FDA authorized first COVID-19 diagnostic test using breath samples
On Apr. 14, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the…
Merck announced FDA granted breakthrough therapy designation for V116, investigational 21-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, for prevention of invasive pneumococcal disease and pneumococcal pneumonia in adults
On Apr. 14, 2022, Merck announced that V116, the companyï¾’s investigational 21-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, had received Breakthrough…
FDA announced legislation clarifying the agency can regulate tobacco products containing nicotine from any source
On Apr. 13, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that the legislation clarifying the agency can…
Highly pathogenic avian influenza reported in Alberta
On Apr. 12, 2022, the Province of Alberta poultry reported that farms had tested positive for highly pathogenic…
CureVac and GSK entered into Pandemic preparedness contract with German government Candidate, CV2CoV
On Apr. 11, 2022, CureVac and GSK announced that they had entered into a contract with the German…
Veruï¾’s novel COVID-19 drug candidate reduced deaths by 55% in hospitalized patients in interim analysis of phase 3 study
On Apr. 11, 2022, Veru announced positive efficacy and safety results from a planned interim analysis of the…
USDA confirmed highly pathogenic Avian influenza in Colorado
On Apr. 9, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agricultureï¾’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service confirmed the presence…
USDA confirmed highly pathogenic Avian influenza in Montana
On Apr. 8, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agricultureï¾’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service confirmed the presence…
BioNTech granted pandemic preparedness contract by German Federal Ministry of Health
On Apr. 9, 2022, BioNTech announced it was granted a pandemic preparedness contract by the Federal Republic of…
Novavax and Serum Institute of India received EUA for COVID-19 vaccine in Thailand
On Apr. 8, 2022, Novavax announced and Serum Institute of India Pvt. Ltd. (SII), the world’s largest vaccine…
IAVI and Moderna partnered to tackle broad global health priorities uing mRNA for vaccines and antibodies
On Apr. 7, 2022, Moderna and IAVI announced a collaboration to employ mRNA technology to meet the challenge…
NIH funded new tuberculosis research advancement centers
On Mar. 9, 2022, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) announced four grant awards to…
Ivermectin ineffective in large study of treatment among patients with Covid-19
On Mar. 31, 2022, researchers in Brazil reported that a study of COVID-19 patients at 12 clinics that…
Novavax submitted request to expand conditional Marketing Authorization of COVID-19 vaccine in the EU to adolescents
On Mar. 31, 2022, Novavax announced submission of its request to expand the conditional marketing authorization (CMA) of…
NIH began clinical trial evaluating second COVID-19 booster shots in adults
On Mar. 31, 2022, the National Institutes of Health and Moderna announced a phase 2 clinical trial evaluating…
Sorrento reported FDA clearance for phase 2/3 study for Abivertinib in treatment of pospitalized patients with severe pneumonia due to COVID-19
On Mar. 31, 2022, Sorrento Therapeutics announced that the FDA had given clearance to commence the Phase 3…
USDA confirmed highly pathogenic Avian influenza in Massachusetts, Wyoming, North Carolina, Ohio and North Dakota
On Mar. 30, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agricultureï¾’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service confirmed the presence…
CureVac and GSK started clinical development of second-generation COVID-19 vaccine Candidate, CV2CoV
On Mar. 30, 2022, CureVac announced that the first participant was dosed in a Phase 1 study of…
Moderna received FDA approval for EUA of 2nd booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine, mRNA-1273
On Mar. 29, 2022, Moderna announced that it had received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration…
USDA confirmed highly pathogenic Avian influenza in Minnesota
On Mar. 26, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agricultureï¾’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service confirmed the presence…
US Food and Drug Administration revised EUA for sotrovimab due to Omicron BA.2 subvariant
On Mar. 25, 2022, GlaxoSmithKline and Vir Biotechnology announced that the US Food and Drug Administration had amended…
Icosavax announced topline interim results from its ongoing Phase 1/2 clinical trial of IVX-411, a VLP vaccine candidate displaying the SARS-CoV-2 receptor-binding domain (RBD).
On Mar. 25, 2022, Icosavax announced the first subjects had been dosed with IVX-411, a virus-like particle (VLP)…
WHO established the Global Centre for Traditional Medicine in India
On Mar. 25, 2022, the WHO and the Government of India signed an agreement to establish the WHO…
Moderna finalized strategic partnership with Australian government
On Mar. 23, 2022, Moderna announced the finalization of a strategic partnership with the Australian Federal Government to…
Moderna announced COVID-19 vaccine phase 2/3 study in children 6 months to Under 6 years met Its primary endpoint
On Mar. 23, 2022, Moderna announced positive interim data from the Phase 2/3 KidCOVE study of the Moderna…
Quest Diagnostics granted CDC contract to support COVID-19 infection and vaccination seroprevalence research
On Mar. 23, 2022, Quest Diagnostics announced that it had been granted a contract by the Centers for…
Pfizer supplied UNICEF 4 million treatment courses of novel COVID-19 oral treatment for low- and middle-Income countries
On Mar. 22, 2022, Pfizer announced an agreement with UNICEF to supply up to 4 million treatment courses…
Windtree announced results from phase 2 study of lucinactant for COVID-19 associated ARDS and Lung Injury
On Mar. 22, 2022, Windtree Therapeutics announced results from its Phase 2 study of lucinactant (KL4 surfactant) for…
Moderna announced new supply agreement for 2023 with Switzerland for seven million doses of COVID-19 booster vaccine
On Mar. 21, 2022, Moderna announced announced a new supply agreement with the Swiss Federal Government for seven…
NIH launched program to offer molecular characterization of childhood cancers
On Mar. 21, 2022, in support of the Cancer Moonshot? goal of fostering data sharing in cancer research,…