BioNTech and Australiaﾒs State of Victoria signed agreement on strategic partnership to strengthen mRNA rcosystem
On Dec. 7, 2023, BioNTech announced that it had signed a multi-year strategic partnership with the State of…
Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | Oncology | Vaccine | Women's Health
Anixa Biosciences and Cleveland Clinic Present Positive New Data from Phase 1 Study of Breast Cancer Vaccine
On Dec. 6, 2023, Anixa Biosciences announced updated positive results from the Phase 1 clinical trial of its…
Home Test to Treat program extended nationwide offers testing, telehealth and treatment for COVID-19 and flu
On Dec. 6, 2023, the federal government announced it had expanded the Home Test to Treat program, an…
University of Missouri research reactor announced commercial shipments of radioisotope for cancer treatment
On Dec. 6, 2023, the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) announced they had completed its first commercial…
Novartis received FDA approval for Fabhaltaﾮ (iptacopan) as the first oral monotherapy for adults with PNH
On Dec. 5, 2023, Novartis announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved Fabhaltaﾮ (iptacopan)…
Novavax’s updated COVID-19 vaccine received Emergency Use Authorization in the Republic of Korea
On Dec. 5, 2023, Novavax announced that Health Canada had granted expanded authorization for Nuvaxovid XBB.1.5 Vaccine (Recombinant…
University of Wisconsin-Madison sewer sleuthing, air vacuuming scientists keep tabs on COVID-19
On Dec. 4 2023, the University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers announced that while analyzing data from wastewater samples collected…
Global donors pledged over US $777 million to defeat neglected tropical diseases and improve the lives of 1.6 billion people
On Dec. 3, 2023, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced that global donors at COP28 had pledged…
WHO announced influenza A(H1N2) variant virus infection in the Great Britain and Northern Ireland
On Dec. 1, 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the International Health Regulations National Focal Point…
USDA deregulated corn developed using genetic engineering
On Nov. 30, 2023, the U.S. Department of Department of Agricultureﾒs (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service…
New bacterial species isolated from a hydrothermal vent throws light on their evolution
On Nov. 30, 2023, researchers at Hokkaido University, in collaboration with colleagues at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announced…
Scientists build tiny biological robots from human cells
On Nov. 30, 2023, researchers at Tufts University announced they had created tiny biological robots that they call…
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World’s largest genetic project unveiled incredible new data
On Nov. 30, 2023, in a momentous landmark for medical research, UK Biobank announced that it had unveiled…
WHO announced Avian influenza A (H5N1) cases in Cambodia
On Nov. 29, 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that between 24 and 25 November 2023, the…
Biotechnology | CDC | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Measles | Vaccine
Passenger with measles travelled through Vancouver International Airport
On Nov. 29, 2023, the BC Centre for Disease Controlr Disease Control (BCCDC) announced that a A passenger…
Novavax’s updated COVID-19 vaccine received Emergency Use Authorization in the Republic of Korea
On Nov. 29, 2023, Novavax’s partner, SK bioscience, announced that Novavax’s updated COVID-19 vaccine (NVX-CoV2601) had received Emergency…
Novavax’s updated protein-based COVID-19 vaccine now option for all 194 WHO member states
On Nov. 28, 2023, Novavax announced that Nuvaxovid XBB.1.5 COVID-19 Vaccine (NVX-CoV2601) had been granted Emergency Use Listing…
Japan’s MHLW approved CSL and Arcturus’s self-amplifying mRNA vaccine approved for COVID in adults
On Nov. 28, 2023, CSL and Arcturus Therapeutics announced that Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW)…
Emergent received $75 million contract option from BARDA to procure doses of CYFENDUS (Anthrax Vaccine)
On Nov. 28, 2023, Emergent BioSolutions announced that the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) within the…
FDA approved first therapy for rare type of non-cancerous tumorsﾠ
On Nov. 27, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved SpringWorks’ Ogsiveo (nirogacestat) tablets for adult patients…
University of Wisconsin-Madison reported spike in premature births caused by COVID, halted by vaccines
On Nov. 27, 2023, University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers released a study that showed COVID-19 caused an alarming surge…
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Tuberculosis Trials Consortium launched new TB clinical trial
On Nov. 27, 2023, the CDCﾒs Tuberculosis Trials Consortium (TBTC) announced that it had launched an international clinical…
Upsurge of respiratory illnesses reported among children in Northern China
On Nov. 23, 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that it was monitoring data from Chinese surveillance…
EC approved KAFTRIOﾮ in combination with Ivacaftor for treatment of children with Cystic Fibrosis ages 2 through 5
On Nov. 23, 2023, Vertex announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) had validated a Type II variation…
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FDA issued final guidance on developing drugs for COVID-19 treatment and preventionﾠ
On Nov. 22, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued the final guidance COVID-19: Developing Drugs…
WHO upgraded BA.2.86 to COVID-19 variant of interest
On Nov. 21, 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that the BA.2.86 variant had been reported in…
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Highly pathogenic Avian influenza spread in Oregon
On Nov. 17, 2023, the Oregon Department of Agriculture has new confirmed cases of avian influenza, and the…
Biology | Cardiology | FDA | Medical Device
Masimo W1 Medical Watch received FDA 510(k) clearance for over-the-counter and prescription Use
On Nov. 17, 2023, Masimo announced that the Masimo W1™ medical watch has received FDA 510(k) clearance for over-the-counter…
USDA introduced multi-year plan to strengthen U.S. Genebank management of plant germplasm
On Nov. 17, 2023, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) announced the National Strategic Germplasm and Cultivar Collection…
Vertex and CRISPR Therapeutics announced authorization of first CRISPR/Cas9 gene-edited therapy by UK MHRA for treatment of Sickle Cell Disease
On Nov. 16, 2023, Vertex and CRISPR Therapeutics announced that the United Kingdom (U.K.) Medicines and Healthcare products…