LA County launched holiday COVID-19 home test collection pilot
On Dec. 4, 2020, Los Angeles County launched a new COVID-19 home test collection program, which allowed certain…
Lilly and UnitedHealth Group partnered on pragmatic study of neutralizing antibody bamlanivimab (LY-CoV555) for COVID-19
On Dec. 4, 2020, Eli Lilly and UnitedHealth Group announced a partnership to conduct a pragmatic study of…
VBI Vaccines partnered with Syneos Health for commercialization of prophylactic 3-antigen hepatitis B vaccine
On Dec. 4, 2020, VBI Vaccines and Syneos Health announced a partnership for the commercialization of VBIﾒs 3-antigen…
Meridian launched air-dryable RT-qPCR mix with reduced costs for COVID-19 test manufacturers
On Dec. 3, 2020, Meridian Bioscience announced that it had launched an Air-Dryable RT-qPCR Mix, driving innovation in…
Development of new stem cell type may lead to advances in regenerative medicine
On Dec. 3, 2020, a team led by UT Southwestern announced that it had derived a new ﾓintermediateﾔ…
CDC’s ACIP issued Interim recommendation for allocating initial supplies of COVID-19 vaccine
On Dec. 3, 2020, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended, as interim guidance, that both 1)…
Roche received FDA Emergency Use Authorization for new test to measure level of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies
On Dec. 2, 2020, Roche announced that its Elecsysﾮ Anti-SARS-CoV-2 S antibody test had received Emergency Use Authorization…
UK medicines regulator approved first UK COVID-19 vaccine
On Dec. 2, 2020, the first COVID-19 vaccine for the UK, developed by Pfizer/BioNTech, was given approval for…
Codex DNA released new synthetic genomes for the fight against COVID-19
On Dec. 2, 2020, Codex DNA announced the release of seven new synthetic SARS-CoV-2 genomes for use in…
Lilly announced 650,000 additional doses of COVID-19 neutralizing antibody bamlanivimab purchased by US government
On Dec. 2, 2020, Eli Lilly announced that the U.S. government had purchased 650,000 additional doses of the…
Pfizer and BioNTech achieved first authorization in the world for a vaccine to combat COVID-19
On Dec. 2, 2020, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that the Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in…
FDA approved first PSMA-targeted PET imaging drug for men with prostate cancer
On Dec. 1, 2020, the FDA approved Gallium 68 PSMA-11 (Ga 68 PSMA-11) ﾖ the first drug for…
US Department of Defense awarded $50 million in university research equipment award
On Dec. 1, 2020, the U.S. Department of Defense announced awards to 150 university researchers totaling $50 million…
Pfizer and BioNTech submitted application for Conditional Marketing Authorization for COVID-19 vaccine
On Dec. 1, 2020, Pfizer and BioNTech announced they had submitted on Nov. 30, 2020, a formal Application…
VBI Vaccines announced submission of BLA to FDA for 3-antigen prophylactic Hepatitis B vaccine
On Dec. 1, 2020, VBI Vaccines announced the submission of a Biologics License Application (BLA) to the FDA…
Experimental vaccine for deadly tickborne virus effective in cynomolgus macaques
On Nov. 25, 2020, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), one of the National Institutes…
Jaguar Health announced development of Crofelemer for inflammatory diarrhea, with ‘Long-Hauler’ COVID-19 patients
On Nov. 30, 2020, Jaguar Health subsidiary, Napo Pharmaceuticals, announced that Jaguar and Napo are planning to develop…
NIH announced restructured HIV clinical trials networks
On Nov. 30, 2020, The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) announced the clinical investigators and…
DARPA and JPEO awarded contract to SmartPharm for development of rapid COVID-19 countermeasure,
On Nov. 27, 2020, SmartPharm Therapeutics, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sorrento Therapeutics, announced that it had been awarded…
BioNTech and Fosun Pharma announced start of phase 2 clinical trial of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine in China
On Nov. 25, 2020, BioNTech and Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutica jointly announced that their lead mRNA COVID-19 vaccine candidate…
University of Saskatchewan research team sequenced the genomes for 15 wheat varieties
On Nov. 25, 2020, a University of Saskatchewan research team announced it had sequenced the genomes for 15…
NIAID announced fourth iteration of COVID-19 treatment trial was underway
On Nov. 25, 2020, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), one of the National Institutes…
AIM ImmunoTech announced patient dosed in study of Ampligen as combo treatment for patients with cancer and COVID-19
On Nov. 25, 2020, AIM ImmunoTech announced that Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Centerﾒs Phase 1/2a study evaluating the…
Altimmune announced submission of Investigational NDA for AdCOVIDﾙ a single-dose intranasal COVID-19 vaccine
On Nov. 25, 2020, Altimmune announced that it had submitted an Investigational New Drug (IND) application to the…
Immune cells trained in the gut protect the brain
On Nov. 24, 2020, National Institutes of Health researchers reported they had found that the brainﾒs protective membranes…
Commonly used antibiotic showed promise for combating Zika infections
On Nov. 24, 2020, preclinical study by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) suggested FDA-approved tetracycline-based antibiotics may…
Less than 10% of people in the U.S. had detectable SARS-CoV-2 antibodies as of September 2020
On Nov. 24, 2020, JAMA reported that fewer than 10% of people in tye U.S. as of September…
MediciNova announced initiation of master virus seed stock production for intranasal COVID-19 vaccine
On Nov. 24, 2020, MediciNova announced development progress on its intranasal SARS-CoV-2 vaccine for COVID-19 utilizing BC-PIV, a…
Baxter announced $50 million investment to expand sterile fill/finish manufacturing site in Bloomington, Ind
On Nov. 24, 2020, Baxter announced a $50 million expansion of its sterile fill/finish manufacturing facilities located in…
Oxford University reported breakthrough on global COVID-19 vaccine
On Nov. 23, 2020, the University of Oxford, in collaboration with AstraZeneca, announced interim trial data from its…