Celsion filed provisional U.S. patent application for broad range of next generation DNA vaccines
On Jan. 28, 2021, Celsion announced the filing of a provisional U.S. patent application for a novel DNA-based,…
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DNA Genotek’s OMNIgene ﾷORAL saliva collection device received Health Canada Authorization for COVID-19 testing
On Jan. 28, 2021, OraSure Technologies announced its OMNIgene®·ORAL (OME-505) saliva collection device, a product of Ottawa-based subsidiary…
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COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Disease | NIH | Women's Health
Severe COVID-19 in pregnancy associated with preterm birth, other complications
On Jan. 28, 2021, National Institutes of Health (NIH) researchers reported that pregnant women who experienced severe symptoms…
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CDC study showed 2019-20 flu vaccine effectively prevented hospitalizations and emergency visits in children
On Jan. 27, 2021, a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study found that the 2019-2020…
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Vaxart announced publication that showed potential clinical and economic value of a Norovirus vaccine
On Jan. 27, 2021, Vaxart announced that health care economic findings published in the American Journal of Preventative…
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Ajinomoto Bio-Pharma and Humanigen expanded agreement to support fill finish for COVID-19 therapeutic
On Jan. 27, 2021, Ajinomoto Bio-Pharma Services and Humanigen announced the companies will be expanding their manufacturing agreement…
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OncoSec announced first subjects dosed in phase 1 trial of CORVax12, COVID-19 vaccine candidate
On Jan. 27, 2021, OncoSec Medical announced that it had dosed several subjects in its Phase 1 clinical…
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Lilly, Vir Biotechnology and GSK announced first patient dosed in expanded BLAZE-4 trial for COVID-19
On Jan. 27, 2021, Eli Lilly, Vir Biotechnology and GlaxoSmithKline announced a collaboration to evaluate a combination of…
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Moderna confirms discussions with US Government for additional 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine
On Jan. 27, 2021, Moderna confirmed that the Company is in discussion with the U.S. government to purchase…
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New genetic test for heart-attack risk launched for patients at Mass General
On Jan. 27, 2021, researchers at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, and Massachusetts General Hospital’s Center…
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Heat Biologics announced publication of additional preclinical COVID-19 vaccine results
On Jan. 27, 2021, Heat Biologics announced the publication of additional preclinical COVID-19 results in Frontiers in Immunology,…
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REGEN-COV antibody cocktail Is active against SARS-CoV-2 variants identified in the UK and South Africa
On Jan. 27, 2021, researchers in Dr. David Ho’s Columbia University lab and Regeneron scientists announced they had…
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In vitro studies demonstrated COVID-19 vaccine elicited antibodies that neutralize SARS-CoV-2 with UK and South African Variants
On Jan. 27, 2021, Pfizer and BioNTech announced results from in vitro neutralization studies of sera from individuals…
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Just – Evotec Biologics expanded contract with Department of Defense for manufacturing of monoclonal antibodies
On Jan. 27, 2021, Evotec announced that the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) awarded its Seattle, Washington-based subsidiary,…
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Antibody infusions prevented acquisition of some HIV strains, NIH studies found
On Jan. 26, 2021, NIH researchers announced that an investigational anti-HIV antibody delivered intravenously once every eight weeks…
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Abbott’s panbio rapid antigen test received CE Mark for asymptomatic screening and sample collection
On Jan. 26, 2021, Abbott announced it had received CE Mark for two new uses of its Panbioﾙ…
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NIH launched database to track neurological symptoms associated with COVID-19
On Jan. 26, 2021, NIH researchers announced that a new database to collect information from clinicians about COVID-19-related…
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COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Therapeutics | WHO
WHO recommended follow-up care, low-dose anticoagulants for COVID-19 patients
On Jan. 26, 2021, WHO recommends that patients who have COVID-19 – both confirmed and suspected – should…
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Vaxart announced additional preclinical COVID-19 oral vaccine data and publication
On Jan. 26, 2021, Vaxart announced additional results from its SARS-CoV-2 Hamster Challenge Study, as well as a…
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Sorrento announced positive preliminary results of phase 1b study of COVI-MSC for treatment of ICU COVID-19 patients
On Jan. 26, 2021, Sorrento Therapeutics announced positive preliminary results from its Phase 1b study of human allogeneic…
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Data showed Lilly’s neutralizing antibodies bamlanivimab and etesevimab reduced risk of COVID-19 hospitalizations and death by 70 percent
On Jan. 26, 2021, Eli Lilly announced that bamlanivimab (LY-CoV555) 2800 mg and etesevimab (LY-CoV016) 2800 mg together…
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Moderna provided U.S. COVID-19 vaccine supply update
On Jan. 26, 2021, Moderna reported that 30.4 million doses have been supplied to the U.S. Government to…
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Regeneron reported positive data with REGEN-COV antibody cocktail as passive vaccine to prevent COVID-19
On Jan. 26, 2021, Regeneron announced positive initial results from an ongoing Phase 3 clinical trial evaluating REGEN-COV…
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BioReference Laboratories teamed-up with the NBA and NHL to provide players and staff with COVID-19 testing
On Jan. 26, 2021, BioReference Laboratories, an OPKO Health company, announced COVID-19 testing agreements for players and officials,…
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OraSure’s OMNIgene-ORAL saliva collection kit selected by Chronomics for use in UK Government travel COVID-19 testing
On Jan. 26, 2021, OraSure Technologies announced that Chronomics had selected the OMNIgene-ORAL (OME-505) saliva collection device as…
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PRINCIPLE found antibiotics azithromycin and doxycycline not generally effective treatments for COVID-19
On Jan. 25, 2021, scientists at the University of Oxford reported that after reviewing interim analyses of both…
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Mateon launched mobile app, ARTIHealthTM, remote for respiratory health assessment
On Jan. 25, 2021, Mateon Therapeutics announced that it was launching its mobile app, ARTIHealthTM, for respiratory health…
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Nirmidas Biotech received FDA Emergency Use Authorization for its COVID-19 rapid antibody fingerstick test
On Jan. 25, 2021, Nirmidas Biotech announced its second FDA Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for their COVID-19 rapid…
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Moderna COVID-19 vaccine retained neutralizing activity against emerging variants identified in UK and South Africa
On Jan. 25, 2021, Moderna announced results from in vitro neutralization studies of sera from individuals vaccinated with…
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Clinical data showed BD antigen test may be more selective in detecting infectious COVID-19 than molecular tests
On Jan. 25, 2021, BD (Becton, Dickinson) announced the publication of a peer-reviewed study that showed BD’s antigen…
