European Medicines Agency began rolling review of Moderna’s mRNA vaccine candidate against COVID-19
On Nov. 16, 2020, Moderna announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) human medicines committee (CHMP) had started…
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Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate met primary endpoint in first interim analysis of phase 3 COVE study
On Nov. 15, 2020, an independent data and safety monitoring board (DSMB) overseeing the Phase 3 trial of…
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CHMP recommended EU approval of Roche’s Xofluza (baloxavir marboxil) for the treatment of influenza
On Nov. 13, 2020, Roche announced that the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human…
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Swissmedic began rolling review of Moderna’s mRNA vaccine against COVID-19
On Nov. 13, 2020, Moderna announced that Swissmedic had started a rolling review of mRNA-1273, the Company’s vaccine…
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CALAVI did not meet the primary endpoint in patients hospitalised with respiratory symptoms of COVID-19
On Nov. 12, 2020, AstraZeneca announced that the CALAVI Phase II trials for Calquence (acalabrutinib) in patients hospitalised…
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Moderna completed case accrual for first planned interim analysis of mRNA vaccine against COVID-19
On Nov. 11, 2020, Moderna announced that it had completed case accrual for the first interim analysis of…
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COVISHIELD completed enrollment of phase III clinical trials under partnership of ICMR and Serum Institute
On Nov. 11, 2020, the Serum Institute of India (SII) and Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) announced…
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Hydroxychloroquine does not benefit adults hospitalized with COVID-19
On Nov. 9, 2020, a National Institutes of Health (NIH) clinical trial evaluating the safety and effectiveness of…
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Fred Hutch began experimental COVID-19 vaccine efficacy trial
On Nov. 9, 2020, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center announced the start of volunteer enrollment for a…
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Mesa Biotech received additional $13 million from HHS to develop 30 minute SARS-CoV-2 & Flu A/Flu B test
On Nov. 6, 2020, Mesa Biotech announced it had been awarded a contract up to $13 million from…
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Humanigen announced CRADA agreement with U.S. government to develop lenzilumab for COVID-19
On Nov. 6, 2020, Humanigen announced that it had entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA)…
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Novavax and Commonwealth of Australia announced agreement for acquisition of Novavax COVID-19 vaccine
On Nov. 4, 2020, Novavax announced the signing of a non-binding Heads of Terms document with the Australian…
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Stanford developed CRISPR ‘lab on a chip’ for detecting COVID-19
On Nov. 4, 2020, using the cutting-edge genetic editing technique known as CRISP ‘lab on a chip’ technology,…
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OraSure’s DNA Genotek subsidiary received FDA EUA for its ORAcollect-RNA saliva collection device for SARS CoV-2
On Nov. 3, 2020, OraSure Technologies announced its DNA Genotek subsidiary has received Emergency Use Authorization from the…
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Novavax announced facility expansion to support global vaccine development
On Nov. 2, 2020, Novavax announced the expansion of its Maryland campus to accommodate the company’s rapid growth…
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COVID-19 pandemic sparked 3D printing engineering innovation
On Nov. 2, 2020, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) announced that in the Spring of 2020, as news…
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Patriot Express Travel at BWI, SEATAC required on-site, rapid COVID-19 testing
On Nov. 1, 2020, the U.S. Department of Defense announced the start of rapid, on-site COVID-19 testing for…
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HHS and DOD announced $12.7 million contract with InBios to boost US production of rapid COVID-19 tests
On Oct. 30, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of…
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Mammoth Biosciences announced agreements targeting high-throughput CRISPR-based SARS CoV-2 test
On Oct. 29, 2020, Mammoth Biosciences announced that it had signed agreements with MilliporeSigma and Hamilton Company targeting…
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Moderna partnered with Takeda and Government of Japan to supply 50 million doses of mRNA vaccine against COVID-19
On Oct. 29, 2020, Takeda Pharmaceutical announced that it would import and distribute 50 million doses of Moderna’s…
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UC Berkeley launched pop-up lab to monitor Bay Area sewage for COVID-19
On Oct. 29, 2020, the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) announced that it had launched a new…
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Aspirin use best for those with high coronary calcium, low risk of bleeding
On Oct. 28, 2020, University of Texas (UT) Southwestern scientists reported that an X-ray test commonly used to…
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Novavax provided phase 3 COVID-19 vaccine clinical development update
On Oct. 27, 2020, Novavax announced updates on its Phase 3 clinical development program of NVX-CoV2373, its COVID-19…
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UK MHRA began rolling review of Moderna’s mRNA COVID-19 vaccine
On Oct. 27, 2020, Moderna announced that the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in the United…
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ViralClear halted its phase 2 hospitalized COVID-19 trial
On Oct. 26, 2020, BioSig Technologies and its majority owned subsidiary, ViralClear Pharmaceuticals, announced the halting of its…
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Moderna announced supply agreement with Qatar for mRNA vaccine against COVID-19
On Oct. 26, 2020, Moderna announced a supply agreement with the Ministry of Public Health of Qatar for…
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PerkinElmer received CE Mark for multi-analyte respiratory panel including COVID-19
On Oct. 26, 2020, PerkinElmer announced that its PKamp Respiratory SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR Panel had received clearance to be…
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Moderna completed enrollment of phase 3 COVE study of mRNA vaccine against COVID-19
On Oct. 22, 2020, Moderna announced that it had completed enrollment of 30,000 participants for the Phase 3…
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CerTest Biotec and BD announced CE Mark for combination COVID-19, Influenza, RSV test
On Oct. 21, 2020, CerTest Biotec, along with BD (Becton, Dickinson), announced that the VIASURE SARS-CoV-2 (N1 +…
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OPKO Health’s BioReference Laboratories launched multiplex COVID-19 and influenza A/B test
On Oct. 20, 2020, BioReference Laboratories, an OPKO Health company, announced that it was accepting specimens for a…
