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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Meridian launched air-dryable RT-qPCR mix with reduced costs for COVID-19 test manufacturers
On Dec. 3, 2020, Meridian Bioscience announced that it had launched an Air-Dryable RT-qPCR Mix, driving innovation in…
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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)…
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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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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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BD to invest $12 billion in pre-fillable syringe manufacturing capacity over next four years
On Dec. 2, 2020, BD (Becton, Dickinson) announced plans to invest approximately $1.2 billion over a 4-year period…
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Oxford Immunotec signed distributor agreement with RIKEN Genesis for T-SPOT Discovery SARS-CoV-2 Kit in Japan
On Dec. 2, 2020, Oxford Immunotec announces an exclusive distribution agreement with RIKEN Genesis in Japan. Under the…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | Infectious Disease | Medicine | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics
University of Oregon opened the Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact
On Dec. 2, 2020, the University of Oregon opened the Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific…
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Codex DNA released new synthetic genomes for the fight against COVID-19
On Dec. 2, 2020, Codex DNA announced the release of seven new synthetic SARS-CoV-2 genomes for use in…
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Lilly announced 650,000 additional doses of COVID-19 neutralizing antibody bamlanivimab purchased by US government
On Dec. 2, 2020, Eli Lilly announced that the U.S. government had purchased 650,000 additional doses of the…
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Roche received FDA Emergency Use Authorization for new test to measure level of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies
On Dec. 2, 2020, Roche announced that its Elecsysﾮ Anti-SARS-CoV-2 S antibody test had received Emergency Use Authorization…
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UK medicines regulator approved first UK COVID-19 vaccine
On Dec. 2, 2020, the first COVID-19 vaccine for the UK, developed by Pfizer/BioNTech, was given approval for…
