Atlanta Zoo’s western lowland gorillas tested presumptive positive for COVID-19
On Sept. 10, 2021, Zoo Atlanta reported that it had received presumptive positive test results indicating that members…
T2 Biosystems T2SARS-CoV-2 panel proved capable of detecting Mu B.1.621 and Iota B.1.526 variants of SARS-CoV-2 virus
On Sept. 9, 2021, T2 Biosystems announced that its T2SARS-CoV-2 Panel – a molecular diagnostic test that detected…
Bio-Techne and Carterra initiateed clinical research collaboration for COVID-19 variant analysis
On Sept. 8, 2021, Bio-Techne and Carterra announced a clinical research collaboration studying COVID-19 variants. To assess immune…
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Oragenics SARS-CoV-2 spike protein produced neutralizing antibodies with Intramuscular and intranasal adjuvants
On Aug. 30, 2021, Oragenics announced that the stabilized pre-fusion spike protein trimer produced by its Canadian collaborator…
USDA confirmed COVID-19 in deer in Ohio
On Aug. 27, 2021, the USDA’s National Veterinary Services Laboratories announced confirmation of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes…
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Study confirmed virus variants reduce protection against COVID-19
On Aug. 26, 2021, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) announced a laboratory study from found that blood…
University of Nebraska Medical Center team confirmed COVID-19’s airborne transmission in leading scientific journal
On Aug. 26, 2021, the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) announced findings on airborne transmission have passed…
Anixa Biosciences’ Covid-19 compounds expected to be effective against the Delta variant
On Aug. 25, 2021, Anixa Biosciences announced that a genomic variant analysis indicateed that its potential compounds may…
Amyris achieved promising in-vivo results for intranasal delivery of RNA/NLC vaccine
On Aug. 20, 2021, Amyris announced promising in-vivo results in a study of its licensed RNA vaccine through…
Second-Gen mRNA COVID-19 vaccine candidate demonstrated improved immune response in preclinical study
On Aug. 16, 2021, CureVac and GSK announced publication on the preprint server bioRxiv of preclinical data investigating…
NIH scientists developed faster COVID-19 test
On Aug. 16, 2021, scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced they had developed a new…
Moderna announced study showing Its COVID-19 vaccine maintained antibodies against variants of concern
On Aug. 12, 2021, Moderna announced the publication of new data on the durability of the Moderna COVID-19…
Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration granted provisional registration for Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine
On Aug. 9, 2021, Moderna announced that the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) had granted provisional registration to the…
BD and CerTest Biotec announced CE Mark for molecular test to detect, identify certain SARS-CoV-2 variants
On Aug. 6, 2021, BD (Becton, Dickinson) and CerTest Biotec announced the CE mark for a molecular test…
Novavax and EC finalized advance purchase agreement for up to 200 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine
On Aug. 4, 2021, Novavax announced that it had reached an agreement with the European Commission (EC) for…
Bio-Techne’s RNAscopeﾙ aids in tissue diagnosis of COVID-19 in cases with no previous SARS-CoV-2 testing
On Aug. 4, 2021, Bio-Techne announced that scientists at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)…
NEJM published positive phase 3 trial results for REGEN-COV to prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection
On Aug. 4, 2021, Regeneron announced that the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) had published positive detailed…
Illumina donated US $1 Million in sequencing capabilities for COVID-19 genomic surveillance in India
On Aug. 3, 2021, Illumina announced it had donated US $1 million in sequencing capabilities to the Molecular…
FDA cleared Vaxart’s IND application for S-only oral tablet COVID-19 vaccine candidate
On Aug. 2, 2021, Vaxart announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had cleared Vaxart’s Investigational New…
FDA expanded authorized use of REGEN-COVﾙ (casirivimab and imdevimab)
On Jul. 30, 2021, Regeneron announced that the FDA had updated the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the…
Cocrystal’s SARS-CoV-2 3CL protease lead CDI-45205 demonstrated broad-spectrum activity against SARS-CoV-2 Delta and Gamma variants
On Jul. 29, 2021, Cocrystal Pharma announced that its SARS-CoV-2 3CL protease lead CDI-45205 and several analogs showed…
Second-generation mRNA COVID-19 vaccine candidate, CV2CoV, demonstrated improved immune response and protection in preclinical study
On Jul. 28, 2021, GlaxoSmithKline and Vir Biotechnology announced they had signed a Joint Procurement Agreement with the…
COVID-19 vaccine delivered into nose of research animals reduced nasal virus shedding
On Jul. 27, 2021, the National Institutes of Health announced that the COVID-19 vaccine AZD1222, when delivered into…
Oragenics entered into licensing agreement with the NRC of Canada, to pursue next-generation SARS-CoV-2 vaccines
On Jul. 27, 2021, Oragenics announced it had entered into a licensing agreement with the National Research Council…
Twist Bioscience began shipping synthetic RNA positive controls for Delta (B.1.617.2) SARS-CoV-2 variant
On Jul. 22, 2021, Twist Bioscience announced that it had started shipping its synthetic RNA reference controls for…
iBio reported successful preclinical immunization studies with next-gen nucleocapsid COVID-19 vaccine
On Jul. 15, 2021, iBio announced that preclinical studies of IBIO-202, its subunit vaccine candidate that targets the…
Hologic obtained European CE Mark for use of saliva samples with COVID-19 test
On Jul. 14, 2021, Hologic announced that it had obtained a CE Mark for the use of saliva…
U.S. FDA issued an EUA to Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics for VITROS Anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG quantitative test
On Jul. 9, 2021, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) to Ortho-Clinical…
Becton Dickinson and CerTest teamed up to detect covid-19 in saliva
On Jul. 5, 2021, CerTest Biotec and BD announces addition of saliva to the CE Marked VIASURE SARS-CoV-2…
HDT Bio received notice to proceed from FDA for U.S. phase 1 clinical trial of RNA COVID-19 vaccine
On Jul. 1, 2021, HDT Bio announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had reviewed the companyﾒs Investigational…