Biotechnology | FDA | Oncology | Therapeutics
FDA granted approval to atezolizumab for alveolar soft part sarcoma
On Dec. 9, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Genentech’s atezolizumab (Tecentriq) for adult and…
U.S. launched largest ever liver cancer screening study VA launched largest ever liver cancer screening study
On Dec. 8, 2022, the Department of Veterans Affairs embarked on a study to determine the most effective…
Biotechnology | COVID-19 | FDA | Vaccine
Pfizer and BioNTech received U.S. FDA EUA for Omicron BA.4/BA.5-adapted bivalent COVID-19 vaccine in children
On Dec. 8, 2022, Pfizer and BioNTech announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had granted Emergency Use…
Moderna received FDA EUA for Omicron-targeting bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccine in children 6 months through 5 years of age
On Dec. 8, 2022, Moderna announced it had received emergency use authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug…
Canine brain wiring influenced by human-driven breeding practices
On Dec. 8, 2022, the National Institutes of Health researchers reported that areas of the genome related to…
Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Therapeutics | Vaccine | WHO
Novavax Nuvaxovid COVID-19 vaccine approved in Canada for use as a primary series in adolescents
On Dec. 7, 2022, Novavax announced that Health Canada had approved a supplement to a New Drug Submission…
A 2-million-year-old ecosystem in Greenland uncovered by environmental DNA
On Dec. 7, 2022, scientists reported an ancient environmental DNA6 (eDNA) record describing the rich plant and animal…
FDA accepted for Priority Review the BLA for Pfizerﾒs Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccine candidate for prevention of RSV disease in older adults
On Dec. 7, 2022, Pfizer announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had accepted for priority…
Biotechnology | Clinical Research | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | NIH | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics | Vaccine
Hutchinson Cancer Center leads large-scale review of COVID-19 clinical trials that highlights multiple disparities
On Dec. 5, 2022, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center announced that according to a new meta-analysis women were…
Pfizer and BioNTech submit application to U.S. FDA for EUA of Omicron BA.4/BA.5-adapted bivalent COVID-19 vaccine in children under 5 years
On Dec. 5, 2022, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that the companies had submitted an application to the U.S….
University of Missouri study of feline genetics helped pinpoint first-ever domestication of cats
On Dec. 5, 2022, a study at the University of Missouri found that nearly 10,000 years ago, humans…
Highly pathogenic Avian influenza confirmed in Columbia County, Oregon
On Dec. 2, 2022, the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal…
Scientists revealed encouraging findings in first-in-human clinical trial evaluating HIV vaccine approach
On Dec. 2, 2022, in a multi-center collaboration led by Scripps Research, scientists announced they have achieved promising…
Novavax updated EUA listing for Novavax Nuvaxovid COVID-19 vaccine as pimary series in adolescents and as booster in adults
On Nov. 29, 2022, Novavax announced that the World Health Organization had issued an updated Emergency Use Listing…
USDA broke ground on new Soil Research buildings in Auburn
On Nov. 28, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agricultureﾒs Research Service, Auburn University’s College of Agriculture, and the…
WHO recommended new name for monkeypox disease
On Nov. 28, 2022, the WHO announced that following a series of consultations with global experts, it had…
Wolves emboldened by parasite more likely to lead pack
On Nov. 27, 2022, it was reported a parasite that infects up to one-third of people around the…
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis announced finding diagnostic marker for deadly brain disease
On Nov. 24, 2022, researchers Kanta Horie and Chihiro Sato at the Tracy Family SILQ Center at Washington…
FDA approved first gene therapy to treat adults with Hemophilia B
On Nov. 22, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the investigational gene therapy etranacogene dezaparvovec or…
WHO to identify pathogens that could cause future outbreaks and pandemics
On Nov. 21, 2022, the WHO is launching a global scientific process to update the list of priority…
NIH awarded $12 million for antiviral therapeutic development
On Nov. 21, 2022, the National Institutes of Health awarded more than $12 million to three institutions for…
Novavax Nuvaxovid COVID-19 vaccine received expanded authorization in Canada as a booster in adults
On Nov. 18, 2022, Novavax announced that Health Canada had granted expanded authorization for Nuvaxovid (COVID-19 Vaccine (Recombinant…
U.S. pandemic death toll higher than in 20 peer countries
On Nov. 18, 2022, the Journal of the American Medical Association reported that the U.S. experienced high COVID-19…
Peru reported first severe bird-flu outbreak
On Nov. 18, 2022, the World Health Organisation for Animal Health (WHO) announced that Peru had reported its…
Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Medicine | Vaccine
Pfizer and BioNTech report new data on Omicron BA.4/BA.5-adapted bivalent booster demonstrating improved immune response against Omicron sublineages
On Nov. 18, 2022, Pfizer and BioNTech announced results from an analysis examining the immune response induced by…
Biotechnology | Disease | FDA | Therapeutics
FDA approved first drug that can delay onset of Type 1 Diabetes
On Nov. 17, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Tzield (teplizumab-mzwv) injection to delay the…
Pfizer and BioNTech advancd next-generation COVID-19 vaccine
On Nov. 16, 2022, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that the companies had initiated a Phase 1 study to…
Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Non-Profit Research | Oncology | Therapeutics | Vaccine | Women's Health
CPRIT approved $12 million to bring top-flight cancer researchers to Lone Star State
On Nov. 16, 2022, the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) approved $12 million in recruitment…
Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | Neurology | NIH | Therapeutics
NIH researchers unlocked pattern of gene activity for ADHD
On Nov. 16, 2022, researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced they had successfully identified differences…
Roche received U.S. FDA Emergency Use Authorization for its high-throughput test to detect monkeypox virus
On Nov. 15, 2022, Roche announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had granted Emergency Use Authorization…