Mesa Biotech received 510(k) clearance and CLIA waiver for Its Accula Strep A Molecular Point of Care Test
On Jan. 19, 2021, Mesa Biotech announced it had received 510(k) clearance and Clinical Laboratory Improvements Amendments (CLIA)…
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Cue’s Molecular, point-of-care COVID-19 tests available under HHS and DoD pilot program
On Jan. 19, 2021, Cue Health announced that its molecular, point-of-care COVID-19 Tests were being distributed to five…
Heat Biologics commenced manufacturing process for ZVX-60
On Jan. 19, 2021, Heat Biologics announced it had transferred its gp96-based COVID-19 vaccine cell line (“ZVX-60”) to…
Pfizer and BioNTech published results of study showing COVID-19 vaccine antibodies neutralized UK strain
On Jan. 19, 2021, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that results from an in vitro study that provided additional…
Sequenced genome of the Australian lungfish 14x larger than human genome
On Jan, 18, 2021, researchers in Konstanz, Wurzburg, Hamburg and Vienna, led by evolutionary biologist Professor Axel Meyer…
Quest Diagnostics granted CDC contract to sequence COVID-19 gene variants to aid public health response
On Jan. 18, 2021, Quest Diagnostics announced that it has entered into an agreement with the Centers for…
NIAID microbiota study iIdentified nutrient that help prevent bacterial infection
On Jan. 15, 2021, scientists studying the bodyï¾’s natural defenses against bacterial infection announced they had identified a…
RECOVERY trial closed recruitment to convalescent plasma treatment for patients hospitalised with COVID-19
On Jan. 15, 2021, Oxford University announced that on advice of the independent Data Monitoring Committee (DMC), recruitment…
VBI Vaccines announced publication of results from phase 4 study of prophylactic 3-ntigen HBV in vaccine
On Jan. 15, 2021, VBI Vaccines announced that results from a Phase 4 study of VBIï¾’s prophylactic 3-antigen…
Rapid blood test identified COVID-19 patients at high risk of severe disease
On Jan. 15, 2021, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis announced that that a…
Pfizer and BioNTech announced European scale-up of manufacturing capacities
On Jan. 15, 2021, Pfizer and BioNTech announced they had developed a plan that allowed the scale-up of…
UW researchers develop tool to equitably distribute limited vaccines
On Jan. 15, 2021, researchers at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and UW…
Twist Bioscience began shipping of synthetic RNA controls for UK variant strain of SARS-CoV-2
On Jan. 14, 2021, Twist Bioscience announced that it had started shipping its new synthetic RNA reference controls,…
Innovation Pharma’s Brilacidin for the treatment of COVID-19 received FDA Fast Track Designation
On Jan. 14, 2021, Innovation Pharmaceuticals announced that the FDA had designated as a Fast Track development program…
PerkinElmer SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR assay received FDA EUA for asymptomatic testing
On Jan. 14, 2021, PerkinElmer announced that its PerkinElmerï¾® Coronavirus Nucleic Acid Detection Kit received Emergency Use Authorization…
COVID-19 reduced US life expectancy, especially among Black and Latino populations
On Jan. 14, 2021, USC and Princeton researchers reported that the COVID-19 pandemic, which claimed more than 336,000…
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Mammoth Biosciences secured U.S. DoD award to develop CRISPR-based diagnostics and biosurveillance platforms
On Jan. 14, 2021, Mammoth Biosciences announced that it had secured a subcontract with MRIGlobal, the prime contractor…
Cepheid received Health Canada license for SARS-CoV-2, Flu A, Flu B and RSV combination test
On Jan. 14, 2021, Cepheid that Health Canada announced that it had issued Cepheid a medical device license…
Blood test showed promise for early detection of acute heart transplant rejection
On Jan. 13, 2021, researchers announced they had developed a blood test that could make it possible for…
NIAID scientists studied salmonella swimming behavior as clues to infection
On Jan. 13, 2021, National Institutes of Health scientists and their colleagues announced they had identified a S….
Oxford Immunotec’s T-SPOT SARS-CoV-2 test used to measure efficacy of Valneva’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate
On Jan. 13, 2021, Oxford Immunotec announced the start of a collaboration with Valneva whereby it will perform…
Mateon announced positive interim results from its ARTI-19 clinical trial evaluating ARTIVeda against COVID-19
On Jan. 13, 2021, Mateon Therapeutics reported positive interim results from its ARTI-19 clinical trial evaluating ARTIVedaTM against…
The USDA confirmed COVID-19 in gorillas at San Diego Zoo Safari Park
On Jan. 13, 2021, the USDAï¾’s (USDA) National Veterinary Services Laboratories announced confirmation of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that…
Alexion updated phase 3 study of ULTOMIRISï¾® (ravulizumab-cwvz) in hospitalized patients with COVID-19
On Jan. 13, 2021, Alexion announced the decision to pause further enrollment in the global Phase 3 study…
SIGA announced Public Health Agency of Canada contract to purchase $33 million of Oral TPOXX
On Jan. 13, 2021, SIGA Technologies announced that the Public Health Agency of Canada had awarded a contract…
Tests at an Oregon mink farm showed SARS-CoV-2 still present with no virus mutations
On Jan. 13, 2021, the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) continueed to test, survey, and trap at an…
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UNICEF, WHO, IFRC and MSF announced the establishment of a global Ebola vaccine stockpile
On Jan. 12, 2021, the four leading international health and humanitarian organizations announced the establishment of a global…
FDA accepted for Priority Review the BLA for V114, Merckï¾’s investigational 15-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
On Jan. 12, 2021, Merck announced the FDA accepted for priority review a Biologics License Application (BLA) for…
Abbott announced fulfillment of Federal government purchase of 150 million BinaxNOWï¾™ COVID-19 Rapid Tests
On Jan. 12, 2021, Abbott announced it had received FDA 510(k) clearance for the first rapid handheld traumatic…
Global scientists doubled down on SARS-CoV-2 variants research
On Jan. 12, 2021, the WHO announced that global scientists were intensifying research into COVID-19 to expand its…