FDA granted first marketing authorization for DNA test to assess predisposition for dozens of cancer types
On Sept. 29, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted Invitae de novo marketing authorization for…
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California’s Stem Cell Agency invested $44 million to advance regenerative medicine research and manufacturing in California
On Sept. 29, 2023, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) awarded $43.8 million to fund projects aimed…
Pfizer and BioNTech received Health Canada authorization for XBB.1.5-adapted monovalent COVID-19 vaccine
On Sept. 28, 2023, Pfizer and BioNTech that Health Canada had authorized the companies’ Omicron XBB.1.5-adapted monovalent COVID-19…
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USDA provided more than $12 million in funding to control and prevent chronic wasting disease
On Sept. 28, 2023, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA)Â Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced…
Gritstone Bio awarded $433 Mmillion BARDA contract to conduct comparative phase 2b study evaluating next-generation vaccine candidate for COVID-19
On Sept. 27, 2023, Gritstone bio announced that it was awarded a contract by the Biomedical Advanced Research…
Clinical trial of HIV vaccine began in United States and South Africa
On Sept. 20, 2023, the National Institutes of Health announced that a trial of a preventive HIV vaccine…
National Institutes of Health clinical trial of universal flu vaccine candidate began
On Sept. 15, 2023, researchers at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) announced they had…
WHO reported legionellosis deaths from Poland
On Sept. 14, 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that as of Sept. 11, 2023, a total…
Northwestern received $50 million to study life sciences using mathematics
On Sept. 14, 2023, Northwestern University announced it had been awarded $50 million over five years from the…
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NIH awarded $50.3 million for ‘multi-omics’ research on human health and disease
On Sept. 12, 2023, the National Institutes of Health announced it was establishing the Multi-Omics for Health and…
Moderna received U.S. FDA approval for updated COVID-19 vaccine
On Sept. 11, 2023, Moderna announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved the supplemental Biologics…
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High levels of particulate air pollution associated with increased breast cancer incidence
On Sept. 11, 2023, researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) reported that living in an area…
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European Commission expanded Merck’s ERVEBO [Ebola Zaire vaccine] indication to include children 1 year of age and older
On Sept. 7, 2023, Merck announced that the European Commission (EC) had approved an expanded indication for ERVEBO…
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The Markey Cancer Center became an NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center
On Sept. 6, 2023, the Markey Cancer Center (MCC) became Kentucky’s first and only National Cancer Institute (NCI)-Designated…
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Moderna clinical trial data confirmed updated Covid-19 vaccine generated strong immune response against BA.2.86 variant
On Sept. 6, 2023, Moderna announced that clinical trial data from its research assay confirmed its updated COVID-19…
OHSU achieved national milestone in new knee repair technique
On Sept. 6, 2023, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) announced it had achieved a landmark in orthopaedic…
NIH investigated multidrug-resistant bacterium emerging in community settings
On Sept. 6, 2023, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced it was investgating ‘hypervirulent’ strains of the…
Avian influenza outbreak impacted shorebirds and seals near Fort Flagler State Park in Washington
On Sept. 1, 2023, the Washington State Department of Health announced an outbreak of avian influenza, also known…
North Dakota Development Fund invested $3 million in Colossal Biosciences and Mammoth de-extinction
On Sept. 1, 2023, the North Dakota Development Fund, an investment vehicle for the North Dakota Department of…
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FDA Cleared 23andMe improved BRCA report for communities underrepresented in genetic testing
On Aug. 31, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared for marketing the updated 23andMe Personal…
MIT and two California universities received $50 million grant for Army research
On Aug. 27, 2003, The Institute for Collaborative Biotechnologies (ICB) announced it was funding a $50 million five…
Eye cell atlas pinpoints where disease-causing genes are expressed, raising hope for inroads against blindness
On Aug. 25, 2023, Harvardï¾’s Center for Brain Science announced the ceation of an eye atlas that pinpoints…
CDC’s ACIP announced vaccines recommendation for 2023-24 seasonal influenza
On Aug. 25. 2023, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)…
City of Hope received $32 million grant to advance novel therapies
On Aug. 24, 2023, researchers at City of Hope announced were awarded $32.3 million from the California Institute…
Scientists released the first complete sequence of a human Y chromosome
On Aug. 23. 2023, researchers co-led by University of California, Santa Cruz Assistant Professor of Biomolecular Engineering Karen…
Aspirin can help prevent a second heart attack, but most don’t take it
On Aug. 22, 2023, a study led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis…
Project NextGen awarded over $1.4 billion to develop future of COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics
On Aug. 22, 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it had awarded more…
National Institutes of Health established Maternal Health Research Centers of Excellence
On Aug. 17, 2023, the National Institutes of Health announced it had awarded $24 million in first-year funding…
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CPRIT awarded more than $49 million to Texas institutions for cancer research and prevention
On Aug. 16, 2023, the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) announced it had approved over…
COVID-19 vaccination and boosting during pregnancy benefits pregnant women and newborns
On Aug. 11, 2023, a study funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) reported…