FDA permitted marketing of first SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic test using traditional premarket review process
On Mar. 17, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted marketing authorization of the BioFire Respiratory…
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Tonix Pharma reported positive COVID-19 vaccine efficacy results in non-human primates vaccinated with TNX-1800
On Mar. 17, 2021, Tonix Pharma announced preliminary results following vaccination of non-human primates with TNX-1800 (modified horsepox…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Life Science History | Therapeutics | Vaccine
Altasciences partnered with NRC of Canada to qualify quantitative serological assay for detection of SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies
On Mar. 17, 2021, Altasciences working with the National Research Council of Canada (NRC), announced that it had…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Measles | Medical Device | Vaccine
Roche launched SARS-CoV-2 variant test to help monitor emerging coronavirus mutations
On Mar. 16, 2021, Roche announced the launch of the cobas SARS-CoV-2 Variant Set 1 Test to detect…
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Biotechnology | CDC | COVID-19 | Therapeutics
AstraZeneca announced supplying the U.S. with up to half a million additional doses of the potential COVID-19 antibody treatment AZD7442
On Mar. 16, 2021, AstraZeneca announced it had modified an existing agreement with the US Government to supply…
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Research highlighted risks of separating newborns from mothers during COVID-19 pandemic
On Mar. 16, 2021, research from the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners showed that the COVID-19 pandemic…
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Moderna announced participants dosed in phase 2/3 study of COVID-19 vaccine in pediatric population
On Mar. 16, 2021, Moderna announced that the first participants had been dosed in the Phase 2/3 study,…
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Twist Bioscience began shipping of synthetic RNA controls for B.1.351 and P.1 variants
On Mar. 15, 2021, Twist Bioscience announced that it had started shipping its new synthetic RNA reference controls,…
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First participants dosed in Moderna phase 1 study evaluating mRNA-1283 next generation COVID-19 vaccine
On Mar. 15, 2021, Moderna announced that the first participants had been dosed in the Phase 1 study…
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Altimmune’s single dose, intranasal COVID-19 vaccine candidate prevented SARS-CoV-2-induced disease
On Mar. 15, 2021, Altimmune announced additional preclinical data for its single dose intranasal COVID-19 vaccine candidate, AdCOVID….
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Biotechnology | CDC | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Genomics | Infectious Disease | Vaccine
Fulgent Genetics awarded contract from CDC to study variants of COVID-19 virus
On Mar. 15, 2021, Fulgent Genetics announced that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had awarded…
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Apabetalone treatment prevented COVID-19 infection of human lung cells
On Mar. 15, 2021, Resverlogix announced the publishing of a article titled: “Bromodomain and extraterminal protein inhibitor, apabetalone…
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ImmunityBio announced positive interim phase I safety data of hAd5 T-cell COVID-19 vaccine candidate
On Mar. 15, 2021, ImmunityBio announced it had met the safety requirements for the first 12 participants in…
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WHO added Janssen vaccine to list of safe and effective emergency tools against COVID-19
On Mar. 12, 2021, The World Health Organization (WHO) listed the COVID-19 vaccine Ad26.COV2.S, developed by Janssen (Johnson…
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Abbott announced Pandemic Defense Coalition to help prevent future pandemics
On Mar. 11, 2021, Abbott announced the formation of the Abbott Pandemic Defense Coalition, a first-of-its-kind global scientific…
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Rigel announced completion of patient enrollment for phase 2 trial of fostamatinib in hospitalized COVID-19 patients
On Mar. 11, 2021, Rigel Pharma announced the completion of patient enrollment in a multi-center Phase 2 clinical trial to…
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ImmunityBio announced novel ACE2 decoy COVID-19 therapeutic that showed high binding to SARS-CoV-2 variants
On Mar. 11, 2021, ImmunityBio announced it was developing a novel hAd5 ACE2 Decoy therapeutic vaccine to neutralize…
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Altimmune expanded AdCOVID manufacturing collaboration with Lonza
On Mar. 11, 2021, Altimmune announced that it had expanded its previously-announced AdCOVID manufacturing collaboration with Lonza. Under the…
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Novavax confirmed ligh levels of efficacy against original and variant COVID-19 strains in UK and South Africa trials
On Mar. 11, 2021, Novavax announced final efficacy of 96.4% against mild, moderate and severe disease caused by…
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Johnson & Johnson announced single-shot COVID-19 vaccine candidate received positive CHMP opinion
On Mar. 11, 2021, Johnson & Johnson announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP)…
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Johnson & Johnson single-shot COVID-19 vaccine granted conditional Marketing Authorization by EC
On Mar. 11, 2021, Johnson & Johnson announced that the European Commission (EC) had granted a Conditional Marketing…
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Real-world evidence confirmed high effectiveness of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine
On Mar. 11, 2021, the Israel Ministry of Health (MOH), Pfizer and BioNTech announced real-world evidence demonstrating dramatically…
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The U.S. Department of Defense identified more troops to help administer COVID-19 vaccine
On Mar. 10, 2021, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) announced that it had identified additional personnel authorized…
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TGen launched COVID-19 study with Arizona dog and cat owners
On Mar. 10, 2021, The Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), an affiliate of City of Hope, announced the start…
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XPhyto partner received ISO Certification for 25-minute COVID-19 RT-PCR test
On Mar. 10, 2021, XPhyto and 3a-diagnostics announced successful EN ISO 13485 certification for the rapid point-of-care, SARS-CoV-2…
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CEPI and VBI Vaccines collaborated to advance vaccine candidates against COVID-19 variants
On Mar. 10, 2021, CEPI, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, and VBI Vaccines announced a partnership to…
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Innovation Pharma’s COVID-19 drug candidate Brilacidin among top three percent predicted most effective against SARS-CoV-2
On Mar. 10, 2021, Innovation Pharmaceuticals, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, is pleased to report that a Machine…
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Thermo Fisher Scientific announced $600 million in capital investments to expand its bioprocessing production
On Mar. 10, 2021, Thermo Fisher Scientific announced more than $600 million in capital investments to expand its…
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PerkinElmer launched comprehensive solutions for detecting SARS-CoV-2 mutations
On Mar. 9, 2021, PerkinElmer announced the launch of the PerkinElmer COVID-19 Antigen Test for the qualitative detection…
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Agilent completed CE-IVD registration of qRT-PCR In vitro diagnostic kit for SARS-CoV-2 RNA detection
On Mar. 9, 2021, Agilent Technologies announced the launch of a real-time reverse transcription (qRT) PCR-based diagnostic kit…
