CIRM awarded $26 million to advance clinical research across cancer, heart conditions, and rare diseases
On Jun. 28, 2024, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), one of the world’s largest institutions dedicated…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Medicine | Neurology | Non-Profit Research | Oncology | Therapeutics
CIRM awarded $53 million to clinical research in heart failure and cystic fibrosis, supporting 10 translational projects
On May 30, 2024, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) announced it had awarded $53 million to…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | Neurology | Non-Profit Research | Ophthalmogy | Therapeutics
CIRM awarded $31 million to fund clinical-stage research for cancers and eye disease
On Apr. 26, 2024, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) announced it had approved awarding nearly $31…
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Partners Announce Innovative Cloning Advancements for Black-footed Ferret Conservation
On Apr. 17, 2024, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and its genetic research partners announced the birth…
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Vaccine breakthrough means no more chasing strains
On Apr. 15, 2024, scientists at University of California Riverside demonstrated a new, RNA-based vaccine strategy that is…
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California’s Stem Cell Agency invested $25 million for discovery and preclinical research, patient support program
On Mar. 29, 2024, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), one of the world’s largest institutions dedicated…
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Eledon Pharma announced use of tegoprubart in first-ever transplant of genetically modified kidney from a pig to a human
On Mar. 21, 2024, Eledon Pharmaceuticals announced that tegoprubart, the company’s investigational anti-CD40L antibody, was used as a…
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The Priestley Medal was awarded to Carolyn R. Bertozzi
On Mar. 19, 2024, the American Chemical Society announced it awarded The Priestley Medal to Carolyn R. Bertozzi…
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Hugel Received FDA Approval in the U.S. of Letybo (letibotulinumtoxinA-wlbg) for Injection for Treatment of Glabellar Lines
On Mar. 4, 2024, Hugel America announced it received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval on its…
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Biotechnology | Clinical Research | Disease | Medicine | Neurology | Oncology | Stem Cell | Therapeutics
California’s Stem Cell Agency awarded $56 million for clinical research, $21.3 million for Shared Labs program
On Feb. 23, 2024, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), the world’s largest institution dedicated to regenerative…
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Using next-gen CRISPR tool, Gladstone scientists created unprecedented molecular map of human immune response
On Dec. 13, 2023, in a study of historic scale, scientists at Gladstone Institutes announced that they had…
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Biotechnology | Disease | FDA | Therapeutics
FDA approved interchangeable biosimilar for multiple inflammatory diseases
On Oct. 31, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it had approved Amgen’s Wezlana (ustekinumab-auub)…
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Ligand Acquires Assets of Novan for $12.2 Million
On Sep. 27, 2023, Ligand Pharmaceuticals announced that it has closed the transaction to acquire assets of Novan following…
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CIRM invested $50 million in clinical-stage research
On Jul. 27, 2023, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) awarded $50.1 million to fund clinical-stage research…
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U.S. FDA approved Veklury (Remdesivir) for COVID-19 treatment in patients with Severe renal impairment
On Jul. 14, 2023, Gilead Sciences announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved a…
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U.S. FDA permitted marketing of first COVID-19 at-home test using traditional premarket review process
On Jun. 6, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted granted marketing authorization for the Cue COVID-19…
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Genomes from 240 mammalian species revealed what makes the human genome unique
On Apr. 27, 2023, Zoonomia scientists announced they have have been cataloging the diversity in mammalian genomes by…
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Biotechnology | CRISPR | Diagnostics | Disease | Genomics | Therapeutics
Jennifer Doudna and Jill Banfield to lead $70 million initiative to edit the microbiome
On Apr. 17, 2023, a new initiative led by Jennifer Doudna and Jill Banfield at the Innovative Genomics…
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Infectious Disease | Influenza | USDA | Vaccine | Veterinary
Highly pathogenic avian influenza confirmed as cause of three California condor mortalities in Arizona
On Apr. 7, 2023, the U.S. National Park Service reported Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) had been confirmed…
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CIRM invested $26 million in research
On Mar. 27, 2023, California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) Board approved investing nearly $26 million in 17…
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FDA approved first treatment for Rett syndrome
On Mar. 13, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it had approved Acadia Pharmaceuticals’…
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Amphastar Pharmaceuticals received FDA approval for Naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray
On Mar. 8, 2023, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had granted approval…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | FDA
QuidelOrtho received de novo FDA authorization for Sofia 2 SARS Antigen+ FIA
On Mar. 8, 2023, QuidelOrtho announced that it had been granted a De Novo request from the U.S….
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A 19-Year-Old Adolescent with Probable Alzheimer’s Disease
On Jan. 31, 2023, a team of researchers led by the Innovation Center for Neurological Disorders and Department…
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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…
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Study found ‘natural immunity’ from Omicron weak and limited
On May 18, 2022, researchers at Gladstone Institutes and UC San Francisco (UCSF) reported that unvaccinated people, infection…
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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…
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The Priestley Medal was awarded to Peter B. Dervan
On Mar. 20, 2022, the American Chemical Society awarded The Priestley Medal to Peter B. Dervan “to recognize…
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Mandatory masking in schools reduced COVID-19 cases during Delta surge
On Mar. 10, 2022, schools with mandatory masking during the Delta surge had approximately 72% fewer cases of…
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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…
