Duke University-led study showed Vaxart’s oral COVID-19 vaccine candidate reduced transmission of SARS-CoV-2 infection
On Oct. 7, 2021, Vaxart announced that a Duke University-led study published in bioRxiv showed that Vaxart’s (investigational…
Moderna announced state-of-the-art mRNA facility in Africa to manufacture up to 500 million doses per year
On Oct. 7, 2021, Moderna announced it was building a state-of-the-art mRNA facility in Africa with the goal…
BD unveiled Nebraska-based manufacturing capacity to support U.S. vaccination agility and preparedness
On Oct. 7, 2021, BD (Becton, Dickinson) announced it had strengthened the U.S. government’s access to safety injection…
WHO, UN set out steps to meet world COVID vaccination targets
On Oct. 7, 2021, the World Health Organization launched the Strategy to Achieve Global Covid-19 Vaccination by mid-2022…
U.S. CDC reported more than 140,000 U.S. children lost a primary or secondary caregiver due to COVID-19 pandemic
On Oct. 7, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported One U.S. child loses a…
Lumen Bioscience awarded Federal funding to advance Covid-19 antibody cocktail through phase 2 clinical evaluation
On Oct. 6, 2021, Lumen Bioscience announced new development funding from the US Army for its Covid-19 monoclonal…
USDA confirmed COVID-19 infection in a Binturong and a Fishing Cat at an Illinois Zoo
On Oct. 6, 2021, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agriculture Research Service (ARS) announced confirmation of SARS-CoV-2 (the…
NIH researchers linked depression during pregnancy to placental gene modifications
On Oct. 6, 2021, a study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) found that episodes…
NIH BRAIN Initiative unveiled detailed Atlas of the Mammalian Primary Motor Cortex
On Oct. 6, 2021, the The NIH Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologiesï¾® (BRAIN?) Initiative Cell Census Network…
Vaxartï¾ began recruiting in global phase II COVID-19 oral tablet vaccine clinical trial
On Oct. 6, 2021, Vaxart announced that it had begun recruiting subjects for its Phase II COVID-19 oral…
AIM ImmunoTech published phase 1 clinical study data supporting the safety of Ampligen as intranasal therapy
On Oct. 6, 2021, AIM ImmunoTech released detailed safety data from a Phase 1 clinical study which supported…
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis led pediatric COVID-19 vaccine trial launched
On Oct. 6, 2021, Washington University School of Medicine announced the start of a pediatric COVID-19 vaccine clinical…
WHO recommended groundbreaking malaria vaccine for children at risk
On Oct. 6, 2021, the World Health Organization recommended widespread use of the RTS,S/AS01 (RTS,S) malaria vaccine among…
EUROIMMUN anti-SARS-CoV-2 S1 curve ELISA received FDA Emergency Use Authorization
On Oct. 5, 2021, PerkinElmer announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had provided Emergency Use Authorization…
Moderna announced EMA authorized third dose of COVID-19 vaccine for immunocompromised individuals aged 12 years and older
On Oct. 5, 2021, Moderna announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) had authorized a third dose of…
Johnson & Johnson submitted EUA amendment to FDA to support booster of single-shot COVID-19 vaccine
On Oct. 5, 2021, Johnson & Johnson announced it had submitted data to the U.S. Food and Drug…
Vaccination linked reduction of over a quarter million COVID-19 cases, 100,000 hospitalizations, and 39,000 deaths among seniors
On Oct. 5, 2021, a new report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) showed…
the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center received NCI designated cancer center renewal
On Oct. 4, 2021, the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center announced it had successfully renewed its National…
The 2021 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian ‘for their discoveries of receptors for temperature and touch’
On Oct. 4, 2021, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to David Julius and Ardem…
Dynavax and U.S. Department of Defense announced collaboration to develop adjuvanted plague vaccine
On Oct. 4, 2021, Dynavax Technologies and the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) announced Dynavax had executed an…
Pfizer and BioNTech received CHMP positive opinion for COVID-19 vaccine booster in the European Union
On Oct. 4, 2021, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP)…
US Department of Defense announced mandatory coronavirus disease 2019 vaccination of civilian employees
On Oct. 4, 2021, the the Secretary of Defense directed the mandatory vaccination of Service members against the…
ACON’s Flowflexï¾™ COVID-19 home test received FDA EUA
On Oct. 4, 2021, ACON Laboratories announced that its Flowflexï¾™ COVID-19 Antigen Home Test had been authorized for…
World’s oldest evidence for the earliest small-scale plant cultivation was discovered
World’s oldest evidence dating to 23000 BCE for the earliest small-scale plant cultivation was discovered by Dani Nadel…
Pigeons were domesticated
Archeological evidence points to human use of pigeons as a food source as early as 10,000 years ago…
Farmers in China, Egypt and Sumeria began using fermentation
Around 8000 BCE, farmers in China, Egypt and Sumeria began using fermentation to produce cheese and wine. One…
Earliest known evidence of cheese making found in Croatia, Poland and Switzerland
Earliest known evidence of cheese making was found in Croatia dated to 7200 BCE. Residues from sherds of…
Earliest physical trace of beer found at a site called Godin Tepe
The earliest physical trace of beer dates back to the late fourth millennium BC in present day Iran…
Egyptians used bleeding
A tomb illustration in Memphis, Egypt, depictded a patient being bled from the foot and neck. Though the…
Babylonian Code of Hammurabi prescribed regulations for date palm orchards
The Babylonian Code of Hammurabi (ca. 1754 BCE), one of the oldest legal texts in the world, prescribes…