First human bladder transplant performed at UCLA
On May 18, 2025, a surgical team from the University of California, Los Angeles Health (UCLA Health) announced…
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Tough microbes found in NASA cleanrooms hold clues to space survival and biotech
On May 12, 2025, a study by scientists at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and several institutes across…
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USDA Suspends Live Animal Imports Through U.S.-Mexico Border
On May 11, 2025, U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the suspension of live cattle, horse, and bison imports…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | FDA | Oncology | Women's Health
FDA Approves Teal Health’s Teal Wand™—The First and Only At-Home Self-Collection Device for Cervical Cancer Screening
On May 9, 2025, Teal Health® announced the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval of the Teal Wand™,…
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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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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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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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Childhood exposure to bacterial toxin may be triggering colorectal cancer epidemic among the young
On Apr. 23, 2025, researchers from the Wellcome Sanger Institute, University of California San Diego and their collaborators…
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Roche to invest $50 billion in pharmaceuticals and diagnostics in the U.S. over the next five years
On Apr. 22, 2025, Roche announced that it will invest USD $50 billion into the United States in…
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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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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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Novartis to expand US-based manufacturing and R&D footprint with investment of $23B over the next 5 years
On Apr. 10, 2025, Novartis, a leading global innovative medicines company, announced a planned $23 billion investment over…
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Scientists complete largest wiring diagram and functional map of the brain to date
On Apr. 9, 2025, a team of neuro scientists scientists published findings from the Machine Intelligence from Cortical…
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Brain-to-voice neuroprosthesis restores naturalistic speech
On Mar. 31, 2025, a team of researchers from UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco announced they have…
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Study uncovers key role of RNA modifications in prostate cancer progression
On Mar. 24, 2025, scientists at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center and the University of Toronto…
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23andMe Initiates Voluntary Chapter 11 Process to Maximize Stakeholder Value
On Mar. 23, 2025, 23andMe announced that it has initiated voluntary Chapter 11 proceedings in the U.S. Bankruptcy…
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Diagnostics | Disease | FDA | Medical Device | Non-Profit Research | Ophthalmogy | Rare Disease | Therapeutics
FDA approves ENCELTO, a first-of-its-kind eye implant that slows vision loss in rare eye disease
On Mar. 6, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the approval of ENCELTO (revakinagenetaroretcel-lwey), a…
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Biotechnology | Cardiology | Disease | FDA | Medicine | Neurology | Therapeutics
FDA Approves Genentech’s TNKase® in Acute Ischemic Stroke in Adults
On Mar. 3, 2025, Genentech announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved TNKase® (tenecteplase),…
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Researchers identify DNA changes, biological pathways associated with inherited cancer risk
On Feb. 17, 2025, Stanford researchers have conducted the first large-scale screen of these inherited changes, called single…
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Printable Molecule-Selective Nanoparticles Enable Mass Production of Wearable Biosensors
On Feb. 3, 2025, a team of Caltech engineers announced they have developed a technique for inkjet printing…
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Agriculture | Chemistry | Diagnostics | HIV | Infectious Disease | Neurology | NIH | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics
HIV vaccines can lead to Chain Reaction of antibodies against antibodies
On Jan. 17, 2025, scientists from Scripps Research Institute reported finding that some HIV vaccination can lead to…
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Colossal Biosciences Raises $200 Million For De-Extinction Effort
On Jan. 16, 2025, Colossal Biosciences – the company behind an ambitious, Jurassic Park-style effort to revive extinct bird and…
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As Whooping Cough Cases Increase California Department of Public Health Encourages Tdap Vaccination
On Jan. 3, 2025, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) reported that Whooping cough (pertussis) activity in…
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New CRISPR Toolkit to Allow Remote-Controlled Genome Editing
On Dec. 2, 2024, engineers in the University of Southern California (USC) Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical…
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Elephant seal colony declines one year after avian flu outbreak
On Nov. 11, 2024, a study published in the journal Nature Communications and co-led by UC Davis and…
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Cloned Black-Footed Ferret Breeds Naturally and Births 2 Healthy Kits
On Nov. 1, 2024, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and conservation partners announced the first-ever birth…
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Large-scale study of brain volume found genetic links to Parkinson’s disease and ADHD
On Oct. 21, 2024, in one of the largest-ever studies of DNA and brain volume, researchers announced they…
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Boston Scientific closes acquisition of Silk Road Medical for $1.18 Billion
On Sept. 17, 2024, Boston Scientific announced the close of its acquisition of Silk Road Medical, a medical…
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FDA Approves Ocrevus Zunovo™ as the First and Only Twice-A-Year 10-Minute Subcutaneous Injection for People With Relapsing and Progressive Multiple Sclerosis
On Sept. 13, 2024, Genentech announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved Ocrevus Zunovo™…
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CIRM approved $8 million award for plasma cell disorder therapy, $27 million to boost collaboration among California researchers
On Jul. 25, 2024, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), one of the world’s largest institutions dedicated…
