Novavax completed enrollment of PREVENT-19, COVID-19 vaccine pivotal phase 3 trial in the US and Mexico
On Feb. 22, 2021, Novavax announced it had completed enrollment of PREVENT-19, its pivotal Phase 3 study in…
First identification of human cases of avian influenza A(H5N8) infection
On Feb. 20, 2021, Russian authorities reported the detection of influenza A(H5N8) virus infection in seven poultry workers…
Biotechnology | COVID-19 | FDA | Pharmaceutical | Therapeutics | Vaccine
Pfizer and BioNTech submited COVID-19 vaccine stability data at standard freezer temperature to the FDA
On Feb. 19, 2021, BioNTech announced the submission of new data to the FDA demonstrating the stability of…
Luminex received BARDA funding to support development and validation of test combining SARS-CoV-2 and Flu/RSV respiratory pane
On Feb. 19, 2021, Luminex announced that it had received $11.3 million in funding from the Biomedical Advanced…
Novavax announced MOU with Gavi for cumulative supply to COVAX facility of 11 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccine
On Feb. 18, 2021, Novavax and announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, to…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Cue Health’s connected point-of-care Covid-19 test demonstrated 97.8% agreement compared to Central Lab PCR Testing
On Feb. 11, 2021, Cue Health announced the results of an independent clinical validation study conducted by Mayo…
Qatar Ministry of Public Health issued Emergency Use Authorization for COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna
On Feb. 11, 2021, Moderna announced that the Qatar Ministry of Public Health had issued an emergency use…
US Government purchased additional 100 million doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine
On Feb. 11, 2021, Moderna announced that the U.S. government had purchased an additional 100 million doses of…
Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | USDA | Veterinary
Oregon mink farm cleared from SARS-CoV-2; farm quarantine lifted
On Feb. 11, 2021, the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) lifted the quarantine on the Oregon mink farm…
NIH’s TOPMed program published data on over 53,000 diverse genomes
On Feb. 10, 2021, researchers supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute announced the publication of…
USDA confirmed COVID-19 in a cougar and tiger at a wild animal exhibitor in Texas
On Feb. 10, 2021, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Veterinary Services Laboratories announced confirmation of…
Notch Therapeutics closed $85 million financing to develop pipeline of renewable stem cell-derived cancer immunotherapies
On Feb. 10, 2021, Notch Therapeutics closed $85 Million Series A financing to develop pipeline of renewable stem…
Moderna announced COVID-19 vaccine supply agreements with governments of Taiwan and Colombia
On Feb. 9, 2021, Moderna announced two supply agreements for the COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna: one with the government…
Pfizer and BioNTech data demonstrated COVID-19 vaccine elicited antibodies that neutralize SARS-CoV-2 mutations
On Feb. 8, 2021, Pfizer and BioNTech announced publication in Nature Medicine of data from in vitro studies…
Tonix Pharmaceuticals to develop COVID-19 skin test to measure SARS-CoV-2 exposure and T cell immunity
On Feb. 8, 2021, Tonix Pharmaceuticals announced it had received the written response from the U.S. Food and…
Merck Statement on Ivermectin use During the COVID-19 Pandemic
On Feb. 4, 2021, Merck affirmed its position regarding use of ivermectin during the COVID-19 pandemic, and do…
T2 Biosystems T2SARS-CoV-2 panel proved capable of detecting the Brazil P1 variant of SARS-CoV-2 virus
On Feb. 4, 2021, T2 Biosystems announced that its T2SARS-CoV-2 Panel – a molecular diagnostic test that detects…
Oxford Immunotec updated T-SPOT Discovery SARS-CoV-2 kit to detect T Cells reactive to endemic Coronaviruses
On Feb. 4, 2021, Oxford Immunotec announced an update to the configuration of the T-SPOT Discovery SARS-CoV-2 kit….
Novavax announced start of rolling review by multiple regulatory authorities for COVID-19 vaccine authorization
On Feb. 4, 2021, Novavax announced the start of the rolling review process for authorization of NVX-CoV2373, its…
AXIM Biotechnologies began clinical trials of ImmunoPass rapid diagnostic test with vaccine recipients
On Feb. 3, 2021, AXIM Biotechnologies announced initiation of clinical trials for ImmunoPass, the Companyﾒs rapid point-of-care test…
Quidel opens new manufacturing facility to mass produce QuickVue Rapid Antigen Tests for COVID-19
On Feb. 3, 2021, Quidel announced the opening of a new manufacturing facility in Carlsbad, CA that was…