CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommended vaccination with Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine
On Dec. 18, 2020, Moderna announced that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on…
Novavax announced agreement with government of New Zealand for 107 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine
On Dec. 16, 2020, Novavax announced an Advance Purchase Agreement with the government of New Zealand for the…
INOVIO to develop DNA-encoded monoclonal antibody (dMAb) candidates to treat COVID-19
On Dec. 15, 2020, Inovio Pharma announced the company and a team of scientists from The Wistar Institute,…
Anixa Biosciences Covid-19 therapy demonstrated comparable potency to remdesivir in pre-clinical testing
On Dec. 14, 2020, Anixa Biosciences announced that it and partner OntoChem GmbH had verified that one of…
Moderna confirmed supply agreement to supply Singapore with mRNA vaccine against COVID-19
On Dec. 14, 2020, Moderna confirmed that the Company had concluded an agreement with the Ministry of Health…
AI test ruled out a COVID-19 diagnosis within one hour in Emergency Departments
On Dev. 11, 2020, the University of Oxford reported that an Artificial Intelligence test had been shown to…
U.S. Government exercised 1st option for additional 100 million doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine
On Dec. 11, 2020, Moderna announced that the U.S. government has exercised its option to purchase an additional…
Roche partnered with Moderna to include SARS-CoV-2 antibody test in ongoing COVID-19 vaccine trials
On Dec. 10, 2020, Roche announced a partnership with Moderna to utilise the Elecsys Anti-SARS-CoV-2 S antibody test…
ImmunityBio’s hAd5 T-Cell COVID-19 vaccine candidate showed complete protection of airways
On Dec. 10, 2020, ImmunityBio announced its COVID-19 vaccine candidate protected nasal and lung airways of non-human primates…
Moderna announced first participants dosed in phase 2/3 study of COVID-19 vaccine candidate in adolescents
On Dec. 10, 2020, Moderna announced that the first adolescent participants had been dosed in the Phase 2/3…
Roche partnered with Moderna to include SARS-CoV-2 antibody test in ongoing COVID-19 vaccine trials
On Dec. 9, 2020, Roche announced a partnership with Moderna to utilise the Elecsys Anti-SARS-CoV-2 S antibody test…
Switzerland exercised increased option for 7.5 million doses of mRNA vaccine against COVID-19 (mRNA-1273)
On Dec. 8, 2020, Moderna announced the Swiss Federal Government had increased its confirmed order commitment from 4.5…
Mount Sinai researchers advanced universal influenza virus vaccine
On Dec. 7, 2020, an universal influenza virus vaccine, which produces antibodies that target the part of the…
Canada exercised increased option for total of 40 million doses of mRNA vaccine candidate against COVID-19
On Dec. 7, 2020, Moderna announced that the Canadian Government had increased its confirmed order commitment by 20…
INOVIO dosed first subject in phase 2 segment of INNOVATE phase 2/3 trial for INO-4800 to prevent COVID-19
On Dec. 7, 2020, Inovio Pharmaceuticals announced it had dosed its first subject in a Phase 2 clinical…
FDA authorized first COVID-19 and flu combination test for use with home-collected samples
On Dec. 4, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the first diagnostic test for at home collection…
High-dose influenza vaccine showed no additional benefit for heart disease patients
On Dec. 4, 2020, it was reported in JAMA that high-dose influenza (commonly known as flu) vaccines are…
Moderna updated on clinical development and production of Its COVID-19 vaccine candidate
On Dec. 3, 2020, Moderna announced in a letter to the editor published in the New England Journal…
INOVIO expanded global manufacturing consortium for COVID-19 vaccine candidate with Kaneka Eurogentec
On Dec. 3, 2020, Inovio Pharmaceuticals announced the execution of an agreement with Kaneka Eurogentec an affiliate of…
Moderna announced primary efficacy analysis in phase 3 COVE study for COVID-19 vaccine candidate
On Nov. 30, 2020, Moderna announced that the primary efficacy analysis of the Phase 3 study of mRNA-1273…
Novavax announced COVID-19 vaccine clinical development progress
On Nov. 30, 2020, Novavax announced that two of the three planned late-stage efficacy trials for NVX-CoV2373 sponsored…
Moderna amended supply agreement with UK Government for 2 million doses of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine
On Nov. 29, 2020, Moderna announced a supply agreement with the United Kingdom (UK) government for an additional…
Moderna announced EC approval of purchase agreement for 80 million doses of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine
On Nov. 25, 2020, Moderna announced that the European Commission (EC) has approved an agreement to secure 80…
BioNTech and InstaDeep announce AI Innovation Lab to develop novel immunotherapies
On Nov. 25, 2020, BioNTech and InstaDeep announced a multi-year strategic collaboration aimed at applying the latest advances…
Roche announced FDA approval of Xofluza for prevention of influenza following contact with infected person
On Nov. 24, 2020, Roche announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved a supplemental…
AI detected COVID-19 on chest X-rays faster and with more accuracy than radiologists
On Nov. 24, 2020, Northwestern University researchers announced they had developed a new artificial intelligence (A.I.) platform that…
Mayo Clinic research confirmed critical role of masks in preventing COVID-19 infection
On Nov. 24, 2020, published data from researchers at Mayo Clinic found that physical separation reduced the exposure…
FDA expanded approval of influenza treatment to post-exposure prevention
On Nov. 23, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expanded the approved indication for Genentech’s Xofluza…
CytoDyn reached enrollment target of 293 patients for 2nd DSMC interim analysis of phase 3 COVID-19 trial
On Nov. 23, 2020, CytoDyn announced it had reached enrollment of 293 patients in its Phase 3 trial…
Avian influenza virus spread rapidly in Europe
On Nov. 20, 2020, the ‘European Food Safety Authority reported that within the past month more than 300…