Janssen announced FDA approval of CABENUVA, the first long-acting HIV treatment regimen
On Jan. 21, 2021, Janssen Pharmaceutical announced the FDA had approved CABENUVA (consisting of Janssenﾒs rilpivirine and ViiV…
UC Berkeley scientists mapped coronavirus protein linked to disease severity
On Jan. 12, 2021, UC Berkeley HIV researchers announced that they had determined the atomic structure of a…
Biotechnology | COVID-19 | HIV | Influenza | Vaccine
Moderna announced three new development programs in infectious disease vaccines
On Jan. 11, 2021, Moderna announced that it was expanding its pipeline of innovative vaccines with three new…
NIH announced restructured HIV clinical trials networks
On Nov. 30, 2020, The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) announced the clinical investigators and…
Viatris announced FDA tentative approval of pediatric formulation of Dolutegravir under PEPFAR
On Nov. 23, 2020, Viatris announced tentative approval from the FDA for a New Drug Application for pediatric…
Aptima HIV-1 Quant Dx assay receivds additional FDA approval for use as aAid in diagnosis of HIV infection
On Nov. 30, 2020, Hologic announced that the FDA had approved a diagnostic claim for its HIV-1 (human…
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…
Gilead announced long-acting HIV-1 capsid inhibitor, lenacapavir, achieved primary endpoint in phase 2/3 study
On Nov. 18, 2020, Gilead Sciences announced topline results from the Phase 2/3 CAPELLA trial evaluating the company’s…
Albert Einstein College of Medicine received $5 million NIH grant to study HIV and HPV cancers in Africa
On Nov. 13, 2020, Albert Einstein College of Medicine announced that it had received a five-year, $4.9 million…
Biotechnology | HIV | NIH | Therapeutics
Long-acting injectable drug prevented HIV in cisgender women
On Nov. 9, 2020, the NIH reported that a pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) regimen containing an investigational long-acting form…
Landmark study 31/A5349 on the treatment of drug-susceptible TB
On Oct. 22, 2020, the World Health Organizationﾒs Global TB Programme welcomed the results from a landmark study…
Hologic Panther Platform and HIV-1 Quant assay used in ‘HIV Cure’ research
On Oct. 6, 2020, Hologic announced that two studies in the Journal of Clinical Microbiology demonstrated the utility…
Biotechnology | COVID-19 | CRISPR | Diagnostics | HIV | Infectious Disease
UConn researchers validate clinical feasibility for COVID-19 testing at point of care
On Sept. 18, 2020, Uconn researchers, in a paper published in Nature Communications, validated the clinical feasibility of…
Pfizer and BioNTech to potentially supply EU with 200 million doses of mRNA-based vaccine candidate against SARS-CoV-2
On Sept. 9, 2020, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that they had submitted an amended protocol to the FDA…
Biotechnology | Diagnostics | HIV | Infectious Disease | Non-Profit Research | Organ Transplant | Therapeutics
UT Southwestern performed first HIV-positive-to-HIV-positive organ transplant in Texas
On Sept. 2, 2020, UT Southwestern (UTSW) announced that it had performed the first HIV-positive-to-HIV-positive organ transplant in…
Roche received FDA approval for first HIV-1/HIV-2 Qualitative test on the cobas 6800/8800 Systems in the fight against HIV/AIDS
On Sept. 1, 2020, Roche announced FDA approval for the cobasﾮ HIV-1/HIV-2 Qualitative Test for use on the…
Development of COVID-19 vaccine AZD1222 expanded into U.S. Phase III clinical trial across all adult age groups
On Aug. 31, 2020, AstraZeneca announced that the COVID-19 vaccine AZD1222 expanded into U.S. Phase III clinical trial…
Biotechnology | HIV | Infectious Disease | Medicine | Therapeutics | Vaccine | WHO
China National Medical Products Administration approved Truvada for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis
On Aug. 11, 2020, Gilead Sciences announced that the China National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) had approved a…
CDC | HIV | Therapeutics
CDC awarded $109 million to local areas and states for initiative to end the HIV epidemic in the U.S.
On Jul. 31, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded $109 million to state and…
Kidney transplantation between people with HIV is safe, NIH study found
On Jul. 23, 2020, kidney transplantation from deceased donors with HIV to people living with both HIV and…
COVID-19 | Diagnostics | HIV | Therapeutics
Gilead Sciences reported survey findings on PrEP access and utilization in the US during COVID-19 shelter-in-place orders
On Jul. 8, 2020, Gilead Sciences announced data evaluating the impact of COVID-19 shelter-in-place orders (SIPOs) and PrEP…
Long-acting injectable form of HIV prevention outperformed daily pill in NIH study
On Jul. 7, 2020, a pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) regimen containing an investigational long-acting form of the HIV drug…
Merck announced analyses showing additional safety and efficacy data for investigational Islatravir in combination with Doravirine in adults with HIV-1 infection
On Jul. 6, 2020, Merck announced a new analyses from the Phase 2b trial evaluating the safety and…
Biotechnology | FDA | HIV | Therapeutics
The FDA approved new HIV treatment for patients with limited treatment options
On Jul. 2, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Rukobia (fostemsavir), a new type of…
ViiV Healthcare announced FDA approval for Rukobia (fostemsavir), a first-in-class treatment for HIV in adults
On Jul. 2, 2020, ViiV Healthcare, a GSK company, with Pfizer and Shionogi Limited, announced the FDA had…
Biotechnology | CDC | HIV | Therapeutics
The FDA approved drug to treat infants and children with HIV
On Jun. 12, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved ViiV Healthcare’s Tivicay (dolutegravir) tablets and…
ViiV Healthcare announced FDA approval of the first-ever dispersible tablet formulation of dolutegravir for children living with HIV
On Jun. 12, 2020, ViiV Healthcare, a GSK company, with Pfizer and Shionogi Limited, announced the FDA had…
Brain cells can harbor and spread HIV virus to the body
On Jun. 11, 2020, researchers have found that astrocytes, a type of brain cell can harbor HIV and…
Biotechnology | HIV | NIH
Just – Evotec Biologics partnered with ABL on development of broadly neutralising antibody against HIV
On Jun. 8, 2020, Evotec announced that its Seattle-based subsidiary Just – Evotec Biologics had entered into an…
Study confirmed effective, less toxic alternative to standard treatment for adults with Burkitt lymphoma
On May 26, 2020, the NIH announced a new study that provides an alternative treatment regimen that is…