CDC awarded $3 billion to expand COVID-19 vaccine programs
On Apr. 7, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced it had awarded $3 billion…
Nearly 80 percent of teachers, school staff, and childcare workers received at least one shot of COVID-19 vaccine
On Apr. 6, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that nearly 80 percent of…
The FDA issued an EUA to Symbiotica for the COVID-19 self-collected antibody test system
On Apr. 5, 2021, the FDA issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) to Symbiotica for the COVID-19 Self-Collected…
Positive phase 1/2 results reported for Valneva’s inactivated COVID-19 vaccine candidate using CpG 1018ﾙ adjuvant
On Apr. 5, 2021, Dynavax Technologies announced that Valneva had reported positive initial results for Part A of…
Innovation Pharma announced increased dosing in phase 2 clinical trial of Brilacidin in COVID-19 patients
On Apr. 5, 2021, Innovation Pharmaceuticals announced that an independent Data Monitoring Committee (DMC) completed its scheduled review…
Emergent announced topline data from NIAID phase 3 ITAC Trial evaluating immunoglobulins as treatment for patients with COVID-19
On Apr. 2, 2021, Emergent BioSolutions announced that topline data from the ITAC trial had demonstrated that the…
Risk of severe Covid-19 from asthma and other respiratory diseases modestly increased
On Apr. 1, 2021, Oxford University scientists announced they had published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, a study…
Pfizer and BioNTech confirmed high efficacy and no serious safety concerns in updated COVID-19 vaccine study
On Apr. 1, 2021, Pfizer and BioNTech announced updated topline results from analysis of 927 confirmed symptomatic cases…
Pfizer-BioNTech announced positive topline results of pivotal COVID-19 vaccine study in adolescents
On Mar. 31, 2021, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that, in a Phase 3 trial in adolescents 12 to…
OraSure Technologies submitted COVID-19 rapid antigen prescription home self-test to FDA for EUA
On Mar. 30, 2021, OraSure Technologies announced that it had submitted an application to the U.S. Food and…
Qx Therapeutics received FDA authorization with IND for QXT-101 in phase 2 trial for patients with COVID-19 infection.
On Mar. 30, 2021, Qx Therapeutics announced that the FDA had cleared the companyﾒs Investigational New Drug application…
Celonic and CureVac announced agreement to manufacture over 100 million doses of CureVacﾒs COVID-19 vaccine CVnCoV
On Mar. 30, 2021, CureVac and Celonic Group announced their partnership for the production of CureVacﾒs mRNA-based COVID-19…
WHO called for further studies, data on origin of SARS-CoV-2 virus
On Mar. 30, 2021, the report of the WHO international team on their Wuhan field visit, from 14…
Oxford University researchers released cheap, quick COVID-19 antibody test
On Mar. 29, 2021, an international research team led by Oxford University scientists announced they had developed a…
Humanigen reported positive phase 3 results demonstrating Lenzilumabﾙ improved survival without mechanical ventilation with COVID-19
On Mar. 29, 2021, Humanigen announced positive topline results from its Phase 3 clinical trial evaluating the efficacy…
FDA approved first cell-based gene therapy for adult patients with multiple myeloma
On Mar. 27, 2021, the FDA approved Abecma (idecabtagene vicleucel), a cell-based gene therapy to treat adult patients…
FDA approved first in the world device to treat patients with congenital heart disease
On Mar. 26, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first in the world non-surgical…
EMA approved new storage option for Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, easing distribution and storage of doses
On Mar. 26, 2021, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) approved storage of COMIRNATYﾮ…
FDA approved Bristol Myers Squibbﾒs and bluebird bioﾒs Abecma for Relapsed or Refractory Multiple Myeloma
On Mar. 26, 2021, Bristol Myers Squibb and bluebird bio announced that the FDA had approved Abecma (idecabtagene…
BioNTech updated on vaccine production status at Marburg manufacturing site
On Mar. 26, 2021, BioNTech announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) approved the manufacturing of the COVID-19…
Clover Biopharma and Dynavax announcd first participants dosed in phase 2/3 trial for COVID-19 vaccine candidate
On Mar. 24, 2021, Clover Biopharmaceuticals and Dynavax Technologies announced the first participants have were dosed in Clover’s…
Thermo Fisher Scientific launched In-Air SARS-CoV-2 surveillance solution
On Mar. 24, 2021, Thermo Fisher Scientific announced the launch of the Thermo Scientific AerosolSense Sampler, a new…
Scientists found genetic link to clogged arteries
On Mar. 24, 2021, scientists from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis announced they had identified…
Virginia Tech and UVA virologists developed broadly protective coronavirus vaccines
On Mar. 24, 2021, Virginia Tech researchers announced that their candidate Coronavirus vaccines, prevented pigs from becoming ill…
CureVacﾒs COVID-19 vaccine candidate demonstrated protection against SARS-CoV-2 B1351 variant
On Mar. 23, 2021, CureVac announced publication of preclinical data demonstrating that their COVID-19 vaccine candidate, CVnCoV, protected…
Phase III data showed investigational antibody cocktail reduced hospitalisation or death in patients with COVID-19
On Mar. 23, 2021, Roche confirmed positive topline results from the largest trial to date assessing a COVID-19…
FDA issued an EUA to the Twist Bioscience for their SARS-CoV-2 NGS assay.
On Mar. 26, 2021, the FDA issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) to the Twist Bioscience for their…
Omeros and Quantum Leap announced first patients dosed with Narsoplimab in the I-SPY COVID-19 trial
On Mar. 23, 2021, Omeros and Quantum Leap Healthcare Collaborative announced that dosing of patients with narsoplimab in…
CureVac expanded CVnCoV COVID-19 vaccine candidate clinical trial Aanalyses to include phase 2b/3 variant
On Mar. 22, 2021, CureVac announced plans to expand and further specify the protocols of its ongoing late-stage…
Investigational AstraZeneca vaccine prevented COVID-19
On Mar. 22, 2021, the NIH announced that results from a large clinical trial in the U.S. and…