Oragenics signed a process development and manufacturing agreement with Avid Bioservices for Coronavirus vaccine
On Aug. 20, 2020, Oragenics and Avid Bioservices announced a process development and drug substance manufacturing agreement. Avid…
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Pfizer and BioNTech shared positive early data on lead mRNA vaccine candidate BNT162b2 against COVID-19
On Aug. 20, 2020, Pfizer and BioNTech shared additional Phase 1 safety and immunogenicity data from their U.S….
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics | Vaccine
Spike protein of the new corona virus is more flexible than expected
On Aug. 18, 2020, scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Biophysics, the Paul Ehrlich Institute, the European…
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Novavax initiated efficacy trial of COVID-19 vaccine in South Africa
On Aug. 17, 2020, Novavax announced the beginning of a Phase 2b clinical trial in South Africa to…
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AstraZeneca concluded agreement with the EC for supply of up to 400 million doses of AZD1222 COVID-19 vaccine
On Aug. 14, 2020, AstraZeneca concluded an agreement with the European Commission (EC) to supply up to 400…
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McKesson to Distribute Future COVID-19 Vaccines in Support of Operation Warp Speed
On Aug. 14, 2020, a global leader in the healthcare industry, McKesson announced it will expand its existing…
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Medigen Vaccines announced positive results of preclinical data for vaccine candidate against COVID-19
On Aug. 14, 2020, Medigen Vaccine Biologics (MBV) published preclinical results of their COVID-19 vaccine candidate in BioRxiv,…
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Novavax and UK Government announced collaboration and purchase agreement for Novavax’ COVID-19 vaccine candidate
On Aug. 14, 2020, Novavax announced it had signed a Heads of Terms (Term Sheet) with the Government…
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Novavax and SK bioscience announced collaboration for Novavax COVID-19 vaccine candidate
On Aug. 13, 2020, Novavax and SK bioscience announced a development and supply agreement for the antigen component…
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Dynavax announced grant to scale up CpG 1018 adjuvant capacity to support global COVID-19 response
On Aug. 13, 2020, Dynavax Technologies announced a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation of $3.4…
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Pfizer and BioNTech announced publication of peer-reviewed data from phase 1/2 study of mRNA-based vaccine candidate
On Aug. 12, 2020, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that preliminary, peer-reviewed data from their BNT162 mRNA-based vaccine development…
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Experimental COVID-19 vaccine prevented severe disease in mice
On Aug. 11, 2020, an experimental vaccine was reported to be effective at preventing pneumonia in mice infected…
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Biotechnology | HIV | Infectious Disease | Medicine | Therapeutics | Vaccine | WHO
China National Medical Products Administration approved Truvada for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis
On Aug. 11, 2020, Gilead Sciences announced that the China National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) had approved a…
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Moderna announced supply agreement with U.S. Government for initial 100 million doses of mRNA vaccine against COVID-19
On Aug. 11, 2020, Moderna announced that the U.S. government has secured 100 million doses of mRNA-1273 as…
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Intravacc received US NIH/NIAID contract to develop Enterovirus D68 Vaccine
On Aug. 9, 2020, Intravacc announced that it had been awarded a contract with base and options that…
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Scientists revealed structural details of spike protein used in leading COVID-19 vaccine
On Aug. 7, 2020, scientists at Scripps Research announced they had obtained high-resolution, atomic-scale details of the structure…
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Altimmune Completed enrollment in phase 1b clinical trial of NasoShield, a single dose intranasal anthrax vaccine candidate
On Aug. 7, 2020, Altimmune announced that it has completed enrollment in its Phase 1b clinical trial of…
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Novavax and Takeda announced collaboration for Novavax COVID-19 vaccine candidate in Japan
On Aug. 7, 2020, Novavax and Takeda Pharmaceutical announced a partnership for the development, manufacturing and commercialization of…
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Novavax signed COVID-19 vaccine supply deal with India’s Serum Institute
On Aug. 6, 2020, Novavax announced it had entered a supply and license agreement with the Serum Institute…
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NIH-Moderna investigational COVID-19 vaccine showed promise in mouse studies
On Aug. 5, 2020, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) announced that the investigational vaccine…
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BioNTech and Fosun Pharma announced start of clinical trial of mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine candidate in China
On Aug. 5, 2020, BioNTech and Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical announced that the first 72 participants had been dosed…
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Johnson & Johnson announces agreement with US Government for 100 million doses of investigational COVID-19 vaccine
On Aug. 5, 2020, Johnson & Johnson announced a $1 billion agreement with the U.S. government for the…
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Pfizer and BioNTech to supply Canada with their BNT162 mRNA- based vaccine candidate
On Aug. 5, 2020, Pfizer Canada and BioNTech SE today announced an agreement with the Government of Canada…
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VBI Vaccines awarded up to CAD$56 million contribution from Canadian Government to accelerate Coronavirus vaccine development
On Aug. 5, 2020, Variation Biotechnologies, an Ottawa-based subsidiary of VBI Vaccines, announced that it had been awarded…
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Novavax announced positive phase 1 data for its COVID-19 vaccine candidate
On Aug. 4, 2020, Novavax announced Phase 1 data from its Phase 1/2 randomized, observer-blinded, placebo-controlled trial of…
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Bio-Techne and Kantaro Biosciences to launch a quantitative research use only COVID-19 serology test
On Aug. 3, 2020, Bio-Techne and the Mount Sinai Health System in New York, through its commercial affiliate…
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Serum Institute of India received approval to start human trials for Oxford vaccine
On Aug. 1, 2020, the Serum Institute of India (SII) got the approval to start human trials in…
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Pfizer and BioNTech announced an agreement with the MHLW in Japan to supply 120 million doses of BNT162 mRNA-based vaccine candidate
On Jul. 31, 2020, Pfizer and BioNTech announced an agreement with the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare…
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Sanofi and GSK announced discussions with EU to supply up to 300 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine
On Jul. 31, 2020, Sanofi and GSK announced advanced discussions, with the European Commission for the supply of…
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Sanofi and GSK selected for Operation Warp Speed to supply US government with 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine
On Jul. 31, 2020, Sanofi and GSK announced a collaborative effort with the U.S. government to accelerate the…
