US FDA limits use of Janssen COVID-19 vaccine to certain individuals

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has limited the authorized use of the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine to individuals ...

May 6, 2022 | Friday | News
China approves phase 2 trial of recombinant protein COVID-19 vaccine, ReCOV

Jiangsu Recbio Technology Co., Ltd. has recently received the clinical trial approval for its recombinant protein COVID-...

May 5, 2022 | Thursday | News
Taiwan strengthens COVID-19 testing capacity with new screening & reporting systems

The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) in Taiwan has launched a contact tracing self-reporting system for confirmed ...

May 3, 2022 | Tuesday | News
SK bioscience reaches final stage of developing Korea´s first COVID-19 vaccine

South Korea-based SK bioscience and GSK have announced submission of a biologics license application for SKYCovione a re...

May 2, 2022 | Monday | News
Healion Bio, FUJIFILM Toyama co-explore promising COVID-19 oral antiviral drug

Healion Bio, a closely held biotechnology company, has announced a collaborative agreement to research a combination ant...

April 29, 2022 | Friday | News
Shionogi’s COVID-19 antiviral drug shows rapid virus clearance

Japan-based Shionogi & Co., Ltd. announced new results from two late-breaking presentations of S-217622 at the 32nd ...

April 28, 2022 | Thursday | News
Hong Kong holds first clinical trial of novel oral treatment for COVID-19

The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)’s Clinical Trial Centre has announced its collaboration with CUHK Medic...

April 28, 2022 | Thursday | News
China releases first international COVID-19 testing standard

According to the State Administration for Market Regulation in China, the International Organization for Standardization...

April 26, 2022 | Tuesday | News
Japan-Australia-India-U.S. (Quad) donate COVID-19 vaccines to Thailand

Based on the needs of the government of Thailand, approximately 200,000 doses of vaccines manufactured in India were joi...

April 22, 2022 | Friday | News
Australia-based SpeeDx expands COVID-19 diagnostics to include self-collected samples

Australia's SpeeDx Pty. Ltd., a developer of innovative molecular diagnostic solutions, has added saliva to the list of ...

April 22, 2022 | Friday | News
Japan approves Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine for primary and booster immunisation

Takeda Pharma has received manufacturing and marketing approval from the Japan Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (M...

April 19, 2022 | Tuesday | News
Myopericarditis risk after COVID-19 vaccination is low: Singapore researchers

Globally, more than 10 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered as of March 2022. While most side...

April 18, 2022 | Monday | News
UAE approves late stage trial of Jiangsu's COVID-19 vaccine

China's Jiangsu Recbio Technology has received approval from the Ministry of Health and Prevention of the United Arab Em...

April 13, 2022 | Wednesday | News
Live Webinar: Staying Ahead of Viral Variants: Surveillance Solutions for SARS-CoV-2

Click here to register now   Event Details Date: Friday, 29 April 2022 Time: 10:00 AM (GMT+8; Singapore and Tai...

April 11, 2022 | Monday | News
Hong Kong discovers distinct gut microbial signatures for 'long COVID'

Clinical researchers from The Chinese University of Hong Kong's (CUHK) Faculty of Medicine (CU Medicine) have identified...

April 11, 2022 | Monday | News
Thailand gives Emergency Use Authorisation for Novavax' COVID-19 vaccine

US-based Novavax, Inc. and Serum Institute of India have announced that the Thailand Food and Drug Administration (Thai ...

April 8, 2022 | Friday | News
Medriva announces availability of new COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Test kits in Australia

Medriva, a leading global manufacturer of COVID-19 testing and vaccination products, has announced the Australian a...

April 8, 2022 | Friday | News
ResApp announces positive results for new novel smartphone-based COVID-19 screening test

ResApp Health, a leading digital health company developing smartphone applications for the diagnosis and management of r...

March 28, 2022 | Monday | News