by John Conrad | Jan 7, 2021 | COVID, Transform Illinois
Building on guidance by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), Governor JB Pritzker announced guidelines for the next stage of COVID-19...
by John Conrad | Dec 11, 2020 | COVID, iBIO News
“Today marks a turning point in our fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued an emergency use authorization, EAU, for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. iBIO commends the researchers, doctors, manufacturing employees,...
by John Conrad | Dec 10, 2020 | COVID
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has scheduled a meeting of its Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) on Dec. 10 to discuss the request for emergency use authorization (EUA) of a COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer, Inc. in partnership...
by John Conrad | May 4, 2020 | COVID, iBIO News
The response to the March 23rd launch of the iBIO COVID-19 PPE Response Fund has been enthusiastic and heartwarming. Every Monday, we will provide an update on the impact of the Illinois life sciences community and others who are offering their support to our state’s...
by John Conrad | May 1, 2020 | COVID, iBIO News
Businesses are beginning to plan for restoring operations after the state and local restrictions lift at the end of the COVID-19 pandemic. Although the timing of such easing of restrictions is uncertain, planning for business life on the other side of the pandemic...
by John Conrad | Apr 27, 2020 | COVID, iBIO News
The State of Illinois, Department of Public Health (IDPH) is seeking information through the Request for Information (RFI) for setting and managing operations to drive the expansion of Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) testing for Illinois residents. If you are...