Pfizer and BioNTech announced supplying EU with up to 1.8 billion additional doses of COMIRNATY
On May 20, 2021, Pfizer and BioNTech announced a new agreement with the European Commission (EC) to supply…
Pfizer and BioNTech signed agreement to supply 60 million additional doses of their COVID-19 vaccine to Turkey
On May 20, 2021, Pfizer and BioNTech announced an agreement with Turkeyﾒs Ministry of Health to supply 60…
APEIRON Biologics’ APN01 selected for large-scale U.S. trial in COVID-19
On May 19, 2021, APEIRON Biologics announced the next development steps for APN01 (alunacedase alfa) for the treatment…
Thermo Fisher and University of California, San Francisco announced cell therapy cGMP manufacturing and collaboration center
On May 19, 2021, Thermo Fisher Scientific and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) announced they have…
Resilience received USD $164 million from Government of Canada to modernize and expand Its Ontario biomanufacturing site
On May 18, 2021, National Resilience announced that the Government of Canada will invest CAD 199.2 million ($163.8…
Medicago and GSK announced positive interim Phase 2 results for adjuvanted COVID-19 vaccine candidate
On May 18, 2021, GlaxoSmithKline and Medicago reported positive interim Phase 2 clinical trial safety and immunogenicity data…
Oxford University and Oracle Partner to speed identification of COVID-19 variants
On May 17, 2021, Oxford University and Oracle have created a Global Pathogen Analysis System (GPAS) combining Oxfordﾒs…
Oxford University and Oracle partnered to speed identification of COVID-19 variants
On May 17, 2021, Oxford University and Oracle announced they had created a Global Pathogen Analysis System combining…
Sanofi and GSK COVID-19 vaccine candidate demonstrated strong immune responses across all adult age groups in Phase 2 trial
On May 17, 2021, Sanofi and GSK reported that their adjuvanted recombinant COVID-19 vaccine candidate achieved strong rates…
Preliminary data suggested mixing Covid-19 vaccine increases reactogenicity
On May 13, 2021, University of Oxford researchers reported that Com-COV study data comparing mixed dosing schedules of…
Brain computer interface turned mental handwriting into text on screen
On May 12, 2021, HHMI researchers have, for the first time, decoded the neural signals associated with writing…
INOVIO’s Pan-COVID-19 vaccine candidate (INO-4802) induces broad immunity against vviral variants in preclinical studies
On May 12, 2021, Inovio Pharma announced that its next-generation Pan-COVID-19 vaccine candidate, INO-4802, induced potent neutralizing antibodies…
Dr. Connie Eaves was inducted into The Royal Society for her development of robust functional methods to quantify and characterize distinct types of primitive blood and mammary cell precursors.
On May 11, 2011, University of British Columbia professor Connie Eaves was inducted into The Royal Society for…
Gene therapy restored immune function in children with rare immunodeficiency
On May 10, 2021, the National Institutes of Health reported that an investigational gene therapy can safely restore…
Altimmune announced preclinical data for AdCOVIDﾙ demonstrating sterilizing immunity after single intranasal dose
On May 10, 2021, Altimmune announced positive results from a preclinical study of AdCOVID in a SARS-CoV-2 challenge…
FDA granted Fast Track Designation to CERC-002 for treatment of hospitalized patients with COVID-19
On May 10, 2021, Cerecor announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had granted Fast Track…
Pfizer and BioNTech received first U.S. EUA of COVID-19 vaccine in adolescents
On May 10, 2021, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had expanded…
GSK and Vir Biotechnology announced start of the EMA rolling review of VIR-7831 (sotrovimab) for early treatment of COVID-19
On May 7, 2021, GlaxoSmithKline and Vir Biotechnology announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has started a…
Pfizer and BioNTech announced supplying COVID-19 vaccine for Olympic athletes at 2020 Tokyo games
On May 6, 2021, Pfizer announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the International Olympic…
Trevena announced TRV027 selected by NIH-funded ACTIV initiative for COVID-19 trial
On May 6, 2021, Trevena announced that TRV027, the Companyﾒs novel AT1 receptor selective agonist, had been selected…
U.S. sent first flight of medical supplies to India for COVID-19 fight
On May 5, 2021, the United States sent its first flight loaded with oxygen cylinders and regulators, N95…
WHO and Germany launched new global hub for pandemic and epidemic intelligence
On May 5, 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Federal Republic of Germany announced a new…
Humanigen reported positive phase 3 results demonstrating Lenzilumabﾙ improved survival without mechanical ventilation with COVID-19
On May 5, 2021, Humanigen announced that results from the lenzilumab Phase 3 study in hospitalized COVID-19 patients…
HDT Bio, Gennova Biopharma announced volunteers dosed in phase I/II trials of COVID-19 RNA vaccine in India
On May 4, 2021, HDT Bio announced that its development partner in India, Gennova Biopharmaceuticals, had begun dosing…
Researchers wirelessly recorded human brain activity during normal life activities
On May 3, 2021, the National Institutes of Health announced that researchers wre able to wirelessly record the…
Eiger announced Peginterferon Lambda added to multi-center phase 3 TOGETHER COVID-19 study in Brazil
On May 3, 2021, Eiger BioPharmaceuticals announced announced that Peginterferon Lambda (Lambda) will be added to the ongoing,…
Data from Vaxart oral COVID-19 vaccine phase I study suggested broad cross-reactivity against Coronaviruses
On May 3, 2021, Vaxart announced that new data obtained from its Phase I COVID-19 trial added to…
FDA approved treatment for chronic kidney disease
On Apr. 30, 2021, the FDA approved AstraZeneca’s Farxiga (dapagliflozin) oral tablets to reduce the risk of kidney…
FDA revoked the EUA of the Battelle CCDS Critical Care Decontamination System
On Apr. 30, 2021, the FDA revoked the emergency use authorization (EUA) of the Battelle CCDS Critical Care…
Baby’s first poop predicted risk of developing allergies
On Apr. 29, 2021, researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC) announced a study published in Cell…