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…
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Highly pathogenic avian influenza reported in Alberta
On Apr. 12, 2022, the Province of Alberta poultry reported that farms had tested positive for highly pathogenic…
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Veruﾒs novel COVID-19 drug candidate reduced deaths by 55% in hospitalized patients in interim analysis of phase 3 study
On Apr. 11, 2022, Veru announced positive efficacy and safety results from a planned interim analysis of the…
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Novavax and Serum Institute of India received EUA for COVID-19 vaccine in Thailand
On Apr. 8, 2022, Novavax announced and Serum Institute of India (SII), the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer by…
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BioNTech granted pandemic preparedness contract by German Federal Ministry of Health
On Apr. 9, 2022, BioNTech announced it was granted a pandemic preparedness contract by the Federal Republic of…
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USDA confirmed highly pathogenic Avian influenza in Montana
On Apr. 8, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service confirmed the…
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IAVI and Moderna partnered to tackle broad global health priorities using mRNA for vaccines and antibodies
On Apr. 7, 2022, Moderna and IAVI announced a collaboration to employ mRNA technology to meet the challenge…
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NIH funded new tuberculosis research advancement centers
On Apr. 6, 2022, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes…
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Major study linked breast cancer treatment with increased risk of cardiovascular disease
On Apr. 6, 2022, a new study in the Journal of Clinical Oncology showed that women receiving certain…
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USDA confirmed highly pathogenic Avian influenza in Texas
On Apr. 3, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed…
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Merck and Ridgeback reported data demonstrating treatment with LAGEVRIO (molnupiravir) associated with more rapid elimination of SARS-CoV-2 than placebo
On Apr. 1, 2022, Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics announced that data evaluating LAGEVRIO(molnupiravir), an investigational oral antiviral COVID-19…
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NIH began clinical trial evaluating second COVID-19 booster shots in adults
On Mar. 31, 2022, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Moderna announced a phase 2 clinical trial…
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Sorrento reported FDA clearance for phase 2/3 study for Abivertinib in treatment of pospitalized patients with severe pneumonia due to COVID-19
On Mar. 31, 2022, Sorrento Therapeutics announced that the FDA had given clearance to commence the Phase 3…
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Novavax submitted request to expand conditional Marketing Authorization of COVID-19 vaccine in the EU to adolescents
On Mar. 31, 2022, Novavax announced submission of its request to expand the conditional marketing authorization (CMA) of…
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Researchers generated the first complete, gapless sequence of a human genome
On Mar. 31, 2022, researchers announced they have created a complete, gap-free sequence of the roughly 3 billion…
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Ivermectin ineffective in large study of treatment among patients with Covid-19
On Mar. 31, 2022, researchers in Brazil reported that a study of COVID-19 patients at 12 clinics that…
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Lucira’s COVID-19 & flu at-home molecular test showed Positive clinical trial results
On Mar. 30, 2022, Lucira Health announced that preliminary clinical trial results for its candidate COVID-19 & Flu…
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USDA confirmed highly pathogenic Avian influenza in Massachusetts, Wyoming, North Carolina, Ohio and North Dakota
On Mar. 30, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service confirmed the…
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Moderna received FDA approval for EUA of 2nd booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine, mRNA-1273
On Mar. 29, 2022, Moderna announced that it had received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | FDA | Pharmaceutical | Therapeutics | Vaccine
Pfizer and BioNTech received expanded U.S. EUA for additional COVID-19 vaccine booster in individuals Aged 50 Years and older
On Mar. 29, 2022, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had expanded…
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WHO established the Global Centre for Traditional Medicine in India
On Mar. 25, 2022, the WHO and the Government of India signed an agreement to establish the WHO…
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US Food and Drug Administration revised EUA for sotrovimab due to Omicron BA.2 subvariant
On Mar. 25, 2022, GlaxoSmithKline and Vir Biotechnology announced that the US Food and Drug Administration had amended…
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Icosavax announced topline interim results from its ongoing Phase 1/2 clinical trial of IVX-411, a VLP vaccine candidate displaying the SARS-CoV-2 receptor-binding domain (RBD).
On Mar. 25, 2022, Icosavax announced the first subjects had been dosed with IVX-411, a virus-like particle (VLP)…
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USDA confirmed highly pathogenic Avian influenza in Minnesota
On Mar. 25, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed…
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Moderna announced COVID-19 vaccine phase 2/3 study in children 6 months to Under 6 years met Its primary endpoint
On Mar. 23, 2022, Moderna announced positive interim data from the Phase 2/3 KidCOVE study of the Moderna…
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Quest Diagnostics granted CDC contract to support COVID-19 infection and vaccination seroprevalence research
On Mar. 23, 2022, Quest Diagnostics announced that it had been granted a contract by the Centers for…
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Moderna finalized strategic partnership with Australian government
On Mar. 23, 2022, Moderna announced the finalization of a strategic partnership with the Australian Federal Government to…
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Windtree announced results from phase 2 study of lucinactant for COVID-19 associated ARDS and Lung Injury
On Mar. 22, 2022, Windtree Therapeutics announced results from its Phase 2 study of lucinactant (KL4 surfactant) for…
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Pfizer supplied UNICEF 4 million treatment courses of novel COVID-19 oral treatment for low- and middle-Income countries
On Mar. 22, 2022, Pfizer announced an agreement with UNICEF to supply up to 4 million treatment courses…
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Moderna announced new supply agreement for 2023 with Switzerland for seven million doses of COVID-19 booster vaccine
On Mar. 21, 2022, Moderna announced announced a supply agreement with the Swiss Federal Government for seven million…
