Pfizer and BioNTech announced updated data for Omicron BA.4/BA.5-adapted bivalent booster
On Nov. 4, 2022, Pfizer and BioNTech announced updated data from a Phase 2/3 clinical trial demonstrating a…
$1.5 million gift supports Canine Genetics Lab at University of Missouri
On Nov. 3, 2022, the University of Missouri announced a $1.5 million gift from the Orthopedic Foundation for…
AIM ImmunoTech received Orphan Drug Designation for Ampligen (rintatolimod) for treatment of Ebola virus disease
On Nov. 2, 2022, AIM ImmunoTech announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had granted Orphan Drug…
Zimbabwe became first in Africa to announce regulatory approval for long-acting injectable cabotegravir for HIV prevention
On Nov. 1, 2022, the Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe announced that it had approved the use of…
JAMA reported alcohol related deaths due to excessive alcohol use among US adults 2015 to 2019
On Nov. 1, 2022, study results published in JAMA found that estimates in this cross-sectional study of 694,660…
USDA announced $30 million American Rescue Plan funding opportunity supporting research on SARS-CoV-2 in animals
On Nov. 1, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced it was making $30 million in American Rescue…
Pfizer announced positive top-line data of phase 3 global trial for bivalent RSV vaccine candidate
On Nov. 1, 2022, Pfizer announced positive top-line data from the Phase 3 clinical trial (NCT04424316) MATISSE (MATernal…
Monoclonal antibody prevented Malaria infection in African adults
On Oct. 31, 2022, the National Institutes of Health announced that a clinical trial had found that one…
Abbott’s FreeStyle Libreﾮ was named Best Medical Technology in Last 50 Years by the Galien Foundation
On Sept. 3, 2014, the Galien Foundation, the premier global institution dedicated to honoring innovators in life sciences,…
Tuberculosis deaths and disease increased during the COVID-19 pandemic
On Oct. 27, 2022, the World Health Organization reported that an estimated 10.6 million people fell ill with…
NIH awarded USC $11.7 million to develop implantable devices for the nervous system
On Oct. 26, 2022, the NIH announced it had awarded the University of Southern California (USC) $11.7 million…
University of Washington reported global COVID cases will increase in coming months, but at a slower pace
On Oct. 25, 2022, the University of Washington reported that daily global COVID-19 infections were projected to rise…
NIH awarded University of Missouri $8 million grant to expand National Swine Resource and Research Center
On Oct. 25, 2022, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that the University of Missouri had been…
EC expanded Merckﾒs VAXNEUVANCEﾙ indication to include infants, children and adolescents
On Oct. 24, 2022, Merck announced that the European Commission had approved an expanded indication for VAXNEUVANCEﾙ (Pneumococcal…
Study confirmed safety of shingles vaccine
On Oct. 20, 2022, newly published results supported previous findings that the recombinant zoster vaccine Shingrix, recommended by…
Pfizer and BioNTech received positive CHMP ppinion for COMIRNATYﾮ in children 6 months to less than 5 lears in EU
On Oct. 19, 2022, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that the European Medicines Agencyﾒs (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products…
DNA evidence of plague found in Central Asia
On Oct. 15, 2022, scientists reported that DNA evidence showed that the plague infection was endemic in the…
Gene associated with better immune response and protection after COVID-19 vaccination identified by Oxford researchers
On Oct. 13, 2022, researchers from the University of Oxford reported findings from a study exploring how certain…
Researchers developed method to study brain connectivity, functionality
On Oct. 12, 2022, scientists announced they had developed a research method that allows for a much more…
Intranasal COVID-19 vaccine candidateﾒs clinical data highlighted need for further development of nasal spray vaccines
On Oct. 11, 2022, researchers from the University of Oxford have reported new findings from a Phase 1…
Roche launched next-generation portfolio of SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen tests
On Oct. 11, 2022, Roche announced the launch of its next-generation portfolio SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen tests (ﾓ2.0ﾔ) for…
3D map revealed DNA organization within human retina cells
On Oct. 7, 2022, the National Eye Institute researchers announced they had mapped the organization of human retinal…
FDA approved vaccine for use during third trimester of pregnancy to prevent whooping cough in infants
On Oct. 7, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Boostrix (Tetanus Toxoid, Reduced Diphtheria Toxoid and…
Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics provided update on new clinical and non-clinical studies of LAGEVRIOﾙ (molnupiravir)
On Oct. 6, 2022, Merck announced data from two real-world evidence studies evaluating LAGEVRIOﾙ (molnupiravir), an investigational oral…
WHO warned of deadly cholera outbreak in Lebanon as cases increase
On Oct. 6, 2022, the World Health Organization announced the first cholera outbreak in nearly three decades in…
Drought exacerbated emerging infectious disease in California
On Oct. 5, 2022, researchers at UC Berkeley reported that coccidioidomycosisﾗalso known as Valley feverﾗan infectious disease, was…
Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Carolyn R. Bertozzi, Morten Meldal and K. Barry Sharpless “for the development of click chemistry and bioorthogonal chemistry”
On Oct. 5, 2022, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded jointly to Carolyn R. Bertozzi, Morten Meldal…
Washington University in St. Louis COVID-19 nasal vaccine technology licensed to Ocugen
On Oct. 4, 2022, Washington University in St. Louis announced it had licensed the rights to develop, manufacture…
Monica Bertagnolli began work as 16th director of the National Cancer Institute
On Oct. 3, 2022, Monica M. Bertagnolli, M.D., started as the 16th director of the National Cancer Institute….
FDA Modernization Act reauthorized the Prescription Drug User Fee Act of 2017
On Sept. 30, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act reauthorized the Prescription Drug User Fee…