Tonix Pharmaceuticals breaks ground on Montana manufacturing facility
On Oct. 9, 2026, current and former local and statewide officials joined staff from the pharmaceuticals company Tonix…
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Researchers Transform Old Blood Cells into Young Brain Cells
On Oct. 9, 2026, researchers from the University Hospital of Bonn and the University of Bonn have succeeded…
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Teva Announces U.S, FDA Approval of WELTRUZA™ (Olanzapine) as the First and Only Once-Monthly Injectable for Adults with Schizophrenia
On Oct. 9, 2026, Teva Pharmaceuticals announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved WELTRUZA™ (olanzapine)…
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Biotechnology | Disease | FDA | Therapeutics
FDA Approves Drug to Treat Lesions Caused by Herpes Simplex Virus
On Oct. 9, 2026, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Asahi Kasei Therapeutics’ Hovilpri (pritelivir)…
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Viatris Agrees to Acquire Pacira BioSciences for $1.65 billion in Cash, Becoming a Leader in Non-Opioid Pain Therapies
On Oct. 8, 2026, Viatris, a global healthcare company, and Pacira BioSciences, a leader in innovative non-opioid pain…
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Biotechnology | CDC | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Influenza | USDA | Vaccine
Washington confirms first detection of avian influenza in dairy cattle
On Oct. 8, 2026, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Veterinary Services Laboratory (NVSL) confirmed the first…
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Biotechnology | CRISPR | Disease | Genomics
New technique holds promise for improved gene editing
On Oct. 7, 2026, a new study describes how scientists fused together components in bacteria that do not…
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International, cross-sector collaboration commits nearly $2 billion to build foundational data for AI models to predict and treat disease
On Oct. 7, 2026, Biohub, the U.S. Department of Energy, the National Institutes of Health, and new funding…
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the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai “for the discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis”
On Oct. 7, 2026, The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2026…
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Key driver of aggressive prostate cancer identified, suggesting new way to reverse drug resistance
On Oct. 7, 2026, researchers at Fred Hutch Cancer Center announced they have identified a previously overlooked molecular…
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Kenya confirms first imported Bundibugyo virus disease case
On Oct. 6, 2026, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced it is working closely with the Government of…
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Utah approves slew of health AI pilots for drug management, women’s health
On Oct. 6, 2026, the state of Utah expanded its controversial healthcare AI program with three new pilots…
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BD to Invest $19 Billion to Expand Manufacturing in Exchange for U.S. tariff Relief
On Oct. 6, 2026, BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), one of the world’s leading medical technology companies and…
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Florida’s dengue outbreak is largest in continental U.S. in decades
On Oct. 6, 2026, Florida’s current dengue outbreak appears to be the largest in several decades in the…
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Madison County, NY Resident Tests Positive for Powassan Virus
On Oct. 5, 2026, Madison County Public Health announced that a resident had tested positive for Powassan virus….
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Pennsylvania measles cases rise to 1,004 as outbreak spreads with Five Deaths Reported
On Oct. 5, 2026, Pennsylvania’s health department reported 1,004 measles cases as of Monday, as the state grapples…
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Dozens quarantined in Siberia after plague institute lab worker dies
On Oct. 5, 2026, Reuters reported that a laboratory worker at a plague research institute in Siberia fell…
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GE HealthCare to buy Sofie Biosciences for $945 million in Cash to strengthen radiopharma business
On Oct. 5, 2026, Medical device maker GE HealthCare said it would buy privately held Sofie Biosciences for…
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the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine awarded to Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel, and Karl Deisseroth “for their discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics”
On Oct. 5, 2026, The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2026 is awarded for optogenetics — a…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Forestry | Veterinary | WHO
Uganda’s UN-supported wildlife forensics lab turns ivory seizures into convictions
On Oct. 3, 2026, the United Nations Forensics Laboratory reported that detectives from the Uganda Police Force and…
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New urine test could improve bladder cancer diagnosis
On Oct. 2, 2026, researchers at Stanford Medicine and the VA Palo Alto Health Care System announced they…
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Bayer to invest $2.2 billion in a new manufacturing site in Ohio
On Oct. 2, 2026, Bayer announced plans to invest U.S. $2.2 billion in a new pharmaceutical manufacturing site…
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Measles is surging in the US. with more than 3,800 confirmed cases
On Oct. 1, 2026, the U.S. is enduring its worst year for measles since 1991. Since the beginning…
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Menopause Leaves a Fingerprint that May Predict Dementia Risk
On Oct. 1, 2026, researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) have found that as women…
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FDA Approves First Heart Valve Designed to Grow with Children
On Oct. 1, 2026, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Edwards Lifesciences’s Autus Size-Adjustable Valve, a…
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Disease | Genomics | Neurology | Non-Profit Research | WHO
Weizmann Study Reveals a New Master Regulator of Balance in the Brain and Body
On Sept. 30, 2026, a study from the Weizmann Institute of Science, published recently in Endocrinology, reveals a…
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Artificial Intelligence | Biotechnology | Genomics | Infectious Disease | Medical Device | Nanotechnology | Neurology | Oncology | Organ Transplant | Organoids | Robotics | Software | Stem Cell | Therapeutics
China’s R&D spending hits record 2.8% of GDP, beating OECD average for the first time
On Sept. 30, 2026, the South China Morning Post reported that for the first time, China’s spending on…
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Biotechnology | CMO | CRO | Pharmaceutical
Thewaico Emerges from Stealth with Bioreactor Platform Built to Address Biomanufacturing’s Massive Scale-Up Problem
On Sept. 30, 2026, Thewaico, a bioprocess innovation company, today emerged from stealth with an integrated bioreactor and…
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HHS Launches SURPASS and New Efforts to Accelerate Faster, Smarter Clinical Trials
On Sept. 30, 2026, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Advanced Research Projects…
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University of Washington breaks ground on Chemical Sciences Building, paving the way for future discoveries
On Sept. 30, 2026, the University of Washington broke ground on a $231.1-million Chemical Sciences Building. Once completed,…
