FDA authorised restart of the COVID-19 AZD1222 vaccine US phase III trial
On Oct. 23, 2020, AstraZeneca announced that the clinical trials for the AstraZeneca Oxford coronavirus vaccine, AZD1222, had…
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Johnson & Johnson prepared to resume phase 3 ENSEMBLE trial of COVID-19 vaccine candidate in the US
On Oct. 23, 2020, Johnson & Johnson announced that it was preparing to resume recruitment in the pivotal…
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Oxford Immunotec selected as sole supplier of UK T cell testing for SARS-CoV-2 COVID vaccine trials
On Oct. 22, 2020, Oxford Immunotec announced that it had been selected to provide T cell testing to…
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Amyris and the Infectious Disease Research Institute entered into exclusive license for novel RNA vaccine platform
On Oct. 22, 2020, Amyris and the Infectious Disease Research Institute (IDRI) announced the signing of a Collaboration…
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Moderna completed enrollment of phase 3 COVE study of mRNA vaccine against COVID-19
On Oct. 22, 2020, Moderna announced that it had completed enrollment of 30,000 participants for the Phase 3…
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ImmunityBio, NantKwest announced first patient dosed in phase 1 clinical trial of second-generation COVID-19 vaccine candidate
On Oct. 21, 2020, ImmunityBio and NantKwest announced that the first patient had been dosed in the Phase…
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Merck announced positive topline results from phase 3 adult studies evaluating V114 15-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
On Oct. 20, 2020, Merck announced findings from two additional Phase 3 studies evaluating the safety, tolerability and…
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U.S. Department of Defense approved $87 million for newest bioindustrial manufacturing innovation institute
On Oct. 20, 2020, the U.S. Department of Defense announced an $87 million, seven-year award to the BioIndustrial…
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LabCorp launched quantitative antibody test to assess effectiveness ef COVID-19 vaccines in clinical trials
On Oct. 19, 2020, LabCorp announced a test that provided a quantitative measurement of an individualﾒs SARS-CoV-2 IgG…
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BARDA reselected ICON as preferred partner to help strengthen U.S. emergency preparedness and response
On Oct. 19, 2020, ICON announced that it had been re-selected by the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development…
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Entos announced spin-off company Aegis Life to support global vaccine commercialization
On Oct. 15, 2020, Entos Pharmaceuticals announces that its San Diego-based spinout company Aegis Life, will pursuing U.S….
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Tonix Pharmaceuticals enrolled first participant in PRECISION Study for COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics
On Oct. 15, 2020, Tonix Pharmaceuticals announced that the first participant was enrolled in the observational PRECISION study…
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Thermo Fisher announced plans to expand sterile filling capacity for therapies and vaccines with new facility in Singapore
On Oct. 14, 2020, Thermo Fisher Scientific announced plans to develop two new sterile filling lines in Singapore…
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Moderna received confirmation of eligibility for submission of MAA to the European Medicines Agency for COVID-19 vaccine
On Oct. 14, 2020, Moderna announced that it had received written confirmation from the European Medicines Agency (EMA)…
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Pfizer and BioNTech announced publication of phase 1 data on lead mRNA vaccine candidate against COVID-19
On Oct. 14, 2020, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that preliminary, peer-reviewed data from the Phase 1 portion of…
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Moderna announced initiation of rolling submission to Health Canada for mRNA vaccine against COVID-19
On Oct. 13, 2020, Moderna announced initiation of a rolling submission to Health Canada for mRNA-1273, the Company’s…
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COVID-19 vaccine with Dynavaxﾒs CpG 1018 adjuvant received Taiwan government subsidy with first dosage
On Oct. 13, 2020, Medigen Vaccine Biologics (MVC) and Dynavax Technologies announced that MVC had obtained a Taiwan…
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Thermo Fisher Scientific expanded COVID-19 test portfolio with two new antibody tests
On Oct. 12, 2020, Thermo Fisher Scientific introduced two new SARS-CoV-2 antibody tests: the Thermo Scientific OmniPATH COVID-19…
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Johnson & Johnson temporarily paused all dosing in Janssen COVID-19 vaccine candidate clinical trials
On Oct. 12, 2020, Johnson & Johnson announced temporarily paused further dosing in all our COVID-19 vaccine candidate…
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Pfizer Canada and BioNTech initiated rolling submission to Health Canada for SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidate
On Oct. 9, 2020, Pfizer and BioNTech announced the initiation of a rolling submission to Health Canada for…
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Relation between COVID-19 and Guillain-Barre syndrome in adults: a systematic review published
On Oct. 8, 2020, the relation between COVID-19 and Guillain-Barre syndrome in adults: a systematic review was published…
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DARPA awarded Moderna $56 Million to enable small-scale, rapid mobile manufacturing of vaccines and therapeutics
On Oct. 8, 2020, Moderna announced an agreement for a commitment of up to $56 million from the…
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Johnson & Johnson announced EC approval of agreement to supply 200 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine candidate
On Oct. 8, 2020, Johnson & Johnson announced the European Commission, acting on behalf of the European Union…
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Rentschler Biopharma contributed to manufacturing of COVID-19 mRNA vaccine
On Oct. 7, 2020, Rentschler Biopharma announced an agreement to serve as CDMO partner for BioNTech. As an…
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Sorrento announced discovery of salicyn-30 small molecule that strongly inhibits SARS-CoV-2 infection
On Oct. 7, 2020, Sorrento Therapeutics announced that it had discovered a small molecule termed Salicyn-30 that demonstrated…
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Kindred Biosciences announced expansion of Manufacturing agreement with Vaxart for COVID-19 and other vaccine candidates
On Oct. 7, 2020, Kindred Biosciences announced it had expanded an agreement with Vaxart for the manufacture of…
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BioNTech and Pfizer initiated a rolling submission to EMA for SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidate BNT162b2
On Oct. 6, 2020, Pfizer and BioNTech announced initiation of a rolling submission to the European Medicines Agency…
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HHS funded development of needle-free vaccine administration technology
On Oct. 6, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced funding of a patch…
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Vaxxas announced $22 million award from U.S. Government to advance Vaxxas Needle-Free HD-MAP vaccine patch
On Oct. 5, 2020, Vaxxas announced a $22 million United States government award to support the deployment of…
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COVID-19 vaccine AZD1222 clinical trial resumed in Japan, follows restart of trials in the UK, Brazil, South Africa and India
On Oct. 2, 2020, AstraZeneca announced the phase I/II clinical trial for the COVID-19 vaccine AZD1222 had resumed…
