World leaders made historic commitments to provide equal access to vaccines for all
On Jun. 4, 2020, world leaders pledged an additional US$ 8.8 billion for Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, far…
HPV vaccine manufacturers commited to provide enough supply to immunise at least 84 million girls in Gavi countries
On Jun. 4, 2020, vaccine manufacturers MSD, GSK, Innovax, Serum Institute of India and Walvax pledged to ramp…
HHS announced new laboratory data reporting guidance for COVID-19 testing
On Jun. 4, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced new Guidance that specified…
HPV vaccine manufacturers committed to immunise at least 84 million girls in Gavi countries
On Jun. 4, 2020, vaccine manufacturers MSD, GSK, Innovax, Serum Institute of India (SII) and Walvax pledged to…
Introduction and spread of SARS-CoV-2 in the greater Boston area
On Jun. 4, 2020, data from the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Massachusetts General Hospital, and the…
CEPI granted $141 million to consortium of Bharat Biotech and IVI to advance development of Chikungunya vaccine in collaboration with Ind-CEPI
On Jun. 3, 2020, CEPI, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, in collaboration with Ind-CEPI, announced a new…
The USDA announced the first confirmed case of a dog in the US to test positive for SARS-CoV-2
On Jun. 2, 2020, the USDA announced the first confirmed case of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19)…
Albert Einstein College of Medicine awarded $1 million for COVID-19 research from the Price Family Foundation
On Jun. 2, 2020, Albert Einstein College of Medicine announced it had received a $1 million challenge grant…
Resverlogix announced COVID-19 clinical trial program launch
On Jun. 1, 2020, Resverlogix announced that it is moving forward with a plan to further evaluate apabetaloneï¾’s…
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…
The USDA announced transition to preventive plan for virulent Newcastle disease in California
On Jun. 1, 2020, the USDA announced it is transitioning its virulent Newcastle disease (vND) efforts in southern…
CIRM board approved three projects targeting COVID-19
On May 29, 2020, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) approved investments in three early-stage research programs…
Moderna announced first participants in each age cohort dosed in phase 2 study of mRNA vaccine against novel Coronavirus
On May 29, 2020, Moderna announced the first participants in each age cohort had been dosed in the…
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…
The Jenner Institute signed agreement with Advent to develop a novel coronavirus vaccine
On May 28, 2020, the Jenner Institute, University of Oxford, UK and Advent Srl ï¾– an IRBM company,…
GSK announced intention to produce 1 billion doses of pandemic vaccine adjuvant in 2021 to support multiple COVID-19 vaccine collaborations
On May 28, 2020, GSK confirmed its intention to manufacture 1 billion doses of its pandemic vaccine adjuvant…
The US Dept of Veterans Affairs conducted deep-dive study into effects of COVID-19 on Veterans
On May 28, 2020, the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs (VA) began a national four-year study on the…
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…
Innovation Pharma receives data from public health research institute showing brilacidin inhibits SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) in human cell line
On May 26, 2020, Innovation Pharma reported receiving data from a leading public health research institute showing Brilacidin…
Novavax initiated phase 1/2 clinical trial of COVID-19 vaccine
On May 26, 2020, Novavax announced enrollment of the first participants in a Phase 1/2 clinical trial of…
Rice University COVID-19 research fund awarded final grants
On May 26, 2020, the Rice University COVID-19 Research Fund Oversight and Review Committee announced it had awarded…
Analysis of COVID-19 genomes revealed large numbers of introductions to the UK in March, 2020
On May 22, 2020, data reports, published by the COVID-19 Genomics UK Consortium (COG-UK), showed the value in…
Innovation Pharma pursuing gold standard in battle gainst Covid-19
On May 21, 2020, Innovation Pharma announced that in vitro research independently conducted at a U.S. Regional Biocontainment…
ADMA Biologics commenced collection of COVID-19 plasma from recovered patients
On May 21, 2020, ADMA Biologics announced it had commenced the collection of convalescent plasma through its wholly-owned…
Mammoth Biosciences collaborated with GSK to develop COVID-19 test using CRISPR-based platform
On May 20, 2020, Mammoth Biosciences announced a collaboration with GSK Consumer Healthcare to develop an accurate, easy-to-use,…
INOVIO COVID-19 DNA vaccine INO-4800 demonstrated robust neutralizing antibody and T cell immune responses in preclinical models
On May 20, 2020, INOVIO announced the publication of the preclinical study data for IN0-4800, its COVID-19 DNA…
Bharat Biotech and Thomas Jefferson University announced a promising vaccine candidate against COVID-19
On May 20, 2020, Bharat Biotech and Thomas Jefferson University of Philadelphia announced an exclusive deal to develop…
Atossa Therapeutics announced in vitro testing results of COVID-19 drug inhibits SARS-CoV-2 infectivity
On May 20, 2020, Atossa Therapeutics announced the successful results from in vitro testing of AT-H201, Atossaï¾’s proprietary…
NIH-funded study investigated pregnancy outcomes resulting from COVID-19 pandemic
On May 19, 2020, the NIH has launched a multipronged study to understand the effects of the COVID-19…
The FDA announced an agreement with Aetion to collaborate on advanced analytical techniques to accelarate Coronavirus disease research
On May 19, 2020, the FDA announced an agreement with Aetion to collaborate on advanced analytical techniques to…