Cancer Research Institute awarded $302 million in grants and fellowships
On Aug. 5, 2020, the Cancer Research Institute (CRI), a U.S. nonprofit organization dedicated to the discovery and…
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Pathnova Laboratories announced partnership to commercialize Todos Medicals COVID-19 and breast cancer tests in Singapore
On Aug. 3, 2020, Todos Medical announced a partnership with PATHNOVA, a Singapore-based clinical laboratory, for the Company’s…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | FDA | Oncology
BD received FDA approval for HPV test with extended genotyping capabilities
On Jul. 22, 2020, BD (Becton, Dickinson) announced that it had received approval for a pre-market approval (PMA)…
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Secrets of naked mole-rat cancer resistance unearthed
On Jul. 21, 2020, researchers at the University of Cambridge have shown for the first time that genes…
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Biotechnology | Clinical Research | Diagnostics | FDA | Medical Device | Non-Profit Research | Oncology | Rare Disease | Stem Cell | Therapeutics | U.S. Congress
Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development reported faster new drug approval times were more than offset by longer clinical Times in US
On Jul. 16, 2020, the Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development reported that although regulatory approval…
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Philips and BioIntelliSense formed strategic collaboration to enhance remote patient monitoring at home
On Jul. 9, 2020, Royal Philips announced it had formed a strategic collaboration with BioIntelliSense, a continuous health…
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HPV test missed twice as many women who develop cervical cancer as cotesting
On Jul. 8, 2020, a Health Trends study from researchers at Quest Diagnostics and the University of Pittsburgh…
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The FDA announced first of its kind pilot program to communicate patient reported outcomes from cancer clinical trials
On Jun. 23, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration today launched Project Patient Voice, an initiative of…
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Biotechnology | FDA | Oncology | Rare Disease | Therapeutics
Ultragenyx and Kyowa Kirin Announce U.S. FDA Approval of Crysvita® (burosumab) for Treatment of Tumor-Induced Osteomalacia
On Jun. 18, 2020, Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical and Kyowa Kirin announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)…
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Biotechnology | FDA | Oncology | Vaccine
FDA approved HPV vaccine Gardasil as throat cancer prevention
On Jun. 12, 2020, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it had approved an expanded indication for…
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Biotechnology | FDA | Medicine | Oncology | Pharmaceutical | Radiology | Therapeutics
FDA approved Bristol-Myers’ Opdivo’ (nivolumab) for treatment of patients with advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
On Jun. 11, 2020, Bristol-Myers Squibb announced that Opdivo ® (nivolumab) was approved by the U.S. Food and…
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NIH scientists developed blood test to help improve liver cancer screening
On Jun. 11, 2020, scientists at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) announced they have developed a new test…
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NIH study linked cigarette smoking to higher stroke risk in African Americans
On Jun. 10, 2020, African Americans who smoke are nearly 2.5 times more likely to have a stroke…
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Landmark legal victory for public health and a major setback for the tobacco industry
On Jun. 9, 2020, On June 9, the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Appellate Body reported on the dispute brought…
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Innovent and Roche enter into strategic collaboration to discover and develop cellular therapies and bispecific antibodies
On Jun. 8, 2020, Innovent Biologics announced a strategic research and development collaboration with Roche covering multiple cell…
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Atossa Therapeutics announced second COVID-19 therapeutic development program, AT-301 nasal spray
On May 28, 2020, Atossa Therapeutics announced that it had begun the development of a second COVID-19 program…
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Gilead and Arcus Biosciences established 10-year partnership to co-develop and co-commercialize next-generation cancer immunotherapies
On May 27, 2020, Gilead Sciences and Arcus Biosciences announced that the companies had entered into a 10-year…
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Biotechnology | HIV | NIH | Oncology
Study confirmed effective, less toxic alternative to standard treatment for adults with Burkitt lymphoma
On May 26, 2020, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced a new study that provides an alternative…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | FDA | Oncology | Therapeutics
FDA approved first targeted therapy to treat aggressive form of lung cancer
On May 6, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Tabrecta (capmatinib) for the treatment of…
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Cancer patients face high mortality from COVID-19
On May 1, 2020, people with cancer who develop COVID-19 are much more likely to die from the…
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Texas A&M researchers lead testing of tuberculosis vaccine to fight COVID-19
On Apr. 29, 2020, a team of Texas A&M University researchers asked hundreds of frontline medical workers to…
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Phase 3 trial of Libtayo (cemiplimab) as monotherapy for first-line advanced non-small cell lung cancer stopped early due to highly significant improvement in overall survival
On Apr. 27, 2020, Regeneron and Sanofi announced the primary endpoint of overall survival was met in a…
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CTI Biopharma announced initiation of phase 3 PRE-VENT study evaluating Pacritinib in hospitalized patients with severe COVID-19
On Apr. 27, 2020, CTI BioPharma announced initiation of PRE-VENT, a Phase 3 study evaluating pacritinib in hospitalized…
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Biotechnology | Disease | FDA | Oncology | Therapeutics
The FDA approved new therapy for triple negative breast cancer
On Apr. 22, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted accelerated approval to Trodelvy (sacituzumab govitecan-hziy),…
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Biotechnology | Disease | FDA | Oncology | Therapeutics
FDA approved first new drug under international collaboration for patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer
On Apr. 17, 2020, as part of Project Orbis, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Seagen’s…
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Biotechnology | NIH | Oncology | Therapeutics
Roswell Park’s Dr. Pawel Kalinski lead $14.5 million NCI-funded immunotherapy effort
On Apr. 16, 2020, a team led by Pawel Kalinski, MD, PhD, of Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center…
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Bellicum completed sale of Houston facility to MD Anderson for $15 million
On Apr. 15, 2020, Bellicum Pharma announced closing of the sale of its Houston facility to The University…
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Biotechnology | FDA | Oncology | Rare Disease | Therapeutics
FDA approved first therapy for children with debilitating and disfiguring rare disease
On Apr. 10, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved selumetinib (KOSELUGO, AstraZeneca) for pediatric patients, 2…
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AIM ImmunoTech announced NCI award of $14.54 million to study Ampligen as part of five Roswell Park-led chemokine modulation clinical trials in melanoma, colorectal and ovarian cancers
On Apr. 6, 2020, the National Cancer Institute awarded of $14.54 million to Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Medicine | NIH | Non-Profit Research | Oncology | Pharmaceutical | Radiology | Therapeutics
The Simmons Cancer Center joined elite National Comprehensive Cancer Network
On Mar. 24, 2020, the Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center at UT Southwestern announced it had joined…
