North Dakota Development Fund invested $3 million in Colossal Biosciences and Mammoth de-extinction
On Sept. 1, 2023, the North Dakota Development Fund, an investment vehicle for the North Dakota Department of…
23andMe improved BRCA report for communities underrepresented in genetic testing
On Aug. 31, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared for marketing the updated 23andMe Personal Genome…
Results from single-dose psilocybin randomized clinical trial treatment for major depressive disorder published in JAMA
On Aug. 31, 2023, study results published in JAMA found that psilocybin treatment was associated with a clinically…
Emergentsï¾’ NARCANï¾® Nasal Spray launched OTC making it possible for everyone to help save a life from an opioid overdose Emergency
On Aug. 30, 2023, Emergent BioSolutions announced NARCANï¾® Naloxone HCl Nasal Spray 4 mg would be available on…
Pfizer and BioNTech Receive Positive CHMP Opinion for Omicron XBB.1.5-adapted COVID-19 Vaccine in the European Union
On Aug. 30, 2023, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP)…
WHO initiative signed new licensing agreements on COVID-19 technologies
On Aug. 29, 2023, the COVID-19 Technology Access Pool (C-TAP), a multi-stakeholder partnership to facilitate sharing of intellectual…
CTE identified in brain donations from young amateur athletes
On Aug. 28, 2023, in a study of 152 deceased athletes less than 30 years old who were…
MIT and two California universities received $50 million grant for Army research
On Aug. 27, 2003, The Institute for Collaborative Biotechnologies (ICB) announced it was funding a $50 million five…
Eye cell atlas pinpoints where disease-causing genes are expressed, raising hope for inroads against blindness
On Aug. 25, 2023, Harvardï¾’s Center for Brain Science announced the ceation of an eye atlas that pinpoints…
CDC’s ACIP announced vaccines recommendation for 2023ï¾–24 seasonal influenza
On Aug. 25. 2023, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) published new recommendations by the Advisory Committee…
U.S. FDA approved first biosimilar to treat Multiple Sclerosis
On Aug. 24, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Sandoz’s Tyruko (natalizumab-sztn), the first biosimilar to…
NIAID-funded study traced evolution of Malaria drug resistance in East Africa
On Aug. 24, 2023, NIAID reported that emerging resistance to common malaria treatments in Uganda could be connected…
City of Hope received $32 million grant to advance novel therapies
On Aug. 24, 2023, researchers at City of Hope announced were awarded $32.3 million from the California Institute…
Parkinson’s disease gene variant found in study of some people of African ancestry
On Aug. 23, 2023, a gene variant found almost exclusively in the genomes of people of African ancestry…
Researchers assembled the first complete sequence of a human Y chromosome
On Aug. 23, 2023, an international research team announced they had generated the first truly complete sequence of…
CDC reported risk assessment summary for SARS CoV-2 sublineage BA.2.86
On Aug. 23, 2023, the CDC announced it had detected a new SARS-CoV-2 variant labeled BA.2.86. CDC was…
Scientists released the first complete sequence of a human Y chromosome
On Aug. 23. 2023, researchers co-led by University of California, Santa Cruz Assistant Professor of Biomolecular Engineering Karen…
Project NextGen awarded over $1.4 billion to develop future of COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics
On Aug. 22, 2022, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced it had awarded more than…
Alberta Innovates invested $13.6 million to strengthen Albertaï¾’s technology sector
On Aug. 22, 2023, Alberta Innovates announcied that more than $13.6 million will go to 19 partners, across…
U.S. FDA approved ABRYSVO, Pfizer’s vaccine for prevention of RSV in infants through active immunization of pregnant Individuals
On Aug. 21, 2023, Pfizer announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved ABRYSVO (Respiratory…
Maryland Department of Health announced positive case of locally acquired malaria
On Aug. 18, 2023, the Maryland Department of Health has confirmed and reported a positive case of locally…
National Institutes of Health established Maternal Health Research Centers of Excellence
On Aug. 17, 2023, the National Institutes of Health announced it had awarded $24 million in first-year funding…
Pig kidney xenotransplantation performed optimally after 32 days in human body
On Aug. 16, 2023, surgeons at NYU Langone Health announed they had transplanted a genetically engineered pig kidney…
CPRIT awarded more than $49 million to Texas institutions for cancer research and prevention
On Aug. 16, 2023, the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) announced it had approved over…
NIH unveiled comprehensive proteogenomic dataset to help cancer researchers unravel molecular mysteries
On Aug. 14, 2023, the National Institute of Health announced that it had released a comprehensive dataset that…
COVID-19 vaccination and boosting during pregnancy benefits pregnant women and newborns
On Aug. 11, 2023, a study funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) reported…
WHO issued standing recommendations for COVID including Omicron EG.5 variant risk
On Aug. 9, 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) released standing recommendations for battling COVID-19 and released an…
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The United Kingdom announced the Vaccine Development and Evaluation Centre
On Aug. 7, 2023, the United Kingdom Health and Security Agency announced the Vaccine Development and Evaluation Centre…
Only 1 in 5 U.S. adults with opioid use disorder received medications to treat it in 2021
On Aug. 7, 2023, a National Institute of Health supported study found that in 2021, an estimated 2.5…
U.S. FDA approved ZURZUVAE (zuranolone), the First and only oral treatment for Women with postpartum depression
On Aug. 4, 2023, Biogen and Sage Therapeutics announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had…