West Africa’s first-ever case of Marburg virus disease confirmed in Guinea
On Aug. 9, 2021, health authorities in Guinea confirmed a case of Marburg virus disease in the southern…
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The 12th Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo declared over
On May 3, 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced the end of the 12th Ebola outbreak in…
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BioNTech updated on vaccine production status at Marburg manufacturing site
On Mar. 26, 2021, BioNTech announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) approved the manufacturing of the COVID-19…
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BioNTech updated vaccine production manufacturing site in Marburg, Germany
On Feb. 10, 2021, BioNTech announced they had increased their manufacturing capacity in Marburg, Germany to up to…
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11th Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo declared over
On Nov. 18, 2020, marks the end of the 11th Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the…
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FDA approved first treatment for Ebola virus
On Oct. 14, 2020, the FDA approved Regeneron Pharmaceutical’s Inmazeb (atoltivimab, maftivimab, and odesivimab-ebgn), a mixture of three…
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BioNTech acquired GMP manufacturing site to expand COVID-19 vaccine production
On Sept. 17, 2020, BioNTech announced an agreement with Novartis to acquire their GMP certified manufacturing facility in…
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Soligenix announced publication demonstrating thermostabilization of filovirus vaccine antigens
On Sept. 15, 2020, Soligenix, a late-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing products to treat rare…
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The 10th Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was declared over
On Jun. 25, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced the end of the 10th outbreak of Ebola…
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No link between two ongoing Ebola outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
On Jun. 9, 2020, genetic sequence analysis by the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) National Institute of…
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New Ebola outbreak detected in northwest Democratic Republic of the Congo
On Jun. 1, 2020,The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo announced that a new outbreak of…
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Johnson & Johnson received positive CHMP opinion for Janssen’s investigational preventive Ebola vaccine regimen
On May 29, 2020, Johnson & Johnson announced that its Janssen Pharmaceutical subsidiary received a positive opinion from…
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IAVI and Merck announced collaboration to develop vaccine against SARS-CoV-2
On May 26, 2020, Merck and and IAVI, a nonprofit scientific research organization dedicated to addressing urgent, unmet…
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FDA accepted for Priority Review Biologics License Application for REGN-EB3 to treat Ebola
On Apr. 16, 2020, Regeneron announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had accepted for Priority Review…
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Soligenix and University of Hawaii at Manoa initiate work on novel Coronavirus vaccine for COVID-19
On Mar. 23, 2020, Soligenix announced that its ongoing collaboration with the University of Hawaii at Manoa (UH…
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Vanderbilt Vaccine Center Director James Crow Jr, MD, was awarded half of the Future Insight Prize by Merck KGaA of Germany
On Jul. 9, 2019, Vanderbilt Vaccine Center announced that Director James Crow Jr., MD, had been awarded half…
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The CDC established the International Health Program Office
In 1981, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) established the International Health Program Office, now…
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The CDC opened an expanded maximum containment lab (hot lab) for highly dangerous viruses
In 1978, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) completed construction of a new hot lab…
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Ebola virus was first identified in Sudan and Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo)
On Oct. 13, 1976, the Ebola virus was first identified in Sudan and Zaire (now Democratic Republic of…
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The CDC opened its first biological containment lab
In 1969, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) opened its first permanent high-containment laboratory (HCL)…
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The World Health Organization was founded in Geneva
On Apr. 7, 1948, the World Health Organization (WHO) was founded and is today the United Nations agency…
