mpox Archives

News and Trends 9 Jan 2023

BD and CerTest Biotec receive emergency use authorization for mpox test

BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), and CerTest Biotec have announced emergency use authorization (EUA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a molecular polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay for mpox virus detection. The VIASURE Monkeypox Virus Real Time PCR Reagents for BD MAX System is now available for BD MAX System users. “The […]

January 9, 2023 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

More News! 28 Nov 2022

Monkeypox stigma and racism set to end by renaming to mpox, WHO reports

The World Health Organisation (WHO) said today (November 28) it will begin using mpox, as a synonym for monkeypox. The organization confirmed that both names will be used simultaneously for a year while monkeypox is phased out. This is because of stigmatizing language and monkeypox racism that was appearing online. Some communities observed and reported […]

November 28, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 16 Nov 2022

Ascletis’ monkeypox tablet receives IND approval from the FDA

A drug to treat monkeypox from Ascletis Pharma has had its investigational new drug (IND) application approved by the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA made its decision based on the available data, which was 800 mg ASC10 taken twice a day, and Ascletis can now go ahead with a phase 1b clinical […]

November 16, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 26 Sep 2022

Commercial launch of monkeypox PCR test for research use in laboratories worldwide

A newly developed molecular polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for monkeypox is now commercially available globally for research use only applications. Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) and CerTest Biotec made the announcement today (September 26) that the test can be used in laboratories. The teams leveraged the BD MAX System open architecture reagent suite to develop […]

September 26, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 2 Aug 2022

New monkeypox tracing method can analyze multiple samples and quickly detect virus strains

Dutch company Molecular Biology Systems (MBS), in collaboration with Amsterdam University Medical Center, and researchers from the Danish Rigshospitalet, has developed a fast typing method to trace monkeypox. The new method, NextGenPCR, not only detects strains of the virus quickly, it allows for analysis of multiple samples simultaneously. This way, the inventors say, genetic characterization […]

August 2, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 28 Jul 2022

Commercial launch of Monkeypox PCR test announced for research

A PCR test to pick up the monkeypox virus is now available outside the US for use in research applications by laboratories. Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) a global medical technology company and CerTesy Biotec made the announcement today (July 27). The BD MAX System used to leverage the test is a fully integrated, automated […]

July 28, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 25 Jul 2022

Bavarian Nordic gets European monkeypox approval for smallpox vaccine

Danish company Bavarian Nordic A/S says the European Commission (EC) has extended the marketing authorization for the company’s smallpox vaccine, IMVANEX, to include protection from monkeypox and disease caused by vaccinia virus. The approval, which follows a positive opinion by the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) on July 22, 2022, is valid […]

July 25, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 1 Jun 2022

Chinese biotech company looks to help global monkeypox drug development

Shanghai Zelixir Biotech Company Ltd. has predicted more than 600 structures and added functional annotations of proteins from monkeypox virus proteomes, which is the complete set of proteins present at a given time in the cell. The company hopes the predicted structures will help the global quest to develop monkeypox vaccines. Monkeypox cases have grown […]

June 1, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

Resources

Categories

The twelve hottest biotech companies in the Boston area

Biotech bankruptcies: what to expect in 2024 following a record year?

Approaches

Therapeutic areas

RNA editing set to take off: could it outperform gene editing?

Future of cancer treatment: what will therapy look like in 2034?

R&D

BD

World biotech leaders

Connect with decision-makers and researchers worldwide for collaborative opportunities

Company

Join Us

Subscribe to our newsletter

Advertise with us