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UN to vaccinate Gaza’s children against polio during pauses in fighting
On Aug. 30, 2024, the United Nations (UN) announced that polio vaccination will begin for some 640,000 children…
CPRIT invested $63 million to bring innovative researchers and companies to Texas
On Nov. 15, 2023, the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) announced that it had approved…
Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics provided update on new clinical and non-clinical studies of LAGEVRIOﾙ (molnupiravir)
On Oct. 6, 2022, Merck announced data from two real-world evidence studies evaluating LAGEVRIOﾙ (molnupiravir), an investigational oral…
Novavax Nuvaxovid COVID-19 vaccine became available in Israel for individuals aged 12 and older
On Sept. 16, 2022, Novavax announced that the Israel Ministry of Health had granted an import and use…
Multi-country outbreak reported in Twelve member nations not endemic for Mpox Virus
On May 21, 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that since May 13, 2022, cases of mpox…
Moderna received FDA approval for EUA of 2nd booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine, mRNA-1273
On Mar. 29, 2022, Moderna announced that it had received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration…
Pfizer and BioNTech submitted for U.S. EUA of additional booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine for older adults
On Mar. 15, 2022, Pfizer and BioNTech announced the companies had submitted an application to the U.S. Food…
Moderna expanded global footprint through commercial partnership with Adium in Latin America
On Feb. 22, 2022, Moderna announced a distribution service agreement with Adium Pharma, a leading private Latin American…
Novavax and Israel announced advance purchase agreement for supply of COVID-19 vaccine
On Jan. 28, 2022, Novavax and Israel’s Ministry of Health announced an agreement for the purchase of NVX-CoV2373,…
Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 booster showed substantial increase in antibody and T-cell responses
On Dec. 5, 2021, Johnson & Johnson announced preliminary results from an independent study, including a subset of…
CytoDyn received clearance from Brazil’s FDA (ANVISA) to commence pivotal phase 3 trial in critically ill COVID-19 patients
On Aug. 3, 2021, CytoDyn announced that Brazil’s regulatory authority ANVISA (Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária) has approved…
Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Disease | Vaccine
Data published in NEJM showed Pfizer’s Tofacitinib met primary endpoint in Brazilian study in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia
On Jun. 16, 2021, Pfizer and The Academic Research Organization (ARO) from the Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein announced…
Moderna and Medison Pharma partnered to commercialize COVID-19 vaccine in Central Eastern Europe and Israel
On Jun. 7, 2021, Moderna announced a new agreement to commercialize its COVID-19 Vaccine across Central Eastern Europe…
CytoDyn reaches agreement with Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital in Brazil to conduct two COVID-19 trials
On May 5, 2021, CytoDyn announced an agreement to partner with the Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital (AEIH) in…
Large collaboration created cell atlas of COVID-19 pathology
On Apr. 29, 2021, scientists from several hospitals and research centers reported what happens in individual cells of…
XPhyto pursued market access in Israel for its COVID-19 PCR Rapid Test
On Apr. 28, 2021, XPhyto announce that it has delivered 2,000 of its rapid 25-minute PCR tests (ﾓCovid-ID…
Moderna announced new COVID-19 vaccine supply agreement with Israel for 2022
On Apr. 20, 2021, Moderna announced a new supply agreement with Israel for 2022 whereby Israel also retained…
Real-world evidence confirmed high effectiveness of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine
On Mar. 11, 2021, the Israel Ministry of Health (MOH), Pfizer and BioNTech announced real-world evidence demonstrating dramatically…
VBI Vaccines announced publication of results from phase 4 study of prophylactic 3-ntigen HBV in vaccine
On Jan. 15, 2021, VBI Vaccines announced that results from a Phase 4 study of VBIﾒs prophylactic 3-antigen…
Israeli Ministry of Health authorized COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna
On Jan. 4, 2021, Moderna announced that Israel’s Ministry of Health (MOH) had given authorization to import the…
VBI Vaccines announced submission of BLA to FDA for 3-antigen prophylactic Hepatitis B vaccine
On Dec. 1, 2020, VBI Vaccines announced the submission of a Biologics License Application (BLA) to the FDA…
Todos Medical announced positive initial clinical proof-of-concept data for rapid SARS-CoV-2 3CL protease detection assay
On Nov. 18, 2020, Todos Medical announced positive clinical proof of concept data from its lab-based rapid SARS-CoV-2…
Todos Medical entered Into COVID-19 PCR testing implementation and equipment financing partnership with AID Genomics
On Sept. 25, 2020, Todos Medical announced that it had entered into an implementation and equipment financing partnership…
COVID-19 vaccine study shows severe disease preventable in hamsters
On Sept. 3, 2020, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) announced that for the first time, early research…
Sanofi updated Kevzara (sarilumab) phase 3 trial in severe and critically ill COVID-19 patients outside the US
On Sept. 1, 2020, Sanofi announced that the global Phase 3 trial investigating intravenously administered Kevzara (sarilumab) at…
Constant Therapeutics’ TXA127 tested in multiple clinical trials for COVID-19 patients
On Jul. 8, 2020, Constant Therapeutics reported that its peptide drug TXA127 was tested in a series of…
RedHill Biopharma announced data from severe COVID-19 patients showed substantial benefit to patients
On Jun. 24, 2020, RedHill Biopharma announced that results from the treatment of the first severe COVID-19 patients…
Six COVID-19 patients treated with RedHills opaganib under compassionate use show objective clinical improvement
On Apr. 27, 2020, RedHill Biopharma provided an additional update on the compassionate use program with its investigational…
RedHill Biopharma reported the first two patients treated with opaganib at a leading hospital in Israel
On Apr. 13, 2020, RedHill Biopharma announced the first two patients were treated with opaganib at a leading…
Pluristem reported preliminary data from COVID-19 Compassionate Use Program, treating seven patients with acute respiratory failure
On Apr. 7, 2020, Pluristem Therapeutics announced preliminary data from its compassionate use program, treating seven patients suffering…