Plans underway for pediatric COVID-19 vaccine trials
On Feb. 18, 2021, Washington University pediatric infectious diseases doctors announced plans to launch clinical trials in the…
Pfizer and BioNTech commenced global clinical trial to evaluate COVID-19 vaccine in pregnant women
On Feb. 18, 2021, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that the first participants hadbeen dosed in a global Phase…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Relief confirmed release of preliminary findings from phase 2b/3 trial of intravenous RLF-100ﾙ (aviptadil)
On Feb. 10, 2021, RELIEF THERAPEUTICS announced the release of preliminary results from the phase 2b/3 trial 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…
BioNTech updated vaccine production manufacturing site in Marburg, Germany
On Feb. 10, 2021, BioNTech announced they had increased their manufacturing capacity in Marburg, Germany to up to…