The ALS Society of BC awarded $2 million for PROJECT HOPE to establish ALS research professorship at UBC
On May 12, 2021, the province of British Columbia provided the ALS Society of BC with $2 million…
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Moderna announced new supply agreement with Australia for 25 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine
On May 12, 2021, Moderna announced a new supply agreement with the government of Australia for 25 million…
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INOVIO’s Pan-COVID-19 vaccine candidate (INO-4802) induces broad immunity against vviral variants in preclinical studies
On May 12, 2021, Inovio Pharma announced that its next-generation Pan-COVID-19 vaccine candidate, INO-4802, induced potent neutralizing antibodies…
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InBios received FDA EUA for COVID-19 POC antigen detection test
On May 12, 2021, InBios announced that it received Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the U.S. Food and…
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Dr. Connie Eaves was inducted into The Royal Society for her development of robust functional methods to quantify and characterize distinct types of primitive blood and mammary cell precursors.
On May 11, 2011, University of British Columbia professor Connie Eaves was inducted into The Royal Society for…
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Gene therapy restored immune function in children with rare immunodeficiency
On May 10, 2021, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) reported that an investigational gene therapy can safely…
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AquaBounty sold out first commercial harvest of genetically engineered Atlantic Salmon from its Indiana farm
On May 10, 2021, AquaBounty Technologies announced that purchase orders had been received for the planned harvest of…
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Altimmune announced preclinical data for AdCOVID demonstrating sterilizing immunity after single intranasal dose
On May 10, 2021, Altimmune announced positive results from a preclinical study of AdCOVID in a SARS-CoV-2 challenge…
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Novavax announced positive preclinical data for combination influenza and COVID-19 vaccine candidate
On May 10, 2021, Novavax announced data from a preclinical study of the company’s combination quadrivalent seasonal flu…
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Pfizer and BioNTech received first U.S. EUA of COVID-19 vaccine in adolescents
On May 10, 2021, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had expanded…
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INOVIO announced positive data from phase 2 clinical trial evaluating INO-4800 COVID-19 DNA vaccine
On May 10, 2021, Inovio Pharma announced positive safety, tolerability and immunogenicity data from its placebo-controlled and blinded…
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GSK and Vir Biotechnology announced start of the EMA rolling review of VIR-7831 (sotrovimab) for early treatment of COVID-19
On May 7, 2021, GlaxoSmithKline and Vir Biotechnology announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has started a…
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Trevena announced TRV027 selected by NIH-funded ACTIV initiative for COVID-19 trial
On May 6, 2021, Trevena announced that TRV027, the Company’s novel AT1 receptor selective agonist, had been selected…
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Moderna announced agreement with Switzerland for 7 million booster vaccine doses in 2022 with options
On May 6, 2021, Moderna announced a new supply agreement with the Swiss Federal Government for 7 million…
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Novavax and Gavi executed advance purchase agreement for COVID-19 vaccine for COVAX facility
On May 6, 2021, Novavax announced that it had finalized an advance purchase agreement (APA) with Gavi, the…
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Pfizer and BioNTech announced supplying COVID-19 vaccine for Olympic athletes at 2020 Tokyo games
On May 6, 2021, Pfizer announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the International Olympic…
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Tufts Silklab Created Leather-like Material from Silk Proteins
On May 5, 2021, researchers at Tufts University School of Engineering announced they had developed an alternative to…
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NEJM published phase 2b clinical trial results demonstrating efficacy of COVID-19 vaccine against B.1.351 variant
On May 5, 2021, Novavax announced the publication of results from the initial primary analysis of a Phase…
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Pfizer and BioNTech received Health Canada authorization of COVID-19 vaccine in adolescents
On May 5, 2021, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that Health Canada had expanded the Interim Order authorization for…
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Hoth Therapeutics and Virginia Commonwealth University expanded research agreement for COVID-19 therapeutic
On May 5, 2021, Hoth Therapeutics announced it has expanded its sponsored research agreement with Virginia Commonwealth University…
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CytoDyn reaches agreement with Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital in Brazil to conduct two COVID-19 trials
On May 5, 2021, CytoDyn announced an agreement to partner with the Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital (AEIH) in…
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Moderna announced expansion of its manufacturing technology center in Massachusetts
On May 4, 2021, Moderna announced an expansion of the Moderna Technology Center (MTC) in Norwood, MA including…
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WHO welcomed Sweden’s announcement to share COVID-19 vaccine doses with COVAX
On May 3, 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) welcomed the Government of Sweden’s announcement to share 1…
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University of British Columbia researchers unveiled first molecular images of B.1.1.7 COVID-19 mutation
On May 3, 2021, University of British Columbia (UBC) researchers were the first in the world to publish…
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Data from Vaxart oral COVID-19 vaccine phase I study suggested broad cross-reactivity against Coronaviruses
On May 3, 2021, Vaxart announced that new data obtained from its Phase I COVID-19 trial added to…
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Precipio launched Rapid COVID-19 Antibody test on Amazon platform
On May 3, 2021, Precipio announced that it had successfully launched its COVID-19 rapid antibody test (20 minute)…
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Moderna announced supply agreement with Gavi for up to 500 million doses of COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna for COVAX
On May 3, 2021, Moderna announced an agreement with Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance to supply up to 500 million…
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Novavax initiated pediatric expansion for phase 3 clinical trial of COVID-19 vaccine
On May 3, 2021, Novavax announced that it had initiated a pediatric expansion of its Phase 3 clinical…
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Gavi signed agreement with Moderna to secure doses on behalf of COVAX Facility
On May 3, 2021, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, that it had signed an advance purchase agreement with Moderna…
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Researchers wirelessly recorded human brain activity during normal life activities
On May 3, 2021, the National Institutes of Health announced that researchers wre able to wirelessly record the…
