Atossa Therapeutics completed enrollment of phase 1 clinical study of AT-301 Coronavirus nasal spray
On Oct. 19, 2020, Atossa Therapeutics announced it had completed enrollment in its Phase 1 clinical study using…
NIH began large clinical trial to test immune modulators for treatment of COVID-19
On Oct. 16, 2020, the NIH launched an adaptive Phase 3 clinical trial to evaluate the safety and…
BD announce assay for immune assessment of COVID-19 patients available in Europe
On Oct. 16, 2020, BD (Becton, Dickinson) announced the CE mark and European availability of a product for…
U.S. DOD awarded $698 million to Teel Plastics to increase production of Swabsticks for COVID-19 testing
On Oct. 16, 2020, the U.S. Department of Defense in coordination with the Department of Health and Human…
Entos announced spin-off company Aegis Life to support global vaccine commercialization
On Oct. 15, 2020, Entos Pharmaceuticals announces that its San Diego-based spinout company Aegis Life, will pursuing U.S….
Solidarity Therapeutics trial produced conclusive evidence on effectiveness of repurposed drugs for COVID-19
On Oct. 15, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced Interim that results from the Solidarity Therapeutics Trial,…
University of Oxford scientists developed extremely rapid diagnostic test for Covid-19
On Oct. 15, 2020, scientists from the University of Oxford’s Department of Physics announced they had developed an…
Eiger announced positive results of randomized controlled trial with Peginterferon lambda in outpatients with COVID-19
On Oct. 15, 2020, Eiger BioPharmaceuticals announced results of the ILIAD Study (Interferon Lambda for Immediate Antiviral Therapy…
FDA authorized phase 1 trial of ImmunityBioﾒs novel COVID-19 vaccine candidate hAd5 to drive T cell and antibody immunity
On Oct. 15, 2020, ImmunityBio announced it had received authorization from the FDA to begin a Phase I…
Ionis antisense medicine evaluated in an investigator-initiated clinical study of COVID-19 patients in Brazil
On Oct. 15, 2020, Ionis Pharmaceuticals announced that IONIS-PKK-LRx was being evaluated in an investigator-initiated Phase 2 clinical…
Tonix Pharmaceuticals enrolled first participant in PRECISION Study for COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics
On Oct. 15, 2020, Tonix Pharmaceuticals announced that the first participant was enrolled in the observational PRECISION study…
Fred Hutch completed move-in of Lake Union Steam Plant
On Nov. 9, 2020, after more than two years of reconstruction efforts, scientists from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer…
Projects launched to map the nucleus, the information center of our cells
On Oct. 15, 2020 teams from two divisions of the Allen Institute, the Allen Institute for Cell Science…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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)…
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…
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…
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)…
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,…
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…
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…
Pfizer and BioNTech announced publication of phase 1 data on lead mRNA vaccine candidate against COVID-19
On Oct. 14, 2020, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that preliminary, peer-reviewed data from the Phase 1 portion of…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…