BioVersys announced first subjects dosed in phase 1 clinical trial of BV100
On Nov. 18, 2020, BioVersys announced a milestone by entering clinical development with the start of Phase 1…
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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…
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Innovation Pharma announced overseas regulatory filing submitted for COVID-19 clinical study
On Nov. 16, 2020, Innovation Pharmaceuticals announced that an overseas Clinical Trial Application (CTA) has been submitted to…
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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…
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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…
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CIRM Board approved four new clinical trials
On Nov.12, 2020, the governing Board of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) approved four new clinical…
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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…
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Biotechnology | HIV | NIH | Therapeutics
Long-acting injectable drug prevented HIV in cisgender women
On Nov. 9, 2020, the NIH reported that a pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) regimen containing an investigational long-acting form…
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Hydroxychloroquine does not benefit adults hospitalized with COVID-19
On Nov. 9, 2020, a National Institutes of Health (NIH) clinical trial evaluating the safety and effectiveness of…
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Effect of hydroxychloroquine on clinical status at 14 days in hospitalized patients with COVID-19
On Nov. 9, 2020, a study published in JAMA reported the effect of hydroxychloroquine on clinical status at…
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Mateon’s C001- A Global phase 2 study for OT-101 against COVID-19 received cleareence for patient enrollment
On Nov. 4, 2020, Mateon Therapeutics announced the receipt of approval from Instituto Nacional de Salud (INS), the…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Medicine | NIH | Therapeutics | Vaccine
Medigen Vaccines and NIHE partnered to develop COVID-19 vaccine in Vietnam
On Nov. 3, 2020, Medigen Vaccine Biologics (MVC) and the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE), a…
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Innovation Pharmaceuticals received pre-IND response from FDA on COVID-19 trial
On Nov. 2, 2020, Innovation Pharma announced receipt of written feedback from the FDA that is in general…
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Kaiser Permanente Research Institute enrolled volunteers in a phase 3 clinical trial to evaluate COVID-19 vaccine
On Oct. 30, 2020, Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute (KPWHRI) announced enrollment of volunteers in a phase…
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Icosavax launched COVID-19 vaccine program with preclinical data and $165 million in new funding
On Oct. 30, 2020, Icosavax announced the launch of the companyﾒs COVID-19 vaccine program with preclinical data on…
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Moderna partnered with Takeda and Government of Japan to supply 50 million doses of mRNA vaccine against COVID-19
On Oct. 29, 2020, Takeda Pharmaceutical announced that it would import and distribute 50 million doses of Moderna’s…
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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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Roche announced collaboration with Atea Pharmaceuticals to develop potential oral treatment for COVID-19 patients
On Oct. 22, 2020, Roche and Atea Pharmaceuticals announced they had joined forces in the fight against COVID-19…
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Scientists used gene therapy and a novel light-sensing protein to restore vision in mice
On Oct. 22, 2020, a newly developed light-sensing protein called the MCO1 opsin restored vision in blind mice…
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Landmark TB trial identified shorter-course treatment regimen
On Oct. 21, 2020, results from an international, randomized, controlled clinical trial indicated that a four-month daily treatment…
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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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Mateon’s phase 2 global study for OT-101/ TGF- Inhibitor against COVID-19 cleared for patient enrollment in Argentina
On Oct. 19, 2020, Mateon Therapeutics announced the receipt of approval from Republica Argentina Poder Ejecutivo Nacional, the…
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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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NIH began large clinical trial to test immune modulators for treatment of COVID-19
On Oct. 16, 2020, the NIH launched an adaptive Phase 3 clinical trial to evaluate the safety and…
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FDA authorized phase 1 trial of ImmunityBioﾒs novel COVID-19 vaccine candidate hAd5 to drive T cell and antibody immunity
On Oct. 15, 2020, ImmunityBio announced it had received authorization from the FDA to begin a Phase I…
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Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency authorized Sorrento’s phase 2 clinical trial of Abivertinib in COVID-19 patients
On Oct. 14, 2020, Sorrento Therapeutics announced receipt of clearance from the Brazilian regulatory agency (ANVISA) to proceed…
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Vaxart announced positive hamster challenge study data for its oral COVID-19 vaccine
On Oct. 14, 2020, Vaxart announced that the FDA had completed its review of the Companyﾒs Investigational New…
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NIH study to identify promising COVID-19 treatments for larger clinical trials
On Oct. 13, 2020, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), launched a study designed to…
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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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NeoGenomics expanded global footprint in pharma services with new clinical research laboratory in Suzhou, China
On Oct. 13, 2020, NeoGenomics announced plans to open a state-of-the-art research laboratory in China in association with…
