FDA approved Kiteﾒs Tecartusﾮ as first and only Car T for adults with Relapsed or Refractory B-cell ALL
On Oct. 1, 2021, Kite, a Gilead Company, announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had granted approval…
Labcorp received EUA for at home collection kit for combined COVID-19 and flu detection
On Oct. 1, 2021, LabCorp announced that it had received Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the U.S. Food…
U.S. FDA cleared Naeotom Alpha, worldﾒs first photon-counting computer tomograph
On Sept. 30 2021, Siemens Healthineers announced the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510 (k) clearance of the…
Fifteen African countries hit 10% COVID-19 vaccination goal
On Sept. 30, 2021, the WHO announced that fifteen African countries – nearly a third of the continent’s…
Trevena announced results of TRV027 proof-of-concept study in COVID-19 patients
On Sept. 30, 2021, Trevena announced data from 30 patients enrolled in the proof-of-concept study of TRV027, the…
Relief reported that collaboration partner announced a second favorable safety report for ZYESAMI(TM) in Patients with COVID-19
On Sept. 30, 2021, RELIEF THERAPEUTICS reported that the parent company of its U.S. collaboration partner, NRx Pharmaceuticals,…
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COVID-19 vaccinated vs. non-vaccinated
This cartoon illustrates the various issues facing individuals across the U.S. who are vaccinated against COVID-19 verus those…
Colossal, a de-extinction company was founded to bring the Woolly Mammoth back to life
On Sept. 29, 2021, Colossal, a de-extinction company that is combining the science of genetics with the business…
NEJM published positive phase 3 trial resulted for REGEN-COV (casirivimab and imdevimab) to treat COVID-19
On Sept. 29, 2021, Regeneron announced that the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) published positive detailed results…
Pfizer reported positive top-line results of phase 3 study exploring coadministration of Prevnar 20 With seasonal Flu vaccine
On Sept. 29, 2021, Pfizer and BioNTech announced they had submitted data to the U.S. Food and Drug…
Cepheid received Emergency Use Authorization For SARS-CoV-2, Flu A, Flu B and RSV combination test
On Sept. 29, 2021, Cepheid announced it had received Emergency Use Authorization from the U.S. Food & Drug…
2022 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences awarded to Penn Medicine mRNA pioneers Drew Weissman and Katalin Karik
On Sept. 29, 2021, the University of Pennsylvania announced that the Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences was awarded…
Phase II/III trial showed Ronapreve (casirivimab and imdevimab) significantly reduced viral load in patients hospitalised with COVID-19
On Sept. 29, 2021, Roche confirmed positive data from the phase II/III 2066 study, investigating Ronapreveﾙ (casirivimab and…
VBI Vaccines announced preclinical data and Initiation of VBI-2905 clinical trial targeting broadened immunity against COVID-19
On Sept. 29, 2021, VBI Vaccines announced positive results from multiple preclinical studies against several COVID-19 variants of…
Sanofi terminated mRNA COVID-19 vaccine development to focus on recombinant vaccine candidate
On Sept. 28, 2021, Sanofi announced that it had terminated plans for its own mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine given…
NIAID issued new awards to fund ‘pan-coronavirus’ vaccines
On Sept. 28, 2021, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases announced it had awarded approximately $36.3…
TGen part of $60 million grant awarded to UArizona to create national Precision Aging Network
On Sept. 28, 2021, TGen, an affiliate of City of Hope, will use its MindCrowd website portal to…
Over half of U.S. children have detectable levels of lead in their blood in Quest Diagnostics study published in JAMA
On Sept. 28, 2021, Quest Diagnostics reported that one in two (50.5%) American children under six years of…
University of Missouri researchers identified mutations of Delta, Delta Plus variants
On Sept. 28, 2021, the University of Missouri researcher Kamlendra Singh led a team that analyzed protein sequences…
AIM ImmunoTech submitted pre-IND application to FDA for phase 2 clinical studies of Ampligen as potential therapeutic for COVID-19
On Sept. 28, 2021, AIM ImmunoTech announced that is had submitted a Pre-Investigational New Drug application (Pre-IND) to…
Pfizer and BioNTech submitted initial data to FDA from pivotal trial of COVID-19 vaccine in children 5 to <12 years of age
On Sept. 28, 2021, Pfizer and BioNTech announced they had submitted data to the U.S. Food and Drug…
Soligenix announced publication demonstrating efficacy and broad neutralizing activity of its COVID-19 Vaccine
On Sept. 28, 2021, Soligenix announced publication of pre-clinical immunogenicity studies for CiVax (heat stable COVID-19 vaccine program)…
Relief reported that collaboration partner announced improved survival in highly comorbid COVID-19 patients treated with ZYESAMITM
On Sept. 27, 2021, RELIEF THERAPEUTICS reported its U.S. collaboration partner, NRx Pharmaceuticals, had announced top line data…
Pfizer started global phase 2/3 EPIC-PEP study of novel COVID-19 oral antiviral candidate for post-exposure prophylaxis in adults
On Sept. 27, 2021, Pfizer announced the start of the Phase 2/3 EPIC-PEP (Evaluation of Protease Inhibition for…
Pfizer announced Study of mRNA-based next generation flu vaccine program
On Sept. 27, 2021, Pfizer announced that the first participants have been dosed in a Phase 1 clinical…
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USDA confirmed COVID-19 in Ferret in Florida
On Sept. 24, 2021, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) announced confirmation of SARS-CoV-2 in a ferret in…
Moderna announced supply agreement with Peru for 20 million doses of Its COVID-19 vaccine
On Sept. 24, 2021, Moderna announced a supply agreement with the government of Peru for 20 million doses…
Novavax and Serum Institute announced submission to WHO for Emergency Use Listing of COVID-19 vaccine
On Sept. 23, 2021, Novavax with its partner, Serum Institute of India announced a regulatory submission to the…
OraSure received $13.6 million from BARDA to support InteliSwab COVID-19 rapid test 510(k) Clearance and CLIA Waiver
On Sept. 23, 2021, OraSure Technologies and the Biomedical Advanced Research Development Authority (BARDA) announced up to $13.6…
Tonix Pharmaceuticals expanded research collaboration to develop precision medicine techniques for COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics
On Sept. 23, 2021, Tonix Pharmaceuticals announced it had expanded its research collaboration with Columbia University. The research…