Illumina donated US $1 Million in sequencing capabilities for COVID-19 genomic surveillance in India
On Aug. 3, 2021, Illumina announced it had donated US $1 million in sequencing capabilities to the Molecular…
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Lilly and Incyte’s baricitinib reduced deaths among patients with COVID-19 receiving invasive mechanical ventilation
On Aug. 3, 2021, Eli Lilly and Incyte announced results from an additional cohort of 101 adult patients…
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CytoDyn received clearance from Brazil’s FDA (ANVISA) to commence pivotal phase 3 trial in critically ill COVID-19 patients
On Aug. 3, 2021, CytoDyn announced that Brazil’s regulatory authority ANVISA (Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária) has approved…
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FDA expanded authorized use of REGEN-CO (casirivimab and imdevimab)
On Jul. 30, 2021, Regeneron announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had updated the Emergency…
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FDA broadened existing EUA of Lilly and Incyte’s baricitinib in patients hospitalized with COVID-19
On Jul. 29, 2021, Incyte announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had broadened the Emergency Use…
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Biotechnology | FDA | Imaging | Therapeutics
FDA Approved Expanded BOTOX® Label to Include Eight New Muscles to Treat Adults with Upper Limb Spasticity
On Jul. 29, 2021, BOTOX(R) Allergan, an AbbVie company, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)…
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SIGA announced collaboration with Oxford University to expanded Access Protocol for Use of TPOXX in Central African Republic
On Jul. 29, 2021, SIGA Technologies announced that it had entered into a collaboration with Oxford University in…
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Cocrystal’s SARS-CoV-2 3CL protease lead CDI-45205 demonstrated broad-spectrum activity against SARS-CoV-2 Delta and Gamma variants
On Jul. 29, 2021, Cocrystal Pharma announced that its SARS-CoV-2 3CL protease lead CDI-45205 and several analogs showed…
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NIH unveiled new online tool to improve Alzheimer’s clinical trials recruitment
On Jul. 29, 2021, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced it had launched a new online research…
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COVID-19 vacation Destinations
Planning a Summer vacation? Where to go? How about going to one of those large events with tens…
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Moderna announced agreement with Taiwan for 20 million doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine and variant booster
On Jul. 22, 2021, Moderna announced a new supply agreement with Taiwan for 20 million doses of Moderna’s…
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Researchers identified a cellular defect common to familial and sporadic forms of ALS
On Jul. 28, 2021, the National Institutes of Health announced that by studying lab-grown neurons derived from skin…
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Japan became first country to approve Regeneron antibody cocktail (casirivimab and imdevimab) for treatment of COVID-19
On Jul. 20, 2021, Regeneron announced that Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) has approved Regeneron’s…
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Merck Announces FDA approval of VAXNEUVANCE for prevention of invasive pneumococcal disease
On Jul. 16, 2021, Merck announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved VAXNEUVANCE (Pneumococcal 15-valent…
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Corvus discontinued phase 3 study of mupadolimab for COVID-19 due to vaccine effectiveness in reducing hospitalizations
On Jul. 15, 2021, Corvus Pharmaceuticals announced that it had discontinued its Phase 3 study of mupadolimab for…
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CDC and Texas Health Officials confirmed First Mpox In U.S. traveler
On Jul. 13, 2021, an emergency department (ED) physician in Dallas evaluated an early middle-aged man with a…
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U.S. FDA announced revisions JNJ COVID-19 Vaccine fact sheets to include information pertaining to Guillain-Barre Syndrome
On Jul. 12, 2021, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced revisions to the vaccine recipient and vaccination…
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Rapid decrease in lung cancer and melanoma deaths lead overall continued decline in cancer death rate
On Jul. 8, 2021, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) reported that overall cancer death rates continue to…
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Collaboration created world’s largest browsable resource linking rare protein-coding genetic variants to human disease
On Jul. 8, 2021, access to the world’s largest browsable resource linking rare protein-coding genetic variants to human…
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WHO recommended interleukin-6 receptor blockers for COVID-19 and urged producers to join efforts to rapidly increase access
On Jul. 6, 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced updated patient care guidelines to include interleukin-6 receptor…
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Atea’s AT-527 oral antiviral drug candidate reduced viral replication in hospitalized patients with COVID-19
On Jun. 30, 2021, Atea Pharmaceuticals announced positive interim results from the global Phase 2 study evaluating AT-527…
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SIGA supplied TPOXX (Tecovirimat) as compassionate treatment for Mpox case in the Central African Republic
On Jul. 29, 2021, SIGA Technologies announced that it had entered into a collaboration with Oxford University in…
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COVID-19 PPE distribution
The COVID-19 PPE Distribution cartoon illustrates the confusion and complexity of distributing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to defend…
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Roche’s Actemra/RoActemra received FDA EUA for treatment of COVID-19 in hospitalised adults and children
On Jun. 25, 2021, Roche announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had issued an Emergency Use…
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Oxford researchers identified levels of antibody protection required to prevent symptomatic COVID-19
On Jun. 25, 2021, researchers from the University of Oxford released their findings about the so-called ”correlates of…
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Disease | FDA | Neurology | Therapeutics
Eisai and Biogen announced FDA granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation for Lecanemab for treatment of Alzheimer’s disease
On Jun. 23, 2021, Biogen and Eisai announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had granted…
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NIH study suggested COVID-19 prevalence far exceeded early pandemic cases
On Jun. 22, 2021, National Institutes of Health researchers reported that the prevalence of COVID-19 in the U.S….
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Construction of the Biologics Manufacturing Centre in Montreal completed
On Jun. 22, 2021, the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) announced it had completed construction of the…
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Gilead’s Veklury (Remdesivir) associated with reduction in mortality rate in hospitalized patients with COVID-19
On Jun. 21, 2021, Gilead Sciences announced positive data from three retrospective studies of the real-world treatment of…
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Newly licensed U.S. manufacturing facility increased availability of Fluzone high-dose quadrivalent (influenza vaccine)
On Jun. 17, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research granted…
