Oxford / AstraZeneca vaccine reached two billion dose milestone
On Nov. 16, 2021, the University of Oxfordﾒs and AstraZeneca announced that two billion doses of the ChAdOx1…
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Meridian Bioscience received FDA Emergency Use Authorization for Revogeneﾮ SARS-CoV-2 molecular assay
On Nov. 10, 2021, Meridian Bioscience announced that their Revogeneﾮ SARS-CoV-2 assay was granted Emergency Use Authorization by…
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Politicization and COVID-19 vaccine resistance in the U.S. widened during pandemic
On Nov. 10, 2021, a study by researchers at Georgia State University showed that the politicization of science…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Therapeutics | USDA | Vaccine | Veterinary
The USDA confirmed COVID-19 in Hyenas at a Colorado Zoo
On Nov. 5, 2021, the USDA’s (USDA) National Veterinary Services Laboratories announced confirmation of SARS-CoV-2 in two spotted…
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NIH scientists identifed mechanism that may influence infectivity of SARS-CoV-2 variants
On Nov. 5, 2021, scientists at the National Institutes of Health announced they had found that a process…
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TGen case study documented first reported U.S. transmission of COVID from a pet owner to pets
On Nov. 1, 2021, for the first time in the U.S., the transmission of COVID-19 from pet parent…
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NIH researchers identified how two people controlled HIV after stopping treatment
On Oct. 29, 2021, research led by scientists at the National Institutes of Health announced they had identified…
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Hologic’s Multiplex COVID-19/Flu Test became commercially available in North America and Europe
On Oct. 27, 2021, Hologic announced that its Aptima SARS-CoV-2/Flu Assay was available for the simultaneous detection and…
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Fulgent Genetics launched at-home neutralizing antibody test for COVID-19
On Oct. 27, 2021, Fulgent Genetics announced that it had launched an antibody test for COVID-19 which specifically…
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Tonix Pharmaceuticals expanded research collaboration to develop precision medicine techniques for COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics
On Sept. 23, 2021, Tonix Pharmaceuticals announced it had expanded its research collaboration with Columbia University. The research…
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Oragenics initiated COVID-19 challenge study evaluating multiple formulations of its SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidate
On Sept. 15, 2021, Oragenics announced the initiation of a study to evaluate the immunogenicity and viral load…
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Coronavirus Epidemics first hit more than 21,000 years ago
On Sept. 2 , 2021, an Oxford University Study showed that the most recent common ancestor of these…
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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…
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U.S. FDA approved TICOVAC, Pfizer’s tick-borne encephalitis vaccine
On Aug. 13, 2021, Pfizer announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved TICOVAC™ (tick-borne…
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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…
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VBI Vaccines announced publication of Challenge Study Data of its eVLP vaccine candidate against COVID-19
On Apr. 28, 2021, VBI Vaccines announced that preclinical data of VBIﾒs enveloped virus-like particle (eVLP) vaccine candidate,…
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Innovation Pharma surpassed 50 percent enrollment in phase 2 clinical trial of Brilacidin for COVID-19
On Apr. 28, 2021, Innovation Pharma announced that enrollment had surpassed 50 percent of the total targeted number…
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Experimental antiviral for COVID-19 was effective in hamster study
On Apr. 15, 2021, the National Institutes of Health announced that the experimental antiviral drug MK-4482 significantly decreased…
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NIAID trial of Anti-CD14 antibody to treat COVID-19 respiratory disease began
On Apr. 13, 2021, a clinical trial testing the safety and efficacy of an investigational monoclonal antibody for…
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Novavax initiated COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial crossover
On Apr. 5, 2021, Novavax announced the initiation of crossover arms in two ongoing clinical trials of NVX-CoV2373,…
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Biotechnology | HIV | Therapeutics | Vaccine
Oregon Health & Science University researchers unlocked HIV vaccine candidate’s mysteries 20 years later
On Mar. 25, 2021, about two decades after first devising a new kind of vaccine, Oregon Health &…
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Tonix Pharma reported positive COVID-19 vaccine efficacy results in non-human primates vaccinated with TNX-1800
On Mar. 17, 2021, Tonix Pharma announced preliminary results following vaccination of non-human primates with TNX-1800 (modified horsepox…
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NIH scientists used human cerebral organoid to test drug for deadly brain disease
On Mar. 9, 2021, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that approximately two years after establishing a…
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Abbott’s received FDA EUA for laboratory PCR assay that detects and differentiates SARS-CoV-2, Flu A, Flu B and RSV
On Mar. 5, 2021, Abbott announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for…
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Recruitment and enrollment began for Innovation Pharma’s phase 2 clinical trial of Brilacidin for COVID-19
On Mar. 5, 2021, Innovation Pharmaceuticals reported that eight sites were participating in the Company’s international Phase 2…
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NIH halted trial of COVID-19 convalescent plasma in emergency department patients with mild symptoms
On Mar. 2, 2021, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) halted a clinical trial evaluating the safety and…
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NIH launched effort to understand MIS-C, range of SARS-CoV-2 effects on children
On Mar. 2, 2021, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), announced that it had launched a research effort…
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Innovation Pharma announced publication in Journal Viruses on the anti-SARS-CoV-2 properties of brilacidin
On Mar. 2, 2021, Innovation Pharmaceuticals reported that eight sites were participating in the Companyﾒs international Phase 2…
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COVID-19 can kill heart muscle cells, interfere with contraction
On Mar. 1, 2021, a study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis provided evidence that…
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Altimmune commenced enrollment in phase 1 trial of AdCOVID needle-free, single-dose Intranasal COVID-19 vaccine candidate
On Feb. 25, 2021, Altimmune announced that it had commenced enrollment in a Phase 1 clinical trial of…
