Fostamatinib selected for NIH ACTIV-4 COVID-19 clinical trial
On Jun. 29, 2021, Rigel Pharma announced that fostamatinib, the Company’s novel oral spleen tyrosine kinase (SYK) inhibitor,…
Adjuvant developed with NIH funding enhanced efficacy of Indiaï¾’s COVID-19 vaccine
On Jun. 29, 2021, the National Institutes of Health announced that an adjuvant developed with its funding had…
Paratek announced first BARDA Project BioShield procurement of NUZYRA (omadacycline)
On Jun. 29, 2021, Paratek Pharmaceuticals announced it had delivered the first procurement of NUZYRA to the Biomedical…
Moderna provides a clinical update on neutralizing activity of COVID-19 vaccine on emerging variants
On Jun. 29, 2021, Moderna announced new results from in vitro neutralization studies of sera from individuals vaccinated…
Moderna announces Emergency Use Authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine granted by Government of India
On Jun. 29, 2021, Moderna announced that the government of India had issued a registration certificate and a…
Altimmune announced update on AdCOVIDï¾™ phase 1 clinical trial
On Jun. 29, 2021, Altimmune announced phase 1 AdCOVID clinical trial data that showed AdCOVID appeared to be…
VBI Vaccines announced initial positive phase 1 data for its eVLP vaccine candidate against COVID-19
On Jun. 29, 2021, VBI Vaccines announced positive Phase 1 data from its Phase 1/2 trial of the…
First trial participants vaccinated with Oxford COVID-19 variant vaccine
On Jun. 28, 2021, the University of Oxford in partnership with AstraZeneca began vaccinations for a new phase…
Mixed Oxford/Pfizer vaccine schedules generated robust immune response against COVID-19
On Jun. 28, 2021, researchers running the University of Oxford-led Com-COV study reported that alternating doses of the…
Meridian resubmitted application to FDA for Emergency Use Authorization for Revogeneï¾® SARS-CoV-2 molecular assay
On Jun. 28, 2021, Meridian Bioscience announced that it had re-submitted its application for Emergency Use Authorization (EUA)…
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Rocheï¾’s Actemra/RoActemra received FDA EUA for treatment of COVID-19 in hospitalised adults and children
On Jun. 25, 2021, Roche announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an Emergency Use…
Oxford researchers identified levels of antibody protection required to prevent symptomatic COVID-19
On Jun. 24, 2021, researchers from the University of Oxford released their findings about the so-called ﾑcorrelates of…
NIH began sudy of COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy and postpartum
On Jun. 23, 2021, the National Institutes of Health announced that an observational study had begun to evaluate…
Eisai and Biogen announced FDA granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation for Lecanemab for treatment of Alzheimer’s disease
On Jun. 23, 2021, Biogen and Eisai announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had granted…
NIH study suggested COVID-19 prevalence far exceeded early pandemic cases
On Jun. 22, 2021, National Institutes of Health researchers reported that the prevalence of COVID-19 in the U.S….
European Commission purchased additional 150 million doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for delivery in 2022
On Jun. 22, 2021, Moderna announced that the European Commission (EC) had purchased an additional 150 million doses…
BioReference Laboratories announces first COVID-19 testing program for cruise industry
On Jun. 22, 2021, BioReference Laboratories, an OPKO Health company, announced a COVID-19 testing program for U.S. based…
Construction of the Biologics Manufacturing Centre in Montr�al completed
On Jun. 22, 2021, the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) announced it had completed construction of the…
Gilead’s Veklury (Remdesivir) associated with reduction in mortality rate in hospitalized patients with COVID-19
On Jun. 21, 2021, Gilead Sciences announced positive data from three retrospective studies of the real-world treatment of…
Vibativ effectively helped treat secondary bacterial infections in COVID-19 patients
On Jun. 21, 2021, Cumberland Pharma released a series of case reports describing the effectiveness of Vibativ (telavancin)…
Tonix Pharmaceuticals announced program to develop TNX-102 SL for treatment of long COVID syndrome
On Jun. 21, 2021, Tonix Pharmaceuticals announced that it planned to develop TNX-102 SL (cyclobenzaprine HCl sublingual tablets)…
WHO supported South African consortium to establish first COVID mRNA vaccine technology transfer hub
On Oct. 6, 2021, the World Health Organization and its COVAX partners are working with a South African…
Ebola outbreak in Guinea declared over
On Jun. 19, 2021, the Ebola outbreak that emerged in Guinea in mid-February was declared over. It was…
Newly licensed U.S. manufacturing facility increased availability of Fluzone high-dose quadrivalent (influenza vaccine)
On Jun. 17, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research granted…
Biden Administration invested $3 billion from American Rescue Plan as part of COVID-19 antiviral development strategy
On Jun. 17, 2021, the Biden Administration is investing more than $3 billion to accelerate the discovery, development…
CureVac provided update on phase 2b/3 trial of first-generation COVID-19 vaccine candidate, CVnCoV
On Jun. 16, 2021, CureVac announced results of the second interim analysis of its international pivotal Phase 2b/3…
Relief Therapeutics reported that NRx Pharma announced additional results from Aviptadil expanded access protocol for patients with COVID-19
On Jun. 16, 2021, RELIEF THERAPEUTICS reported that its collaboration partner, NRx Pharmaceuticals, had announced additional results from…
RECOVERY trial found Regeneron’s monoclonal antibody combination reduced deaths for hospitalised COVID-19 patients
On Jun. 16, 2021, the University of Oxford announced the Randomised Evaluation of COVID-19 Therapy (RECOVERY) trial demonstrated…
U.S. Government purchased additional 200 million doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine
On Jun. 16, 2021, Moderna announced that the U.S. government had purchased an additional 200 million doses of…