Biotechnology | COVID-19 | NIH | Therapeutics
‘Ultrapotent’ antibodies neutralized SARS-CoV-2 variants in NIAID study
On Jan. 20, 2022, scientists from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) announced that they…
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NIH awarded $170 million for precision nutrition study
On Jan. 20, 2022, the National Institutes of Health announced it was awarding $170 million over five years,…
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COVID-19 | FDA | Life Science History | NIH
NRx Pharmac submited EUA Application to US FDA for ZYESAMIﾮ (aviptadil) to treat patients at risk of death from COVID-19
On Jan 5, 2022, NRx Pharmaceuticals announced that it had submitted an application for Emergency Use Authorization (EUA)…
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NIH scientists urged pursuit of universal coronavirus vaccine
On Dec. 16, 2021, NIH scientists announced that to counter future coronavirus outbreaks, the global scientific and medical…
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HHS study showed 63-fold increase in Medicare Telehealthutilization during the Pandemic
On Dec. 3, 2021, a report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) found that…
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NIH launched program to map a rare type of non-dividing cells implicated in human health and disease
On Oct. 18, 2021, the National Institutes of Health launched a program to study a rare type of…
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NIH RADx initiative expanded COVID-19 testing innovation for additional types of rapid tests
On Oct. 14, 2021, The NIH Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics (RADx) initiative announced that it has issued contract…
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Diagnostics | NIH | Vaccine
BD unveiled Nebraska-based manufacturing capacity to support U.S. vaccination agility and preparedness
On Oct. 7, 2021, BD (Becton, Dickinson) announced it had strengthened the U.S. government’s access to safety injection…
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NIH BRAIN Initiative unveiled detailed Atlas of the Mammalian Primary Motor Cortex
On Oct. 6, 2021, the The NIH Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologiesﾮ (BRAIN?) Initiative Cell Census Network…
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Biotechnology | NIH | Oncology | Therapeutics
the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center received NCI designated cancer center renewal
On Oct. 4, 2021, the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center announced it had successfully renewed its National…
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Biotechnology | Cartoons - Original | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Medical Device | Neurology | NIH | Non-Profit Research | Pharmaceutical | Therapeutics | U.S. Congress | Vaccine
COVID-19 vaccinated vs. non-vaccinated
This cartoon illustrates the various issues facing individuals across the U.S. who are vaccinated against COVID-19 verus those…
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NIH builds large nationwide study population of tens of thousands to support research on long-term effects of COVID-19
On Sept. 15, 2021, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded nearly $470 million to build a national…
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Misdirected antibodies linked to severe COVID-19
On Sept. 14, 2021, the NIH announced that an international project called the COVID Human Genetic Effort has…
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Biotechnology | Genomics | NIH | Therapeutics
NIH provided $185 million for research to advance understanding of how human genome functions
On Sept. 9, 2021, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that it was providing approximately $185 million…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | Environmental | Genomics | NIH | Oncology
NIH study illuminated origins of lung cancer in never smokers
On Sept. 6, 2021, a genomic analysis of lung cancer in people with no history of smoking has…
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30-year NIAID project revealed structures of infectious prions
On Aug. 30, 2021, after 30 years of steady progress, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | NIH | Therapeutics | Vaccine
Oragenics SARS-CoV-2 spike protein produced neutralizing antibodies with Intramuscular and intranasal adjuvants
On Aug. 30, 2021, Oragenics announced that the stabilized pre-fusion spike protein trimer produced by its Canadian collaborator…
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NIH scientists developed faster COVID-19 test
On Aug. 16, 2021, scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced they had developed a new…
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COVID-19 | FDA | Life Science History | NIH
FDA declined to issue Rigel Pharma EUA for fostamatinib for teatment of COVID-19 in hospitalized adults
On Aug. 13, 2021, Rigel Pharma announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had informed the…
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Monoclonal antibody prevented malaria in small NIH trial
On Aug. 11, 2021, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that one dose of a new monoclonal…
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NIH launched study of third COVID-19 vaccine dose in kidney transplant recipients
On Aug. 10, 2021, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that a pilot study had begun to…
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Oragenics entered into licensing agreement with the NRC of Canada, to pursue next-generation SARS-CoV-2 vaccines
On Jul. 27, 2021, Oragenics announced it had entered into a licensing agreement with the National Research Council…
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Trevena announced first patient enrolled in NIH-funded ACTIV-4 host tissue trial of TRV027 for COVID-19
On Jul. 26, 2021, Trevena announced that the first COVID-19 patient had been enrolled in the NIH-funded ACTIV-4…
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Biotechnology | Cartoons - Original | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Medicine | NIH | Non-Profit Research | Pharmaceutical | Therapeutics | U.S. Congress | Vaccine
COVID-19 vacation Destinations
Planning a Summer vacation? Where to go? How about going to one of those large events with tens…
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Biotechnology | HIV | NIH
NIH awarded more than $20 million to international HIV database centers
On Jul. 22, 2021, the National Institutes of Health announced it had renewed grants to seven regional centers…
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NIH study associated COVID-19 surged with mortality increases for patients
On Jul. 8, 2021, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that a new study authored by scientists…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | NIH
NIH-funded screening study builds case for frequent COVID-19 antigen testing
On Jun. 30, 2021, the National Institutes of Health announced a highly anticipated study that compared rapid antigen…
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Fostamatinib selected for NIH ACTIV-4 COVID-19 clinical trial
On Jun. 29, 2021, Rigel Pharma announced that fostamatinib, the Company’s novel oral spleen tyrosine kinase (SYK) inhibitor,…
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Biden Administration invested $3 billion from American Rescue Plan as part of COVID-19 antiviral development strategy
On Jun. 17, 2021, the Biden Administration is investing more than $3 billion to accelerate the discovery, development…
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KPWHRI announced volunteers needed for COVID-19 vaccine-booster trial
On Jun. 16, 2021, Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute (KPWHRI) announced that was recruiting volunteers in the…
