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    U.S. Government secured 3.2 million doses of Novavax COVID-19 vaccine

    On Jul. 11, 2022, Novavax announced an agreement with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in collaboration with the Department of Defense, to secure an initial 3.2 million doses of Novavax’ COVID-19 vaccine (NVX-CoV2373) should it receive U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Emergency Use Authorization and a recommendation from the Centers…

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Explore life science news from today or yesterday, as well as discoveries, events, and news from last year, and beyond – all searchable by state, province, nation or key word.

  • U.S. Cyclospora cases mount as CDC lags on tracking

    On Jul. 9, 2026, the Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy reported that in parts of the country, including southeast Michigan and northern Ohio, clinicians are tracking scores of cases of sudden, explosive diarrhea and gastrointestinal illness caused by…
  • Researchers discover new form of hereditary prostate cancer 

    On July 9, 2026, researchers at the University of British Columbia announced they have identified a new form of hereditary prostate cancer that, while rare, can cause aggressive disease at a young age. The discovery paves the way for genetic testing programs that…
  • New genomic method to track disease outbreaks globally 

    On Jul. 9, 2026, Wellcome Sanger Institute scientists and their collaborators announced Phylo-Plex, a new computational method to allow cost-effective and scalable DNA sequencing of pathogens in laboratories with limited resources. Published in Nature Communications, Phylo-Plex analyses genetic information from…
  • US FDA approves Vera’s kidney disease drug

    On Jul. 7, 2026, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Vera Therapeutics’ drug to treat patients with a ​potentially life-threatening kidney disease, the regulator said, sending its ‌shares up 6.8% in afternoon trading. The drug Trutakna is a…
  • Vertex to Acquire Crinetics Pharmaceuticals for $10 Billion

    On Jul. 7, 2026, Vertex Pharmaceuticals and Crinetics Pharmaceuticals, a global pharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of novel therapeutics for endocrine diseases, announced that the companies have entered into a definitive agreement under which Vertex will…
  • Novartis to acquire Myricx Bio for $1.5 Billion

    On Jul. 6, 2026, Novartis announced it has reached an agreement to acquire Myricx Bio for up to $1.5 billion including $1.1 billion cash upfront plus potential milestone payments. Myricx Bio is a UK-headquartered transatlantic biotech company focused on the…
  • Immunotherapy shows promise in treating deadly brain tumours

    On Jul. 1, 2026, a study led by a researcher based at King’s College London and McMaster University in Canada reveals how CAR-T cell therapy, a treatment that engineers a patient’s own immune cells to recognise and attack cancer, could…

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Patent Medicine Politics

This illustration shows the “baby soothing syrups” on the table are clearly labeled “paregoric” and “Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing…

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We have compiled a wide range of imagery that we hope stimulates your curiosity and interest in the invisible life science world. Current branches of microscopy range from electron, transmission and scanning to ultrafast, low-energy, photoemission, atomic beam and more.

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