Vaxart announced positive preclinical data for ioral COVID-19 vaccine program
On Apr. 21, 2020, Vaxart announced it had obtained positive pre-clinical results for its COVID-19 vaccine candidates, with…
Deison Technology Park provided increased capacity for VGXI to manufacture vaccines
On Apr. 20, 2020, VGX signed as the first occupant of Conroeﾒs Deison Technology Park and will move…
Five Oxford University COVID-19 projects received UK Research and Innovation funding
On Apr. 17, 2020, five projects from across Oxford University’s Medical Sciences Division were among twenty-one new studies…
Kaiser Permanente Washington announced Coronavirus vaccine trial to include older people
On Apr. 17, 2020, Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute (KPWHRI) announced that older adults were being enrolled…
Sinovac announced commencement of phase I human clinical trial for vaccine candidate against COVID-19
On Apr. 17, 2020, Sinovac Biotech announced that the Company had commenced Phase I clinical trial, a randomized,…
Emory University Began enrolling older adults in COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial
On Apr. 17, 2020, Emory University announced it had begun enrolling adults over age 55 in the clinical…
Celdara Medical entered into a CRADA with USAMRIID and the Geneva Foundation
On Apr. 17, 2020, Celdara Medical announced that it had entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement…
IVI, INOVIO, and KNIH partner with CEPI in phase 1/2 clinical trial of INOVIO’s COVID-19 DNA vaccine in South Korea
On Apr. 16, 2020, the International Vaccine Institute (IVI) announced that the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI)…
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Biogen, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Partners HealthCare launched consortium to build and share a COVID-19 Biobank
On Apr. 16, 2020, Biogen, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, and Partners HealthCare announced a consortium that…
Moderna announced BARDA award for up to $483 million to accelerate development of mRNA vaccine (mRNA-1273) against novel Coronavirus
On Apr. 16, 2020, Moderna announced an agreement for a commitment of up to $483 million from the…
Soligenix announced exclusive licensing agreement for novel vaccine adjuvant from BTG Specialty Pharmaceuticals
On Apr. 16, 2020, Soligenix announced it has executed an agreement for the exclusive worldwide license of CoVaccine…
Abbott launched third COVID-19 test, a laboratory-based antibody blood test
On Apr. 15, 2020, Abbott announced the launch of its third COVID-19 test, a lab-based serology blood test…
HALIX entered collaboration with University of Oxford for GMP manufacturing of a COVID-19 vaccine
On Apr. 15, 2020, HALIX announced it had joined a consortium of partners under the guidance of the…
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation expands its commitment to global COVID-19 response
On Apr. 15, 2020, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced an expansion of its funding for the…
Microneedle coronavirus vaccine triggered immune response in mice
On Apr. 14, 2020, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh announced that they had adapted a system to…
Sanofi and GSK announced an unprecedented vaccine collaboration to fight COVID-19
On Apr. 14, 2020, Sanofi and GSK announced that they had signed a letter of intent to enter…
Sinovac announced approval of human clinical trial for a vaccine candidate against COVID-19
On Apr. 14, 2020, Sinovac Biotech announced that the Company had obtained approval to conduct a human clinical…
The Jackson Laboratory to provide expanded Coronavirus testing for Maine hospitals
On Apr. 14, 2020, the Jackson Laboratory (JAX) in collaboration with several Maine regional hospitals, announced additional coronavirus…
IHME released updated COVID-19 predictions for deaths and hospital use in the European Economic Area
On Apr. 10, 2020, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) released updated COVID-19 predictions for deaths…
Pfizer and BioNTech announced details on collaboration to accelerate global COVID-19 vaccine development
On Apr. 9, 2020, Pfizer and BioNTech disclosed additional details of their collaboration to advance candidates from BioNTech’s…
iBio announced signing of agreements with Infectious Disease Research Institute in support of iBio’s SARS-CoV-2 Virus-Like Particle vaccine development
On Apr. 9, 2020, iBio announced the signing of two agreements with the Infectious Disease Research Institute (IDRI)…
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Dynavax donated 10,000 doses of HEPLISAV-Bﾮ [Hepatitis B Vaccine (Recombinant), adjuvanted] vaccine to emergency healthcare providers
On Apr. 8, 2020, Dynavax Technologies announced it had donated 10,000 doses of HEPLISAV-B adult vaccine to help…
Novavax identified Coronavirus vaccine candidate; accelerated initiation of first-in-human trial to mid-May
On Apr. 8, 2020, Novavax announced it had identified a coronavirus vaccine candidate, NVX-CoV2373, a stable, prefusion protein…
Pacific Biosciences powers SARS-CoV-2 research at commercial, academic and government labs
On Apr. 8, 2020, Pacific Biosciences announced it is working with commercial, academic and government research teams that…
Queensland University leads international team researching ancient Australian plant to help in production of COVID-19 vaccine
On Apr. 7, 2020, the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) announced that it is leading an international team…
Successful MERS vaccine in mice may hold promise for COVID-19 vaccine
On Apr. 7, 2020, Researchers at the University of Iowa and the University of Georgia announced they had…
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Seattle area philanthropists responded to COVID-19 care and research needs
On Apr. 7, 2020, the University of Washington Medicine (UW) announced that more than $20 million has been…
OncoSec collaborated with Providence Cancer Institute to conduct first-in-human trial of CORVax12, an Investigational Vaccine to prevent COVID-19
On Apr. 6, 2020, OncoSec Medical announced that Providence Cancer Institute, a part of Providence St. Joseph Health…
New antiviral drug from Emory University heading into clinical trials for COVID-19 treatment
On Apr. 6, 2020, Emory’s Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Unit (VTEU) announced its participation in a clinical trial…
INOVIO initiated phase 1 clinical trial of its COVID-19 vaccine
On Apr. 6, 2020, Inovio Pharma announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had accepted the company’s…