NIH funded study to evaluate remdesivir for COVID-19 in pregnancy
On Feb. 17, 2021, the NIH annunced funding of a study to evaluate the effects of remdesivir in…
Novartis and Gates Foundation collaborate to discover and develop in vivo gene therapy for sickle cell disease
On Feb. 17, 2021, Novartis announced that it had entered into a grant agreement with the Bill &…
TGen-led study confirmed cell-free DNA in urine as potential method for cancer detection
On Feb. 17, 2021, TGen, an affiliate of City of Hope announced that it had found a way…
European Commission purchased additional 150 million doses of COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna
On Feb. 17, 2021, Moderna announced that the European Commission had purchased an additional 150 million doses of…
Altimmune announced FDA clearance of AdCOVIDﾙ IND application
On Feb. 17, 2021, Altimmune announced that the FDA had cleared the Companyﾒs Investigational New Drug (IND) application…
Labcorp added high sensitivity antigen test to screen for active COVID-19 infection
On Feb. 17, 2021, LabCorp announced the availability of a new laboratory-based antigen test that will help doctors…
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…
Immunic announced 200 patients enrolled in phase 2 CALVID-1 trial of IMU-838 for treatment of COVID-19
On Feb. 17, 2021, Immunic announced that its lead asset, IMU-838, the company’s selective oral DHODH inhibitor, had…
Study published in NEJM demonstrated Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine neutralize South African variant spike mutations
On Feb. 17, 2021, BioNTech announced results from an in vitro study that provided additional data on the…
Million-year-old mammoth genomes shattered record for oldest ancient DNA
On Apr. 23, 2015, researchers announced that mammoth teeth preserved in eastern Siberian permafrost produced the oldest ancient…
Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | Neurology | NIH | Therapeutics
Genetic study of Lewy body dementia supported ties to Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases
On Feb. 16, 2021, in a study led by National Institutes of Health (NIH) researchers, scientists found that…
Anixa Biosciences began animal resting of Covid-19 therapeutic candidates
On Feb. 16, 2021, Anixa Biosciences announced that animal testing had commenced with two proprietary compounds that have…
XPhyto announced completion of European CE-IVD application for 25-Minute COVID-19 RT-PCR test
On Feb. 16, 2021, XPhyto and 3a-diagnostics announced that all actions and procedures required for its European regulatory…
AIM ImmunoTech announced approval to commence phase 1 clinical study of Ampligen as intranasal COVID-19 therapy
On Feb. 16, 2021, AIM ImmunoTech announced that it had received approval from the required Ethics Committee in…
Moderna provided U.S. COVID-19 vaccine supply update
On Feb. 16, 2021, Moderna provided a supply update for their COVID-19 Vaccine in the United States, reporting…
Johnson & Johnson announced submission of Marketing Authorisation Application to EMA for Janssen COVID-19 vaccine candidate
On Feb. 16, 2021, Johnson & Johnson announced that subsidiary Janssen Biotech, has submitted a conditional Marketing Authorisation…
Meridian provided an update on the Revogeneﾮ SARS-CoV-2 EUA submission
On Feb. 16, 2021, Meridian Bioscience provided an update on its application for Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) with…
Lonza expanded solid form services for small molecule drugs
On Feb. 16, 2021, Lonza, formerly Bend Research, announced that it was expanding and refining first-in-human services at…
WHO listed 2 additional COVID-19 vaccines for emergency use and COVAX roll-out
On Feb. 15, 2021, the WHO listed two versions of the AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, giving…
Novavax announced expanded agreement with SK Bioscience for 40 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine for South Korea
On Feb. 15, 2021, Novavax and SK Bioscience announced an expanded collaboration and license agreement. In addition to…
Ebola outbreak declared in Guinea
On Feb. 14, 2021, the WHO announced that Health authorities in Guinea had declared an outbreak of Ebola…
Oxford University extended COVID-19 vaccine study to children
On Feb. 13, 2021, the University of Oxford, together with three partner sites in London, Southampton and Bristol,…
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…
Four potential COVID-19 therapeutics enter phase 2/3 testing in NIH ACTIV-2 trial
On Feb. 12, 2021, the NIH announced that enrollment had begun to test additional investigational drugs in the…
Canada purchased additional 4 million doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine
On Feb. 12, 2021, Moderna announced that the Canadian Government had increased its confirmed order commitment by 4…
COVID-19 | Diagnostics | FDA | Medical Device
BD announced EUA, CE Mark for combination molecular diagnostic to detect SARS-CoV-2, influenza A+B in single test
On Feb. 12, 2021, BD (Becton, Dickinson) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had granted…
Pfizer and BioNTech announced agreement to supply US with 100 million additional doses of COVID-19 vaccine
On Feb. 12, 2021, BioNTech announced that the U.S. government had exercised its option for an additional 100…
DOD participated in COVID-19 antibody treatment trial
On Feb. 11, 2021, the the Military Health System (MHS) announced partcipation in the AstraZeneca phase III clinical…
Rising mortality as Africa marked one year of COVID-19
On Feb. 11, 2021, the WHO announced that COVID-19 cases and deaths surged in Africa as more contagious…
ImmunityBio and NantKwest announced FDA authorization to study hAd5 T-cell COVID-19 vaccine
On Feb. 11, 2021, ImmunityBio and NantKwest announced they had received FDA authorization to expand Phase I testing…