NIH awarded MicroGEM $409 million to fast-track rapid, no-lab COVID-19 saliva test
On Sept. 2, 2020, MicroGEM announced it had been awarded up to $40.9 million by the National Institutes…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | NIH
New gene associated with reduced risk for cirrhosis
On Aug. 31, 2020, an international team of scientists supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced…
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Disease | NIH | Therapeutics
NIAID awarded BioCryst $44 million contract to advance development of galidesivir
On Aug. 31, 2020, BioCryst Pharmaceuticals announced that the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) had…
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Vaccitech received government grant for COVID-19 vaccine research
On Aug. 27, 2020, Vaccitech announced that it had received a non-dilutive Government grant to support research with…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | NIH
White House announced plan to deploy 150 million rapid tests in 2020
On Aug. 27, 2020, the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services and the Department of and Defense…
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NIH established Centers for Research in Emerging Infectious Diseases
On Aug. 27, 2020, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Disease | Medicine | NIH | Therapeutics
La Jolla Institute for Immunology awarded $6.4 million for international efforts to beat COVID-19
On Aug. 20, 2020, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), one of the National Institutes…
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NIH imposed ‘outrageous’ conditions on resuming coronavirus grants
On Aug. 19, 2020, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) began requiring a small nonprofit research organization to…
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Mapping tool highlights NIH-funded small business successes
On Aug. 13, 2020, the NIH announced a new interactive mapping tool that showcases just some of the…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Influenza | NIH
Celdara Medical announced receipt of NIH funding for pandemic influenza antiviral development
On Aug. 12, 2020, Celdara Medical announced that the NIH had awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)…
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COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Medical Device | NIH
NIH harnessed AI for COVID-19 diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring
On Aug. 5, 2020, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced it had launched the Medical Imaging and…
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NIH launched clinical trial to test antibody treatment in hospitalized COVID-19 patients
On Aug. 4, 2020, the NIH announced that patients admitted with COVID-19 at select hospitals may now volunteer…
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NIH delivered new COVID-19 testing technologies to meet US demand
On Jul. 31, 2020, the NIH announced that it had invested $248.7 million in new technologies to address…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | NIH
Quidel received NIH contract for $71 million to expand manufacturing capacity for Sofia SARS-CoV-2 antigen test for diagnosis of COVID-19
On Jul. 31, 2020, Quidel announced a preliminary contract with the NIH to support the expansion of its…
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COVID-19 | Diagnostics | NIH
Mesa Biotech announced $154 million funding from the NIH for Accelerated scale-up and deployment
On Jul. 31, 2020, Mesa Biotech announced it had been awarded a contract up to $15.4 million from…
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NIH invested $58 million to catalyze data science and health research innovation in Africa
On Jul. 27, 2020, the NIH launched a $58 million initiative to advance data science, catalyze innovation and…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | NIH | Therapeutics
Onconova Therapeutics submitted application for rigosertib to participate in federally funded human studies in COVID-19 disease
On Jul. 27, 2020, Onconova Therapeutics announced that it had submitted an application with the National Institute of…
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Preclinical study showed SARS-CoV-2 spike protein licensed by Oragenics from NIH produces neutralizing antibodies
On Jul. 22, 2020, Oragenics announced that the National Institutes of Health created stabilized pre-fusion spike protein (CoV-2…
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Experimental coronavirus vaccine reported safe and produces immune response
On Jul. 21, 2020, researchers from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that early results from the…
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Mesa Biotech received $15.4 million funding from the NIH for accelerated scale-up and deployment
On Jul. 21, 2020, Mesa Biotech announced it had been awarded a contract up to $15.4 million from…
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Experimental Coronavirus vaccine is safe and produced immune response
On Jul. 21, 2020, National Institutes of Health (NIH) researchers reported early results from the first COVID-19 vaccine…
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Placenta lacks major molecules used by SARS-CoV-2 virus to cause infection
On Jul. 14, 2020, a study by NIH researchers reported the placental membranes that contain the fetus and…
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Preliminary study suggested tuberculosis vaccine may be limiting COVID-19 deaths
On Jul. 13, 2020, researchers from Virginia Tech and the NIH suggested that Bacille Calmette-Gu�rin (BCG), a tuberculosis…
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Neurofilament light chain outperformed other blood tests to predict and diagnose traumatic brain injury
On Jul. 9, 2020, a study from the NIH showed that neurofilament light chain (NfL) delivered superior diagnostic…
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Biotechnology | HIV | NIH
Long-acting injectable form of HIV prevention outperformed daily pill in NIH study
On Jul. 7, 2020, a pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) regimen containing an investigational long-acting form of the HIV drug…
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Novavax announced $1.6 billion funding from Operation Warp Speed
On Jul. 7, 2020, Novavax announced that it had been selected to participate in Operation Warp Speed, a…
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Regeneron announced start of REGN-COV2 phase 3 COVID-19 prevention trial in collaboration with National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
On Jul. 6, 2020, Regeneron announced the initiation of late-stage clinical trials evaluating REGN-COV2, Regeneron’s investigational double antibody…
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Complexity of human tooth enamel revealed at atomic level in NIH-funded study
On Jul. 1, 2020, National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded scientists announced using a combination of advanced microscopy…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | Neurology | NIH | Therapeutics
Seattle researchers teamed up to build hi-res brain map of Alzheimer’s disease
On Jun. 25, 2020, the Allen Institute announced a new a new $40.5 million collaborative research center in…
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Universal mosquito vaccine tested
On Jun. 23, 2020, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced it had tested a ‘universal mosquito vaccine’…
