Tevogen Bio submitted IND for T cell treatment in COVID-19
On Oct. 14, 2020, Tevogen Bio announced that its Investigational New Drug (IND) application to develop a COVID-19…
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Regeneron’s antibody cocktail REGN-EB3 (Inmazeb) first FDA-approved treatment for Ebola (Zaire Ebolavirus)
On Oct. 14, 2020, Regeneron announced that the FDA had approved Inmazeb (atoltivimab, maftivimab and odesivimab-ebgn) for the…
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America’s Top Young Scientist of 2020: 14-year-old researched spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 virus
On Oct. 14, 2020, 3M and Discovery Education announced they had named 14-year-old Anika Chebrolu from Frisco, Texas,…
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Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency authorized Sorrento’s phase 2 clinical trial of Abivertinib in COVID-19 patients
On Oct. 14, 2020, Sorrento Therapeutics announced receipt of clearance from the Brazilian regulatory agency (ANVISA) to proceed…
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Global tuberculosis progress at risk during COVID-19 pandemic
On Oct. 14, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries…
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WHO announced position on genetically modified mosquitoes
On Oct. 14, 2020, recognizing the urgent need for new tools to combat vector-borne diseases (VBDs), and in…
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FDA approved first treatment for Ebola virus
On Oct. 14, 2020, the FDA approved Regeneron Pharmaceutical’s Inmazeb (atoltivimab, maftivimab, and odesivimab-ebgn), a mixture of three…
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Vaxart announced positive hamster challenge study data for its oral COVID-19 vaccine
On Oct. 14, 2020, Vaxart announced that the FDA had completed its review of the Companyﾒs Investigational New…
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US DOD expanded collaboration with AstraZeneca to develop and manufacture an investigational mab to prevent COVID-19
On Oct. 14, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Department of Defense (DOD)…
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Thermo Fisher announced plans to expand sterile filling capacity for therapies and vaccines with new facility in Singapore
On Oct. 14, 2020, Thermo Fisher Scientific announced plans to develop two new sterile filling lines in Singapore…
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Moderna received confirmation of eligibility for submission of MAA to the European Medicines Agency for COVID-19 vaccine
On Oct. 14, 2020, Moderna announced that it had received written confirmation from the European Medicines Agency (EMA)…
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Mosquitoes’ taste for blood traced to four types of neurons
On Oct. 13, 2020, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator Leslie Vosshall’s team at The Rockefeller University and colleagues…
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DOD awarded $481 million to Cue Health to increase domestic production capacity of point-of-care testing
On Oct. 13, 2020, the Department of Defense (DOD), on behalf of the U.S. Department of Health and…
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COVID-19 vaccine with Dynavaxﾒs CpG 1018 adjuvant received Taiwan government subsidy with first dosage
On Oct. 13, 2020, Medigen Vaccine Biologics (MVC) and Dynavax Technologies announced that MVC had obtained a Taiwan…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | NIH | Therapeutics
NIH launched its ACTIV-5 ‘Big Effect Trial’ evaluating Humanigen’s Lenzilumabas potential COVID-19 therapy
On Oct. 13, 2020, Humanigen announced that the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), had launched…
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NIH-funded study linked adolescent brain differences to increased waist circumference
On Oct. 13, 2020, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and nine other institutes, all part of…
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Roche launched laboratory SARS-CoV-2 antigen test to support high-volume testing of suspected COVID-19 patients
On Oct. 13, 2020, Roche announced that it intended to launch a high-volume SARS-CoV-2 Antigen test as an…
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NeoGenomics expanded global footprint in pharma services with new clinical research laboratory in Suzhou, China
On Oct. 13, 2020, NeoGenomics announced plans to open a state-of-the-art research laboratory in China in association with…
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NIH study to identify promising COVID-19 treatments for larger clinical trials
On Oct. 13, 2020, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), launched a study designed to…
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RedHill Biopharma announced partnerships to expand manufacturing for COVID-19 therapeutic candidate opaganib
On Oct. 13, 2020, RedHill Biopharma announced collaborations with two specialist pharmaceutical manufacturers in Europe and Canada to…
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Apogenix advanced clinical development of CD95L inhibitor asunercept in European COVID-19 phase II trial
On Oct. 13, 2020, Apogenix announced that the first patient has been enrolled in the ASUNCTIS trial. The…
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Cue received $481 million award to expand domestic production capacity of molecular, point-of-care COVID-19 tests
On Oct. 13, 2020, Cue Health announced a $481 Million award from the Department of Defense (DOD), on…
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Eli Lilly paused trial of antibody drug Trump touted as COVID-19 ‘cure’ over safety concern
On Oct. 13, 2020, Eli Lilly announced that the government-sponsored clinical trial of its COVID-19 antibody treatment similar…
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New CAR T-Cell therapy approved and available at Roswell Park for lymphoma patients
On Oct. 13, 2020, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center announced that it had been approved to administer the…
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Moderna announced initiation of rolling submission to Health Canada for mRNA vaccine against COVID-19
On Oct. 13, 2020, Moderna announced initiation of a rolling submission to Health Canada for mRNA-1273, the Company’s…
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Racial differences in Alzheimer’s research focus of $15 million grant
On Oct. 12, 2020, the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis announced a $14.6 million grant…
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Johnson & Johnson temporarily paused all dosing in Janssen COVID-19 vaccine candidate clinical trials
On Oct. 12, 2020, Johnson & Johnson announced temporarily paused further dosing in all our COVID-19 vaccine candidate…
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Thermo Fisher Scientific expanded COVID-19 test portfolio with two new antibody tests
On Oct. 12, 2020, Thermo Fisher Scientific introduced two new SARS-CoV-2 antibody tests: the Thermo Scientific OmniPATH COVID-19…
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OPKO Health’s BioReference Laboratories launched COVID-19 testing program for New York City schools
On Oct. 9, 2020, OPKO Health subsidiary BioReference Labs, New York City, the Department of Health, New York…
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Pfizer Canada and BioNTech initiated rolling submission to Health Canada for SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidate
On Oct. 9, 2020, Pfizer and BioNTech announced the initiation of a rolling submission to Health Canada for…
