invasive pneumococcal disease and pneumococcal pneumonia in adults
On Apr. 14, 2022, Merck announced that V116, the companyﾒs investigational 21-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, had received Breakthrough…
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Regeneron antibody cocktail approved by European Commission to treat and prevent COVID-19
On Nov. 12, 2021, Regeneron announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had extended by three months…
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FDA authorized first COVID-19 diagnostic test using breath samples
On Apr. 14, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the…
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Pfizer and BioNTech data demonstrated high immune response following booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine in children 5 through 11 years of age
On Mar. 14, 2022, Pfizer and BioNTech announced positive results from a Phase 2/3 clinical trial evaluating the…
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FDA announced legislation clarifying the agency can regulate tobacco products containing nicotine from any source
On Apr. 13, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that the legislation clarifying the agency can…
