FDA and CDC lifted recommended pause on Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine
On Apr. 23, 2021, following a thorough safety review, including two meetings of the CDCï¾’s Advisory Committee on…
INOVIO planned for ex-US global phase 3 trial for INO-4800
On Apr. 23, 2021, Inovio Pharma announced that it was planning for a predominantly ex-U.S. Phase 3 trial…
Clinical trial of therapeutics for severely ill hospitalized COVID-19 patients began
On Apr. 22, 2021, the NIH announced that a phase 3 trial to test the safety and efficacy…
Relief and AdVita announced initiation of phase 2 trial with inhaled RLF-100 for prevention of COVID-19-related ARDS
On Apr. 22, 2021, RELIEF THERAPEUTICS and AdVita Lifescience announced that the first patient was expected to be…
The WHO announced continued review of emerging evidence on AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines
On Apr. 22, 2021, the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on Immunization annouced updated interim guidance on…
Quidel signed retail distribution agreement to increase access to at-home COVID-19 testing
On Apr. 22, 2021, Quidel announced that it had completed a distribution and fulfillment agreement with McKesson to…
FDA completed inspection of Emergent BioSolutions vaccine production facility
On Apr. 21, 2021, the FDA announced that it had completed an inspection of the Emergent BioSolutions and…
XPhyto signed German distribution, storage and logistics agreement for 25-minute COVID-19 PCR test
On Apr. 21, 2021, XPhyto announced that it had entered into an agreement with an established German pharmaceutical…
Valneva initiated pivotal phase 3 clinical trial for inactivated, COVID-19 vaccine using Dynavax’s CpG 1018ï¾™ adjuvant
On Apr. 21, 2021, Dynavax Technologies announced Valneva had initiated a pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial for its…
Trevena announced TRV027 selected for study in global REMAP-CAP trial in COVID-19 patients
On Apr. 21, 2021,Trevena announced that TRV027, the Companyï¾’s novel AT1 receptor selective agonist, had been selected for…
Large NIH clinical trial tested polyclonal antibody therapeutic for COVID-19
On Apr. 21, 2021, the NIH announced that a Phase 2/3 trial to evaluate a new fully-human polyclonal…
Oxford University and Prenetics announced landmark collaboration to scale rapid testing tech globally
On Apr. 20, 2021, the University of Oxford, Prenetics, and Oxford Suzhou Centre for Advanced Research announced that…
Moderna announced new COVID-19 vaccine supply agreement with Israel for 2022
On Apr. 20, 2021, Moderna announced a new supply agreement with Israel for 2022 whereby Israel also retained…
Labcorp launched COVID-19 test kits for small businesses to support return to work safely
On Apr. 20, 2021, LabCorp announced the availability of the Pixel by Labcorpï¾® COVID-19 PCR Test Home Collection…
Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine roll-out resumed in Europe following EMA review
On Apr. 20, 2021, Johnson & Johnson announced that the European Medicines Agency’s Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee had…
Pfizer and BioNTech to supply the European Union with 100 million additional doses of COMIRNATY
On Apr. 19, 2021, Pfizer and BioNTech announced supplying an additional 100 million doses of COMIRNATY, the companies…
CureVac Swiss initiated rolling submission process for mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine candidate with Swissmedic
On Apr. 19, 2021, CureVac and Celonic Group announced their partnership for the production of CureVacï¾’s mRNA-based COVID-19…
Abbott began shipping BinaxNOWï¾™ COVID-19 Ag self test to retailers
On Apr. 19, 2021, Abbott announced it had begun shipping its BinaxNOWï¾™ COVID-19 Ag Self Test to retailers…
Broad Institute expanded COVID-19 viral sequencing efforts for variant surveillance in the Northeast
On Apr. 19, 2021, the Broad Institute of MIT in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and…
Tonix Pharma entered worldwide licensing agreement to develop antiviral SARS-CoV-2 inhibitor for treatment of COVID-19
On Apr. 19, 2021, Tonix Pharmaceuticals and OyaGen announced an exclusive worldwide licensing agreement for an antiviral inhibitor…
Large clinical trial launched to study repurposed drugs to treat COVID-19 symptoms
On Apr. 19, 2021, the NIH announced that it was funding a large, randomized, placebo-controlled Phase 3 clinical…
Texas A&M lab identified new COVID-19 variant; genome suggested potential resistance to antibodies
On Apr. 19, 2021, scientists at the Texas A&M University Global Health Research Complex (GHRC) announced they had…
CytoDyn submitted Most Crucial Section of interim order to Health Canada for COVID-19 under rolling review
On Apr. 19, 2021, CytoDyn announced it had submitted the manufacturing section (CMC) of the application for an…
FDA revoked Emergency Use Authorization for monoclonal antibody bamlanivimab
On Apr. 16, 2021, the FDA revoked the emergency use authorization (EUA) that allowed for Eli Lilly’s investigational…
Merck discontinued development of MK-7110 for COVID-19
On Apr. 15, 2021, Merck announced the discontinuation of development of MK-7110 (formerly known as CD24Fc) for the…
Risk of rare blood clotting higher for COVID-19 than for vaccines
On Apr. 15, 2021, researchers at the University of Oxford reported that the risk of the rare blood…
IH closed enrollment in trial comparing COVID-19 treatment regimens
On Apr. 15, 2021, The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) announced that the fourth iteration…
Experimental antiviral for COVID-19 was effective in hamster study
On Apr. 15, 2021, the National Institutes of Health announced that the experimental antiviral drug MK-4482 significantly decreased…
INOVIO’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate provided broad cross-reactive immune responses In humans against variants
On Apr. 15, 2021, Inovio Pharmaceuticals announced the results of a study focusing on the human immune responses…
CytoDyn executed agreement with Chiral Pharma to provide up to 200,000 vials of leronlimab to Philippines
On Apr. 15, 2021, CytoDyn announced it had executed an exclusive supply and distribution agreement with Chiral Pharma…