PNNL created Center for Artificial Intelligence
On Dec. 14, 2023, the Department of Energyï¾’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory announced that it had created the…
Alberta researchers revealed full structure of ﾑancient genetic parasiteﾒ implicated in human diseases
On Dec. 14, 2023, the University of Alberta announced that a study published in Nature sheds light on…
Pfizer completed acquisition of Seagen for $43 billion
On Dec. 14, 2023, Pfizer announced it had completed the acquisition of Seagen, a global biotechnology company based…
ZURZUVAE (zuranolone) CIV, a landmark treatment for women with postpartum Depression, available in the U.S.
On Dec. 14, 2023, Biogen and Sage Therapeutics announced ZURZUVAE (zuranolone) 50 mg (two 25 mg capsules per…
CEPI and PATH strengthen partnership to accelerate development of vaccines against diseases with epidemic potential
On Dec. 14, 2023, The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and PATH today announced a renewed collaboration…
NIAID scientists found nfectious SARS-CoV-2 in patient blood
On Dec. 13, 2023, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) scientists announced new findings published in…
Using next-gen CRISPR tool, Gladstone scientists created unprecedented molecular map of human immune response
On Dec. 13, 2023, In a study of historic scale, scientists at Gladstone Institutes announced that they had…
CDC announced Rocky Mountain spotted fever in people traveling to the U.S. from Tecate, Mexico
On Dec. 11, 2023, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Health Alert Network…
The University of Virginia broke ground on Paul and Diane Manning Institute of Biotechnology
On Dec. 8, 2023, the University of Virginia broke ground Friday on the Paul and Diane Manning Institute…
BioNTech and Australiaï¾’s State of Victoria signed agreement on strategic partnership to strengthen mRNA rcosystem
On Dec. 7, 2023, BioNTech announced that it had signed a multi-year strategic partnership with the State of…
FDA released summary report on antimicrobial drugs sold or distributed for use in all food-producing animal species
On Dec. 7, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration reported that of the more than 116 medically…
University of Missouri research reactor announced commercial shipments of radioisotope for cancer treatment
On Dec. 6, 2023, the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) announced they had completed its first commercial…
Home Test to Treat program extended nationwide offers testing, telehealth and treatment for COVID-19 and flu
On Dec. 6, 2023, the federal government announced it had expanded the Home Test to Treat program, an…
Novartis received FDA approval for Fabhaltaï¾® (iptacopan) as the first oral monotherapy for adults with PNH
On Dec. 5, 2023, Novartis announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved Fabhaltaï¾® (iptacopan)…
Global donors pledged over US $777 million to defeat neglected tropical diseases and improve the lives of 1.6 billion people
On Dec. 3, 2023, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced that global donors at COP28 had pledged…
USDA deregulated corn developed using genetic engineering
On Nov. 30, 2023, the U.S. Department of Department of Agricultureï¾’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service…
Worldï¾’s largest genetic project unveiled incredible new data
On Nov. 30, 2023, in a momentous landmark for medical research, UK Biobank announced that it had unveiled…
Scientists build tiny biological robots from human cells
On Nov. 30, 2023, researchers at Tufts University announced they had created tiny biological robots that they call…
New bacterial species isolated from a hydrothermal vent throws light on their evolution
On Nov. 30, 2023, researchers at Hokkaido University, in collaboration with colleagues at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announced…
WHO announced Avian influenza A (H5N1) cases in Cambodia
On Nov. 29, 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that between 24 and 25 November 2023, the…
Passenger with measles travelled through Vancouver International Airport
On Nov. 29, 2023, the BC Centre for Disease Controlr Disease Control (BCCDC) announced that a A passenger…
Novavax’s updated protein-based COVID-19 vaccine now option for all 194 WHO member states
On Nov. 28, 2023, Novavax announced that Nuvaxovidï¾™ XBB.1.5 COVID-19 Vaccine (NVX-CoV2601) had been granted Emergency Use Listing…
Emergents received $75 million contract option from BARDA to procure doses of CYFENDUSï¾™ (Anthrax Vaccine)
On Nov. 28, 2023, Emergent BioSolutions announced that the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) within the…
Japan’s MHLW approved CSL and Arcturus’s self-amplifying mRNA vaccine approved for COVID in adults
On Nov. 28, 2023, CSL and Arcturus Therapeutics announced that Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW)…
FDA approved first therapy for rare type of non-cancerous tumorsï¾
On Nov. 27, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved SpringWorks’ Ogsiveo (nirogacestat) tablets for adult patients…
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Tuberculosis Trials Consortium launched new TB clinical trial
On Nov. 27, 2023, the CDCï¾’s Tuberculosis Trials Consortium (TBTC) announced that it had launched an international clinical…
EC approved KAFTRIOï¾® in combination with Ivacaftor for treatment of children with Cystic Fibrosis ages 2 through 5
On Nov. 23, 2023, Vertex announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) had validated a Type II variation…
Upsurge of respiratory illnesses reported among children in Northern China
On Nov. 23, 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that it was monitoring data from Chinese surveillance…
FDA issued final guidance on developing drugs for COVID-19 treatment and preventionï¾
On Nov. 22, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued the final guidance COVID-19: Developing Drugs and…
WHO upgraded BA.2.86 to COVID-19 variant of interest
On Nov. 21, 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that the BA.2.86 variant had been reported in…