NIH researchers discovered a new face-detecting brain circuit
On Jul. 2, 2024, scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have uncovered a brain circuit in…
Scientists generated the first complete chromosome sequences from non-human primates
On May 29, 2024, a team of researchers from the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) announced they…
Scientists unveiled detailed cell maps of the human brain and the nonhuman primate brain
On Oct. 12, 2023, the National Institute of health (NIH) announced that a group of international scientists had…
Hundreds of new primate genomes offer window into human health and our past
On Jun. 1, 2023, two international teams announced they have sequenced the genomes of more than 200 nonhuman…
NIH scientists develop mouse model to study Mpox virulence
On Feb. 14, 2023, scientists from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases announced they had developed…
Soligenix COVID-19 vaccine, CiVax, boosted neutralizing activity against SARS-CoV-2, including Delta and Omicron
On Mar. 17, 2022, Soligenix announced the results of a booster vaccination study using CiVax (heat stable COVID-19…
Second-Gen mRNA COVID-19 vaccine candidate demonstrated improved immune response in preclinical study
On Aug. 16, 2021, CureVac and GSK announced publication on the preprint server bioRxiv of preclinical data investigating…
Oregon Health & Science University researchers unlocked HIV vaccine candidate’s mysteries 20 years later
On Mar. 25, 2021, about two decades after first devising a new kind of vaccine, Oregon Health &…
Tonix Pharma reported positive COVID-19 vaccine efficacy results in non-human primates vaccinated with TNX-1800
On Mar. 17, 2021, Tonix Pharma announced preliminary results following vaccination of non-human primates with TNX-1800 (modified horsepox…
Pfizer and BioNTech publish preclinical data from investigational COVID-19 vaccine program in Nature
On Feb. 1, 2021, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that preclinical data in non-human primate and mouse models from…
CureVac’s COVID-19 caccine aandidate, CVnCoV, demonstrated efficient protection of non-human primates
On Jan. 11, 2021, CureVac announced the publication of preclinical data demonstrating the induction of robust antibody and…
ImmunityBio’s hAd5 T-Cell COVID-19 vaccine candidate showed complete protection of airways
On Dec. 10, 2020, ImmunityBio announced its COVID-19 vaccine candidate protected nasal and lung airways of non-human primates…
Tonix Pharmaceuticals reported positive immune response results from COVID-19 caccine candidate
On Nov. 16, 2020, Tonix Pharmaceuticals announced preliminary results following vaccination of non-human primates with TNX-1800 (modified horsepox…
Pfizer and BioNTech announced data from preclinical studies of mRNA-based vaccine candidate against COVID-19
On Sept. 9, 2020, Pfizer and BioNTech announced preliminary preclinical data in mouse and non-human primate models from…
BioNTech and Pfizer announced data from preclinical studies of mRNA-based vaccine candidate against COVID-19
On Sept. 9, 2020, Pfizer and BioNTech announced preliminary preclinical data in mouse and non-human primate models from…
COVID-19 vaccine study shows severe disease preventable in hamsters
On Sept. 3, 2020, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) announced that for the first time, early research…
Single dose of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine candidate demonstrated robust protection in pre-clinical studies
On Jul. 30, 2020, Johnson & Johnson announced that its lead vaccine candidate protected against infection with SARS-CoV-2,…
INOVIO’s COVID-19 DNA vaccine INO-4800 provided protection with memory immune responses In non-human primates challenged with SARS-CoV-2 virus
On Jul. 30, 2020, INOVIO announced that its COVID-19 DNA vaccine INO-4800 targeting SARS-CoV-2 was effective in protecting…
Moderna announced publication in the NEJM of non-human primate preclinical viral challenge study of its mRNA vaccine against COVID-19
On Jul. 28, 2020, Moderna announced a preclinical study evaluating mRNA-1273, its vaccine candidate against COVID-19, was published…
Vaxart signed Memorandum of Understanding with Attwill Medical Solutions Sterilflow
On Jun. 26, 2020, Vaxart announced that its oral COVID-19 vaccine had been selected to participate in a…
BioCryst’s galidesivir stops Zika viral replication in primate model
On Jun. 11, 2020, BioCryst Pharmaceuticals announced new data published in Science Translational Medicine show, in a primate…
Ichor announced its TriGrid Delivery System is being utilized for delivery in non-human primates of a COVID-19 DNA vaccine being developed by Naval Medical Research Center
On Apr. 27, 2020, Ichor announced that its TriGrid Delivery System is being utilized for delivery in non-human…
Texas Biomed established team to study SARS-CoV-2, new coronavirus
On Feb. 24, 2020, Scientists at Texas Biomed began work on the novel coronavirus known as SARS-CoV-2. A…
NIMH awarded a $12.7 million grant to Emory University for oxytocin research
On Apr. 16, 2018, the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) awarded a $12.7 million grant to Emory…
Monkey twins first primate clones made by the method that developed Dolly
On Jan. 24, 2018, Chinese scientists announced they had produced two genetically identical long-tailed macaques using the same…
Tarsier genome was sequenced by Washington University School of Medicine researchers
On Oct. 6, 2016, Washington University School of Medicine researchers announced they had sequenced the genome of the…
Southwest National Primate Research Center at Texas Biomed received $40 million NIH grant
On Aug. 4, 2016, the Southwest National Primate Research Center at Texas Biomedical Research Institute was awarded more…
The genome sequence of the common marmoset was published in Nature Genetics
On Aug. 5, 2014, a team of scientists from around the world led by Baylor College of Medicine…
OHSU’s Oregon National Primate Research Center opened dedicated lab space
On Mar. 27, 2012, the Oregon National Primate Research Center at OHSU dedicated a new home for its…
The genome of the Orangutan was sequenced
On Jan. 26, 2011, the Orangutan Genome Sequencing Consortium, a collaboration between the Human Genome Sequencing Center at…