Tag: Coronavirus
New SARS-CoV-2 variant BA.2.86 detected: UKHSA releases initial risk assessment amid global concerns
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has unveiled its preliminary risk analysis of the SARS-CoV-2 variant BA.2.86, a strain first detected in the UK on ... Read More
New super-mutant COVID strain emerges: Is this the next global threat?
In a spine-chilling revelation that may alter the trajectory of the global pandemic, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced their surveillance ... Read More
Gennova’s GEMCOVAC-OM Omicron-specific mRNA-based booster vaccine gets EUA in India
The Department of Biotechnology (DBT), part of the Indian Ministry of Science & Technology, has revealed that the Omicron-specific mRNA-based booster vaccine, developed by Pune-based ... Read More
Visby Medical adds $35m to Series E round for PCR diagnostic technology
Visby Medical, an American medical diagnostic company, has raised an additional $35 million for its PCR diagnostic technology to take its Series E funding round ... Read More
Lilly, US govt sign deal for 600,000 doses of Covid-19 drug bebtelovimab
Eli Lilly and Company (Lilly) has signed a deal worth at least $720 million with the US government to deliver up to 600,000 doses of ... Read More
Novavax reports success for NVX-CoV2373 in pediatric group of phase 3 trial
Novavax said that its Covid-19 vaccine NVX-CoV2373 achieved its primary effectiveness endpoint in the pediatric expansion of its phase 3 PREVENT-19 trial. According to the ... Read More
Gilead Sciences gets Veklury FDA approval for non-hospitalized Covid-19 patients
Gilead Sciences has secured expedited approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its nucleotide analog Veklury (remdesivir) for the treatment of non-hospitalized ... Read More
Aurobindo Pharma gets DCGI nod for Molnupiravir generic version
Aurobindo Pharma has secured consent from the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) for manufacturing and distributing its generic version of Covid drug Molnupiravir under ... Read More
Regeneron says REGEN-COV monoclonal antibodies active against Omicron, Delta and other variants
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals said that the monoclonal antibodies of its REGEN-COV cocktail are active against all known variants of concern of Covid-19, including Omicron and Delta. ... Read More
Cadila Healthcare bags order for 1cr ZyCoV-D vaccines from Indian govt
Cadila Healthcare (Zydus Cadila) has bagged an order from the Indian government to deliver one crore doses of its ZyCoV-D Plasmid DNA Covid-19 vaccine. According ... Read More
