Antiviral drug Favipiravir investigated as a possible COVID-19 treatment for at-home recovery in PRINCIPLE trial
On Apr. 8, 2021, Oxford University announced that favipiravir was to be investigated in the UK as part…
NIH clinical trial evaluating Moderna COVID-19 variant vaccine began
On Mar. 31, 2021, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that an investigational vaccine designed to protect…
Celonic and CureVac announced agreement to manufacture over 100 million doses of CureVacﾒs COVID-19 vaccine CVnCoV
On Mar. 30, 2021, CureVac and Celonic Group announced their partnership for the production of CureVacﾒs mRNA-based COVID-19…
EMA approved new storage option for Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, easing distribution and storage of doses
On Mar. 26, 2021, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) approved storage of COMIRNATYﾮ…
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…
FDA issued an EUA to the Twist Bioscience for their SARS-CoV-2 NGS assay.
On Mar. 26, 2021, the FDA issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) to the Twist Bioscience for their…
XPhyto announces European approval for 25 minute COVID-19 PCR test
On Mar. 18, 2021, XPhyto and 3a-diagnostics announced the European approval of its point-of-care SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) RT-PCR test…
Moderna announced participants dosed in phase 2/3 study of COVID-19 vaccine in pediatric population
On Mar. 16, 2021, Moderna announced that the first participants had been dosed in the Phase 2/3 study,…
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…
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,…
Agilent completed CE-IVD registration of qRT-PCR In vitro diagnostic kit for SARS-CoV-2 RNA detection
On Mar. 9, 2021, Agilent Technologies announced the launch of a real-time reverse transcription (qRT) PCR-based diagnostic kit…
Ridgeback Biotherapeutics and Merck announced preliminary findings from phase 2a trial of investigational COVID-19 therapeutic
On Mar. 5, 2021, Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics, announced preliminary results from Ridgebackﾒs Phase 2a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled…
Moderna announced NDA submitted to import and distribute Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate in Japan
On Mar. 5, 2021, Moderna announced that Takeda Pharmaceutical submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the Government…
CureVac and Novartis signed initial agreement on manufacturing of COVID-19 vaccine candidate, CVnCoV
On Mar. 4, 2021, CureVac and Novartis announced an initial agreement for the manufacturing of CureVacﾒs COVID-19 vaccine…
Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Rwanda
On Mar. 3, 2021, Pfizer and BioNTech, in partnership with UNICEF, announced the arrival of the first doses…
Amyris announced positive pre-clinical results for COVID-19 RNA vaccine platform
On Feb. 22, 2021, Amyris announced highly promising preliminary data in a pre-clinical study of its ribonucleic acid…
Pfizer and BioNTech announced supply the European Union with 200 million additional doses of COMIRNATY
On Feb. 17, 2021, BioNTech announced an agreement with the European Commission (EC) to supply an additional 200…
CureVac initiated rolling submission with European Medicines Agency for COVID-19 vaccine candidate, CVnCoV
On Feb. 12, 2021, CureVac announced initiation of a rolling submission with the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for…
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…
Singapore Health Sciences Authority approved interim authorization of COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna
On Feb. 3, 2021, Moderna announced that the Singapore Health Sciences Authority (HSA) had approved the interim authorization…
GSK and CureVac announced JV to develop next generation mRNA COVID-19 vaccines
On Feb. 2, 2021, GlaxoSmithKline and CureVac announced a new ﾀ150m collaboration, building on their existing relationship, to…
Pfizer and BioNTech publish preclinical data from investigational COVID-19 vaccine program in Nature
On Feb. 1, 2021, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that preclinical data in non-human primate and mouse models from…
DNA Genotekﾒs OMNIgeneﾮﾷORAL included in EUA granted to Ambry Genetics for use in COVID-19 RT-PCR saliva test
On Jan. 29, 2021, OraSure Technologies announced its OMNIgeneﾮﾷORAL (OM-505) saliva collection kit, a product of subsidiary DNA…
Moderna COVID-19 vaccine retained neutralizing activity against emerging variants identified in UK and South Africa
On Jan. 25, 2021, Moderna announced results from in vitro neutralization studies of sera from individuals vaccinated with…
Moderna announced first participant dosed in phase 1/2 study of COVID-19 vaccine in Japan led by Takeda
On Jan. 21, 2021, Moderna announced that the first participant has been dosed in the Phase 1/2 study…
Twist Bioscience began shipping of synthetic RNA controls for UK variant strain of SARS-CoV-2
On Jan. 14, 2021, Twist Bioscience announced that it had started shipping its new synthetic RNA reference controls,…
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Moderna announced three new development programs in infectious disease vaccines
On Jan. 11, 2021, Moderna announced that it was expanding its pipeline of innovative vaccines with three new…
UK Medicines and Healthcare products regulatory agency authorized use of COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna
On Jan. 8, 2021, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) announced it had accepted the recommendation…
BioNTech confirmed EC’s proposal to purchase additional doses of vaccine
On Jan. 8, 2021, BioNTech announced that it was in talks with the European Commission (EC) about an…
Twist Bioscience supplied Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with custom SARS-CoV-2 synthetic RNA controls
On Jan. 7, 2021, Twist Bioscience announced it would supply the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…