AstraZeneca advanced response to global COVID-19 challenge as it receives first commitments for Oxford’s potential new vaccine
On May 21, 2020, AstraZeneca announced it was advancing its response to address the unprecedented challenges of COVID-19,…
Kindred Biosciences announced COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing agreement with Vaxart
On May 20, 2020, Kindred Biosciences announced it had entered into an agreement with Vaxart for the manufacture…
Vaxart announced selection of its oral COVID-19 vaccine lead candidate
On May 20, 2020, Vaxart announced it had selected its lead COVID-19 vaccine candidate and had contracted with…
Rapid Micro Biosystems raised $120 million to accelerate global expansion of contaminant testing platform for pharmaceutical and vaccine manufacturing
On May 20, 2020, Rapid Micro Biosystems announced a $120 million financing round, led by equity investment from…
INOVIO COVID-19 DNA vaccine INO-4800 demonstrated robust neutralizing antibody and T cell immune responses in preclinical models
On May 20, 2020, INOVIO announced the publication of the preclinical study data for IN0-4800, its COVID-19 DNA…
Bharat Biotech and Thomas Jefferson University announced a promising vaccine candidate against COVID-19
On May 20, 2020, Bharat Biotech and Thomas Jefferson University of Philadelphia announced an exclusive deal to develop…
Antibodies produced in response to one type of coronavirus don’t offer protection against the other, study suggests
On May 19, 2020, in a study published in Cell Reports, researchers at the University of Hong Kong…
Oragenics and Aragen Bioscience enter agreement to accelerate development of TerraCoV2, a SARS-CoV-2 (COVID 19) vaccine candidate
On May 19, 2020, Oragenics announced, that through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Noachis Terra, it has entered into an…
Moderna announced positive interim phase 1 data for mRNA Vaccine against novel Coronavirus
On May 18, 2020, Moderna announced positive interim clinical data of mRNA-1273, its vaccine candidate against novel coronavirus…
Investigational ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine protects monkeys against COVID-19 pneumonia
On May 16, 2020, a single dose of ChAdOx1 nCoV-19, an investigational vaccine against SARS-CoV-2, has protected six…
CureVac’s Optimized mRNA platform provides positive pre-clinical results at low dose for Coronavirus vaccine candidate
On May 14, 2020, CureVac announced positive pre-clinical results at a low dose for its lead vaccine candidate…
First detailed analysis of immune response to SARS-CoV-2 bodes well for COVID-19 vaccine development
On May 14, 2020, scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) announced they had resolved the uncertainty…
University of Alberta researchers launched a joint effort with US-based Tonix Pharma to develop and test a vaccine against COVID-19
On May 13, 2020, University of Alberta (UA) researchers launched a joint effort with U.S.-based Tonix Pharmaceuticals to…
National Research Council of Canada and CanSino Biologics announced collaboration to advance vaccine against COVID-19
On May 12, 2020, the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) announced a collaboration with CanSino Biologics to…
National Research Council of Canada and USasks VIDO-InterVac collaborated to advance development of vaccine against COVID-19
On May 12, 2020, the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) and the University of Saskatchewan’s (USask) Vaccine…
The Jackson Laboratory provided widescale COVID-19 testing in Connecticut
On May 12, 2020, the Jackson Laboratory (JAX), in partnership with the State of Connecticut, announced that it…
Moderna received FDA Fast Track Designation for mRNA vaccine (mRNA-1273) against novel Coronavirus
On May 12, 2020, Moderna announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA had granted Fast Track designation…
NIH report coordinated strategy to accelerate multiple COVID-19 vaccine candidates is key
On May 11, 2020, a harmonized and collaborative approach to the clinical testing, scale-up and distribution of candidate…
Thermo Fisher Scientific to double its capacity of viral vector manufacturing
On May 11, 2020, Thermo Fisher Scientific announced it is expanding capacity for viral vector development and manufacturing…
Novavax received $388 million funding from CEPI for COVID-19 vaccine development and manufacturing
On May 11, 2020, Novavax announced that the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) had committed to investing…
Fred Hutch, NIH experts outlined plan for COVID-19 vaccines
On May 11, 2020, in a perspective published by the journal Science, Dr. Larry Corey from the Fred…
Entos Pharma partnered with Precision NanoSystems to enable scalable GMP manufacturing of Fusogenix DNA COVID-19 vaccine
On May 7, 2020, Entos Pharmaceuticals announced a partnership with PrecisionNanoSystems (PNI) to produce clinica lgrade vaccines and…
Tonix Pharma announced research collaboration and exclusive agreement with the University of Alberta to develop novel c-based vaccines for prevention of COVID-19
On May 7, 2020, Tonix Pharmaceuticals and the University of Alberta announced a research collaboration and exclusive licensing…
Sinovac announced first animal study results of vaccine against COVID-19 published in SCIENCE
On May 6, 2020, Sinovac Biotech announced publication of the preclinical study on animals for its vaccine candidate…
Predictive Oncology launched new AI platform for vaccine and drug development targeting coronaviruses and Acute Respiratory Syndromes
On May 6, 2020, Predictive Oncology announced the acquisition of Soluble Therapeutics and partnership and licensing of a…
Medigen Vaccine Biologics signed a license agreement with NIH on COVID-19 vaccine
On May 5, 2020, Medigen Vaccine Biologics (MVB) announced a global commercial license agreement with National Institutes of…
Lineage Cell Therapeutics to apply allogeneic dendritic cell therapy program to COVID-19 vaccine development
On May 6, 2020, Lineage Cell Therapeutics announced that it has applied for grant funding from the California…
Tyson Foods Fresh Meats resumed Waterloo, Iowa operations
On May 5, 2020, Tyson Foods announced resumption of limited production at its Waterloo, Iowa facility May 7….
Massachusetts Eye and Ear and Massachusetts General Hospital advancied gene-based COVID-19 vaccine
On May 5, 2020, Massachusetts Eye and Ear and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), members of Mass General Brigham,…
Pfizer and BioNTech dosed first participants in US as part of global COVID-19 mRNA vaccine development program
On May 5, 2020, Pfizer and BioNTech announced the first participants have been dosed in the U.S. in…