Cepheid announced that it has received the CE mark for Xpert NPM1 Mutation, a molecular in vitro diagnostic test for the quantification of mutant NPM1 mRNA transcripts (types A, B and D in exon 12) in peripheral blood specimens from patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML).

Todos Medical said on Tuesday that it has signed a letter of intent with Acumen Diagnostics of Singapore under which its Provista Diagnostics subsidiary will offer Acumen's AcuSept sepsis test in the US.

ECDC and EMA have concluded that it is too early to consider using a fourth dose of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines in the general population.

A review of adverse events following vaccination against COVID-19 with mRNA vaccines in the USA confirms that most side effects were mild and decreased substantially after one day.

Moderna and Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.announced a 15-year strategic collaboration agreement to enable dedicated large-scale manufacturing in the U.S. of Spikevax®, Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine, and other investigational mRNA medicines in its pipeline.

Merck, a leading science and technology company, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Exelead, a biopharmaceutical contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), for approximately USD 780 million in cash.

Viome Life Sciences said Wednesday that it has raised $54M in pre-series C convertible funding with participation from existing and new investors. Added to prior funding, including a series B round in November 2019, the company said it has raised over $125M in total.

Recently, Fosun Pharma announced that the approval of the mRNA novel coronal vaccine by the Food and Drug Administration has been basically completed, and the expert review has passed. The administrative approval stage is being stepped up at present.

The COVID-19 mRNA vaccine co-developed by German-based BioNTech and China's Fosun Pharma can be rolled out in the Chinese mainland very quickly once it receives authorization, as key steps for mass production are close to ready.