McGill University researchers led by Bratislav Misic announced a direct link between gene expression and higher brain function
On Mar. 25, 2021, McGill University researchers led by Bratislav Misic announced a direct link between gene expression…
Scientists found genetic link to clogged arteries
On Mar. 24, 2021, scientists from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis announced they had identified…
Biotechnology | Disease | FDA
Luminex received FDA Emergency Use Authorization and CE Mark for expanded NxTAG panel test Including SARS-CoV-2
On Mar. 4, 2021, Luminex announced that it had received Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the U.S. Food…
Biotechnology | Disease | Neurology | NIH | Therapeutics
NIH invested in next iteration of public-private partnership to advance precision medicine for Alzheimer’s disease
On Mar. 2, 2021, the NIH announced it had launched the next version of the Accelerating Medicines Partnership…
Biotechnology | Disease | FDA | Genomics | Therapeutics
FDA approved targeted treatment for rare Duchenne muscular dystrophy mutation
On Feb. 25, 2021, the FDA granted approval to Sarepta Therapeutics for Amondys 45 (casimersen) injection for the…
Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | Neurology | NIH | Therapeutics
Genetic study of Lewy body dementia supported ties to Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases
On Feb. 16, 2021, in a study led by National Institutes of Health (NIH) researchers, scientists found that…
Ebola outbreak declared in Guinea
On Feb. 14, 2021, the WHO announced that Health authorities in Guinea had declared an outbreak of Ebola…
Resurgence of Ebola reported in North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
On Feb. 7, 2021, The Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) announced that…
Oxford Immunotec updated T-SPOT Discovery SARS-CoV-2 kit to detect T Cells reactive to endemic Coronaviruses
On Feb. 4, 2021, Oxford Immunotec announced an update to the configuration of the T-SPOT Discovery SARS-CoV-2 kit….
COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Disease | NIH | Women's Health
Severe COVID-19 in pregnancy associated with preterm birth, other complications
On Jan. 28, 2021, National Institutes of Health (NIH) researchers reported that pregnant women who experienced severe symptoms…
Researchers used patients’ cells to test gene therapy for rare eye disease
On Jan. 28, 2021, scientists at the National Eye Institute (NEI) have developed a promising gene therapy strategy…
New genetic test for heart-attack risk launched for patients at Mass General
On Jan. 27, 2021, researchers at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, and Massachusetts General Hospital’s Center…
Biotechnology | Disease | FDA | Therapeutics
FDA approved Aurinia Pharmaceuticals LUPKYNIS (voclosporin) for adults with active lupus nephritis
On Jan. 22, 2021, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved LUPKYNISTM…
Developmental origins of eczema and psoriasis discovered
On Jan. 21, 2021, scientists at the Wellcome Sanger Institute announced they had created a highly detailed map…
UNICEF, WHO, IFRC and MSF announced the establishment of a global Ebola vaccine stockpile
On Jan. 12, 2021, the four leading international health and humanitarian organizations announced the establishment of a global…
Rising protocol design complexity reported driving rapid growth in clinical trial data volume
On Jan. 12, 2021, the Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development reported that ever more complex…
Biotechnology | Disease | Genomics | Oncology
UTSW researchers identified new gene involved in breast cancer growth
On Jan. 12, 2021, a team researchers from the University of Texas Southwestern (UTSW) announced they had identified…
Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | Oncology | Radiology | Therapeutics
American Cancer Society reported largest one-year drop in cancer mortality from 1991-2017
On Jan. 8, 2021, the American Cancer Society reported that the death rate from cancer in the U.S….
The Serum Institute of India launched India’s first indigenously developed pneumococcal vaccine
On Dec. 28, 2020, Serum Institute of India announced the launch of India’s first indigenously developed pneumococcal vaccine…
European Commission approved Aimmune’s PALFORZIA as first-ever treatment for peanut allergy in the EU
On Dec. 21, 2020, Aimmune Therapeutics announced that the European Commission (EC) had approved PALFORZIA [defatted powder of…
Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | FDA | Oncology | Radiology | Therapeutics
FDA approved first adjuvant therapy for most common type of lung cancer
On Dec. 18, 2020, the the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved AstraZeneca’s Tagrisso (osimertinib) as the…
High-dose influenza vaccine showed no additional benefit for heart disease patients
On Dec. 4, 2020, it was reported in JAMA that high-dose influenza (commonly known as flu) vaccines are…
University of Oregon opened the Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact
On Dec. 2, 2020, the University of Oregon opened the Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific…
Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Disease | Therapeutics | Vaccine
NeuroRx and Relief announced successful results from expanded use of RLF-100 in patients with COVID-19
On Nov. 24, 2020, RELIEF THERAPEUTICS announced that more than 175 patients with Critical COVID-19 and Respiratory Failure…
Disease | FDA | Rare Disease
FDA approved first drug to treat rare metabolic disorder
On Nov. 23, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Alnylam Pharmaceuticals’s Oxlumo (lumasiran) as the…
11th Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo declared over
On Nov. 18, 2020, marked the end of the 11th Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the…
Ultragenyx announced plans to build large-scale gene therapy manufacturing facility for rare diseases
On Nov. 9, 2020, Ultragenyx announced that it planned to build a new large-scale gene therapy manufacturing facility…
McGill University Professor William Foulkes awarded 2020 Wilder-Penfield Prize for research in the genetics of breast and ovarian cancer
On Nov. 4, 2020, McGill University Professor William Foulkes awarded 2020 Wilder-Penfield Prize for research in the genetics…
Aspirin use best for those with high coronary calcium, low risk of bleeding
On Oct. 28, 2020, University of Texas (UT) Southwestern scientists reported that an X-ray test commonly used to…
Seagen announced closing of $1.0 billion stock sale to Merck
On Oct. 28, 2020, Seagen announced the closing of a $1.0 billion equity investment by Merck in 5.0…