VBI Vaccines announced publication of Challenge Study Data of its eVLP vaccine candidate against COVID-19
On Apr. 28, 2021, VBI Vaccines announced that preclinical data of VBIﾒs enveloped virus-like particle (eVLP) vaccine candidate,…
Innovation Pharma surpassed 50 percent enrollment in phase 2 clinical trial of Brilacidin for COVID-19
On Apr. 28, 2021, Innovation Pharma announced that enrollment had surpassed 50 percent of the total targeted number…
Merck announced licensing agreements with Indian manufacturers to expand access to molnupiravir for treatment of COVID-19
On Apr. 27, 2021, Merck announced the company had entered into non-exclusive voluntary licensing agreements for molnupiravir with…
AIM ImmunoTech announced positive safety data in second cohort of phase 1 study Investigating intranasal administration of Ampligen as treatment for COVID-19
On Apr. 27, 2021, AIM ImmunoTech announced that it had completed dosing of Cohort 2 in a Phase…
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Gilead Sciences announced steps to expand availability of Remdesivir in India
On Apr. 26, 2021, Gilead Sciences announced that in response to the rapid increase in COVID-19 cases in…
FDA and CDC lifted recommended pause on Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine
On Apr. 23, 2021, following a thorough safety review, including two meetings of the CDCﾒs Advisory Committee on…
COVID-19 vaccine responses studied in people with immune deficits
On Apr. 23, 2021, the NIH announced that a study assessing how people with immune system deficiencies or…
Clinical trial of therapeutics for severely ill hospitalized COVID-19 patients began
On Apr. 22, 2021, the NIH announced that a phase 3 trial to test the safety and efficacy…
Relief and AdVita announced initiation of phase 2 trial with inhaled RLF-100 for prevention of COVID-19-related ARDS
On Apr. 22, 2021, RELIEF THERAPEUTICS and AdVita Lifescience announced that the first patient was expected to be…
The WHO announced continued review of emerging evidence on AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines
On Apr. 22, 2021, the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on Immunization annouced updated interim guidance on…
Quidel signed retail distribution agreement to increase access to at-home COVID-19 testing
On Apr. 22, 2021, Quidel announced that it had completed a distribution and fulfillment agreement with McKesson to…
FDA completed inspection of Emergent BioSolutions vaccine production facility
On Apr. 21, 2021, the FDA announced that it had completed an inspection of the Emergent BioSolutions and…
XPhyto signed German distribution, storage and logistics agreement for 25-minute COVID-19 PCR test
On Apr. 21, 2021, XPhyto announced that it had entered into an agreement with an established German pharmaceutical…
Valneva initiated pivotal phase 3 clinical trial for inactivated, COVID-19 vaccine using Dynavax’s CpG 1018ﾙ adjuvant
On Apr. 21, 2021, Dynavax Technologies announced Valneva had initiated a pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial for its…
Trevena announced TRV027 selected for study in global REMAP-CAP trial in COVID-19 patients
On Apr. 21, 2021,Trevena announced that TRV027, the Companyﾒs novel AT1 receptor selective agonist, had been selected for…
Oxford University and Prenetics announced landmark collaboration to scale rapid testing tech globally
On Apr. 20, 2021, the University of Oxford, Prenetics, and Oxford Suzhou Centre for Advanced Research announced that…
RTS,S malaria vaccine reached more than 650 000 children in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi through pilot programme
On Apr. 20, 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that two years on from the launch of…
Labcorp launched COVID-19 test kits for small businesses to support return to work safely
On Apr. 20, 2021, LabCorp announced the availability of the Pixel by Labcorpﾮ COVID-19 PCR Test Home Collection…
Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine roll-out resumed in Europe following EMA review
On Apr. 20, 2021, Johnson & Johnson announced that the European Medicines Agency’s Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee had…
Roswell Park, Wilmot Cancer Institute collaborated on first large study of immunotherapy in black cancer patients
On Apr. 20, 2021, a new collaboration between Roswell Park and the Wilmot Cancer Institute was announced that…
Human challenge trial launched to study immune response to COVID-19
On Apr. 19, 2021, researchers at the University of Oxford launched a human challenge trial to look at…
Large clinical trial launched to study repurposed drugs to treat COVID-19 symptoms
On Apr. 19, 2021, the NIH announced that it was funding a large, randomized, placebo-controlled Phase 3 clinical…
Apabetaloneﾒs positive impact on COVID-19 in human lung cells published in biomedicines published
On Apr. 19, 2021, Resverlogix announced the publishing of an article titled: ﾓBromodomain and extraterminal protein inhibitor, apabetalone…
CureVac Swiss initiated rolling submission process for mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine candidate with Swissmedic
On Apr. 19, 2021, CureVac and Celonic Group announced their partnership for the production of CureVacﾒs mRNA-based COVID-19…
Abbott began shipping BinaxNOWﾙ COVID-19 Ag self test to retailers
On Apr. 19, 2021, Abbott announced it had begun shipping its BinaxNOWﾙ COVID-19 Ag Self Test to retailers…
FDA approved first immunotherapy for initial treatment of gastric cancer
On Apr. 16, 2021, the FDA approved Bristol-Myers Squibb’ s Opdivo (nivolumab), in combination with certain types of…
FDA revoked Emergency Use Authorization for monoclonal antibody bamlanivimab
On Apr. 16, 2021, the FDA revoked the emergency use authorization (EUA) that allowed for Eli Lilly’s investigational…
Merck announced phase 2/3 MOVe-IN study in hospitalized patients stopped
On Apr. 15, 2021, Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics, and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics announced that based on a planned interim…
IH closed enrollment in trial comparing COVID-19 treatment regimens
On Apr. 15, 2021, The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) announced that the fourth iteration…