Pfizer initiated phase 1 study of movel oral antiviral therapeutic agent against SARS-CoV-2
On Mar. 23, 2021, Pfizer announced that it was progressing to multiple ascending doses after completing the dosing…
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Omeros and Quantum Leap announced first patients dosed with Narsoplimab in the I-SPY COVID-19 trial
On Mar. 23, 2021, Omeros and Quantum Leap Healthcare Collaborative announced that dosing of patients with narsoplimab in…
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FDA issued an EUA to the Twist Bioscience for their SARS-CoV-2 NGS assay.
On Mar. 26, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) to…
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Investigational AstraZeneca vaccine prevented COVID-19
On Mar. 22, 2021, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that results from a large clinical trial…
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US, Chile and Peru interim trial data showed Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine was safe and highly effective
On Mar. 22, 2021, Oxford University announced that a Phase III study of the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine conducted…
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AIM ImmunoTech announced addition of single-agent Ampligen arm to Cancer Center’s study in cancer patients with COVID-19
On Mar. 22, 2021, AIM ImmunoTech announced that the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer…
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Moderna announced supply agreement with the Philippines for 7 million additional doses of COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna
On Mar. 22, 2021, Moderna announced that the Philippines had secured 7 million additional doses of COVID-19 Vaccine…
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Phase III data showed investigational antibody cocktail reduced hospitalisation or death in patients with COVID-19
On Mar. 22, 2021, Roche confirmed positive topline results from the largest trial to date assessing a COVID-19…
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Cepheid received Emergency Use Authorization from FDA for Rapid SARS-CoV-2 Test
On Mar. 21, 2021, Cepheid announced it had received Emergency Use Authorization from the U.S. Food & Drug…
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Existing vaccines may protect against the Brazilian coronavirus variant
On Mar. 19, 2021, scientists at the University of Oxford released pre-print data measuring the level of antibodies…
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FDA authorized first machine learning-based screening device to identify COVID-19 infection biomarkers
On Mar. 19, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the…
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UK and EU regulatory agencies confirmed COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca was safe and effective
On Mar. 18, 2021, AstraZeneca announced that the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and European Medicines…
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Incyte announced results from phase 3 DEVENT study evaluating Jakafi as treatment for patients with COVID-19
On Mar. 18, 2021, Incyte announced results from the Phase 3 DEVENT study evaluating the efficacy and safety of…
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Altasciences partnered with NRC of Canada to qualify quantitative serological assay for detection of SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies
On Mar. 17, 2021, Altasciences working with the National Research Council of Canada (NRC), announced that it had…
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WHO COVID-19 subcommittee announced safety signals related to AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
On Mar. 17, 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine (including Covishield) continued…
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FDA permitted marketing of first SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic test using traditional premarket review process
On Mar. 17, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted marketing authorization of the BioFire Respiratory…
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Roche launched SARS-CoV-2 variant test to help monitor emerging coronavirus mutations
On Mar. 16, 2021, Roche announced the launch of the cobas SARS-CoV-2 Variant Set 1 Test to detect…
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AstraZeneca announced supplying the U.S. with up to half a million additional doses of the potential COVID-19 antibody treatment AZD7442
On Mar. 16, 2021, AstraZeneca announced it had modified an existing agreement with the US Government to supply…
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ImmunityBio announced positive interim phase I safety data of hAd5 T-cell COVID-19 vaccine candidate
On Mar. 15, 2021, ImmunityBio announced it had met the safety requirements for the first 12 participants in…
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Twist Bioscience began shipping of synthetic RNA controls for B.1.351 and P.1 variants
On Mar. 15, 2021, Twist Bioscience announced that it had started shipping its new synthetic RNA reference controls,…
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First participants dosed in Moderna phase 1 study evaluating mRNA-1283 next generation COVID-19 vaccine
On Mar. 15, 2021, Moderna announced that the first participants had been dosed in the Phase 1 study…
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Altimmune’s single dose, intranasal COVID-19 vaccine candidate prevented SARS-CoV-2-induced disease
On Mar. 15, 2021, Altimmune announced additional preclinical data for its single dose intranasal COVID-19 vaccine candidate, AdCOVID….
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Fulgent Genetics awarded contract from CDC to study variants of COVID-19 virus
On Mar. 15, 2021, Fulgent Genetics announced that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had awarded…
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WHO added Janssen vaccine to list of safe and effective emergency tools against COVID-19
On Mar. 12, 2021, The World Health Organization (WHO) listed the COVID-19 vaccine Ad26.COV2.S, developed by Janssen (Johnson…
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Abbott announced Pandemic Defense Coalition to help prevent future pandemics
On Mar. 11, 2021, Abbott announced the formation of the Abbott Pandemic Defense Coalition, a first-of-its-kind global scientific…
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ImmunityBio announced novel ACE2 decoy COVID-19 therapeutic that showed high binding to SARS-CoV-2 variants
On Mar. 11, 2021, ImmunityBio announced it was developing a novel hAd5 ACE2 Decoy therapeutic vaccine to neutralize…
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Altimmune expanded AdCOVID manufacturing collaboration with Lonza
On Mar. 11, 2021, Altimmune announced that it had expanded its previously-announced AdCOVID manufacturing collaboration with Lonza. Under the…
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Novavax confirmed ligh levels of efficacy against original and variant COVID-19 strains in UK and South Africa trials
On Mar. 11, 2021, Novavax announced final efficacy of 96.4% against mild, moderate and severe disease caused by…
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Innovation Pharma’s COVID-19 drug candidate Brilacidin among top three percent predicted most effective against SARS-CoV-2
On Mar. 10, 2021, Innovation Pharmaceuticals, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, is pleased to report that a Machine…
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The U.S. Department of Defense identified more troops to help administer COVID-19 vaccine
On Mar. 10, 2021, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) announced that it had identified additional personnel authorized…
