Bristol Myers to invest $40 billion in the U.S. over 5 years
On May 5, 2025, Bristol Myers Squibb said it will invest $40 billion in the U.S. over the…
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Norovirus outbreak infected over 240 people on month-long luxury cruise
On Apr. 2, 2025, Cunard announced a norovirus outbreak had occurred aboard a luxury cruise ship that struck…
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Purdue Pharma files new bankruptcy plan for $7.4 billion opioid settlement
On Mar. 19, 2025, Bankrupt drugmaker Purdue Pharma filed a new bankruptcy plan, a major step towards finalizing a…
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Cornell Study confirmed mammal-to-mammal avian flu spread
On Jul. 24, 2024, a team led by researchers at Cornell University announced a study that provides evidence…
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Agriculture | Biotechnology | Diagnostics | FDA | Infectious Disease | Influenza | Therapeutics | USDA | Vaccine
FDA reported commercial milk supply is safe with investigation of outbreak of HPAI virus ongoing
On Apr. 23, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that nearly all (99%) of the…
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Pfizer and BioNTech received U.S. FDA approval for 2023-2024 COVID-19 vaccine
On Sept. 11, 2023, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the…
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CDC reported effectiveness of COVID-19 Pfizer-BioNTech BNT162b2 mRNA vaccination in preventing COVID-19 among children and adolescents
On Mar. 1, 2022, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that two doses of Pfizer-BioNTech…
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USDA confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza in non-commercial backyard flock in New York
On Feb. 19, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed…
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Tonix Pharmaceuticals expanded research collaboration to develop precision medicine techniques for COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics
On Sept. 23, 2021, Tonix Pharmaceuticals announced it had expanded its research collaboration with Columbia University. The research…
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Bristol Myers and Rockefeller University announced license agreement for SARS-CoV-2 meutralizing mAb combination
On Feb. 3, 2021, Bristol-Myers and The Rockefeller University announced an agreement under which Bristol Myers Squibb was…
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Bankruptcy judge approved federal settlement with Purdue Pharma
On Nov. 17, 2020, the proposed settlements between the federal government and OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and its…
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Purdue Pharma reached agreement with U.S. Department of Justice
On Oct. 21, 2020, Purdue Pharma announced that it had entered into an agreement with the U.S. Department…
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Tonix Pharmaceuticals enrolled first participant in PRECISION Study for COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics
On Oct. 15, 2020, Tonix Pharmaceuticals announced that the first participant was enrolled in the observational PRECISION study…
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USDA grants to fund studies of plant viruses, insecticides
On Sept. 17, 2020, two Cornell University research teams, studying crop viruses and insecticides’ physiological effects on insects,…
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US DFC announced $765 million loan to Eastman Kodak to support new expansion into pharmaceuticals
On Jul. 28, 2020, the U.S. International Development Finance Corp. (DFC) announced that it had signed a letter…
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Texas A&M researchers testing COVID-19 vaccine candidates for iBio
On Jun. 24, 2020, a team of scientists at Texas A&M University announced it is working with iBio…
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Taconic Biosciences announced distribution of critical COVID-19 mouse model
On Jun. 22, 2020, Taconic Biosciences announced an exclusive agreement with the University of Texas Medical Branch at…
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Albert Einstein College of Medicine invented compound tested in COVID-19 clinical trial
On Apr. 29, 2020, researchers at Montefiore Health System and Albert Einstein College of Medicine announced that a…
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Amneal Pharmaceuticals donated hydroxychloroquine sulfate to state of Texas
On Mar. 26, 2020, Amneal Pharma announced it had donated 1,000,000 hydroxychloroquine sulfate tablets to the Texas State…
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The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory researchers identified gene behind spread of deadly breast cancer
On Dec. 3, 2019, the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory researchers with colleagues at UConn Health and Jackson Laboratory…
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New York State experienced measles outbreak
On Oct. 3, 2019, the New York State Department of Health announced that more than 42 days –…
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New York State declared measles free
On Oct. 3, 2019, the New York State Department of Health announced that more than 42 days –…
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Purdue Pharma announced Chapter 11 bankruptcy and preliminary agreement to settle opioid litigation
On Sept. 15, 2019, Purdue Pharma filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and announced that it had reached an…
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Perlmutter Cancer Center earned Comprehensive status from the National Cancer Institute
On Feb. 6, 2019, Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone Health was designated a Comprehensive…
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Biotechnology | CDC | Diagnostics | FDA | Infectious Disease | Influenza | U.S. Congress | Vaccine | Veterinary
Experts decried lack of flu pandemic readiness, commitment
On Jan. 9, 2018, armed with 1940s-vintage flu vaccine technology and supported by only anemic funding for developing…
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Washington University received $10 million for DNA sequencing research
On Jun. 21, 2017, McDonnell Genome Institute announced it had received a $10 million from the National Heart,…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | NIH | Therapeutics
The McDonnell Genome Institute received a $60 million from the NIH to study the genetics of common diseases
On Jan. 19, 2016, the McDonnell Genome Institute at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis announced…
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The Kavli Foundation awarded $20 million to establish the Kavli Neural Systems Institute at The Rockefeller University
On Oct. 1, 2015, The Kavli Foundation announced a $20 million award to establish the Kavli Neural Systems…
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The Kavli Foundation awarded $20 million to establish the Kavli Neural Systems Institute at The University of California, San Francisco
On Oct. 1, 2015, The Kavli Foundation announced a $20 million award to establish the Institute for Fundamental…
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The Kavli Foundation awarded $20 million to establish the Kavli Neuroscience Discovery Institute at The Johns Hopkins University
On Oct. 1, 2015, The Kavli Foundation announced a $20 million award to establish the Kavli Neuroscience Discovery…
