Zipline, Pfizer and BioNTech paved way for automated, on-demand delivery of first mRNA COVID-19 vaccines in Ghana
On Nov. 11, 2021, Zipline, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that Zipline had successfully completed the first long-range drone…
University of Oxford’s Ebola vaccine began human trials
On Nov. 11, 2021, the University of Oxford began recruiting for a Phase I trial to test an…
Global progress against measles threatened amidst COVID-19 pandemic
On Nov. 10, 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that while reported measles cases had fallen compared…
Amyris announced JV partnership with ImmunityBio for next generation COVID-19 RNA vaccine
On Nov. 8, 2021, Amyris announced announced it had entered into a 50:50 joint venture arrangement with ImmunityBio…
Novavax filed COVID-19 vaccine for Emergency Use listing with World Health Organization
On Nov. 4, 2021, Novavax announced the completion of its rolling submission to the World Health Organization (WHO)…
Novavax filed COVID-19 vaccine for provisional approval in New Zealand
On Nov. 3, 2021, Novavax announced the company had filed for provisional approval of the vaccine to the…
INOVIO further expanded INNOVATE phase 3 trial for COVID-19 DNA vaccine candidate INO-4800 in India
On Nov. 3, 2021, Inovio Pharma announced that it had received authorization from India’s Central Drugs Standard Control…
WHO issued emergency use listing for eighth COVID-19 vaccine
On Nov. 3, 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued an emergency use listing (EUL) for COVAXINï¾® (developed…
Novavax filed for COVID-19 vaccine authorization with Health Canada and completed submission to EMA
On Nov. 1, 2021, Novavax announced the completion of its rolling submission to Health Canada for authorization of…
Novavax and Serum Institute of India receive Emergency Use Authorization for COVID-19 vaccine in Indonesia
On Nov. 1, 2021, Novavax and Serum Institute of India announced that the National Agency of Drug and…
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Novavax filed for provisional approval of its COVID-19 vaccine in Australia
On Oct. 29, 2021, Novavax announced the completion of its rolling submission to the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA)…
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U.S. CDC study showed vaccination offered higher protection than previous COVID-19 infection
On Oct. 29, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published “new science” reinforcing that vaccination…
Pfizer and BioNTech provided U.S. Government an additional 50 million pediatric doses of COVID-19 vaccine
On Oct. 28, 2021, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that the U.S. government had purchased 50 million more doses…
Novavax filed for authorization of its COVID-19 vaccine in the United Kingdom
On Oct. 27, 2021, Novavax announced the completion of its rolling regulatory submission to the U.K. Medicines and…
BioNTech planned to initiate construction of an mRNA vaccine manufacturing facility in Africa in mid-2022
On Oct. 26, 2021, BioNTech announce that the Company planned to initiate the construction of the first state-of-the-art…
Vaxart dosed first subject in phase II COVID-19 oral tablet vaccine clinical trial
On Oct. 26, 2021, Vaxart announced that it has dosed the first subject in its Phase II COVID-19…
Anixa Biosciences announced patient dosing of investigational vaccine candidate in first-of-its-kind preventative breast cancer vaccine study
On Oct. 26, 2021, Anixa Biosciences announced that, in conjunction with its partner, Cleveland Clinic, it had commenced…
Moderna announced MOU to supply up to 110 million doses of Its COVID-19 vaccine to the African Union
On Oct. 26, 2021, Moderna announced a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to make up to 110 million…
Moderna announced Swissmedic authorized booster dose of Modernaï¾’s COVID-19 vaccine
On Oct. 26, 2021, Moderna announced that Swissmedic had authorized a booster dose of Spikevax, the Companyï¾’s vaccine…
Moderna announced EMA’s CHMP recommended booster dose of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine in the European Union
On Oct. 25, 2021, Moderna announced that the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human…
The Department of Veterans Affairs expanded mandate for COVID-19 vaccines among VHA employees
OnOct. 22, 2021, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced that it had begun offering Moderna and Johnson…
COVID-19 booster increased antibody responses, was protective in rhesus macaques
On Oct. 21, 2021, the National Institutes of Health announced that a booster dose of the mRNA-1273 COVID-19…
Pfizer and BioNTech announced phase 3 trial data showing high efficacy of booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine
On Oct. 21, 2021, Pfizer and BioNTech announced topline results from a Phase 3 randomized, controlled trial evaluating…
INOVIO announced MOU with Colombia for protecting against COVID-19 and broader health initiatives
On Oct. 21, 2021, Inovio Pharma announced the signing of a non-binding memorandum of understanding with Colombia’s Ministry…
COVID-19 vaccine developed by Valneva using Dynavax’s CpG 1018 adjuvant met co-primary endpoints in phase 3 trial
On Oct. 18, 2021, Dynavax Technologies announced that Valneva reported positive topline results from the Phase 3 pivotal…
Pfizer and BioNTech submitted data to EMA for vaccination of children 5 to <12 years of age with COMIRNATY
On Oct. 18, 2021, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that the European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Human Medicinal Products…
Pfizer and BioNTech submitted data to EMA for vaccination of children 5 to <12 years of age with COMIRNATY
On Oct. 15, 2021, Pfizer and BioNTech announced they had submitted data supporting the vaccination of children 5…
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WHO bestowed posthumous award on the late Henrietta Lacks
On Oct. 13, 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) honoured the late Henrietta Lacks with a WHO Director-General’s…
CureVac shifted focus of COVID-19 vaccine development to second-generation mRNA technology
On Oct. 12, 2021, CureVac announced the strategic decision to focus its COVID-19 vaccine development towards the development…