FDA revised Moderna COVID-19 vaccine EUA to increase the number of vaccine doses available
On Apr. 1, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced two revisions regarding the number of…
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Moderna provided storage update and FDA authorization for 15-doses per vial of COVID-19 vaccine
On Apr. 1, 2021, Moderna announced that based on submitted stability data, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration…
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COVID-19 variant vaccine trial began at KPWHRI
On Apr. 1, 2021, Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute (KPWHRI) announced that an investigational vaccine designed to…
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Pfizer-BioNTech announced positive topline results of pivotal COVID-19 vaccine study in adolescents
On Mar. 31, 2021, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that, in a Phase 3 trial in adolescents 12 to…
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NIH clinical trial evaluating Moderna COVID-19 variant vaccine began
On Mar. 31, 2021, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that an investigational vaccine designed to protect against…
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Moderna announced shipment of 100 millionth dose of its COVID-19 vaccine to the U.S. Government
On Mar. 29, 2021, Moderna announced that the Company has shipped the 100-millionth dose of its COVID-19 vaccine…
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GSK to manufacture Novavax’ COVID-19 vaccine
On Mar. 29, 2021, Novavax, GSK and the UK Government Vaccines Taskforce announced an agreement in principle to…
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Johnson & Johnson announced agreement with African Vaccine Acquisition Trust for COVID-19 vaccine candidate
On Mar. 29, 2021, Janssen Pharmaceutica announced that it had entered into an agreement with the African Vaccine…
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EMA approved new storage option for Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, easing distribution and storage of doses
On Mar. 26, 2021, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) approved storage of COMIRNATY…
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BioNTech updated on vaccine production status at Marburg manufacturing site
On Mar. 26, 2021, BioNTech announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) approved the manufacturing of the COVID-19…
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Biotechnology | HIV | Therapeutics | Vaccine
Oregon Health & Science University researchers unlocked HIV vaccine candidate’s mysteries 20 years later
On Mar. 25, 2021, about two decades after first devising a new kind of vaccine, Oregon Health &…
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Biden administration announced investment of more than $12 billion to expand COVID-19 testing
On Mar. 25, 2021, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the investment of $10…
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Clover Biopharma and Dynavax announcd first participants dosed in phase 2/3 trial for COVID-19 vaccine candidate
On Mar. 24, 2021, Clover Biopharmaceuticals and Dynavax Technologies announced the first participants had been dosed in Clover’s…
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Virginia Tech and UVA virologists developed broadly protective coronavirus vaccines
On Mar. 24, 2021, Virginia Tech researchers announced that their candidate Coronavirus vaccines, prevented pigs from becoming ill…
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COVID-19 | Infectious Disease | NIH | Vaccine
Investigational AstraZeneca vaccine prevented COVID-19
On Mar. 22, 2021, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that results from a large clinical trial…
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US, Chile and Peru interim trial data showed Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine was safe and highly effective
On Mar. 22, 2021, Oxford University announced that a Phase III study of the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine conducted…
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Moderna announced supply agreement with the Philippines for 7 million additional doses of COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna
On Mar. 22, 2021, Moderna announced that the Philippines had secured 7 million additional doses of COVID-19 Vaccine…
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Existing vaccines may protect against the Brazilian coronavirus variant
On Mar. 19, 2021, scientists at the University of Oxford released pre-print data measuring the level of antibodies…
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UK and EU regulatory agencies confirmed COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca was safe and effective
On Mar. 18, 2021, AstraZeneca announced that the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and European Medicines…
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Tonix Pharma reported positive COVID-19 vaccine efficacy results in non-human primates vaccinated with TNX-1800
On Mar. 17, 2021, Tonix Pharma announced preliminary results following vaccination of non-human primates with TNX-1800 (modified horsepox…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Life Science History | Therapeutics | Vaccine
Altasciences partnered with NRC of Canada to qualify quantitative serological assay for detection of SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies
On Mar. 17, 2021, Altasciences working with the National Research Council of Canada (NRC), announced that it had…
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WHO COVID-19 subcommittee announced safety signals related to AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
On Mar. 17, 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine (including Covishield) continued…
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Moderna announced participants dosed in phase 2/3 study of COVID-19 vaccine in pediatric population
On Mar. 16, 2021, Moderna announced that the first participants had been dosed in the Phase 2/3 study,…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Measles | Medical Device | Vaccine
Roche launched SARS-CoV-2 variant test to help monitor emerging coronavirus mutations
On Mar. 16, 2021, Roche announced the launch of the cobas SARS-CoV-2 Variant Set 1 Test to detect…
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Research highlighted risks of separating newborns from mothers during COVID-19 pandemic
On Mar. 16, 2021, research from the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners showed that the COVID-19 pandemic…
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ImmunityBio announced positive interim phase I safety data of hAd5 T-cell COVID-19 vaccine candidate
On Mar. 15, 2021, ImmunityBio announced it had met the safety requirements for the first 12 participants in…
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First participants dosed in Moderna phase 1 study evaluating mRNA-1283 next generation COVID-19 vaccine
On Mar. 15, 2021, Moderna announced that the first participants had been dosed in the Phase 1 study…
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Altimmune’s single dose, intranasal COVID-19 vaccine candidate prevented SARS-CoV-2-induced disease
On Mar. 15, 2021, Altimmune announced additional preclinical data for its single dose intranasal COVID-19 vaccine candidate, AdCOVID….
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Biotechnology | CDC | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Genomics | Infectious Disease | Vaccine
Fulgent Genetics awarded contract from CDC to study variants of COVID-19 virus
On Mar. 15, 2021, Fulgent Genetics announced that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had awarded…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Therapeutics | Vaccine | WHO
WHO added Janssen vaccine to list of safe and effective emergency tools against COVID-19
On Mar. 12, 2021, The World Health Organization (WHO) listed the COVID-19 vaccine Ad26.COV2.S, developed by Janssen (Johnson…
