Study finds no link between mRNA COVID vaccines early in pregnancy and birth defects
On Oct. 15, 2025, mRNA COVID-19 vaccination in the first trimester of pregnancy isn’t tied to an elevated…
Broad Clinical Labs sets new GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title for fastest DNA sequencing technique
On Oct. 15, 2025, Broad Clinical Labs, in collaboration with Roche Sequencing Solutions and Boston Children’s Hospital, announced…
Gene therapy appears to slow Huntington’s disease progression
On Sept. 24, 2025, a global clinical trial for a new Huntington’s disease treatment has posted positive results,…
Pfizer and BioNTech Announce Topline Data Demonstrating Robust Immune Response With Their LP.8.1-Adapted COVID-19 Vaccine 2025-2026 Formula
On Sept. 8, 2025, Pfizer and BioNTech announced positive topline results from an ongoing Phase 3 clinical trial…
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Hawaii to join West Coast Health Alliance with California, Oregon, and Washington
On Sept. 4, 2025, roughly 24 hours after the launch of the West Coast Health Alliance, Hawaii is…
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California, Oregon, and Washington to launch new West Coast Health Alliance to uphold scientific integrity in public health as Trump destroys CDC’s credibility
On Sept. 3, 2025, California Governor Gavin Newsom, Oregon Governor Tina Kotek, and Washington Governor Bob Ferguson announced…
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals and Novartis Enter into a Global License and Collaboration Agreement
On Sept. 2, 2025, Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals announced a global licensing and collaboration agreement with Novartis for ARO-SNCA, Arrowhead’s…
Osivax Receives $19.5M BARDA Award to Advance Next-Generation Influenza Vaccine for Pandemic and Seasonal Preparedness
On Aug. 26, 2025, Osivax announced it has secured $19.5 million in funding from the Biomedical Advanced Research…
Skyhawk Therapeutics Announces Strategic Collaboration with Merck to Discover Novel RNA-Targeting Small Molecules for Neurological Disorders
On Aug. 18, 2025, Skyhawk Therapeutics announces a strategic research collaboration with Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany. The collaboration…
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U.S. abandons mRNA vaccine development despite triumphs
On Aug. 8, 2025, the U.S.Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that it was winding down…
Study reveals a novel immune-based therapy that may be effective in hard-to-treat lung cancers
On Jul. 24, 2025, a team of researchers from TGen, part of City of Hope, and Baylor Scott…
Moderna Receives Full U.S. FDA Approval for COVID-19 Vaccine, Spikevax, in Children Aged 6 Months Through 11 Years at Increased Risk for COVID-19 Disease
On Jul. 10, 2025, Moderna announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the supplemental…
Pitt Study Finds New mRNA Vaccine is More Effective and Less Costly to Develop
On Jun. 3, 2025, researchers at University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health and the Pennsylvania State University.A…
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FDA Approved Qfitlia™ (fitusiran), the First siRNA (RNAi Therapeutic) for the Treatment of Hemophilia A or B
On Mar. 28, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced approval of Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Qfitlia™ (fitusiran),…
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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“Earth is a Rock, Let the DNA Mold me” rewritten hit Rock n’ Roll Song Celebrating ‘Science and Reason’ released
On Mar. 3, 2025, LifeScienceHistory.com: Where history is made daily announces the release of a rewritten hit rock…
‘Junk’ RNA segments play role in protein production, cell stress response
On Feb. 11, 2025, scientists from Ohio State University (OSU) have discovered that some tiny segments of RNA…
U.S. awarded Moderna $590 million for bird flu vaccine development
On Jan. 17, 2025, The U.S. government announced it had awarded Moderna $590 million to advance the development…
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U.S. Implements New Export Controls to Address National Security Risks Related to Biotechnology
On Jan. 15, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) released an Interim…
A Lipid Nanoparticle Delivered mRNA Cure for Pre-eclampsia
On Dec. 11, 2024, University of Pennsylvania Engineers announced they had made a critical breakthrough that bridges a…
Nanopore direct RNA sequencing finds cancer’s ‘fingerprint’ improved early detection
On Dec. 4, 2024, researchers at the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) in Barcelona announced they had discovered…
tRNAs Help Some mRNAs Get Lost in Translation
On Nov. 21, 2024, teams at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center report a new way that…
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White House Released Report on Growing U.S. Biomanufacturing Capacity for the American Bioeconomy
On Nov. 15, 2024, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy released a report on Building…
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine awarded to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun
On Oct. 7, 2024, The Nobel Foundation announced that Victor Ambros from Harvard University and Gary Ruvkun from…
Japan’s MHLW Approved CSL and Arcturus Therapeutics’ Updated Self-amplifying mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine for Protection against JN.1 Strain, to be Distributed in Japan by Meiji Seika Pharma
On Sept. 13, 2024, CSL Seqirus and sa-mRNA pioneer Arcturus Therapeutics announced that Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor…
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TGen launched Center for Spatial Multi-Omics dedicated to transforming biomedical research through spatial biology
On Sep. 11, 2024, the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), part of City of Hope, announced the launch…
Pfizer and BioNTech Received U.S. FDA Approval & Authorization for Omicron KP.2-adapted COVID-19 Vaccine
On Aug. 22, 2024, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved…
Multi-year, 1143-patient genetic study identified unique types of multiple myeloma
On Aug. 19, 2024, an international team of scientists led by researchers from the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) announced…
Lilly opened state-of-the-art research and development center in the Boston Seaport
On Aug. 13, 2024, Eli Lilly announced the opening of the Lilly Seaport Innovation Center (LSC), a research…
BioNTech sued by UPenn over COVID-19 vaccine patent royalties
On Aug. 6, 2024, the University of Pennsylvania announced it had sued German biotechnology firm BioNTech n Pennsylvania…