INOVIO expanded partnership with Advaccine to conduct global phase 3 efficacy trial of COVID-19 DNA vaccine candidate
On Jun. 8, 2021, Inovio Pharma announced an expansion of its previously announced partnership with Advaccine Biopharmaceuticals to…
Moderna filed for conditional Marketing Approval for its COVID-19 vaccine in adolescents in the EU
On Jun. 7, 2021, Moderna announced that it had submitted for a conditional marketing approval (CMA) for its…
Moderna and Medison Pharma partnered to commercialize COVID-19 vaccine in Central Eastern Europe and Israel
On Jun. 7, 2021, Moderna announced a new agreement to commercialize its COVID-19 Vaccine across Central Eastern Europe…
Moderna announced agreement to supply the Republic of Botswana with COVID-19 vaccine
On Jun. 3, 2021, Moder’s vaccine against COVID-19, to support the government’s ongoing efforts to secure access to…
Lonza and Moderna announced collaboration for drug substance manufacturing of COVID-19 Vaccine in the Netherlands
On Jun. 2, 2021, Lonza announced the expansion of its collaboration with Moderna. The expanded collaboration extended the…
UNICEF and Moderna announced long term agreement to supply vaccine on behalf of the COVAX facility
On Jun. 2, 2021, Moderna and UNICEF announced that they had signed a long-term agreement for the supply…
Vaxxas and collaborators revealed potential of Vaxxasﾒ high-density microarray patch to deliver SARS-CoV-2 vaccine
On Jun. 2, 2021, Vaxxas announced that research demonstrated the potential of Vaxxasﾒ novel high-density microarray patch (HD-MAP)…
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…
NIH launched clinical trial of universal influenza vaccine candidate
On Jun. 1, 2021, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced the first-in-human, Phase 1 trial assessing the…
WHO validated Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use
On Jun. 1, 2021, WHO validated the Sinovac-CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, giving countries, funders, procuring agencies…
NIH clinical trial evaluating mixed COVID-19 vaccine schedules began
On Jun. 1, 2021, the National Institutes of Health announced that it had started a Phase 1/2 clinical…
WHO validated Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use and issues interim policy recommendations
On Jun. 1, 2021, the WHO announced it had validated the Sinovac-CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, giving…
Moderna announced rolling submission of Biologics License Application with FDA for COVID-19 vaccine
On Jun. 1, 2021, Moderna announced that it had initiated the rolling submission process with the U.S. Food…
Moderna announced agreement with Thermo Fisher for fill/finish manufacturing of COVID-19 vaccine
On Jun. 1, 2021, Moderna announced that it had entered into an agreement with Thermo Fisher Scientific for…
DSMB confirmed CureVac pivotal phase 2b/3 study for first-generation COVID-19 vaccine candidate
On May 28, 2021, CureVac announced that the independent Data Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB)confirmed that the pivotal Phase…
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…
Sanofi and GSK initiated global Phase 3 clinical efficacy study of COVID-19 vaccine candidate
On May 27, 2021, Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline started enrolment in their Phase 3 clinical study to assess the…
Altimmune demonstrated strong neutralization of South African variant in preclinical study of intranasal AdCOVIDﾙ
On May 26, 2021, Altimmune announced new results from a preclinical study demonstrating the ability of its AdCOVID…
ImmunityBio expanded South African trials of T-cell-based COVID-19 vaccine candidate as ﾑUniversal Boostﾒ in vaccinated subjects
On May 25, 2021, ImmunityBio announced two South African studies to examine the potential for using its hAd5…
Moderna announced TeenCOVE study of COVID-19 vaccine in adolescents met primary endpoint
On May 25, 2021, Moderna announced that the Phase 2/3 study of its COVID-19 vaccine (mRNA-1273) in adolescents…
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Study initiated exploring coadministration of 20-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine with third dose of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine
On May 24, 2021, Pfizer announced that the first enrolled subjects had received their immunizations as part of…
WHO and Switzerland launched global BioHub for pathogen storage, sharing and analysis
On May 24, 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Swiss Confederation signed a Memorandum of Understanding…
Moderna and Aldevron announced expanded partnership for mRNA vaccine and therapeutic pipeline
On May 24, 2021, Moderna and Aldevron announced their expanded collaboration in support of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine…
Moderna and Samsung Biologics announced agreement for manufacturing of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine
On May 22, 2021, Moderna and Samsung Biologics announced a Manufacturing Services and Supply Agreement in which Samsung…
Novavax announced MOU to explore expansion of COVID-19 vaccine activities in South Korea
On May 22, 2021, Novavax announced the signing of a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Ministry…
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,…
Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare approved Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine
On May 21, 2021, Moderna announced that the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) of Japan granted…
Ministry of Food and Drug Safety of South Korea authorized Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine
On May 21, 2021, Moderna announced that the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety of South Korea (MFDS)…
Complete trial results of Novavax COVID-19 investigational vaccine posted to preprint server medRxiv
On May 21, 2021, Novavax announced that the full results from the Phase 3, randomized, observer-blinded, placebo-controlled trial…