Biotechnology | CRO | Medicine
McKesson to Acquire Precision Medicine Group for $2.25 billion
On Aug. 25, 2026, McKesson announced that it signed a definitive agreement to acquire Precision Medicine Group, a…
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Haisco Signs $1.5 Billion Licensing Deal With Sentivera, A New U.S. Venture
On Aug. 25, 2026, Haisco Pharmaceutical Group announced on that it has entered into an exclusive licensing agreement…
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Mimicking natural connections could improve rotator cuff repair
On Aug. 25, 2026, a research team at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania…
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CDC | COVID-19 | Disease | Infectious Disease | Influenza | Measles | NIH | Vaccine | Women's Health
latest U.S. Life expectancy data reached or surpassed prepandemic Levels
On Aug. 25, 2026, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that In 2024, the…
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FDA approves Johnson & Johnson’s IMAAVY® as first-ever treatment for warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia, a landmark advancement
On Aug. 24, 2026, Johnson & Johnson announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of IMAAVY®…
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Roche receives FDA clearance for Elecsys® pTau217, advancing Alzheimer’s disease assessment across primary and specialty care
On Aug. 24, 2026, Roche announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the Elecsys®…
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Wastewater Data Show Texas and Mississippi Driving a Late Summer COVID-19 Uptick
On Aug. 23, 2026, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) national wastewater surveillance system, which tracks…
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Genentech Announces $750 million Manufacturing Expansion in Hillsboro, Oregon
On Aug. 20, 2026, Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, announced plans to invest approximately $750 million…
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Bill Ackman donates $400 Million from Pershing Square to fund new brain institute
On Aug. 20, 2026, hedge fund billionaire Bill Ackman and his wife, Neri Oxman, announced the were donating…
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Lab-grown brain ‘organoids’ set longevity record
On Aug. 19, 2026, in a new milestone for stem cell research, Harvard neuroscientists have set a record…
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Ultragenyx Announces U.S. FDA Approval of GENGLYCOS™ Gene Therapy, the First-Ever FDA-Approved Treatment Designed to Treat the Underlying Cause of Glycogen Storage Disease Type Ia
On Aug. 19, 2026, Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted accelerated…
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Diagnostics | FDA | Medical Device | Robotics
FDA Authorizes First-Of-Its-Kind Robotic Blood Draw Device
On Aug. 19, 2026, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it has authorized the Aletta, the…
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BioMarin to Acquire Alesta Therapeutics in Deal Valued at $490 Million to Gain ALE1, a Potential First Oral Therapy for Hypophosphatasia
On Aug. 18, 2026, BioMarin Pharmaceutical announced a definitive agreement to acquire Alesta Therapeutics to gain Alesta’s lead…
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Polio Vaccination Campaign Launches in Five Afghan Provinces
On Aug. 17, 2026, the Kabul Tribune reported that a polio vaccination campaign will begin in five Afghan…
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MIT engineers connect bacteria to create living transistors
On Aug. 17, 2026, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers announce they have engineered bacteria that can function…
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Tattoo Ink Might Not Be as Sterile as You Think, According to the FDA
On Aug. 13, 2026, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has confirmed the findings of previous studies…
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High-speed microscopy reveals electrical activity across the brain
On Aug. 14, 2026, a team of engineers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) announced they have invented…
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DNA origami illuminates invisible molecular movements
On Aug. 13, 2026, Salk Institute researchers announce recording the stepping motion of RNA polymerase along DNA using…
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Melbourne researchers create human heart valve tissues from stem cells in world-first discovery
On Aug. 12, 2026, a research team from Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) has produced lab grown heart…
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Artificial Intelligence | Biotechnology | Clinical Research | Diagnostics | Disease | Medicine | Stem Cell | Therapeutics
New £20m MRC Hub to Transform Development of New Medicines using Stem Cells and AI
On Aug. 12, 2026, the Medical Research Council (MRC) announced a £20 million investment in a new Pre-clinical…
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Poultry industry in Australia warned of devastating bird flu losses to Come
On Aug. 12, 2026, the Australian Associated Press reported Australia’s poultry farmers can expect a bird flu mortality…
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Bird flu ‘tsunami’ set to cause Aussie wildlife carnage
On Aug. 11, 2026, the Australian Associated Press reported Australia faces the prospect of devastating animal mass mortalities…
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Jazz Pharmaceuticals to Acquire Actio Biosciences, Expanding Rare Epilepsy Portfolio, Valued at $1.32 Billion
On Aug. 10, 2026, Jazz Pharmaceuticals and Actio Biosciences announced the companies have entered into a definitive agreement…
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Bristol Myers Squibb Announce New $2.3 Billion Manufacturing Campus in Houston
On Aug. 10, 2026, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) announced the selection of Houston, Texas, as the site for…
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Single-cell atlas reveals how spinal neurons help coordinate walking and other rhythmic movements
On Aug. 10, 2026, scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital announce they have created a single-cell atlas…
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China releases powerful DNA-screening AI tool for free to help fight rare diseases
On Aug. 10, 2026, Chinese researchers have created an open-source AI system capable of bridging the gap between…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Medicine | Non-Profit Research | Pharmaceutical | Therapeutics | Vaccine | Women's Health
Gates Foundation provides $540 Million landmark grant to the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
On Aug. 10, 2026, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), an independent research organization at the…
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FDA Approved Labcorp Diagnostic for Advanced Melanoma
On Aug. 10, 2026, Labcorp announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved Labcorp’s PGDx elio®…
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Biotechnology | CDC | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Measles | NIH | Vaccine
CDC adds almost 100 new cases to expanding US measles outbreak
On Aug. 7, 2026, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed 94 new measles infections—most of…
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Africa CDC and WHO call for urgent, community-led action to contain Ebola in the DRC as Infections Increase
On Aug. 6, 2026, The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the World Health…
