Novavax included in University of Oxford Com-COV3 study comparing mixed COVID-19 vaccine in adolescents
On Sept. 16, 2021, Novavax announced its participation in a newly expanded Phase 2 clinical trial called Comparing…
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Moderna reported clinical data on its COVID-19 vaccine
On Sept. 15, 2021, Moderna announced new analysis suggesting that the COVID-19 vaccine was highly effective against circulating…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | FDA
InBios received FDA EUA for COVID-19 IgG antibody rapid test
On Sept. 15, 2021, InBios announced that it had received Emergency Use Authorization from the U.S. Food and…
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Regeneron announced U.S. Government agreement to purchase additional REGEN-COV antibody cocktail
On Sept. 14, 2021, Regeneron announced an agreement with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and…
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City of Hope trial was first to test an investigational COVID-19 vaccine in immunocompromised bone marrow transplant
On Sept. 14, 2021, City of Hope announced that it had begun enrolling patients in a Phase 2…
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Emergent BioSolutions announced manufacturing agreement with Providence Therapeutics for mRNA COVID-19 vaccine candidate
On Sept. 14, 2021, Emergent BioSolutions and Providence Therapeutics announced they have entered into a five-year contract development…
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Biotechnology | Genomics | NIH | Therapeutics
NIH provided $185 million for research to advance understanding of how human genome functions
On Sept. 9, 2021, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that it was providing approximately $185 million…
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T2 Biosystems T2SARS-CoV-2 panel proved capable of detecting Mu B.1.621 and Iota B.1.526 variants of SARS-CoV-2 virus
On Sept. 9, 2021, T2 Biosystems announced that its T2SARS-CoV-2 Panel – a molecular diagnostic test that detected…
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Novavax initiated phase 1/2 clinical trial of combination vaccine for COVID-19 and seasonal influenza
On Sept. 8, 2021, Novavax announced enrollment of the first participants in a Phase 1/2 study to evaluate…
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Resilience to manufacture mRNA for Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine
On Sept. 8, 2021, National Resilience announced an agreement to manufacture mRNA for the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. Under…
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Takeda announced manufacture and provision of 150 million doses of Novavax COVID-19 vaccine candidate to the government of Japan
On Sept. 7, 2021, Takeda Pharmaceutical announced the Government of Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare purchase…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | Environmental | Genomics | NIH | Oncology
NIH study illuminated origins of lung cancer in never smokers
On Sept. 6, 2021, a genomic analysis of lung cancer in people with no history of smoking has…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | FDA | Pharmaceutical | Therapeutics | Vaccine
Pfizer and BioNTech submitted a variation to EMA with data in support of a booster dose of COMIRNATY
On Sept. 6, 2021, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that they had submitted a variation to the European Medicines…
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Moderna announced submission of data to EMA for its COVID-19 vaccine booster
On Sept. 3, 2021, Moderna announced that it had submitted for a conditional marketing approval (CMA) with the…
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CDC announced more than $300 million in funding to support community health workers
On Sept. 3, 2021, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded more than $116 million in…
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Thermo Fisher awarded $192.5 million U.S. government contract to expand domestic pipette tip manufacturing
On Sept. 2, 2021, Thermo Fisher Scientific announced a $192.5 million contract award from the U.S. Department of…
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World-first agreement between Novartis and NHS enabled broad access to first-in-class cholesterol-lowering medicine
On Sept. 1, 2021, Novartis announced a commercial agreement with the NHS in England as part of a…
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Data from phase 2 trial of Fostamatinib in hospitalized COVID-19 patients published in Clinical Infectious Diseases
On Sept. 1, 2021, Rigel Pharma announced the publication of results from a Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating…
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Moderna announced submission of initial data to U.S. FDA for Its COVID-19 vaccine booster
On Sept. 1, 2021, Moderna announced it had initiated its submission to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration…
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Quidel announced QuickVue at-home OTC COVID-19 tests to CVS Pharmacy
On Sept. 1, 2021, Quidel announced it will make Quidel’s non-prescription QuickVue® At-Home OTC COVID-19 Test available to…
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U.S. Department of Defense announced $194.5 million in industrial base expansion contract awards
On Aug. 31, 2021, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) in coordination with the Department of Health and…
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SK bioscience and GSK started Phase 3 trial of adjuvanted COVID-19 vaccine candidate
On Aug. 31, 2021, SK bioscience and GlaxoSmithKline announced the initiation of a Phase 3 clinical study of…
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Biotechnology | Disease | Energy | Environmental | Neurology | WHO
The United Nations announced the end of leaded gasoline use in vehicles worldwide
On Aug. 30, 2021, the United Nations announced the global phase-out of leaded fuel, a milestone for multilateralism,…
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AXIM Biotechnologies’ manufacturing partner filed amended EUA for papid COVID-19 neutralizing antibody test
On Aug. 30, 2021, AXIM Biotechnologies announced that the Company’s manufacturing partner Empowered Diagnostics had filed an amended…
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Oragenics SARS-CoV-2 spike protein produced neutralizing antibodies with Intramuscular and intranasal adjuvants
On Aug. 30, 2021, Oragenics announced that the stabilized pre-fusion spike protein trimer produced by its Canadian collaborator…
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Monoclonal antibody treatment combo reduced hospitalization among high-risk patients with COVID-19
On Aug. 30, 2021, the Mayo Clinic reported that in an observational study the combination of casirivimab and…
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OPKO Health completed enrollment in phase 2 trial evaluating RAYALDEE as treatment forsymptomatic COVID-19 outpatients
On Aug. 30, 2021, OPKO announced completion of enrollment in its Phase 2 trial with RAYALDEEﾮ as a…
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UBC study examines ‘Achilles’ heel’ of cancer tumours, paving the way for new treatment strategies
On Aug. 27, 2021, researchers at University of British Columbia’s (UBC) faculty of medicine and BC Cancer Research…
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NIH launched study of extra COVID-19 vaccine dose in people with autoimmune disease
On Aug. 27, 2021, the National Institutes of Health announced that it had begun a clinical trial to…
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US Department of Defense awarded $6.5 million contract to U.S. Cotton to increase domestic production of polyester-tipped swabs
On Aug. 27, 2021, the U.S. Department of Defense in coordination with the Department of Health and Human…
