In vitro studies demonstrated COVID-19 vaccine elicited antibodies that neutralize SARS-CoV-2 with UK and South African Variants
On Jan. 27, 2021, Pfizer and BioNTech announced results from in vitro neutralization studies of sera from individuals…
COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Therapeutics | WHO
WHO recommended follow-up care, low-dose anticoagulants for COVID-19 patients
On Jan. 26, 2021, WHO recommends that patients who have COVID-19 – both confirmed and suspected – should…
Clinical data showed BD antigen test may be more selective in detecting infectious COVID-19 than molecular tests
On Jan. 25, 2021, BD (Becton, Dickinson) announced the publication of a peer-reviewed study that showed BD’s antigen…
OHSU study revealed SARS-CoV-2 reacted to antibodies of virus from 2003 SARS outbreak
On Jan. 25, 2021, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) announced a new study demonstrated that antibodies generated…
Developmental origins of eczema and psoriasis discovered
On Jan. 21, 2021, scientists at the Wellcome Sanger Institute announced they had created a highly detailed map…
Cue’s Molecular, point-of-care COVID-19 tests available under HHS and DoD pilot program
On Jan. 19, 2021, Cue Health announced that its molecular, point-of-care COVID-19 Tests were being distributed to five…
Rapid blood test identified COVID-19 patients at high risk of severe disease
On Jan. 15, 2021, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis announced that that a…
Mammoth Biosciences secured U.S. DoD award to develop CRISPR-based diagnostics and biosurveillance platforms
On Jan. 14, 2021, Mammoth Biosciences announced that it had secured a subcontract with MRIGlobal, the prime contractor…
Rising protocol design complexity reported driving rapid growth in clinical trial data volume
On Jan. 12, 2021, the Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development reported that ever more complex…
AXIM released manuscript describing rapid point-of-care test that measures COVID-19 neutralizing antibodies
On Jan. 11, 2021, AXIM Biotechnologies announced that it had released a preprint of its manuscript describing the…
Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | Oncology | Radiology | Therapeutics
American Cancer Society reported largest one-year drop in cancer mortality from 1991-2017
On Jan. 8, 2021, the American Cancer Society reported that the death rate from cancer in the U.S….
In vitro study showed Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine elicited antibodies that neutralize SARS-CoV-2 with mutation
On Jan. 8, 2021, Pfizer and BioNTech announced results from an in vitro study conducted by Pfizer and…
Twist Bioscience supplied Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with custom SARS-CoV-2 synthetic RNA controls
On Jan. 7, 2021, Twist Bioscience announced it would supply the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
Biotechnology | CDC | COVID-19 | Diagnostics
Illumina and Helix collaborated to assess prevalence of New SARS-CoV-2 UK variant (B117) in the U.S.
On Jan. 5, 2021, Illumina and Helix announced a collaboration to augment national surveillance infrastructure in the U.S….
Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Genomics | Vaccine | WHO
New SARS-CoV-2 variant identified through viral genomic sequencing in United Kingdom and Northern Ireland
On Dec. 21, 2020, the WHO reported that authorities of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern…
European Commission approved Aimmune’s PALFORZIA as first-ever treatment for peanut allergy in the EU
On Dec. 21, 2020, Aimmune Therapeutics announced that the European Commission (EC) had approved PALFORZIA [defatted powder of…
Quidel received Emergency Use Authorization for QuickVue SARS rapid antigen test for COVID-19 diagnosis
On Dec. 21, 2020, Quidel announced that it had received Emergency Use Authorization from the U.S. Food and…
Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | FDA | Oncology | Radiology | Therapeutics
FDA approved first adjuvant therapy for most common type of lung cancer
On Dec. 18, 2020, the the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved AstraZeneca’s Tagrisso (osimertinib) as the…
BD surpassed 1 billion injection device orders in support of COVID-19 vaccination efforts around the world
On Dec. 16, 2020, BD (Becton, Dickinson) announced that it had received pandemic orders for needles and syringes…
AXIM Biotechnologies completed successful Covid-19 live virus test and filed amended EUA
On Dec. 15, 2020, AXIM Biotechnologies announced the development and patent filing for an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)-based…
UK COVID-19 infections survey revealed changes to pandemic over time
On Dev. 11, 2020, the University of Oxford reported that data from the National COVID-19 Infection Survey, done…
FDA authorized first COVID-19 and flu combination test for use with home-collected samples
On Dec. 4, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the first diagnostic test for at home collection…
AXIM Biotechnologies filed patent for virus binding recombinant protein for SARS-CoV-2 and began manufacturing
On Dec. 3, 2020, AXIM Biotechnologies announced the development and patent filing for an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)-based…
BD to invest $12 billion in pre-fillable syringe manufacturing capacity over next four years
On Dec. 2, 2020, BD (Becton, Dickinson) announced plans to invest approximately $1.2 billion over a 4-year period…
University of Oregon opened the Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact
On Dec. 2, 2020, the University of Oregon opened the Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific…
Moderna announced primary efficacy analysis in phase 3 COVE study for COVID-19 vaccine candidate
On Nov. 30, 2020, Moderna announced that the primary efficacy analysis of the Phase 3 study of mRNA-1273…
Avian influenza virus spread rapidly in Europe
On Nov. 20, 2020, the ‘European Food Safety Authority reported that within the past month more than 300…
Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | HIV
Viruses shown to evolve as a result of different immune responses in different ethnic populations
On Nov. 19, 2020, University of Oxford researchers announced that research into the HIV-1 virus had shed light…
Cue’s Molecular, point-of-care COVID-19 tests deployed to five states in HHS and DOD pilot program
On Nov. 19, 2020, Cue Health announced that, as of November 9, the U.S. Department of Health and…
XBiotech data showed effective anti-virus activity for antibodies in candidate influenza-COVID-19 therapeutic
On Nov. 19, 2020, XBiotech announced data for its breakthrough candidate therapy for treating infections of influenza and…