CEPI and WHO urge broader research strategy for countries to prepare for the next pandemic
On Aug. 1, 2024, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and the World Health Organization (WHO) called…
Biotechnology | Influenza | Vaccine | WHO
New initiative launched to advance mRNA vaccine development against human avian influenza (H5N1)
On Jul. 29, 2024, a new project that aims to accelerate the development and accessibility of human avian…
fatal H5N6 avian flu case reported in China
On Jul. 25, 2024, the Government of Hong Kong reported that H5N6 avian flu had infected a 70-year-old…
Cornell Study confirmed mammal-to-mammal avian flu spread
On Jul. 24, 2024, a team led by researchers at Cornell University announced a study that provides evidence…
HPAI clade 2.3.4.4b A(H5N5) virus spillover into North America mammals increasing
On Jul. 23, 2024, a study published in Cell Reports revealed that seabirds likely facilitated the spread of…
Sabin Vaccine Institute Delivered Marburg Vaccines to Combat Outbreak in Rwanda
On Jul. 15, 2024, the Sabin Vaccine Institute launched a Phase 2 clinical trial for its vaccine against…
Emergent BioSolutions Awarded $250+ Million in Contract to Supply U.S. Government with Four Critical Medical Countermeasure Products
On Jul. 2, 2024, Emergent BioSolutions announced it had received more than $250 millionin contract modifications from the…
Moderna Received $176 million Award through BARDA to Accelerate Development of mRNA-based Pandemic Influenza Vaccine
On Jul. 2, 2024, Moderna announced a project award of $176 million through the Rapid Response Partnership Vehicle…
Biotechnology | CDC | COVID-19 | Influenza | Vaccine
CDC Recommended Updated 2024-2025 COVID-19 and Flu Vaccines for Fall/Winter Virus Season
On Jun. 27, 2024, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) recommended the updated 2024-2025 COVID-19…
Biotechnology | CDC | Therapeutics | Vaccine
CDC Updated RSV Vaccination Recommendation for Adults
On Jun. 26, 2024, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its recommendation for the…
Biotechnology | Influenza | Therapeutics | USDA | Vaccine | Veterinary
USDA Approved Merck Animal Health’s NOBIVAC® NXT Canine Flu H3N2 – The First and Only RNA-Particle Technology Vaccine for Canine Influenza
On Jun. 25, 2024, Merck Animal Health announced U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) approval of NOBIVAC® NXT Canine…
Finland started bird flu vaccinations for humans, in world first
On Jun. 25, 2024, the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) announced that they planned to offer…
Houston Zoo Elephant Received First Ever mRNA EEHV Vaccine
On Jun. 18, 2024, the Houston Zoo announced that Tess, a 40-year-old Asian elephant at the Zoo, had…
U.S. FDA Approved CAPVAXIVE™ (Pneumococcal 21-valent Conjugate Vaccine) for Prevention of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease and Pneumococcal Pneumonia in Adults
On Jun. 17, 2024, Merck announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved CAPVAXIVE™ (Pneumococcal…
CDC reported little to no immunity to H5N1 avian flu virus in Americans
On Jun. 14, 2024 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported data from this study suggested…
COVID-19 | FDA | Therapeutics | Vaccine
FDA updated COVID-19 Vaccines for Use in the U.S Beginning in Fall 2024
On Jun. 14, 2024, the FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) unanimously voted to recommend…
Infectious H5N1 Influenza Virus in Raw Milk Rapidly Declines with Heat Treatment
On Jun. 14, 2024, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID, reported that the amount of…
BARDA awarded up to $500 million in Project NextGen funding for vaccine clinical trials
On Jun. 13, 2024, the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), part of the Administration for Strategic…
Agriculture | Artificial Intelligence | Biology | Biotechnology | CMO | CRO | Non-Profit Research | Pharmaceutical | Therapeutics | U.S. Congress | Vaccine
BioMADE to Establish Bioindustrial Manufacturing Infrastructure in Minnesota
On Jun. 13, 2024, BioMADE announced an investment in a state-of-the-art bioindustrial manufacturing infrastructure in Minnesota, following support…
CSL Seqirus Signed an Agreement with the European Commission to Provide Pre-Pandemic Vaccines to the EU
On Jun. 11, 2024, CSL Seqirus was selected by the Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA), part…
Roche four-in-one molecular test for SARS-CoV-2, Influenza A/B viruses and RSV receives U.S. FDA EUA
On Jun. 10, 2024, Roche announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had granted Emergency Use…
Biotechnology | COVID-19 | FDA | Vaccine
FDA updated COVID-19 Vaccines for Use in the U.S. Beginning in Fall 2024
On June 5, 2024, the U.S. FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee announced that it had…
Agriculture | Biotechnology | CDC | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Influenza | Vaccine | Veterinary
Avian Influenza A(H5N1) detected in dairy cattle in Minnesota
On Jun. 4, 2024, the Minnesota Department of Health reported that Avian Influenza A(H5N1) was detected in dairy…
$140 million for UBC-led research hub to accelerate drug development and biomanufacturing
On May 31, 2024, a national research coalition led by the University of British Columbia (UBC) announced a…
Moderna received U.S. FDA approval for RSV vaccine mRESVIA
On May 31, 2024, Moderna announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved mRESVIA (mRNA-1345),…
Agriculture | Biotechnology | CDC | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Influenza | USDA | Vaccine | Veterinary
CDC confirmed second human H5 bird flu case in Michigan; third case tied to dairy outbreak
On May 30, 2024, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that a second human…
WHO reported a substantial increase in dengue cases globally
On May 30, 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that as of 30 April 2024, over 7.6…
BioNTech and CEPI Expanded Partnership to Strengthen Africa’s mRNA Vaccine Ecosystem
On May 29, 2024, BioNTech and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) announced they were expanding their…
COVID-19 eliminated a decade of progress in global level of life expectancy
On May 24, 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) revealed that the COVID-19 pandemic reversed the trend of…
Agriculture | Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Influenza | USDA | Vaccine | Veterinary
Raw milk containing H5N1 can infect mice, while lab-based heat treatments greatly reduce the virus
On May 24, 2024, a team led by University of Wisconsin–Madison scientists reported that consuming raw cow’s milk…