VBI Vaccines announced EMA acceptance of MAA for 3-Antigen prophylactic Hepatitis B vaccine
On Dec. 23, 2020, VBI Vaccines announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has accepted the filing of…
Mink at affected Oregon farm negative for SARS-CoV-2, wildlife surveillance continued
On Dec. 23, 2020, recent tests confirmed mink that tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 at an Oregon farm in…
NIH neuroscientists isolated promising mini antibodies against COVID-19 from a llama
On Dec. 22, 2020, the NIH researchers announced they had isolated a set of promising, tiny antibodies, or…
Sorrento announced it had submitted an EUA application to the FDA for COVI-STIX rapid test for detection of SARS-CoV-2 antigen
On Dec. 22, 2020, Sorrento Therapeutics announced that an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) Application had been submitted to…
Cocrystal Pharma selected lead compound for further development against Coronaviruses
On Dec. 22, 2020, Cocrystal Pharma announced the selection of CDI-45205 as the lead compound for further development…
NIH funded eight studies to uncover risk factors for COVID-19-related inflammatory syndrome in children
On Dec. 21, 2020, the NIH announced that it had awarded eight research grants to develop approaches for…
Reston Ebolavirus spreads efficiently in pigs
On Dec. 21, 2020, the NIH announced a study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences…
Novan engaged Catalent to develop intranasal formulation of berdazimer sodium for COVID-19 program
On Dec. 21, 2020, Novan announced it had entered into a Master Services Agreement (MSA) with Catalent, which…
Pfizer and BioNTech received CHMP positive opinion for their COVID-19 vaccine
On Dec. 21, 2020, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP)…
Pfizer and BioNTech received authorization in the European Union for COVID-19 vaccine
On Dec. 21, 2020, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that the European Commission (EC) had granted a conditional marketing…
National Research Council of Canada supported development of 4 COVID-19 therapeutic candidates
On Dec. 18, 2020, the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) announced it was providing advisory services and…
FDA issued Emergency Use Authorization for second COVID-19 vaccine
On Dec. 18, 2020, the FDA issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the second vaccine for the…
FDA authorized antigen test as first over-the-counter fully at-home diagnostic test for COVID-19
On Dec. 15, 2020, the FDA granted emergency use authorization (EUA) for the first over-the-counter (OTC) fully at-home…
TGen identified gene that could explain disparity in COVID-19 effects
On Dec. 15, 2020, TGen, an affiliate of City of Hope announced that it had identified a specific…
No association found between COVID-19 and Guillain-Barre syndrome
On Dec.14, 2020, neuroscientists at University College London (UCL) announced they had found no significant association between COVID-19…
Codagenix and Serum Institute commenced first-in-human trial of COVI-VAC single dose, intranasal COVID-19 vaccine
On Dec. 14, 2020, Codagenix and the Serum Institute of India announced that a Phase 1 clinical trial…
US FDA issued Emergency Use Authorization for first COVID-19 vaccine
On Dec. 11, 2020, the FDA issued the first emergency use authorization (EUA) for a vaccine for the…
UK COVID-19 infections survey revealed changes to pandemic over time
On Dev. 11, 2020, the University of Oxford reported that data from the National COVID-19 Infection Survey, done…
USDA confirmed COVID-19 in a snow leopard at a Kentucky zoo
On Dec. 11, 2020, the USDA’s National Veterinary Services Laboratories announced the first confirmed case of SARS-CoV-2 (the…
European CHMP adopted positive opinion for HEPLISAV-Bï¾® hepatitis B adjuvanted vaccine
On Dec. 10, 2020, Dynavax Technologies announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for…
ImmunityBioï¾’s hAd5 T-Cell COVID-19 vaccine candidate showed complete protection of airways
On Dec. 10, 2020, ImmunityBio announced its COVID-19 vaccine candidate protected nasal and lung airways of non-human primates…
Virologist Michael Houghton awarded Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of Hepatitis C virus
On Dec. 8, 2020, University of Alberta virologist Michael Houghton was awarded a share of the 2020 Nobel…
First peer-reviewed results of phase 3 human trials of University of Oxford vaccine demonstrated efficacy
On Dev. 8, 2020, University of Oxford and AstraZeneca researchers present a pooled analysis of Phase 3 trials…
Mount Sinai researchers advanced universal influenza virus vaccine
On Dec. 7, 2020, an universal influenza virus vaccine, which produces antibodies that target the part of the…
Roche received FDA Emergency Use Authorization for new test to measure level of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies
On Dec. 2, 2020, Roche announced that its Elecsysï¾® Anti-SARS-CoV-2 S antibody test had received Emergency Use Authorization…
VBI Vaccines announced submission of BLA to FDA for 3-antigen prophylactic Hepatitis B vaccine
On Dec. 1, 2020, VBI Vaccines announced the submission of a Biologics License Application (BLA) to the FDA…
Experimental vaccine for deadly tickborne virus effective in cynomolgus macaques
On Nov. 25, 2020, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), one of the National Institutes…
Innovation Pharma’s COVID-19 clinical trial supported development of Brilacidin as ‘Pan-Coronavirus’ therapeutic
On Nov. 30, 2020, Innovation Pharmaceuticals announced additional independent preliminary laboratory research suggests Brilacidin, the Company’s flagship defensin…
First case of SARS-CoV-2 in mink confirmed in Oregon
On Nov. 27, 2020, the USDA announced that it had confirmed cases of SARS-CoV-2 in mink at one…
NIAID announced fourth iteration of COVID-19 treatment trial was underway
On Nov. 25, 2020, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), one of the National Institutes…