AZD1222 vaccine met primary efficacy endpoint in preventing COVID-19
On Nov. 23, 2020, AstraZeneca announced positive high-level results from an interim analysis of clinical trials of AZD1222…
Oxford University reported breakthrough on global COVID-19 vaccine
On Nov. 23, 2020, the University of Oxford, in collaboration with AstraZeneca, announced interim trial data from its…
Avian influenza virus spread rapidly in Europe
On Nov. 20, 2020, the ‘European Food Safety Authority reported that within the past month more than 300…
Oxford Coronavirus vaccine produced strong immune response in older adults
On Nov. 19, 2020, the University of Oxford announced that the ChAdOx1 nCov-2019 coronavirus vaccine had been shown…
Medigen Vaccines announced publication of positive results from preclinical studies of COVID-19 vaccine candidate
On Nov. 19, 2020, Medigen Vaccine Biologics announced that preclinical results of their COVID-19 vaccine candidate had been…
ApiJect approved for $590 million loan from US International DFC to build drug manufacturing facility in North Carolina
On Nov. 19, 2020, ApiJect Systems, a public benefit corporatio, announced that it had been approved by the…
Pfizer and BioNTech announced phase 3 study of COVID-19 vaccine candidate met all efficacy endpoints
On Nov. 18, 2020, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that, after conducting the final efficacy analysis in their ongoing…
CureVac established European-based network for manufacturing of COVID-19 vaccine candidate, CVnCoV
On Nov. 17, 2020, CureVac announced that it had accelerated the expansion of its manufacturing network to deliver…
Moderna announced supply agreement with UK Government to supply mRNA vaccine against COVID-19
On Nov. 17, 2020, Moderna announced a supply agreement with the government of the United Kingdom (UK) to…
Celdara Medical secured SBIR funding to develop an adjuvanted universal flu vaccine
On Nov. 17, 2020, Celdara Medical announced that the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID) of…
Biological E Limited started phase I/II clinical trial of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate
On Nov. 16, 2020, Biological E. Limited (BE), a Hyderabad-based vaccines and pharmaceutical company, Dynavax Technologies, and Baylor…
Moderna announced longer shelf life for its COVID-19 vaccine candidate at refrigerated temperatures
On Nov. 16, 2020, Moderna announced new data showing that mRNA-1273, its COVID-19 vaccine candidate, remained stable at…
Tonix Pharmaceuticals reported positive immune response results from COVID-19 Vaccine candidate
On Nov. 16, 2020, Tonix Pharmaceuticals announced preliminary results following vaccination of non-human primates with TNX-1800 (modified horsepox…
BioNTech and Fosun Pharma approved to commence COVID-19 vaccine candidate BNT162b2 trial in China
On Nov. 16, 2020, BioNTech and Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutica announced that the China National Medical Products Administration had…
INOVIO announced initiation of phase 2/3 clinical trial for COVID-19 DNA vaccine candidate, INO-4800
On Nov. 16, 2020, INOVIO announced that it had received clearance from the the U.S. Food & Drug…
European Medicines Agency began rolling review of Moderna’s mRNA vaccine candidate against COVID-19
On Nov. 16, 2020, Moderna announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) human medicines committee (CHMP) had started…
Wellcome Sanger Institute and COG-UK received £122M UK investment for COVID-19 genomic surveillance
On Nov. 16, 2020, the UK Department for Health and Social Care Testing Innovation Fund announced £12.2M funding…
Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate met primary endpoint in first interim analysis of phase 3 COVE study
On Nov. 15, 2020, an independent data and safety monitoring board (DSMB) overseeing the Phase 3 trial of…
Johnson & Johnson Initiated second global phase 3 clinical trial of Janssen COVID-19 vaccine candidate
On Nov. 15, 2020, Johnson & Johnson announced that it continued to enroll and vaccinate study participants for…
Swissmedic began rolling review of Moderna’s mRNA vaccine against COVID-19
On Nov. 13, 2020, Moderna announced that Swissmedic had started a rolling review of mRNA-1273, the Company’s vaccine…
CureVac’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate, CVnCoV, suitable for standard fridge temperature logistics
On Nov. 12, 2020, CureVac announced that its mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine candidate, CVnCoV, remained stable and within defined…
Gates Foundation announced funds to develop COVID-19 vaccines and increase access in low-income countries
On Nov. 12, 2020, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced new commitments totaling $70 million to global…
Vaxart announced additional data from Hamster Challenge Study of its oral COVID-19 vaccine
On Nov. 12, 2020 Vaxart announced additional results from its Hamster Challenge Study. The study evaluated Vaxartﾒs recombinant…
Sorrento announced IND filing for COVI-DROPS against SARS-CoV-2
On Nov. 11, 2020, Sorrento Therapeutics announced that it was filing an investigational new drug application (IND) for…
COVISHIELD completed enrollment of phase III clinical trials under partnership of ICMR and Serum Institute
On Nov. 11, 2020, the Serum Institute of India (SII) and Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) announced…
Moderna completed case accrual for first planned interim analysis of mRNA vaccine against COVID-19
On Nov. 11, 2020, Moderna announced that it had completed case accrual for the first interim analysis of…
Pfizer and BioNTech to supply the EU with 200 million doses of mRNA-based vaccine against SARS-CoV-2
On Nov. 11, 2020, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that they had reached an agreement with the European Commission…
Medigen Vaccines and BlueWillow Biologics partnered to Develop intranasal vaccine for SARS-COV-2
On Nov. 19, 2020, Medigen Vaccine Biologics and BlueWillow Biologics announced a partnership to develop S-2P-NE-01, a nasal…
ImmunityBio, NantKwest announced positive interim phase 1 safety data of hAd5 COVID-19 vaccine dose study
On Nov. 10, 2020, ImmunityBio and NantKwest, a clinical-stage, natural killer cell-based therapeutics company, announced they had administered…
Altimmune added Lonza as manufacturing partner for supply of AdCOVIDﾙ vaccine candidate for COVID-19
On Nov. 10, 2020, Altimmune announced an agreement with Lonza for the manufacturing of AdCOVIDﾙ, Altimmuneﾒs next-generation, single-dose…