The Earth BioGenome Project was founded
On Nov. 1, 2018, the Earth BioGenome Project (EBP) was launched, a global effort to sequence the genetic…
City of Hope, TGen announced letter of intent to build cell therapy manufacturing facility in Phoenix area
On Nov. 1, 2018, City of Hope, and its affiliate, Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), announced a letter…
Pascal Biosciences and the University of Washington announced exclusive license agreement to develop cannabinoid-based medicine for cancer
On Oct. 30, 2018, Pascal Biosciences announced the Company had entered into an exclusive license agreement with the…
Cacao, the plant from which chocolate is made was domesticated
On Oct. 29, 2018, Archaeological evidence of cacao’s use, dating back to 3,900 years ago, previously planted the…
FNIH Biomarkers Consortium and Critical Path Institute achieve qualification of a clinical safety biomarker
On Oct. 25, 2018, The Foundation for the National Institutes of Health, Biomarkers Consortium and the Critical Path…
The American Dental Association adopted policy to support use and administration of HPV vaccine for the prevention of oral HPV infection
On Oct. 25, 2018, the American Dental Association adopted a policy to support the use and administration of…
The FDA approved a new drug to treat influenza
On Oct. 24, 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it had granted approval of Xofluza…
The National Cancer Institute awarded a $10.7 million grant to Abramson Cancer Center to study CAR T cells in solid tumors
On Oct. 22, 2018, the National Cancer Institute (NC) awarded a $10.7 million five year grant to Abramson…
Siteman Cancer Center to offer newest form of proton therapy
On Oct. 22, 2018, the Siteman Cancer Center announced a second proton therapy system that would incorporate pencil-beam…
Genomic analysis offered insight into 2018 Nigeria Lassa fever outbreak
On Oct. 18, 2018, an international team of researchers reported that a surge in Lassa fever cases in…
Discovery Life Sciences expanded by merging with Conversant Bio, Folio Bio, and Phylogeny
On Oct. 16, 2018, Discovery Life Sciences expanded by merging with Conversant Bio, Folio Bio, and Phylogeny to…
The prevalence of U.S. adult smoking declined to 19.3 percent in 2017
On Nov. 9, 2918, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported an estimated 47.4 million…
microbiota vault Project Established
On Oct. 5, 2018, the rationale around the Microbiome Vault initiative was published in Science. The initiative was…
Biotechnology | FDA | Vaccine
FDA approved expanded use of Gardasil 9 vaccine to include adults 27 through 45 years old
On Oct. 5, 2018, the FDA announced it had approved a supplemental application for Gardasil 9 (Human Papillomavirus…
Frances H. Arnold won a share of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the directied evolution of enzymes
On Oct. 3, 2018, the Nobel Foundation announced that Frances H. Arnold had won a share of the…
ReFRAME drug repurposing collection yields hope for treating diseases that kill millions worldwide
On Oct. 3, 2018, Scripps Research announced that Calibr scientitsts from Scripp’s drug development division had begun using…
Donna Strickland won a share of the Nobel Prize in Physics for inventions in the field of laser physics and for the method of generating high-intensity, ultra-short optical pulses
On Oct. 2, 2018, the Nobel Foundation announced that Donna Strickland had was awarded a share of the…
Martin Health System becomes full member of Cleveland Clinic
On Oct. 2, 2018, Martin Health System and Cleveland Clinic signed a definitive agreement resulting in Martin Health…
CPRIT researcher James P Allison was awarded the 2018 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine jointly with Tasuku Honjo
On Oct. 1, 2018, James P. Allison, a native of Alice, Texas, son of a country doctor, and…
Researchers at JCVI, UCSD, and Scripps Oceanography discovered genetic basis for how harmful algal blooms become toxic
On Sept. 27, 2018, researchers from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UCSD and the J. Craig Venter Institute…
St Jude and World Health Organization announce a five-year collaboration to transform cancer care
On Sept. 27, 2018, St.ﾠJude Children’s Hospital and the World Health Organization announced a five-year collaboration to transform…
Vaccitech licensed MERS rights to Oxford University
On Sept. 27, 2018, CEPI (the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations) announced a collaboration with The Jenner Institute…
The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute announced the formation of the 2018 Texas Cancer Plan
On Sept. 25, 2018, the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) announced the formation of the…
International Vertebrate Genomes Project launched with first 15 high-quality reference genomes
On Sept. 13, 2018, the Genome 10K (G10K) announced the launch of the international Vertebrate Genomes Project (VGP),…
Yale professor Joan Steitz awarded the 2018 Lasker~Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science
On Sept. 11, 2018, Joan Steitz, Sterling Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry at Yale, received the 2018ﾠ…
Artificial Intelligence | Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Neurology | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics
NSF awarded $1 million grant to scientists at Emory and Georgia Tech to decode neural networks
On Sept. 11, 2018, the National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a three year $1 million grant to scientists…
Biotechnology | Disease | Energy | Genomics | Marine Science | Medicine | Neurology | NIH | Non-Profit Research
NSF launched the 2026 Idea Machine
On Sept. 11, 2018, the NSF launched the 2026 Idea Machine: A mechanism to set the stage for…
Diagnostics | Disease | FDA
InBios received FDA clearance for its DENV detect NS1 ELISA test for early detection of Dengue fever
On Sept. 11, 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had announced that it had received 510k…
Knight Cancer Research Building opened a new era in cancer research
On Sept. 7, 2018, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) announced the official completion of the Knight Cancer…
The CPRIT established the Collaborative Action Program for Liver Cancer
On Aug. 29, 2018, the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) announced it would invest up…