UPenn completed exclusive R&D alliance with Novartis
On Sept. 12, 2019, UPenn completed its exclusive, 7-year research and development alliance with Novartis, that spawned the…
deCODE in Iceland agreed to sequence half of UK Biobank participants, largest ever undertaken
On Sept. 11, 2019, deCODE genetics in Iceland announced an agreement with a consortium of government, charity, researchers…
Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys have identified the long-sought structure of an essential blood protein: Vitronectin
On Sept. 11, 2019, scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys announced they had identified the long-sought structure of an…
IRBM signed agreement with MD Anderson Cancer Center to generate novel immune-checkpoint monoclonal antibodies
On Sept. 9, 2019, IRBM announced the signing of a service and development agreement with The University of…
Winship Cancer Institute was awarded a $500,000 grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) for new cellular therapies
On Sep. 6, 2019, the Winship Cancer Institute was awarded a $500,000 grant from the National Cancer Institute…
MouseLight Project mapped 1,000 neurons in the mouse brain
On Sept. 5, 2019, researchers at the Howard Hughes Medical Instituteﾒs Janelia Research Campus announced that they had…
UCLA researchers used stem cells to engineer cells that attack human tumors in mice
On Sept. 5, 2019, UCLA researchers have harnessed the power of iNKT cells to attack tumor cells and…
Penn researcher Virginia MY Lee, PhD, received $3 million Breakthrough Prize
On Sept. 5, 2019, Penn Professor Virginia M.Y. Lee, PhD received the Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences, in…
The NIH awarded a $2.5 million grant to Georgia Tech researchers to study bacteriophages for treating antibiotic-resistant infections
On Aug. 29, 2019, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded a $2.5 million grant to Georgia Institute…
University of Alberta researchers discovered the protein PEX3 in the cells of deadly parasite trypanosome
On Aug. 26, 2019, University of Alberta researcher Rick Rachubinski and colleagues announced they had discovered the protein…
Amgen acquired worldwide rights to psoriasis drug Otezla (apremilast) For $13.4 Billion
On Aug. 26, 2019, Amgen acquired worldwide rights to Otezlaﾮ (apremilast), the only oral, non-biologic treatment for psoriasis…
City of Port St Lucie Council voted to ﾠLeaseﾠ former VGTI Florida facility to the ﾠCleveland Clinic for $1 per year
On Aug. 26, 2019 , the City of Port St. Lucie Council voted 5 to 0 to ﾠleaseﾠ…
WHO announced a vector alert for Anopheles stephensi invasion and spread
On Aug. 26. 2019, the World Health Organization announced a vector alert for Anopheles stephensi invasion and spread,…
CDC released ACIP recommendations on use of influenza vaccines for the 2019-20 influenza season
On Aug. 23, 2019, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released Immunization Practices Advisory Committee (ACIP)…
Chinook Therapeutics Raises $65 Million Series A Financing to Advance Precision Medicines for Kidney Diseases
On Aug. 22, 2019, Chinook Therapeutics announced a $65 million Series A financing to discover and develop precision…
Georgia Tech researchers received a $1.6 million grant from the NIH and NINDS for neuroscience project
On Aug. 21, 2019, Georgia Institute of Technology researchers Chris Rozell and Garret Stanley received a $1.6 million…
Siteman Cancer Center received $15 million grant to support personalized leukemia therapies
On Aug. 21, 2019, the Siteman Cancer Center announced it was awarded a $15 million grant to better…
Eleventh U.S. CRISPR-Cas9 Patent Awarded to University of California, U Vienna, Charpentier
On Aug. 20, 2019, the eleventh U.S. CRISPR-Cas9 patent was awarded to University of California, the University of…
Karmanos Cancer Institute became the first in Michigan to offer patients the Leksell Gamma Knife Icon stereotactic radiosurgery system
On Aug. 19, 2019, the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute announced it became the first cancer center in…
CDC published updated ACIP recommendations for human papillomavirus vaccination of adults
On Aug. 16, 2019, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published updated Immunization Practices Advisory Committee…
Masonic Cancer Center researchers awarded $8.5 million dollar grant to research metastatic breast cancer
On Aug. 15, 2019, Masonic Cancer Center researchers Reuben Harris, PhD and Douglas Yee, MD announced that they…
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CPRIT granted $18.7 million New Company Product Development award to Salarius Pharmaceuticals
On Aug. 15, 2019, the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) announced that it was awarded…
Siteman Cancer Center awarded $7.8 million to expand clinical trials access
On Aug. 1, 2019 the Siteman Cancer Center announced it was awarded a six-year, $7.8 million grant from…
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center announced it had received NCI designation
On Jul. 29, 2019, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center announced it had achieved National Cancer Institute (NCI) designation, becoming…
Vanderbilt University Medical Center Professor David Cortez, PhD and colleagues revealed a new DNA repair pathway
On Jul. 25, 2019, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Professor David Cortez, PhD and colleagues revealed a new DNA…
More than 5,000 lives touched by OHSU Kidney Transplant Program
On Jul. 24, 2019, the Oregon Health Science University (OHSU) Transplant Program – one of the oldest, largest…
CDC published ACIP recommendations on use of Japanese encephalitis vaccine
On Jul. 19, 2019, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published recommendations from the Advisory Committee…
First use of CRISPR tool to successfully treat patient with genetic disorder
On Jul. 19, 2019, Victoria Gray, 34, of Forest, Miss., became the first patient ever to be publicly…
Chembio Diagnostics and Takeda Pharmaceutical announced collaboration to develop point-of-care diagnostic test
On Jul. 18, 2019, Chembio Diagnostics announced a collaboration with Shire Human Genetic Therapies, a wholly owned subsidiary…
Masonic Cancer Center member Ingunn Stromnes, PhD awarded with PanCAN Grant
On Jul. 9, 2019, the Masonic Cancer Center announced that researcher Ingunn Stromnes, PhD was awarded with a…