Tree DNA helped convict Washington timber thief after fire
On Jul. 9, 2021, a federal jury convicted a timber thief who authorities said started a large forest…
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COVID-19 PPE distribution
Cast of Characters: Jay Inslee, Governor, Washington | Gavin Newsom, Governor, California | Doug Ducey, Governor, Arizona |…
KPWHRI announced volunteers needed for COVID-19 vaccine-booster trial
On Jun. 16, 2021, Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute (KPWHRI) announced that was recruiting volunteers in the…
CytoDyn received first order from Chiral Pharma for use of Leronlimab for COVID-19 patients in the Philippines
On Jun. 1, 2021, CytoDyn announced that Chiral Pharma in the Philippines placed its first purchase order for…
Seattle Children’s researchers discovered that functional COVID-19 antibodies are lost quickly after mild cases
On May 27, 2021, Seattle Children’s researchers published a study that uncovered a deeper understanding of why people…
COVID-19 The Wave
Cast of Characters: Donald Trump, President | Mike Pence, Vice President | Anthony S. Fauci, MD, Director, National…
CytoDyn reaches agreement with Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital in Brazil to conduct two COVID-19 trials
On May 5, 2021, CytoDyn announced an agreement to partner with the Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital (AEIH) in…
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COVID-19 science and reason
COVID-19 and it’s naysayers are attacking Science and Reason. The defenders must suffer the slings and arrows from…
CytoDyn submitted Most Crucial Section of interim order to Health Canada for COVID-19 under rolling review
On Apr. 19, 2021, CytoDyn announced it had submitted the manufacturing section (CMC) of the application for an…
CytoDyn executed agreement with Chiral Pharma to provide up to 200,000 vials of leronlimab to Philippines
On Apr. 15, 2021, CytoDyn announced it had executed an exclusive supply and distribution agreement with Chiral Pharma…
COVID-19 variant vaccine trial began at KPWHRI
On Apr. 1, 2021, Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute (KPWHRI) announced that an investigational vaccine designed to…
Measles vaccine used as base for experimental COVID vaccine
On Apr. 1, 2021, Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute (KPWHRI) announced that an investigational vaccine designed to…
CytoDyn’s leronlimab decreased mortality at 14 days by 82% amongst critically Ill COVID-19 patients
On Mar. 30, 2021, CytoDyn announced further results from its CD12 trial of severe-to-critically ill patients with COVID-19….
Philippines FDA approved the use of leronlimab to treat a COVID-19 patient
On Mar. 29, 2021, CytoDyn announced that the Republic of the Philippines, Department of Health, Food and Drug…
Positive leronlimab treatment in critically Ill COVID-19 patient published
On Mar. 23, 2021, CytoDyn announced the publication in the Journal of Translational Autoimmunity ‘Case study of a…
TGen study predicted changing Lyme disease habitat across the West Coast
On Mar. 16, 2021, TGen announced a study that suggested ecosystems suitable for harboring ticks that carry debilitating…
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Washington State Department of Health provided next-generation genome sequencing
On Mar. 4, 2021, the Washington State Department of Health announced contracts with virology labs at the University…
Just – Evotec Biologics expanded contract with Department of Defense for manufacturing of monoclonal antibodies
On Jan. 27, 2021, Evotec announced that the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) awarded its Seattle, Washington-based subsidiary,…
CytoDyn research on critically Ill COVID-19 patients published in Journal of Translational Autoimmunity
On Dec. 31, 2020, CytoDyn announced a research manuscript submitted by Nicholas J. Agresti, M.D. had been accepted…
CytoDyn reached enrollment target of 293 patients for 2nd DSMC interim analysis of phase 3 COVID-19 trial
On Nov. 23, 2020, CytoDyn announced it had reached enrollment of 293 patients in its Phase 3 trial…
Eiger announced FDA approval of Zokinvyï¾™ (lonafarnib) treatment for Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome
On Nov. 20, 2020, Eiger BioPharmaceuticals announced that the FDA had approved ZokinvyTM (lonafarnib) for the treatment of…
Fred Hutch began experimental COVID-19 vaccine efficacy trial
On Nov. 9, 2020, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center announced the start of volunteer enrollment for a…
COVID-19 pandemic sparked 3D printing engineering innovation
On Nov. 2, 2020, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) announced that in the Spring of 2020, as news…
Patriot Express Travel at BWI, SEATAC required on-site, rapid COVID-19 testing
On Nov. 1, 2020, the U.S. Department of Defense announced the start of rapid, on-site COVID-19 testing for…
Kaiser Permanente Research Institute enrolled volunteers in a phase 3 clinical trial to evaluate COVID-19 vaccine
On Oct. 30, 2020, Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute (KPWHRI) announced enrollment of volunteers in a phase…
Humanigen announced first patient dosed in phase 3 clinical study of Lenzilumab in COVID-19
On Oct. 30, 2020, Humanigen announced that MedStar Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C. treated its first COVID-19…
HHS and DOD announced $12.7 million contract with InBios to boost US production of rapid COVID-19 tests
On Oct. 30, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of…
Seagen announced closing of $1.0 billion stock sale to Merck
On Oct. 28, 2020, Seagen announced the closing of a $1.0 billion equity investment by Merck in 5.0…
Just – Evotec Biologics received grant to enable an antibody product for the prevention of COVID-19
On Oct. 19, 2020, Evotec announced that its Seattle-based subsidiary, Just – Evotec Biologics had received a grant…
Fred Hutch completed move-in of Lake Union Steam Plant
On Nov. 9, 2020, after more than two years of reconstruction efforts, scientists from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer…