Altimmune Completed First Development Milestone Toward a Single-Dose Intranasal COVID-19 Vaccine
On Feb. 28, 2020, Altimmune announced the advancement of a novel single-dose, intranasal vaccine using Altimmune’s proprietary technology…
Clover and GSK announced research collaboration to evaluate Coronavirus vaccine candidate with pandemic adjuvant system
On Feb. 24, 2020, Clover Biopharmaceuticals announced a research collaboration with GSK for its protein-based coronavirus vaccine candidate…
Innovation Pharma submited Material Transfer Agreement to study defensin mimetic Brilacidin for Coronavirus
On Feb. 24, 2020, Innovation Pharmaannounced the Company submitted a Material Transfer Agreement (MTA) with a leading U.S.-based…
Innovation Pharma’s Brilacidin tested as drug and vaccine at different institutions
On Feb. 18, 2020, Innovation Pharma announced the Company was exploring its lead defensin mimetic drug candidate, Brilacidin,…
World experts and funders set priorities for COVID-19 research
On Feb. 12, 2020, leading health experts from around the world met at the World Health Organization’s (WHO)…
Chembio Diagnostics received $1.5 million UNICEF order to combat Zika
On Feb. 12, 2020, Chembio Diagnostics announced a $1.5 million purchase order from UNICEF for multiplex Zika tests…
UNMC researchers part of $32 million international project for drug development
On Feb. 7, 2020, two University of Nebraska Medical Center faculty members are among a group of researchers…
CEPI and GSK announced collaboration to strengthen the global effort to develop a vaccine for the 2019-nCoV virus
On Feb. 3, 2020, CEPI, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, and GSK announced a new collaboration aimed…
CDC released the 2020 recommended immunization schedules for children and adolescents, as well as for adults
On Feb. 3, 2020, the CDC released the 2020 recommended immunization schedules for children and adolescents, as well…
Mammoth Biosciences secured contract from NIH to scale high-throughput CRISPR SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic platform
On Jan. 31, 2020, Mammoth Biosciences announced the company had received a contract from the National Institutes of…
NIH officials discussed novel coronavirus that recently emerged in China
On Jan. 23, 2020, the new cluster of viral pneumonia cases originating in Wuhan, China, marked the third…
The Vanderbilt Vaccine Research Program received NIH grant to continue work as Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation
On Jan. 23, 2020, the Vanderbilt Vaccine Research Program (VVRP) received a grant from the National Institutes of…
Johns Hopkins engineering professor Dr Lauren Gardner created the COVID dashboard used around the world to track the novel coronavirus outbreak
On Jan. 22, 2020, Johns Hopkins engineering professor Dr. Lauren Gardner created the COVID dashboard used around the…
TB Alliance announced partnership with Hongqi Pharma to commercialize therapy for d Drug-resistant TB in China
On Jan. 17, 2020, the Non-profit drug developer TB Alliance granted Shenyang Hongqi Pharmaceuticals , a subsidiary of…
University of Vermont and Tufts University researchers build the first living robots
On Jan. 13, 2020, a team of scientists from the University of Vermont and Tufts University annouced they…
Secretary Azar declared Public Health Emergency for the U.S. for 2019 Novel Coronavirus
On Jan 31, 2020, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex M. Azar II declared a public health emergency…
Vanderbilt researchers discovered a new genetic disease
On Jan. 13, 2020, Vanderbilt University Medical Center researcher Ela Knapik, MD and her colleagues announced they had…
Mayo Clinic research discovered a molecular switch for repairing central nervous system disorders
On Jan. 10, 2020, Mayo Clinic researchers reported that they had discovered a molecular switch for repairing central…
NIH established the Infectious Diseases Clinical Research Consortium
On Dec. 24, 2019, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) established the Infectious Diseases Clinical…
NIH launched first US clinical trial of patient-derived stem cell therapy to replace dying cells in retina
On Dec. 16, 2019, researchers at the National Eye Institute launched a clinical trial to test the safety…
Nanomix received CE Mark for diagnostic panel that aids in rapid identification of life-threatening infections
On Dec. 4. 2019, US-based Nanomix announced that the company had received CE Mark for its S1 Assay…
Emory University broke ground on facility to transform cancer care
On Nov. 12, 2019, Emory University Hospital Midtown and Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University (Winship) announced they…
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) announced new role in international cancer database project, Project GENIE
On Nov. 7, 2019, the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) announced its new role in the Project GENIE (Genomics…
Chembio Diagnostics received WHO prequalification approval for HIV Self-Test
On Nov. 4, 2019, Chembio Diagnostics announced its SURE CHECK HIV Self-Test has received World Health Organization (WHO)…
Huntsman family pledged $150 million to University of Utah for mental-health services and research
On Nov. 4, 2019, the Huntsman family pledged $150 million to University of Utah for mental-health services and…
Yale Science Building opened it doors
On Oct. 29, 2019, the Yale Science Building officially opened as a central hub for interdisciplinary collaboration on…
Penn Medicine researchers received $97 million grant from the NIH to study traumatic brain injuries and neurodegeneration
On Oct. 24, 2019, Penn Medicine researchers received $9.7 million grant from the NIH to study traumatic brain…
Study highlighted Zika lessons, need to stay vigilant
On Oct. 18, 2019, in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers published a comprehensive review of this…
University of Missouri received $248 million research boost from federal budget bill
On Oct. 19, 2019, U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt announced that a plant bioscience laboratory building will be constructed…
Date palm breeding began
On Oct. 15, 2019, scientists reported that date palms are one of the oldest domesticated perennial crops, with…