Cocrystal’s COVID-19 antiviral CDI-45205 shown to be active against SARS-CoV-2 and prominent SARS-CoV-2 variants
On Jun. 14, 2021, Cocrystal Pharma announced that its lead preclinical SARS-CoV-2 3CL protease inhibitor CDI-45205 is active…
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Merck announced supply agreement with U.S. Government for molnupiravir, an Investigational oral antiviral treatment of COVID-19
On Jun. 9, 2021, Merck announced it had entered into a procurement agreement with the United States government…
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Vertex announces FDA approval for TRIKAFTA in children with Cystic Fibrosis ages 6 through 11 with certain mutations
On Jun. 9, 2021, Vertex Pharmaceuticals announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved expanded use of…
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Twist Bioscience began shipping of synthetic RNA controls for Kappa (B.1.617.1) SARS-CoV-2 variants
On Jun. 8, 2021, Twist Bioscience announced that it has started shipping its synthetic RNA reference controls for…
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Senolytics reduced COVID-19 symptoms in preclinical studies
On Jun. 8, 2021, Mayo Clinic researchers and colleagues at the University of Minnesota showed that COVID-19 exacerbates…
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Biotechnology | Disease | FDA | Neurology | Therapeutics
FDA granted accelerated approval for ADUHELM as the first and only Alzheimer’s disease treatment
On Jun. 7, 2021, Biogen and Eisai announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had granted…
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MediciNova initiated sheep study under BARDA to develop MN-166 (ibudilast) as countermeasure against chlorine
On Jun. 7, 2021, MediciNova announced it had initiated a sheep study to investigate MN-166 (ibudilast) in an…
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FDA approved new rug treatment for chronic weight management, first since 2014
On Jun. 4, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it had approved Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy…
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FDA authorized lower 1,200 mg intravenous and subcutaneous dose of REGEN-COV antibody cocktail to treat COVID-19 patients
On Jun. 4, 2021, Regeneron announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updated the Emergency Use Authorization…
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Resverlogix and EVERSANA announced partnership to support commercialization of Apabetalone for COVID-19 in U.S. and Canada
On Jun. 3, 2021, Resverlogix announced a partnership to support planned commercialization of apabetalone in the United States…
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NIH researchers identified potential new antiviral drug for COVID-19
On Jun. 3, 2021, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that the experimental drug TEMPOL may be…
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Innovation Pharma completed enrollment in phase 2 clinical trial for COVID-19
On Jun. 3, 2021, Innovation Pharma announced that it had achieved full patient enrollment in its randomized, double-blind,…
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Relief Therapeutics reported that NRx Pharma, had submitted an application for EUA for Aviptadil to the U.S. FDA
On Jun. 2, 2021, NRx Pharmaceuticals announced it had filed an application with U.S. Food and Drug Administration…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics | Vaccine | WHO
WHO $50 billion health, trade and finance roadmap to end the pandemic and secure a global recovery
On Jun. 1, 2021, the heads of the world’s predominant global financing, health and trade agencies united to…
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CytoDyn received first order from Chiral Pharma for use of Leronlimab for COVID-19 patients in the Philippines
On Jun. 1, 2021, CytoDyn announced that Chiral Pharma in the Philippines placed its first purchase order for…
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HHS launched first venture capital partnership to develop transformative technologies to combat future pandemics
On Jun. 1, 2021, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) unveiled a new type of…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | FDA | Oncology | Radiology | Therapeutics
FDA approved LUMAKRAS for patients with KRAS G12C-mutated locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer
On May 28, 2021, Amgen announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved LUMAKRAS (sotorasib)…
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Pfizer and BioNTech received first authorization in European Union for COVID-19 vaccine in adolescents
On May 28, 2021, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that the Conditional Marketing Authorization for COMIRNATY in the European…
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Patient enrollment reached 90 percent in Innovation Pharma’s phase 2 clinical trial of brilacidin for COVID-19
On May 27, 2021, Innovation Pharma announced that patient enrollment in the Company’s 120-patient, Phase 2 clinical trial…
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Seattle Children’s researchers discovered that functional COVID-19 antibodies are lost quickly after mild cases
On May 27, 2021, Seattle Children’s researchers published a study that uncovered a deeper understanding of why people…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | FDA | Infectious Disease | NIH | Therapeutics
NIAID scientists found that Salmonella use intestinal epithelial cells to colonize the gut
On May 26, 2021, National Institutes of Health (NIH) scientists reported that the immune system’s attempt to eliminate…
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Henry Schein awarded Strategic National Stockpile contract for PPE storage and distribution
On May 26, 2021, Henry Schein announced the Company was awarded a $53.4 million contract from the U.S….
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Biotechnology | Cartoons - Original | CDC | COVID-19 | FDA | Infectious Disease | Therapeutics | Vaccine
COVID-19 The Wave
Cast of Characters: Donald Trump, President | Mike Pence, Vice President | Anthony S. Fauci, MD, Director, National…
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Health Canada approved Quidel’s Sofia’ SARS antigen FIA test for screening asymptomatic populations
On May 24, 2021, Quidel announced that its Sofia® SARS Antigen FIA is the first rapid antigen test…
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Moderna and Aldevron announced expanded partnership for mRNA vaccine and therapeutic pipeline
On May 24, 2021, Moderna, a biotechnology company pioneering messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutics and vaccines, and Aldevron, the…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | FDA | Oncology | Radiology | Therapeutics
FDA approved first targeted therapy for subset of non-small cell lung cancer
On May 21, 2021, The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson announced the U.S. Food and Drug…
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G20 leaders boosted support of the Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator
On May 21, 2021, world leaders the Global Health Summit adopted an agenda to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic,…
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EMA issued positive scientific opinion on GSK and Vir Biotechnology’s sotrovimab for the early treatment of COVID-19
On May 21, 2021, GlaxoSmithKline and Vir Biotechnology announced that the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Human Medicinal…
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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…
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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…
