Bio-Techne and Carterra initiateed clinical research collaboration for COVID-19 variant analysis
On Sept. 8, 2021, Bio-Techne and Carterra announced a clinical research collaboration studying COVID-19 variants. To assess immune…
CDC announced more than $300 million in funding to support community health workers
On Sept. 3, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded more than $116 million in…
Thermo Fisher awarded $192.5 million U.S. government contract to expand domestic pipette tip manufacturing
On Sept. 2, 2021, Thermo Fisher Scientific announced a $192.5 million contract award from the U.S. Department of…
Coronavirus Epidemics first hit more than 21,000 years ago
On Sept. 2 , 2021, an Oxford University Study showed that the most recent common ancestor of these…
WHO, Germany opened Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence in Berlin
On Sept. 1, 2021, the World Health Organization inaugurated the new WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence…
Data from phase 2 trial of Fostamatinib in hospitalized COVID-19 patients published in Clinical Infectious Diseases
On Sept. 1, 2021, Rigel Pharma announced the publication of results from a Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating…
Quidel announced QuickVueï¾® at-home OTC COVID-19 tests to CVS Pharmacy
On Sept. 1, 2021, Quidel announced it will make Quidelï¾’s non-prescription QuickVueï¾® At-Home OTC COVID-19 Test available to…
Relief reported ZYESAMI(TM) (aviptadil) phase 2b/3 clinical trial demonstrated significant relief from respiratory distress in critical COVID-19
On Aug. 31, 2021, RELIEF THERAPEUTICS reported that the parent company of its U.S. collaboration partner, NRx Pharmaceuticals…
World-first agreement between Novartis and NHS enabled broad access to first-in-class cholesterol-lowering medicine
On Aug. 31, 2021, Novartis announced a commercial agreement with the NHS in England as part of a…
SK bioscience and GSK started Phase 3 trial of adjuvanted COVID-19 vaccine candidate
On Aug. 31, 2021, SK bioscience and GlaxoSmithKline announced the initiation of a Phase 3 clinical study of…
CureVac’s CVnCoV phase 2b/3 study data published in The Lancet
On Aug. 30, 2021, CureVac announced the publication of its pivotal Phase 2b/3 (HERALD study) primary data of…
AAXIMï¾® Biotechnologiesï¾’ manufacturing partner filed amended EUA for papid COVID-19 neutralizing antibody test
On Aug. 30, 2021, AXIMï¾® Biotechnologies announced that the Companyï¾’s manufacturing partner Empowered Diagnostics had filed an amended…
OPKO Health completed enrollment in phase 2 trial evaluating RAYALDEE as treatment forsymptomatic COVID-19 outpatients
On Aug. 30, 2021, OPKO announced completion of enrollment in its Phase 2 trial with RAYALDEEï¾® as a…
USDA confirmed COVID-19 in deer in Ohio
On Aug. 27, 2021, the USDA’s National Veterinary Services Laboratories announced confirmation of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes…
NIH launched study of extra COVID-19 vaccine dose in people with autoimmune disease
On Aug. 27, 2021, The National Institutes of Health announced that it had begun a clinical trial to…
US Department of Defense awarded $6.5 million contract to U.S. Cotton to increase domestic production of polyester-tipped swabs
On Aug. 27, 2021, the U.S. Department of Defense in coordination with the Department of Health and Human…
Pfizer and BioNTech announced collaboration with Brazil’s Eurofarma to manufacture COVID-19 vaccine doses
On Aug. 26, 2021, Pfizer and BioNTech announced the signing of a letter of intent with Eurofarma Laboratorios,…
University of Nebraska Medical Center team confirmed COVID-19’s airborne transmission in leading scientific journal
On Aug. 26, 2021, the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) announced findings on airborne transmission have passed…
Johnson & Johnson announced data to support boosting its single-shot COVID-19 vaccine
On Aug. 25, 2021, Johnson & Johnson announced data supporting the use of its COVID-19 vaccine as a…
US Department of Defense awarded $14.7 million contract to SteriPack to establish production capability of ExpressCollect collection devices
On Aug. 25, 2021, the U.S. Department of Defense in coordination with the Department of Health and Human…
Medigen Vaccine Biologics announced launch of COVID-19 vaccine MVC-COV1901 with Dynavax’s CpG 1018 adjuvant
On Aug. 23, 2021, Dynavax Technologies and Biological E announced the execution of a commercial supply agreement of…
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…
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…
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,…
Researchers developed COVID-19 severity screening method based on the Agilent Cary 630 FTIR spectrometer
On Aug. 18, 2021, Agilent Technologies announced that researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay in India…
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)…
Relief announced positive safety report for ZYESAMI(TM) (aviptadil) in ACTIV-3 critical care study in patients with COVID-19
On Aug. 18, 2021, RELIEF THERAPEUTICS reported that the parent company of its U.S. collaboration partner, NRx Pharmaceuticals,…
UK announced tender opportunity for providers to manage, genotype, and store Our Future Health biological samples
On Aug. 17, 2021, Our Future Health published a new tender for the processing, genotyping, and storage of…
ADMA Biologics received FDA approval for plasma collection facility in Maryville, TN
On Aug. 16, 2021, ADMA Biologics announced that it had received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for…
Second-Gen mRNA COVID-19 vaccine candidate demonstrated improved immune response in preclinical study
On Aug. 16, 2021, CureVac and GSK announced publication on the preprint server bioRxiv of preclinical data investigating…