The Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2021 was awarded to Benjamin List and David MacMillan
On Oct. 5, 2021, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2020 was awarded to Benjamin List and David MacMillan…
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Bristol Myers Squibb to acquire MyoKardia for $13.1 billion in cash
On Oct. 5, 2020, Bristol-Myers and MyoKardia announced a definitive merger agreement under which Bristol Myers Squibb will…
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ViroVax licensed adjuvant to be used in India’s first COVID-19 vaccine in human trials
On Sept. 28 2020, ViroVax announced that it had licensed its adjuvant, Alhydroxiquim-II, to Bharat Biotech International, an…
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Human heart mapped cell by cell
On Sept. 24, 2020, a team of scientists announced they had created the first atlas of human heart…
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HHS and FDA took actions to help lower U.S. prescription drug prices
On Sept. 24, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Food and Drug…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Life Science History | Therapeutics | Vaccine | WHO
Countries urged to take stronger action to stop spread of harmful COVID-19 pandemic information
On Sept. 23, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) with the United Nations, specialised agencies and partners called…
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BioNTech acquired GMP manufacturing site to expand COVID-19 vaccine production
On Sept. 17, 2020, BioNTech announced an agreement with Novartis to acquire their GMP certified manufacturing facility in…
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Meridian launched novel SARS-CoV-2 antibody pair designed for developing highly sensitive rapid antigen tests from saliva
On Sept. 14, 2020, Meridian Bioscience announced the launch of a novel highly sensitive SARS-CoV-2 antibody pair to…
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California’s Stem Cell Agency and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative partnered to create COVID-19 database
On Sept. 8, 2020, a new collaboration between the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) and the Chan…
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National Wastewater Surveillance System launched to detect antimicrobial resistance and COVID-19
In September 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced the launch of the National Wastewater…
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HDT BIO received NIH contract to advance novel RNA/LION COVID-19 vaccine into clinical trials
On Sept. 1, 2020, HDT Bio received a notice of award from the National Institute of Allergy and…
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Vir Biotechnology and GSK started phase 2/3 study of COVID-19 antibody treatment
On Aug. 31, 2020, Vir Biotechnology and GlaxoSmithKline announced that the first patient was dosed in a phase…
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T2 Biosystems received FDA Emergency Use Authorization for COVID-19 molecular diagnostic test
On Aug. 31, 2020, T2 Biosystems announced that it received FDA emergency use authorization (EUA) for its COVID-19…
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Man in Hong Kong was the first confirmed case of Coronavirus reinfection
On Aug. 24, 2020, Hong Kong University researchers reported that a 33-year-old man in Hong Kong had been…
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NantKwest and ImmunityBio inked an agreement for joint development, manufacturing, marketing, and commercialization of COVID-19 vaccine
On Aug. 24 2020, NantKwest and ImmunityBio announced an agreement to jointly develop, manufacture, market, and commercialize therapeutics…
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COVID-19 drug candidate Brilacidin achieved a selectivity index among the highest reported
On Aug. 24, 2020, Innovation Pharma reported receiving additional data from a U.S. Regional Biocontainment Laboratory (RBL) based…
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AstraZeneca concluded agreement with the EC for supply of up to 400 million doses of AZD1222 COVID-19 vaccine
On Aug. 14, 2020, AstraZeneca concluded an agreement with the European Commission (EC) to supply up to 400…
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FDA approved targeted treatment for rare Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy mutation
On Aug. 12, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted accelerated approval to NS Pharma’s Viltepso…
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25-year dolphin study revealed factors contributing to aging rates in long-lived mammals
On Aug. 10, 2020, scientists from Epitracker and the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) announced the results from…
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VBI Vaccines awarded up to CAD$56 million contribution from Canadian Government to accelerate Coronavirus vaccine development
On Aug. 5, 2020, Variation Biotechnologies, an Ottawa-based subsidiary of VBI Vaccines, announced that it had been awarded…
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Bio-Techne and Kantaro Biosciences to launch a quantitative research use only COVID-19 serology test
On Aug. 3, 2020, Bio-Techne and the Mount Sinai Health System in New York, through its commercial affiliate…
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Pfizer and BioNTech announced an agreement with the MHLW in Japan to supply 120 million doses of BNT162 mRNA-based vaccine candidate
On Jul. 31, 2020, Pfizer and BioNTech announced an agreement with the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare…
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Roche updated phase III COVACTA trial of Actemra/RoActemra in hospitalised patients with severe COVID-19 associated pneumonia
On Jul. 28, 2020, Roche announced that the phase III COVACTA study of Actemra®/RoActemra® (tocilizumab) did not meet…
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Kidney transplantation between people with HIV is safe, NIH study found
On Jul. 23, 2020, kidney transplantation from deceased donors with HIV to people living with both HIV and…
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PerkinElmer released new dried blood spot based COVID-19 serology test
On Jul. 21, 2020, PerkinElmer announced the launch of a dry blood spot (DBS) based test for SARS-CoV-2…
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Placenta lacks major molecules used by SARS-CoV-2 virus to cause infection
On Jul. 14, 2020, a study by National Institutes of Health (NIH) researchers reported the placental membranes that…
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Pfizer and BioNTech granted FDA Fast Track Designation for two investigational mRNA-based vaccine candidates against SARS-CoV-2
On Jul. 13, 2020, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that two of the companiesﾒ four investigational vaccine candidates from…
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T2 Biosystems announces US launch of COVID-19 diagnostic test
On Jul. 1, 2020, T2 Biosystems announced completion of validation of its COVID-19 molecular diagnostic test, the T2SARS-CoV-2…
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Low-cost dexamethasone reduced death by up to one third in hospitalised patients with severe respiratory complications of COVID-19
On Jun. 16, 2020, the University of Oxford reported that overall dexamethasone reduced the 28-day mortality rate by…
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Study charts developmental map of inner ear sound sensor in mice
On May 28, 2020, a team of researchers has generated a developmental map of a key sound-sensing structure…
