Novavax and Serum Institute of India received Emergency Use Authorization for COVID-19 vaccine in India
On Dec. 28, 2021, Novavax and Serum Institute of India announced that the Drugs Controller General of India…
Development of WRAI’s pan-coronavirus vaccine showed promise
On Dec. 28, 2021, researchers at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research in Silver Spring, Maryland announced…
Moderna announced Switzerland exercised option to purchase seven million additional doses of COVID-19 booster vaccine
On Dec. 27, 2021, Moderna announced that the Swiss Federal Government had exercised its option to purchase an…
Moderna announced supply agreement with South Korea for additional 20 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine
On Dec. 27, 2021, Moderna announced a revised supply agreement with the government of South Korea for 20…
Novavax and SK bioscience announed expanded manufacturing agreement
On Dec. 23, 2021, Novavax and SK bioscience announced the expansion of the companies’ collaboration and license agreements…
Novavax announced initial Omicron cross-reactivity data from COVID-19 vaccine booster and adolescent studies
On Dec. 22, 2021, Novavax announced initial data evaluating the immune response of its COVID-19 vaccine, NVX-CoV2373, against…
Pfizer received U.S. FDA Emergency Use Authorization for novel COVID-19 oral antiviral treatment
On Dec. 22, 2021, Pfizer announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had authorized the emergency…
Novavax announced initiation of PREVENT-19 COVID-19 vaccine phase 3 trial booster study
On Dec. 21, 2021, Novavax announced that the first booster doses of NVX-CoV2373, the company’s recombinant nanoparticle protein-based…
World Health Organization granted scond Emergency Use listing for Novavax COVID-19 vaccine
On Dec. 20, 2021, Novavax announced that the World Health Organization (WHO) had granted a second Emergency Use…
European Commission granted conditional Marketing Authorization for Novavax COVID-19 vaccine
On Dec. 20, 2021, Novavax announced that the European Commission (EC) had granted Novavax conditional marketing authorization (CMA)…
Moderna announced preliminary booster data and updated strategy to address Omicron variant
On Dec. 20, 2021, Moderna announced preliminary neutralizing antibody data against the Omicron variant following the Company’s booster…
Novavax and Serum Institute of India announced WHO Emergency Use listing for NVX-CoV2373 COVID-19 vaccine
On Dec. 17, 2021, Novavax and SK bioscience announced that the World Health Organization (WHO) had granted Emergency…
Novavax announced submission of New Drug Application in Japan for approval of COVID-19 vaccine
On Dec. 15, 2021, Novavax announced the submission of a New Drug Application to the Ministry of Health,…
Pfizer announced additional phase 2/3 study results confirming robust efficacy of novel COVID-19 oral antiviral treatment candidate
On Dec. 14, 2021, Pfizer announced final results from an analysis of all 2,246 adults enrolled in its…
Moderna and Australia announced collaboration to bring mRNA manufacturing to Australia
On Dec. 13, 2021, Moderna announced an agreement with the Australian Government to build a state-of-the-art messenger RNA…
Novavax filed for Emergency Use of COVID-19 vaccine in the United Arab Emirates
On Dec. 13, 2021, Novavax announced that it had submitted a regulatory filing to the Ministry of Health…
Moderna announced additional 20 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to COVAX for supply in 2021 and additional supply for 2022
On Dec. 10, 2021, Moderna announced an amendment to its existing contract with Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, to…
CytoDyn submited protocol with FDA for phase 3 Registrational trial of leronlimab for critically ill COVID-19 population
On Dec. 9, 2021, CytoDyn announced that it had submitted a Phase 3, randomized, double blind, placebo controlled…
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Moderna launched AI Academy in partnership with Carnegie Mellon University
On Dec. 9, 2021, Moderna announced the launch of its Artificial Intelligence Academy, an innovative initiative that will…
Llama antibodies could help fight SARS-CoV-2 variants
On Dec. 7, 2021, Rockefeller University scientists announced a study had demonstrated the therapeutic potential of an unusual…
Roche announced the launch SARS-CoV-2 & Flu A/B Rapid Antigen Test in countries accepting the CE Mark
On Dec. 5, 2021, Roche announced that its planned to launch the SARS-CoV-2 & Flu A/B Rapid Antigen…
Moderna announced supply agreement with the UK for additional 60 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine in 2022 and 2023
On Dec. 1, 2021, Moderna announced a revised supply agreement with the UK government for up to 60…
SIGA announced Health Canada regulatory approval of Oral TPOXX
On Dec. 1, 2021, SIGA Technologies announced that Health Canada had approved oral TPOXX (tecovirimat) as an extraordinary…
INOVIO Announced Strategy to Address Omicron (B.1.1.529) and Future SARS-CoV-2 Variants
On Nov. 30, 2021, Inovio Pharma announced the company was rapidly moving to evaluate its COVID-19 DNA vaccine…
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Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics provided update on results from MOVe-OUT study of Molnupiravir in adults with COVID-19
On Nov. 26, 2021, Merck provided an update on the MOVe-OUT study of molnupiravir, an investigational oral antiviral…
Novavax filed for interim authorization of COVID-19 vaccine in singapore
On Nov. 24, 2021, Novavax announced its submission to the Singapore Health Sciences Authority for interim authorization of…
Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine fully approved by Health Canada to prevent COVID-19 in ages 18 years and older
On Nov. 24, 2021, Johnson & Johnson announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had issued Emergency…
FDA announced FDA authorization of Moderna’s booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine in the U.S. for adults 18 years and older
On Nov. 19, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it had extended the emergency…
Pfizer provided U.S. Government with 10 million treatment courses of oral antiviral candidate to help combat COVID-19
On Nov. 18, 2021, Pfizer announced an agreement with the U.S. government to supply 10 million treatment courses…
Novavax and Serum Institute of India received Emergency Use Authorization for COVID-19 vaccine in the Philippines
On Nov. 17, 2021, Novavax and and Serum Institute of India announced that the Philippine Food and Drug…