Anixa Biosciences’ Covid-19 compounds expected to be effective against the Delta variant
On Aug. 25, 2021, Anixa Biosciences announced that a genomic variant analysis indicateed that its potential compounds may…
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Medigen Vaccine Biologics announced launch of COVID-19 vaccine MVC-COV1901 with Dynavax’s CpG 1018 adjuvant
On Aug. 23, 2021, Medigen Vaccine Biologics, a biopharmaceutical company focusing on the development and production of vaccines…
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COVID-19 | FDA | Infectious Disease | Vaccine
U.S. FDA approved first COVID-19 vaccine
On Aug. 23, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine,…
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Lab studies suggested InBios COVID-19 POC antigen detection test will detect Delta variant
On Aug. 22, 2021, InBios announced that laboratory studies suggest its SCoV-2 Ag Detect Rapid Test detected the…
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Amyris achieved promising in-vivo results for intranasal delivery of RNA/NLC vaccine
On Aug. 20, 2021, Amyris announced promising in-vivo results in a study of its licensed RNA vaccine through…
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UK authorized Regeneron antibody cocktail to prevent and treat acute COVID-19 infection
On Aug. 20, 2021, Regeneron announced that the United Kingdom’s (UK) Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency had…
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clinical trial tested donated antibodies for effectiveness in fighting infection caused by Coronavirus
On Aug. 19, 2021, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) announced that it was part of a randomized,…
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Vaccines still effective against Delta variant of concern, says Oxford-led study of the COVID-19 Infections Survey
On Aug. 19, 2021, the University of Oxford reported that obtaining two vaccine doses remained the most effective…
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NIH study showed no significant benefit of convalescent plasma for COVID-19 outpatients with early symptoms
On Aug. 18, 2021, the final results of the Clinical Trial of COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma in Outpatients (C3PO)…
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Antibodies elicited by COVID-19 vaccination effective against delta variant
On Aug. 17, 2021, researchers reported the delta variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 was not particularly…
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NIH scientists developed faster COVID-19 test
On Aug. 16, 2021, scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced they had developed a new…
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Moderna announced supply agreement with Canada for expanded supply of COVID-19 Vaccine from 2022 – 2024
On Aug. 16, 2021, Moderna announced a revised supply agreement with the Government of Canada for up to…
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Pfizer and BioNTech announced submission of initial data to FDA to support booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine
On Aug. 16, 2021, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that they have submitted Phase 1 data to the U.S….
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | FDA | Infectious Disease | NIH | Therapeutics
FDA declined to issue Rigel Pharma EUA for fostamatinib for teatment of COVID-19 in hospitalized adults
On Aug. 13, 2021, Rigel Pharma announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had informed the…
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Moderna announced FDA authorization of third dose of COVID-19 vaccine for immunocompromised individuals
On Aug. 13, 2021, Moderna announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved an update to…
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The Department of Veterans Affairs expanded mandate for COVID-19 vaccines among VHA employees
On Aug. 12, 2021, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced that it expanded his previous COVID-19…
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Innovation Pharmaceuticals’ phase 2 clinical trial of Brilacidin for COVID-19 trial database under review in preparation for lock
On Aug. 12, 2021, Innovation Pharma released information regarding the status of its randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 2…
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WHO’s Solidarity clinical trial entered a new phase with three new candidate drugs
On Aug. 11, 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced the next phase in its Solidarity trial that…
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NIH launched study of third COVID-19 vaccine dose in kidney transplant recipients
On Aug. 10, 2021, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that a pilot study had begun to…
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Moderna and Canada announced collaboration to bring mRNA manufacturing to Canada
On Aug. 10, 2021, the government of Canada The Government of Canada announced it had established a memorandum…
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West Africa’s first-ever case of Marburg virus disease confirmed in Guinea
On Aug. 9, 2021, health authorities in Guinea confirmed a case of Marburg virus disease in the southern…
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Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration granted provisional registration for Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine
On Aug. 9, 2021, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), part of the Department of Health, granted provisional approval…
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INOVIO and Advaccine receive regulatory allowance for prime-boost clinical trials in China using INO-4800, COVID-19 DNA vaccine candidate
On Aug. 9, 2021, Inovio Pharma announced that it had received regulatory allowance for two clinical trials investigating…
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CDC reported vaccination offers higher protection than previous COVID-19 infection
On Aug. 6, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced in MMWR that a study…
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BD and CerTest Biotec announced CE Mark for molecular test to detect, identify certain SARS-CoV-2 variants
On Aug. 6, 2021, BD (Becton, Dickinson) and CerTest Biotec announced the CE mark for a molecular test…
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Novavax announced COVID-19 vaccine booster data demonstrating four-fold Increase in neutralizing antibody
On Aug. 5, 2021, Novavax announced preliminary data demonstrating that a single booster dose of its recombinant nanoparticle…
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Novavax and EC finalized advance purchase agreement for up to 200 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine
On Aug. 4, 2021, Novavax announced that it had reached an agreement with the European Commission (EC) for…
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Bio-Techne’s RNAscope aids in tissue diagnosis of COVID-19 in cases with no previous SARS-CoV-2 testing
On Aug. 4, 2021, Bio-Techne announced that scientists at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)…
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NEJM published positive phase 3 trial results for REGEN-COV to prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection
On Aug. 4, 2021, Regeneron announced that the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) had published positive detailed…
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INOVIO dosed first participant in phase 2 trial for its DNA vaccine against MERS, a Coronavirus Disease
On Aug. 4, 2021, Inovio Pharma announced that the company had dosed the first Phase 2 trial subject…
