WHO and MPP welcomed NIHﾒs offer of COVID-19 health technologies to C-TAP
On Mar. 3, 2022, the WHO and the Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) jointly welcomed the announcement that the…
Possible case of deer-to-human SARS-CoV-2 transmission
On Mar. 3, 2022, a study carried out in southwestern Ontario identified a highly mutated variant of SARS-CoV-2…
Roche announced donation of essential medicines to Ukraine
On Mar. 2, 2022, Roche announced an initial donation of essential medicines to Ukraine. Roche is working diligently…
CDC reported effectiveness of COVID-19 Pfizer-BioNTech BNT162b2 mRNA vaccination in preventing COVID-19 among children and adolescents
On Mar. 1, 2022, the CDC reported that Two doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine protect against COVID-19ﾖassociated emergency department…
Possible case of deer-to-human SARS-CoV-2 transmission
On Feb. 25, 2022, researchers announced that wildlife reservoirs of SARS-CoV-2 can lead to viral adaptation and spillback…
University of Oxford researchers created largest ever human family tree
On Feb. 24, 2022, researchers from the University of Oxford have used data from UK Biobank participants to…
Sanofi and GSK announced regulatory authorization for COVID-19 vaccine
On Feb. 23, 2022, Sanofi and GSK today announce that they intend to submit data from both their…
Published study detailed proof-of-concept for COVID-19 detection via saliva screening
On Feb. 23, 2022, Agilent Technologies announced that researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay in India…
University of Oxford researchers created largest ever human family tree
On Jan. 24, 2022, researchers from the University of Oxfordﾒs Big Data Institute announced a major step towards…
WHO announced first technology recipients of mRNA vaccine hub
On Feb. 18, 2022, the WHO announced the first six countries that will receive the technology needed to…
Scientists pinpointed mechanisms associated with severe COVID-19 blood clotting
On Feb. 17, 2022, after studying blood samples from 244 patients hospitalized for COVID-19, a group of researchers,…
Therapeutic Goods Administration of Australia authorized Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine in children (6-11 Years)
On Feb. 16, 2022, Moderna announced that the Therapeutic Goods Administration in Australia had granted provisional registration for…
BioNTech introduced first modular mRNA manufacturing facility to promote scalable vaccine production in Africa
On Feb. 16, 2022, BioNTech announced it had introduced its approach to establishing scalable vaccine production by developing…
In a first for imaging, new microscope captured details, 3D motion of molecules in liquid
On Feb. 16, 2022, the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis, announced that it…
Pfizer and BioNTech updated rolling submission for EUA of COVID-19 caccine in children 6 months through 4 years of Age
On Feb. 11, 2022, Pfizer and BioNTech announced plans to extend their rolling submission to the U.S. Food…
WHO granted prequalification of Actemra/RoActemra for patients with severe or critical COVID-19
On Feb. 11, 2022, Roche announced that Actemraﾮ/RoActemraﾮ (tocilizumab) intravenous (IV) had been granted World Health Organization (WHO)…
WHO prequalified first monoclonal antibody – tocilizumab ﾖ to treat COVID-19
On Feb. 11, 2022, the WHO announced the addition of tocilizumab, a monoclonal antibody, to its list of…
Data suggested sotrovimab retained neutralizing activity against Omicron subvariant BA.2
On Feb. 10, 2022, Vir Biotech announced that preclinical data suggested that sotrovimab, an investigational monoclonal antibody authorized…
Research scientists identified vulnerable site on multiple coronaviruses that could be targeted to prevent future pandemics.
On Feb. 10, 2022, Scripps Research announced that the COVID-causing virus SARS-CoV-2 harbors a vulnerable site at the…
Nasal spray booster keeps COVID-19 at bay
On Feb. 8, 2022, Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) announced The program, named Codetta, can read the genome…
NIH-funded study suggested COVID-19 increased risk of pregnancy complications
On Feb. 4, 2022, the NIH announced a study that showed pregnant women with COVID-19 appeared to be…
Scientists demonstrated DNA from terrestrial animals can be filtered, amplified and sequenced from air
On Feb. 7, 2022, scientists working with the Queen Mary University of London and the London Genome Centre…
Common skin bacteria found beneficial against drying, aging
On Feb. 4, 2022, the NIH reported that Staphylococcus epidermidis produces enzymes, known as sphingomyelinase, that help the…
Research collaboration launched to focus on repurposing existing anti-viral therapies to treat COVID-19
On Feb. 4, 2022, a new ﾣ1.6m collaborative project was launched to rapidly identify new treatments for COVID-19….
How sneezing hamsters sparked a COVID outbreak in Hong Kong
On Feb. 4, 2022, pet hamsters probably carried the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 into Hong Kong and sparked…
UK MHRA granted Conditional Marketing Authorization for Novavax COVID-19 vaccine in Great Britain
On Feb. 3, 2022, Novavax announced that the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency had granted conditional marketing…
FDA approved first generic of Restasis
On Feb. 2, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced it had approved the first generic of…
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Cancer MoonShot program reignited
On Feb. 2, 2022, President Biden announced a reignition of the Cancer Moonshot, that highlighted new goals: to…
Pfizer and BioNTech initiated rolling submission for EUA of COVID-19 vaccine in children 6 months through 4 years of age
On Feb. 1, 2022, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that following a request from the U.S. Food and Drug…
InteliSwabﾮ COVID-19 rapid tests receive U.S. FDA authorization for pediatric use
On Jan. 31, 2022, OraSure Technologies announced that its InteliSwabﾮ COVID-19 rapid tests had been authorized by the…