WHO discontinued hydroxychloroquine and lopinavir/ritonavir treatment arms for COVID-19
On Jul. 4, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) accepted the recommendation from the Solidarity Trial’s International Steering…
CytoDyn announced exclusive agreement for distribution and supply of leronlimab for treatment of COVID-19 in U.S.
On Jul. 3, 2020, CytoDyn announced it had signed an exclusive Distribution and Supply Agreement with American Regent…
CDC announced action to prepare against ‘G4’ swine flu viruses in China with pandemic potential
On Jul. 2, 2020, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced a publication in the…
UConn-made COVID-19 custom mask solution to be manufactured
On Jul. 2, 2020, UConn announced a licensing deal with Connecticut Biotech, a startup company headquartered in South…
Altimmune announces dosing of first patient in phase 1b clinical trial of NasoShield single dose intranasal anthrax vaccine candidate
On Jun. 30, 2020, Altimmune announced dosing of the first patient in the Company’s Phase 1b clinical trial…
NIH study showed genomic variation causing common autoinflammatory disease may increase resilience to bubonic plague
On Jun. 29, 2020, National Institutes of Health (NIH) researchers announced they had discovered that Mediterranean populations may…
Bharat Biotech COVID-19 vaccine – COVAXIN received DCGI approval for phase I & II Human clinical trials
On Jun. 29, 2020, Bharat Biotech announced it had successfully developed COVAXIN, India’s 1st vaccine candidate for COVID-19,…
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MSFHR funded COVID-19 research to mitigate effects on BC’s vulnerable populations
On Jun. 29, 2020, the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR) COVID-19 Research Response Fund announced funding…
University of Alberta researcher to test whether COVID-19 antibodies provide long-term immunity
On Jun. 25, 2020, the University of Alberta (U of A) announced a study that will analyze thousands…
Moderna and Catalent announced collaboration for fill-finish manufacturing of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate
On Jun. 25, 2020 Moderna announced a collaboration for large-scale, commercial fill-finish manufacturing of Moderna’s mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine…
SIGA Technologies announced deliveries of oral TPOXX to HHS valued at approximately $32 million
On Jun. 25, 2020, SIGA Technologies announced the deliveries of oral TPOXX (tecovirimat) to the U.S. Department of…
Sinovac received approval from China for its quadrivalent influenza vaccine
On Jun. 24, 2020, Sinovac Biotech announced the China National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) issued a product license…
Mateon selected by IBM Watson Health for use of IBM Clinical Development Solution to support clinical COVID-19 vaccine candidates
On Jun. 24, 2020, Oncotelic, a wholly owned subsidiary of Mateon Therapeutics, announced that IBM has granted access…
Texas A&M researchers testing COVID-19 vaccine candidates for iBio
On Jun. 24, 2020, a team of scientists at Texas A&M University announced it is working with iBio…
Flu mutation study suggested universal flu vaccine may be even more challenging than expected
On Jun. 23, 2020, scientists at Scripps Research reported that some common strains of influenza have the potential…
INOVIO received $71 million contract from U.S. Dept of Defense to scale up manufacture of CELLECTRA 3PSP smart device
On Jun. 23, 2020, INOVIO announced it had received $71 million funding from the U.S. Department of Defense…
Taconic Biosciences announced distribution of critical COVID-19 mouse model
On Jun. 22, 2020, Taconic Biosciences announced an exclusive agreement with the University of Texas Medical Branch at…
The NIH halted clinical trial of hydroxychloroquine
On Jun. 20, 2020, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that a clinical trial to evaluate the…
Tonix Pharma and Southern Research announced expansion of COVID-19 vaccine collaboration
On Jun. 18, 2020, Tonix Pharmaceuticals announced an expansion of its strategic collaboration with Southern Research to include…
ViralClear opened enrollment with first patient dosing in phase II human trial of anti-viral MMPD oral solution for treatment of COVID-19
On Jun. 17, 2020, BioSig Technologies, and its subsidiary, ViralClear, announced that it had commenced patient enrollment with…
The FDA warned of newly discovered potential drug interaction that may reduce effectiveness of COVID-19 treatment
On Jun. 15, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned health care providers about a newly…
The FDA revoked Emergency Use Authorization for chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine
On Jun. 15, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) revoked the emergency use authorization (EUA) that…
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Batavia Biosciences and Valneva collaborated to accelerate development of low-cost inactivated polio vaccine
On Jun. 15, 2020, Batavia Biosciences and Valneva announced a collaboration agreement to accelerate market-access of a low-cost…
Mayo Clinic Study of Humanigen’s lenzilumab showed rapid recovery and discharged in severe and critical COVID-19 patients
On Jun. 15, 2020, Humanigen announced data on the first clinical use of lenzilumab in 12 COVID-19 patients….
Moderna advanced late-stage development of vaccine (mRNA-1273) against COVID-19
On Jun. 11, 2020, Moderna announced progress on late-stage development of mRNA-1273, the Company’s mRNA vaccine candidate against…
BioCryst’s galidesivir stops Zika viral replication in primate model
On Jun. 11, 2020, BioCryst Pharmaceuticals announced new data published in Science Translational Medicine that show, in a…
Quidel received BARDA funding to develop point-of-care diagnostic assay that includes COVID-19
On Jun. 11, 2020, Quidel announced it had received funding from the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority…
OraSure received BARDA funding for Coronavirus Antibody ELISA using oral fluid samples
On Jun. 10, 2020, OraSure Technologies announced it had been awarded a $629,217 contract from the Biomedical Advanced…
Intranasal and Versatope signed agreement to develop universal influenza vaccine based on OMV technology
On Jun. 8, 2020, Intravacc and Versatope announced that they have signed a research service agreement to further…
Unique biorepository stores samples from Alberta COVID-19 patients for future research
On Jun. 5, 2020, the Alberta Precision Laboratories (APL) COVID-19 Biorepository was announced to ensure researchers have the…