Roche announces $550 million investment to expand its Indianapolis diagnostics manufacturing hub
On May 12, 2025, Roche announced it plans to invest up to $550 million in its Diagnostics site…
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Genentech boosts U.S. presence with new $700 million North Carolina facility
On May 12, 2025, Genentech announced plans to invest more than $700 million in a new 700,000 square…
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Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus – outbreak Reported in Saudi Arabia
On May 12, 2025, the the Ministry of Health (MoH) of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) reported…
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Gates to give away virtually all of His wealth in the next twenty Years
On May 8, 2025, Bill Gates announced that he has decided to give away his money back to…
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What’s a healthy amount of sleep? It differs from one country to another
On May 8, 2025, University of British Columbia (UBC) research has found that your optimal amount of sleep…
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Gilead boosts planned U.S. investments by $11 billion amid tariff threat
On May 7, 2025, Gilead Sciences announced $11 billion in new planned investment in the U.S. to add…
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Medical AI trained on whopping 57 million health records
On May 7, 2025, researchers at the University College London (UCL) and King’s College London announced that an…
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EMA Uses AI to Leverage the power of data for public and animal health
On May 7, 2025, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the Heads of Medicines Agencies (HMA) have published…
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UT Southwestern and Children’s Health receive record-setting gift from Moody Foundation
On May 6, 2025, UT Southwestern Medical Center and Children’s Health℠ announced a historic nine-figure grant from the Moody Foundation…
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Europe pledges half a billion euros to lure scientists as Trump battles universities
On May 5, 2025, The European Union (EU) and France announced half a billion euros worth of incentives…
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Origins of common lung cancer that affects smokers discovered
On May 2, 2025, researchers at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, UCL, and the University of Cambridge announced they…
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CDC Reports Twelve pediatric deaths from seasonal influenza virus infection
On May 2, 2025, the Centers for Disease Control reported twelve pediatric deaths associated with seasonal influenza virus…
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NIH to end billions of dollars in foreign research grants
On May 1, 2025, the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), the world’s largest funder of biomedical research,…
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NSF stops awarding new grants and funding existing ones
On May 1, 2025, the staff members at the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) were told to “stop…
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Regulus Therapeutics announces Agreement to be Acquired by Novartis for $1.7 Billion
On Apr. 30, 2025, Regulus Therapeutics announced that it has entered into an agreement and plan of merger…
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Merck Breaks Ground on $1 Billion Biologics Center in Wilmington
On Apr. 29, 2025, Merck announced the start of construction for a $1 billion, 470,000 square-foot state-of-the-art biologics…
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BioMADE Finalizes $132 Million National Security Investment in Demonstration-Scale Biomanufacturing Facility in Minnesota
On Apr. 29, 2025, BioMADE announced Maple Grove as the Minnesota site in its national network of bioindustrial…
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Researchers develop model for real-time monitoring of kidney transplants
On Apr. 28, 2025, researchers at King’s College London, the University of Bristol and Great Ormond Street Hospital…
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Merck to Acquire SpringWorks Therapeutics for $3.9 Billion
On Apr. 28, 2025, Merck and SpringWorks Therapeutics announced the companies have entered into a definitive agreement for…
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Uganda declares end of Ebola outbreak
On Apr. 26, 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that Uganda has declared the end of the…
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Amgen to expand Ohio biotech manufacturing plant
On Apr. 25, 2025, Amgen announced a $900 million expansion of its Ohio biotech manufacturing facility in New…
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UW Medicine offers second drug for early Alzheimer’s
On Apr. 25, 2025, University of Washington announced that the Memory & Brain Wellness Center at Harborview Medical…
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WHO announces new weapon in the global fight against malaria
On Apr. 22, 2025, Syngenta announced that its next-generation insecticide Sovrenta® has received pre-qualification by World Health Organization…
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Regeneron Announces $3 Billion Investment in North Carolina Manufacturing Facility
On Apr. 22, 2025, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals announced a significant expansion of its manufacturing capacity through a new agreement…
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Cartoon Illustrating “The NIH and U.S. Healthcare in Crisis” Published
On Apr. 21, 2025, LifeScienceHistory.com published the cartoon: “The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and U.S. Healthcare in…
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Invasion of the ‘journal snatchers’: the firms that buy science publications and turn them rogue
On Apr. 17, 2025, research-integrity analysts are warning that ‘journal snatchers’ — companies that acquire scholarly journals from…
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University of Pittsburgh researchers Reveal most detailed images ever of bacteria-killing viruses
On Apr. 17, 2025, researchers from the University of of Pittsburgh announced they have produced the most detailed…
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SHIELD-Utah Study Shows Novavax’s COVID-19 Vaccine Induces Lower Reactogenicity Symptoms Compared to mRNA
On Apr. 15, 2025, Novavax announced preliminary results from the SHIELD-Utah study (Study of Healthcare Workers and First…
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Scientists find a gut-brain link that may affect behavior in children with autism
On Apr. 14, 2025, a new University of Southern California (USC) study suggests that gut imbalances in children…
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Scientists Identify Key Enzyme in Alzheimer’s Disease That Links Brain Inflammation to Memory Loss
On Apr. 14, 2025, a research team at the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) in Korea announced they…
