Preliminary study suggested tuberculosis vaccine may be limiting COVID-19 deaths
On Jul. 10, 2020, researchers from Virginia Tech and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) suggested that Bacille…
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Spanish National Center for Biotechnology uses Atos supercomputing expertise to find out how Covid-19 virus initiates infection
On Jul. 9, 2020, Atos announced that the Biocomputing Unit at the Spanish National Center for Biotechnology (CNB),…
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Moderna and ROVI announced collaboration for OUS fill-finish manufacturing of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate
On Jul. 9, 2020 Moderna and Laboratorios Farmaceuticos Rovi announced a collaboration for large-scale, commercial fill-finish manufacturing of…
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Altimmune signed agreement with DynPort Vaccine on US Government funding efforts for COVID-19 vaccine candidate, AdCOVID
On Jul. 9, 2020, Altimmune announced that it had entered into a teaming agreement with DynPort Vaccine Company…
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Biotechnology | Clinical Research | COVID-19 | Infectious Disease | NIH | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics | Vaccine
NIH launched clinical trials network to test COVID-19 vaccines and other prevention tools
On Jul. 8, 2020, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases announced it had established a new…
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From lung scarring to heart damage, COVID-19 may leave lingering marks
On Jul. 8, 2020, scientists at the UC Berkeley-UCSF Joint Medical Program reported that for some individuals with…
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Moderna completed enrollment of phase 2 study of its mRNA vaccine against COVID-19 (mRNA-1273)
On Jul. 8, 2020, Moderna announced that it had completed enrollment for both cohorts of the Phase 2…
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BD partnered with U.S. Government on $70 million manufacturing infrastructure project for mass vaccination campaigns
On Jul. 8, 2020, BD (Becton, Dickinson) announced the formation of a strategic, public-private partnership with the Biomedical…
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First adjuvanted quadrivalent influenza vaccine received EU approval
On Jul. 8, 2020, the European Commission announced regulatory approval for the first adjuvanted quadrivalent influenza vaccine to…
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USDA announced an initial purchase of vaccine for National Animal Vaccine and Veterinary Countermeasures Bank
On Jul. 8, 2020, the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)…
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Fred Hutch joined international COVID-19 vaccine effort
On Jul. 8, 2020, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center was named the coordinating center for vaccine clinical…
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Novavax announced $1.6 billion funding from Operation Warp Speed
On Jul. 7, 2020, Novavax announced that it had been selected to participate in Operation Warp Speed, a…
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Tonix Pharma announced plans for Massachusetts R&D facility to accelerate clinical development of vaccines and protein-based therapeutics
On Jul. 7, 2020, Tonix Pharmaceuticals announced its intent to purchase an approximately 40,000 square foot facility in…
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GSK and Medicago announced collaboration to develop a novel adjuvanted COVID-19 candidate vaccine
On Jul. 7, 2020, GlaxoSmithKline and Medicago announced a collaboration to develop and evaluate a COVID-19 candidate vaccine…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | FDA | Infectious Disease | Influenza | Vaccine
The FDA issued an emergency use authorization for the third diagnostic test for detection and differentiation of the viruses that cause flu and COVID-19
On Jul. 6, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it had issued an emergency use…
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Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine collaboration with Butantan received approval from Brazilian regulator for phase III trial
On Jul. 6, 2020, Sinovac Biotech announced an update to its previously announced partnership with Butantan, a leading…
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Emergent BioSolutions signed five-year agreement for large-scale drug substance manufacturing for Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate
On Jul. 6, 2020, Emergent BioSolutions announced a five-year manufacturing services agreement with Janssen Pharmaceuticals, a Johnson &…
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AIM ImmunoTech signed material transfer and research agreement with Japan’s National Institute of Infectious Diseases and Shionogi & Co to test Ampligen as potential vaccine adjuvant for COVID-19
On Jul. 6, 2020, AIM ImmunoTech announced that it had signed a material transfer and research agreement with…
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CDC announced action to prepare against ‘G4’ swine flu viruses in China with pandemic potential
On Jul. 2, 2020, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced a publication in the…
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UConn-made COVID-19 custom mask solution to be manufactured
On Jul. 2, 2020, UConn announced a licensing deal with Connecticut Biotech, a startup company headquartered in South…
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Johnson & Johnson Announced European Commission Approval for Janssen’s Preventive Ebola Vaccine
On Jul. 1, 2020, Johnson & Johnson announced that its Janssen Pharmaceutical subsidiary received a positive opinion from…
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Pfizer and BioNTech announced early positive data from ongoing phase 1/2 study of mRNA-based vaccine candidate against SARS-CoV-2
On Jul. 1, 2020, Pfizer and BioNTech announced preliminary data from the most advanced of four investigational vaccine…
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Johnson & Johnson Announces European Commission Approval for Janssen’s Preventive Ebola Vaccine
On Jul. 1, 2020, Johnson & Johnson announced that its Janssen Pharmaceutical subsidiary received a positive opinion from…
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Intravacc in-licensed CimCure’s iBoost technology, expanding its vaccine platform portfolio
On Jul. 1, 2020, Intravacc announced the signing of a strategic partnership agreement with Dutch based CimCure, focusing…
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Altimmune announces dosing of first patient in phase 1b clinical trial of NasoShield single dose intranasal anthrax vaccine candidate
On Jun. 30, 2020, Altimmune announced dosing of the first patient in the Company’s Phase 1b clinical trial…
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Bharat Biotech COVID-19 vaccine – COVAXIN received DCGI approval for phase I & II Human clinical trials
On Jun. 29, 2020, Bharat Biotech announced it had successfully developed COVAXIN, India’s 1st vaccine candidate for COVID-19,…
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Association between statewide school closure and COVID-19 incidence and mortality in the US
On Jun. 29, 2020, a study published in JAMA showed that in the U.S., states enacted nonpharmaceutical interventions,…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics | Vaccine
MSFHR funded COVID-19 research to mitigate effects on BC’s vulnerable populations
On Jun. 29, 2020, the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR) COVID-19 Research Response Fund announced funding…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Infectious Disease | Medical Device | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics | Vaccine
COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator donors launched international alliance to connect research data sources and enable collaboration
On Jun. 26, 2020, the COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator donors and partners announced the formation of the International COVID-19…
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Vaxart signed Memorandum of Understanding with Attwill Medical Solutions Sterilflow
On Jun. 26, 2020, Vaxart announced that its oral COVID-19 vaccine has been selected to participate in a…
