Laurent Pharmaceuticals received FDA approval to initiate its COVID-19 phase 2 clinical trial in the U.S.
On Aug. 27, 2020, Laurent Pharmaceuticals announced that it had received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug…
Momentous milestone as Africa announced eradication of wild Poliovirus
On Aug. 25, 2020, the independent Africa Regional Certification Commission (ARCC) for Polio Eradication officially declared that the…
CytoDyn reached enrollment of 195 patients in its phase 3 trial for COVID-19 patients with severe-to-critical symptoms
On Aug. 25, 2020, CytoDyn announced the Company had reached the requisite number of enrolled patients in its…
Largest global study on hydroxychloroquine safety finds increased cardiovascular risk with azithromycin
On Aug. 24, 2020, the combination of hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin has been linked to significant cardiovascular risks, including…
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University of Oxford study described which cancer patients are more vulnerable to COVID-19
On Aug. 24, 2020, a published study led by the Universities of Oxford and Birmingham found that, compared…
Novavax initiated phase 2 portion of phase 1/2 clinical trial of COVID-19 vaccine
On Aug. 24, 2020, Novavax announced that the first volunteers were enrolled in the Phase 2 portion of…
Mayo Clinic discontinued enrollment in Expanded Access Program for convalescent plasma with FDA Emergency Use Authorization
On Aug. 23, 2020, the Mayo Clinic announced that with the FDA Emergency Use Authorization of convalescent plasma,…
172 countries and multiple candidate vaccines engaged in COVID-19 vaccine Global Access Facility
On Aug. 23, 2020, the World Heath Organization (WHO) reported that 172 economies were engaged in discussions to…
Novavax initiated efficacy trial of COVID-19 vaccine in South Africa
On Aug. 17, 2020, Novavax announced the beginning of a Phase 2b clinical trial in South Africa to…
Novavax and UK Government announced collaboration and purchase agreement for Novavax’ COVID-19 vaccine candidate
On Aug. 14, 2020, Novavax announced it had signed a Heads of Terms (Term Sheet) with the Government…
Novavax and SK bioscience announced collaboration for Novavax COVID-19 vaccine candidate
On Aug. 13, 2020, Novavax and SK bioscience announced a development and supply agreement for the antigen component…
Moderna announced supply agreement with U.S. Government for initial 100 million doses of mRNA vaccine against COVID-19
On Aug. 11, 2020, Moderna announced that the U.S. government had secured 100 million doses of mRNA-1273. The…
Scientists revealed structural details of spike protein used in leading COVID-19 vaccine
On Aug. 7, 2020, scientists at Scripps Research announced they had obtained high-resolution, atomic-scale details of the structure…
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Novavax and Takeda announced collaboration for Novavax COVID-19 vaccine candidate in Japan
On Aug. 7, 2020, Novavax and Takeda Pharmaceutical announced a partnership for the development, manufacturing and commercialization of…
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Novavax signed COVID-19 vaccine supply deal with India’s Serum Institute
On Aug. 6, 2020, Novavax announced it had entered a supply and license agreement with the Serum Institute…
NIH-Moderna investigational COVID-19 vaccine showed promise in mouse studies
On Aug. 5, 2020, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) announced that the investigational vaccine…
Novavax announced positive phase 1 data for its COVID-19 vaccine candidate
On Aug. 4, 2020, Novavax announced Phase 1 data from its Phase 1/2 randomized, observer-blinded, placebo-controlled trial of…
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Pathnova Laboratories announced partnership to commercialize Todos Medicals COVID-19 and breast cancer tests in Singapore
On Aug. 3, 2020, Todos Medical announced a partnership with PATHNOVA, a Singapore-based clinical laboratory, for the Company’s…
Serum Institute of India received approval to start human trials for Oxford vaccine
On Aug. 1, 2020, Novavax announced it had received approval to start human trials in India for the…
Researchers reported fat-based molecules key to Zika virus infection
On Jul. 31, 2020, researchers from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and Oregon Health & Science University…
Seqirus began shipping 2020/21 influenza vaccines to U.S. market
On Jul. 30, 2020, Seqirus announced it had begun shipping its portfolio of seasonal influenza vaccines to customers…
INOVIO’s COVID-19 DNA vaccine INO-4800 provided protection with memory immune responses In non-human primates challenged with SARS-CoV-2 virus
On Jul. 30, 2020, INOVIO announced that its COVID-19 DNA vaccine INO-4800 targeting SARS-CoV-2 was effective in protecting…
BARDA procured Regeneron’s REGN-EB3 investigational Ebola treatment for national preparedness
On Jul. 29, 2020, Regeneron announced that the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) had entered into…
Sanofi and GSK agreed with the UK government to supply up to 60 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine
On Jul. 29, 2020, Sanofi and GSK announced an agreement with the UK government for the supply of…
Moderna announced publication in the NEJM of non-human primate preclinical viral challenge study of its mRNA vaccine against COVID-19
On Jul. 28, 2020, Moderna announced a preclinical study evaluating mRNA-1273, its vaccine candidate against COVID-19, was published…
Phase 3 clinical trial of investigational vaccine for COVID-19 began
On Jul. 27, 2020, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that a phase 3 clinical trial designed…
MediciNova announced SARS-CoV-2 vaccine joint development with BioComo and Mie University Japan
On Jul. 27, 2020, MediciNova announced an agreement with BioComo and Mie University (Mie prefecture, Japan) for joint…
Moderna announced phase 3 COVE study of mRNA vaccine against COVID-19 (mRNA-1273) began
On Jul. 27, 2020, Moderna announced that the Phase 3 study of its mRNA vaccine candidate (mRNA-1273) against…
Texas A&M College Station Bio-Manufacturing Center to produce COVID-19 vaccines
On Jul. 27, 2020, FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies (FDB) and Texas A&M announced they mass will produce vaccines as…
Moderna announced expansion of BARDA agreement to support larger phase 3 program for vaccine (mRNA-1273) against COVID-19
On Jul. 26, 2020, Moderna announced a modification to its contract with the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development…