FDA issued EUA for the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine manufactured at Emergent BioSolutions facility in Baltimore
On Jun. 11, 2021, The FDA issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine, two…
Novavax announces positive data from three complementary studies of COVID-19 Beta variant strain vaccine
On Jun. 11, 2021, Novavax announced preclinical and clinical data on the company’s original recombinant protein COVID-19 vaccine…
Novan announced positive ppreclinical data in SB019 COVID-19 anti-viral therapy program
On Jun. 10, 2021, Novan announced positive preclinical results with berdazimer sodium in a SARS-CoV-2 transmission model in…
Moderna filed for Emergency Use Authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine in adolescents in the United States
On Jun. 10, 2021, Moderna announced that it had requested an emergency use authorization (EUA) for its COVID-19…
Pfizer and BioNTech provided 500 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to U.S. Government for donation to poorest nations
On Jun. 10, 2021, Pfizer and BioNTech announced plans to provide the U.S. government at a not-for-profit price…
Merck announced supply agreement with U.S. Government for molnupiravir, an Investigational oral antiviral treatment of COVID-19
On Jun. 8, 2021, Merck announced it had entered into a procurement agreement with the U.S. government for…
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RECOVERY trial found aspirin does not improve survival for patients hospitalised with COVID-19
On Jun. 8, 2021, the University of Oxford announced that the RECOVERY trial found aspirin does not improve…
Twist Bioscience began shipping of synthetic RNA controls for Kappa (B.1.617.1) SARS-CoV-2 variants
On Jun. 8, 2021, Twist Bioscience announced that it had started shipping its synthetic RNA reference controls for…
Senolytics reduced COVID-19 symptoms in preclinical studies
On Jun. 8, 2021, Mayo Clinic researchers and colleagues at the University of Minnesota showed that COVID-19 exacerbates…
Pixel by Labcorpﾮ COVID-19 PCR test home collection kits now available nationwide
On Jun. 8, 2021, LabCorp announced that its Pixel COVID-19 PCR Test Home Collection Kits were availavle in…
INOVIO expanded partnership with Advaccine to conduct global phase 3 efficacy trial of COVID-19 DNA vaccine candidate
On Jun. 8, 2021, Inovio Pharma announced an expansion of its previously announced partnership with Advaccine Biopharmaceuticals to…
Moderna filed for conditional Marketing Approval for its COVID-19 vaccine in adolescents in the EU
On Jun. 7, 2021, Moderna announced that it had submitted for a conditional marketing approval (CMA) for its…
Moderna and Medison Pharma partnered to commercialize COVID-19 vaccine in Central Eastern Europe and Israel
On Jun. 7, 2021, Moderna announced a new agreement to commercialize its COVID-19 Vaccine across Central Eastern Europe…
OraSure Technologies receives three EUA’s for its COVID-19 rapid antigen tests for non-prescription use
On Jun. 7, 2021, OraSure Technologies announced that it had received Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the FDA…
Resverlogix and EVERSANA announced partnership to support commercialization of Apabetalone for COVID-19 in U.S. and Canada
On Jun. 3, 2021, Resverlogix announced a partnership to support planned commercialization of apabetalone in the United States,…
NIH researchers identified potential new antiviral drug for COVID-19
On Jun. 3, 2021, the National Institutes of Health announced that the experimental drug TEMPOL may be a…
Innovation Pharma completed enrollment in phase 2 clinical trial for COVID-19
On Jun. 3, 2021, Innovation Pharma announced that it had achieved full patient enrollment in its randomized, double-blind,…
Moderna announced agreement to supply the Republic of Botswana with COVID-19 vaccine
On Jun. 3, 2021, Moder’s vaccine against COVID-19, to support the government’s ongoing efforts to secure access to…
Lonza and Moderna announced collaboration for drug substance manufacturing of COVID-19 Vaccine in the Netherlands
On Jun. 2, 2021, Lonza announced the expansion of its collaboration with Moderna. The expanded collaboration extended the…
Relief Therapeutics reported that NRx Pharma, had submitted an application for EUA for Aviptadil to the U.S. FDA
On Jun. 2, 2021, RELIEF THERAPEUTICS reported that its collaboration partner, NRx Pharmaceuticals, announced that it had submitted…
UNICEF and Moderna announced long term agreement to supply vaccine on behalf of the COVAX facility
On Jun. 2, 2021, Moderna and UNICEF announced that they had signed a long-term agreement for the supply…
Vaxxas and collaborators revealed potential of Vaxxasﾒ high-density microarray patch to deliver SARS-CoV-2 vaccine
On Jun. 2, 2021, Vaxxas announced that research demonstrated the potential of Vaxxasﾒ novel high-density microarray patch (HD-MAP)…
U.S. blood donations declared safe under current COVID-19 screening guidelines
On Jun. 1, 2021, a study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health and their colleagues found…
WHO validated Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use
On Jun. 1, 2021, WHO validated the Sinovac-CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, giving countries, funders, procuring agencies…
WHO $50 billion health, trade and finance roadmap to end the pandemic and secure a global recovery
On Jun. 1, 2021, the heads of the world’s predominant global financing, health and trade agencies united to…
NIH clinical trial evaluating mixed COVID-19 vaccine schedules began
On Jun. 1, 2021, the National Institutes of Health announced that it had started a Phase 1/2 clinical…
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WHO validated Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use and issues interim policy recommendations
On Jun. 1, 2021, the WHO announced it had validated the Sinovac-CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, giving…
Moderna announced rolling submission of Biologics License Application with FDA for COVID-19 vaccine
On Jun. 1, 2021, Moderna announced that it had initiated the rolling submission process with the U.S. Food…
Moderna announced agreement with Thermo Fisher for fill/finish manufacturing of COVID-19 vaccine
On Jun. 1, 2021, Moderna announced that it had entered into an agreement with Thermo Fisher Scientific for…
CytoDyn received first order from Chiral Pharma for use of Leronlimab for COVID-19 patients in the Philippines
On Jun. 1, 2021, CytoDyn announced that Chiral Pharma in the Philippines placed its first purchase order for…