Highly pathogenic avian influenza confirmed on Bird Island, South Georgia – the first known cases in Antarctic
On Oct. 23, 2023, the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) reported that Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) had been…
U.S. CDC reported high rates of child flu hospitalizations recorded in 2022-2023 season
On Oct. 20, 2023, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that among children and…
FDA approved PENBRAYA,the first and only vaccine for prevention of most common serogroups causing meningococcal
On Oct. 20, 2023, Pfizer announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved PENBRAYA (meningococcal…
Novavax received full Marketing Authorization for potype COVID-19 vaccine Nuvaxovid in UK
On Oct. 18, 2023, Novavax announced that the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in the United…
Novavax’s prototype COVID-19 vaccine Nuvaxovid received full approval in Singapore
On Oct. 18, 2023, Novavax announced that Singapore’s Health Sciences Authority (HSA) had granted full approval for Novavax’s…
Agriculture | Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | USDA
APHIS announced partnership to improve early detection of emerging animal diseases
On Oct. 17, 2023, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) announced a new partnership between the National Bio…
Purdue nameed new pediatric cancer research center for the late Tyler Trent
On Oct. 14, 2023, Purdue University ensured that the memory of the former graduate and devoted Boilermaker football…
Two fatal human influenza A/H5N1 (Bird Flu) virus infections reported in Cambodia
On Oct. 12, 2023, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that two fatal human…
Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Polio | Vaccine | WHO
New funding ensured 370 million children receive polio vaccinations in low-income countries
On Oct. 11, 2023, the European Commission, the European Investment Bank and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation…
University of Wisconsin-Madison discovery revealed fragile X syndrome begins developing even before birth
On Oct. 10, 2023, the University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers announced a new study published in the journal Neuron…
Biotechnology | Chemical | Disease | Oncology
California became first U.S. state to ban red dye No. 3
On Oct. 7, 2023, California became the first state to ban four chemicals used in well-known candies and…
Vir Biotechnology awarded BARDA funding to support development of antibody platform technologies for global infectious disease threats
On Oct. 3, 2023, Vir Biotechnology announced that the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), part of…
FDA authorized updated Novavax COVID-19 vaccine formulated to better protect against currently circulating variant
On Oct. 3, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) amended the emergency use authorization (EUA) of…
Biotechnology | CDC | COVID-19 | FDA | Infectious Disease | Vaccine
Novavax 2023-2024 COVID-19 Vaccine Authorized and Recommended for Use in the U.S.
On Oct. 3, 2023, Novavax announced that it’s COVID-19 Vaccine, Adjuvanted (2023-2024 Formula) (NVX-CoV2601) had received Emergency Use…
California’s Stem Cell Agency approved $110 million investment into basic research in neuropsychiatric diseases
On Oct. 2, 2023, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) announced its approval of a new program…
U.S. National Science Foundation invested $35 million in future manufacturing
On Sept. 29, 2023, through the Future Manufacturing program, the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) announced targeted investments…
FDA granted first marketing authorization for DNA test to assess predisposition for dozens of cancer types
On Sept. 29, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted Invitae de novo marketing authorization for…
California’s Stem Cell Agency invested $44 million to advance regenerative medicine research and manufacturing in California
On Sept. 29, 2023, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) awarded $43.8 million to fund projects aimed…
Pfizer and BioNTech received Health Canada authorization for XBB.1.5-adapted monovalent COVID-19 vaccine
On Sept. 28, 2023, Pfizer and BioNTech that Health Canada had authorized the companies’ Omicron XBB.1.5-adapted monovalent COVID-19…
USDA provided more than $12 million in funding to control and prevent chronic wasting disease
On Sept. 28, 2023, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced…
Gritstone Bio awarded $433 Mmillion BARDA contract to conduct comparative phase 2b study evaluating next-generation vaccine candidate for COVID-19
On Sept. 27, 2023, Gritstone bio announced that it was awarded a contract by the Biomedical Advanced Research…
Agriculture | Biotechnology | FDA | USDA
APHIS issued regulatory status review response for Ohalo Genetics potato
On Sept. 26, 2023, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced…
Biotechnology | HIV | NIH | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics | Vaccine
Clinical trial of HIV vaccine began in United States and South Africa
On Sept. 20, 2023, the National Institutes of Health announced that a trial of a preventive HIV vaccine…
National Institutes of Health clinical trial of universal flu vaccine candidate began
On Sept. 15, 2023, researchers at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) announced they had…
Biotechnology | Disease | Therapeutics | WHO
WHO reported legionellosis deaths from Poland
On Sept. 14, 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that as of Sept. 11, 2023, a total…
Northwestern received $50 million to study life sciences using mathematics
On Sept. 14, 2023, Northwestern University announced it had been awarded $50 million over five years from the…
Biotechnology | Disease | Medicine | NIH | Therapeutics
NIH awarded $50.3 million for ‘multi-omics’ research on human health and disease
On Sept. 12, 2023, the National Institutes of Health announced it was establishing the Multi-Omics for Health and…
Moderna received U.S. FDA approval for updated COVID-19 vaccine
On Sept. 11, 2023, Moderna announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved the supplemental Biologics…
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High levels of particulate air pollution associated with increased breast cancer incidence
On Sept. 11, 2023, researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) reported that living in an area…
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European Commission expanded Merck’s ERVEBO [Ebola Zaire vaccine] indication to include children 1 year of age and older
On Sept. 7, 2023, Merck announced that the European Commission (EC) had approved an expanded indication for ERVEBO…