Quidel signed retail distribution agreement to increase access to at-home COVID-19 testing
On Apr. 22, 2021, Quidel announced that it had completed a distribution and fulfillment agreement with McKesson to…
FDA completed inspection of Emergent BioSolutions vaccine production facility
On Apr. 21, 2021, the FDA announced that it had completed an inspection of the Emergent BioSolutions and…
XPhyto signed German distribution, storage and logistics agreement for 25-minute COVID-19 PCR test
On Apr. 21, 2021, XPhyto announced that it had entered into an agreement with an established German pharmaceutical…
Valneva initiated pivotal phase 3 clinical trial for inactivated, COVID-19 vaccine using Dynavax’s CpG 1018ﾙ adjuvant
On Apr. 21, 2021, Dynavax Technologies announced Valneva had initiated a pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial for its…
Trevena announced TRV027 selected for study in global REMAP-CAP trial in COVID-19 patients
On Apr. 21, 2021,Trevena announced that TRV027, the Companyﾒs novel AT1 receptor selective agonist, had been selected for…
Oxford University and Prenetics announced landmark collaboration to scale rapid testing tech globally
On Apr. 20, 2021, the University of Oxford, Prenetics, and Oxford Suzhou Centre for Advanced Research announced that…
RTS,S malaria vaccine reached more than 650 000 children in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi through pilot programme
On Apr. 20, 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that two years on from the launch of…
Labcorp launched COVID-19 test kits for small businesses to support return to work safely
On Apr. 20, 2021, LabCorp announced the availability of the Pixel by Labcorpﾮ COVID-19 PCR Test Home Collection…
Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine roll-out resumed in Europe following EMA review
On Apr. 20, 2021, Johnson & Johnson announced that the European Medicines Agency’s Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee had…
Roswell Park, Wilmot Cancer Institute collaborated on first large study of immunotherapy in black cancer patients
On Apr. 20, 2021, a new collaboration between Roswell Park and the Wilmot Cancer Institute was announced that…
Apabetaloneﾒs positive impact on COVID-19 in human lung cells published in biomedicines published
On Apr. 19, 2021, Resverlogix announced the publishing of an article titled: ﾓBromodomain and extraterminal protein inhibitor, apabetalone…
CureVac Swiss initiated rolling submission process for mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine candidate with Swissmedic
On Apr. 19, 2021, CureVac and Celonic Group announced their partnership for the production of CureVacﾒs mRNA-based COVID-19…
Abbott began shipping BinaxNOWﾙ COVID-19 Ag self test to retailers
On Apr. 19, 2021, Abbott announced it had begun shipping its BinaxNOWﾙ COVID-19 Ag Self Test to retailers…
Human challenge trial launched to study immune response to COVID-19
On Apr. 19, 2021, researchers at the University of Oxford launched a human challenge trial to look at…
Large clinical trial launched to study repurposed drugs to treat COVID-19 symptoms
On Apr. 19, 2021, the NIH announced that it was funding a large, randomized, placebo-controlled Phase 3 clinical…
FDA approved first immunotherapy for initial treatment of gastric cancer
On Apr. 16, 2021, the FDA approved Bristol-Myers Squibb’ s Opdivo (nivolumab), in combination with certain types of…
FDA revoked Emergency Use Authorization for monoclonal antibody bamlanivimab
On Apr. 16, 2021, the FDA revoked the emergency use authorization (EUA) that allowed for Eli Lilly’s investigational…
Merck announced phase 2/3 MOVe-IN study in hospitalized patients stopped
On Apr. 15, 2021, Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics, and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics announced that based on a planned interim…
IH closed enrollment in trial comparing COVID-19 treatment regimens
On Apr. 15, 2021, The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) announced that the fourth iteration…
Experimental antiviral for COVID-19 was effective in hamster study
On Apr. 15, 2021, the National Institutes of Health announced that the experimental antiviral drug MK-4482 significantly decreased…
AstraZeneca announced update on the safety of COVID-19 vaccine
On Apr. 14, 2021, following concern raised around thrombotic events, AstraZeneca offered its reassurance on the safety of…
Most differences in DNA binding compounds found at birth in children conceived by IVF not seen in early childhood
On Apr. 14, 2021, National Institutes of Health researchers reported that a study which compared to newborns conceived…
Allen Discovery Center announced your life history is written in your cells’ mutations
On Apr. 13, 2020, the Allen Discovery Center for Human Brain Evolution announced a study that traced developmental…
NIAID trial of Anti-CD14 antibody to treat COVID-19 respiratory disease began
On Apr. 13, 2021, a clinical trial testing the safety and efficacy of an investigational monoclonal antibody for…
Study linked structural brain changes to behavioral problems in children who snore
On Apr. 13, 2021, a large study of children has uncovered evidence that behavioral problems in children who…
Cardinal Health awarded Strategic National Stockpile contract for PPE storage and distribution
On Apr. 13, 2021, Cardinal Health was awarded a $57.8 million contract, including options that if exercised by…
Joint CDC and FDA statement on Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine
As of Apr. 12, 2021, more than 6.8 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) vaccine were…
FDA recommended pause in use of J&J vaccine after adverse events reported
On Apr. 13, 2021, the FDA and CDC announced that they were are reviewing data involving six reported…
Positive topline data showed Fostamatinib met primary endpoint of safety in phase 2 clinical trial in hospitalized COVID-19 patients
On Apr. 13, 2021, Rigel Pharma announced the completion of patient enrollment in a multi-center Phase 2 clinical…
Phase III trial showed subcutaneous administration of investigational antibody cocktail reduced risk of symptomatic COVID-19 infections by 81%
On Apr. 12, 2021, Roche confirmed positive results from the phase III REGN-COV 2069 trial assessing the ability…