Oxford Ebola vaccine manufactured and shipped in record time by Serum Institute of India
On Dec. 15, 2022, the University of Oxford’s Ebola vaccine candidate has been shipped to Uganda, just 80…
-
-
Biotechnology | Clinical Research | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | NIH | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics | Vaccine
Hutchinson Cancer Center leads large-scale review of COVID-19 clinical trials that highlights multiple disparities
On Dec. 5, 2022, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center announced that according to a new meta-analysis women were…
-
Scientists revealed encouraging findings in first-in-human clinical trial evaluating HIV vaccine approach
On Dec. 2, 2022, in a multi-center collaboration led by Scripps Research, scientists announced they have achieved promising…
-
Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Non-Profit Research | Oncology | Therapeutics | Vaccine | Women's Health
CPRIT approved $12 million to bring top-flight cancer researchers to Lone Star State
On Nov. 16, 2022, the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) approved $12 million in recruitment…
-
Researchers identified a pathway by which chronic hyperglycaemia reduces cell function
On Nov. 14, 2022, in a study published in Nature Communications, researchers discovered the pathway by which chronic…
-
First ever clinical trial of laboratory grown red blood cells being transfused into another person
On Nov. 7, 2022, the NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) reported that red blood cells grown in a…
-
Honeycrisp apple genome was completed
On Oct. 13, 2022, a team of researchers led by Cornell University announced they had sequenced the Honeycrisp…
-
Mayo Clinic received $100 million gift from Fred C. and Katherine B. Andersen Foundation to expand proton beam therapy services
On Oct. 10, 2022, the Mayo Clinic announced that The Fred C. and Katherine B. Andersen Foundation of…
-
Biotechnology | Cartoons - Original | CRISPR | Disease | Genomics | Medicine | Nanotechnology | Neurology | Non-Profit Research | Oncology | Pharmaceutical | Therapeutics | U.S. Congress | Vaccine
U.S. Biotechnology & Biomanufacturing Initiative
On Sept. 14, 2022, The U.S. Biotech Initiative was announced detailing new investments and resources to advance the…
-
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center received $78 million gift to support precision oncology
On Sept. 8, 2022, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center (FHCRC) announced that Stuart and Molly Sloan had pledged…
-
Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | Medical Device | Medicine | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics
University of Victoria BioInnovation Hub to enhance collaboration in BC’s life sciences sector
On Aug. 31, 2022, a new front-door to the University of Victoria opened to advance health and life…
-
WHO experts gave Mpox virus variants new names
On Aug. 12, 2022, a group of global experts convened by WHO agreed on new names for monkeypox…
-
Biotechnology | Diagnostics | FDA | Infectious Disease | NIH | Non-Profit Research | U.S. Congress | Vaccine
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services declared Mpox a public health emergency
On Aug. 4, 2022, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services declared the ongoing spread of monkeypox…
-
Cell by cell, scientists building a high-resolution map of brain changes in Alzheimer’s disease
On Jul. 28, 2022, the Allen Institute announced a newly released dataset of 1.2M cells from brain donors…
-
WHO recommended long-acting cabotegravir for HIV prevention
On Jul. 28, 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) released new guidelines for the use of long-acting injectable…
-
Patient with HIV achieved remission following stem cell transplant
On Jul. 27, 2022, City of Hope announced that a 66-year-old man who was diagnosed with HIV in…
-
Biotechnology | Cartoons - Original | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Medicine | NIH | Non-Profit Research | Pharmaceutical | Therapeutics | U.S. Congress | Vaccine
COVID-19 Vacations Redux
COVID-19 Vacations Redux iIlustrates once again the pits and perils vacation travelers face as they begin their Summer…
-
Biotechnology | Cartoons - Original | CDC | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | FDA | Infectious Disease | Medicine | Neurology | NIH | Non-Profit Research | Olfactory | Pharmaceutical | Therapeutics | U.S. Congress | Vaccine
COVID-19 Wheel of Fortune
Play the COVID-19 Wheel of Fortune and see how lucky you are! You have two wheels to choose…
-
Benaroya Research Institute received $11.4 million to explore link between viruses and immune system diseases
On Jun. 17, 2022, Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason (BRI) announced a 5-year, $11.4 million grant from…
-
Food allergy associated with lower risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection
On Jun. 1, 2022, the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that an NIH funded study had…
-
Artificial Intelligence | Biotechnology | Genomics | Infectious Disease | Medicine | Neurology | NIH | Non-Profit Research | Oncology | Pharmaceutical | Therapeutics
The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) was established
On May 25, 2022, the Health and Human Services agency (HHS) announced the formal establishment of the Advanced…
-
IAVI and Moderna launched first-in-Africa clinical trial of mRNA HIV vaccine development program
On May 18, 2022, Moderna and the nonprofit scientific research organization IAVI announced that the first participant screenings…
-
WHO and Medicines Patent Pool announced agreement with NIH for COVID-19 health technologies
On May 12, 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) COVID-19 Technology Access Pool and the Medicines Patent Pool…
-
KPWHRI report supported value of COVID-19 drugs
On May 11, 2022, Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute reported that new treatments for people at high…
-
Stanford University launched $75 million brain disease initiative
On Apr. 26, 2022, Stanford University announced it was awarded a $75 million gift from Nike co-founder Phil…
-
Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Non-Profit Research | Oncology | Radiology | Therapeutics | Women's Health
Fred Hutch and Seattle Cancer Care Alliance unite, reshaped relationship with UW Medicine
On Apr. 1, 2022, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA) announced a…
-
COVID-19 | HIV | NIH | Non-Profit Research | Vaccine
NIH launched clinical trial of three mRNA HIV vaccines
On Mar. 14, 2022, researchers from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) announced they had…
-
After more than 20 years, scientists solved the full-length structure of a Janus Kinase
On Mar. 10, 2022, Howard Hughes Medical Institute announced that after more than two decades of effort researchers…
-
In a first for imaging, new microscope captured details, 3D motion of molecules in liquid
On Feb. 16, 2022, the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis, announced the lab of…
-
Artificial Intelligence | Biotechnology | CRISPR | Genomics | Life Science History | Medicine | NIH | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics | Vaccine
Cancer MoonShot program reignited
On Feb. 2, 2022, President Biden announced a reignition of the Cancer Moonshot, that highlighted new goals: to…
