Merck buys rights to heart disease drug in latest China deal worth up to $2 billion
On Mar. 25, 2025, Merck announced it has signed a licensing agreement for a heart disease drug with…
Bankruptcy judge approved federal settlement with Purdue Pharma
On Mar. 20, 2025, Bankrupt drugmaker Purdue Pharma filed a new bankruptcy plan, a major step towards finalizing a…
Mallinckrodt and Endo Combine in $6.7 billion Deal to Create Diversified Pharmaceuticals Leader
Mar. 13, 2025, Mallinckrodt and Endo,announced that they had entered into a definitive agreement to combine in a stock…
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“Earth is a Rock, Let the DNA Mold me” rewritten hit Rock n’ Roll Song Celebrating ‘Science and Reason’ released
On Mar. 3, 2025, LifeScienceHistory.com: Where history is made daily announces the release of a rewritten hit rock…
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Lilly plans to more than double U.S. manufacturing investment since 2020 exceeding $50 billion
In Feb. 26, 2025, Eli Lilly announced that it plans to bolster its domestic medicine production across therapeutic…
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U.S. announces withdrawal from the World Health Organization
On Jan. 20, 2025, the White House announced the United States will exit the World Health Organization (WHO)….
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U.S. FDA Revokes Authorization for the Use of Red No. 3 in Food and Ingested Drugs
On Jan. 15, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced revoking the authorization for the use…
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved 50 new therapeutics in 2024
On Jan. 14, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) announced…
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Scientists collect ‘microbial fingerprints’ found in household plumbing
On Dec. 10, 2024, a research team led by Fangqiong Ling, an assistant professor at Washington University in…
Drug Supply Chain Issues More Likely to Result in Shortages in U.S. Than Canada
On Oct. 31, 2024, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh reported results of a study that showed drug-related…
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Nanoplastics can reduce the effectiveness of antibiotics
On Oct. 30, 2024, an international research team led by the University of Bonn reported results of a…
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Sanofi commits $18 million to Howard University College of Medicine, Meharry Medical College, and Morehouse School of Medicine to increase diversity in clinical studies
On Oct. 16, 2024, Sanofi announced it will contribute $18 million to three Historically Black Medical Schools to…
Lundbeck to acquire Longboard Pharmaceuticals for $2.6 billion
On Oct. 14, 2024, Lundbeck and Longboard Pharmaceuticals announced an agreement for Lundbeck to acquire Longboard for payment…
U.S. FDA Approved Pfizer’s HYMPAVZI™ (marstacimab-hncq) for Treatment of Adults and Adolescents with Hemophilia A or B
On Oct. 11, 2024, Pfizer announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved HYMPAVZI™ (marstacimab-hncq)…
Lilly announced $4.5 billion investment in the Lilly Medicine Foundry – to drive innovation in drug production and medicines for clinical trials
On Oct. 2, 2024, Eli Lilly and Company announced a $4.5 billion investment to create the Lilly Medicine…
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Breast Cancer Mortality Continues Three Decade Decline, but Steeper Increases in Incidence for Women <50
On Oct. 1, 2024, the American Cancer Society (ACS) released Breast Cancer Statistics, 2024, the organization’s biennial update…
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Large-Scale Study Seeks to Unearth Causes of Persistent Symptoms of Lyme Disease
On Sept. 17, 2024, researchers from Tufts University announced they had received a $20.7 million grant from the…
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Covid-19 pandemic changed scientific publishing
On Sep. 9, 2024, Santo Fortunato, a professor at Luddy School of Informatics, reported that an international research…
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Emergent BioSolutions’ ACAM2000® Received U.S. FDA Approval for Mpox Indication
On Aug. 29, 2024, Emergent BioSolutions announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved the supplemental Biologics…
Lilly opened state-of-the-art research and development center in the Boston Seaport
On Aug. 13, 2024, Eli Lilly announced the opening of the Lilly Seaport Innovation Center (LSC), a research…
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Novartis, Viatris face lawsuit over ‘HeLa’ cell misuse claims
On Aug. 5, 2024, Novartis and Viatris were named a federal lawsuit in Maryland by the family of…
Dupixent® (dupilumab) Approved in the European Union as the First-ever Targeted Therapy for Patients with COPD
On Jul. 3, 2024, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals and Sanofi announced that the European Commission (EC) has approved Dupixent® (dupilumab)…
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Emergent BioSolutions Awarded $250+ Million in Contract to Supply U.S. Government with Four Critical Medical Countermeasure Products
On Jul. 2, 2024, Emergent BioSolutions announced it had received more than $250 millionin contract modifications from the…
Novo Nordisk announced 4.1 billion USD investment to expand US manufacturing capacity
On Jun. 24, 2024, Novo Nordisk announced plans to invest 4.1 billion US dollars to build a second…
U.S. FDA Approved CAPVAXIVE™ (Pneumococcal 21-valent Conjugate Vaccine) for Prevention of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease and Pneumococcal Pneumonia in Adults
On Jun. 17, 2024, Merck announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved CAPVAXIVE™ (Pneumococcal…
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BioMADE to Establish Bioindustrial Manufacturing Infrastructure in Minnesota
On Jun. 13, 2024, BioMADE announced an investment in a state-of-the-art bioindustrial manufacturing infrastructure in Minnesota, following support…
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Montana Life Science Genealogy, 2018
Montana Life Science Genealogy illustrates life science companies and non-profit research organization in the State of Montana by…
FDA authorized Florida’s Drug Importation Program
On Jan. 5, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration’s…
Pfizer completed acquisition of Seagen for $43 billion
On Dec. 14, 2023, Pfizer announced it had completed the acquisition of Seagen, a global biotechnology company based…
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…