Alexion completed acquisition of Achillion for $930 million
On Jan. 28, 2020, Alexion Pharma announced it had completed its acquisition of Achillion Pharmaceuticals for $930 million….
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Northeastern partners with entrepreneur David Roux to launch the Roux Institute at Northeastern University
On Jan. 27, 2020, the Jackson Laboratory announced it was one of the founding partners of the Roux…
GSK licensed tuberculosis vaccine candidate to the Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute for continued development
On Jan. 27, 2020, GSK announced that it had licensed its M72/AS01E[3] tuberculosis disease (TB) vaccine candidate to…
The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas announced it had recruited its 200th CPRIT scholar
On Jan. 27, 2020, the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) announced it had recruited its…
World’s first meningitis B national infant vaccination programme showed 75% drop in cases over three years
On Jan. 23, 2020, two independent meningitis B studies were published in the New England Journal of Medicine…
Vir Biotec applying multiple platforms to address public health risk from coronavirus
On Jan. 22, 2020, Vir Biotech announced it was working to rapidly determine whether its previously identified anti-coronavirus…
deCODE reported a genome-wide association meta-analysis of 69,189 cases and 702,199 controls from Iceland and UK biobank
On Jan. 20, 2020, deCODE genetics reported a genome-wide association meta-analysis of 69,189 cases and 702,199 controls from…
Lack of new antibiotics threatens global efforts to contain drug-resistant infections
On Jan. 17, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that declining private investment and lack of innovation…
Karmanos Cancer Institute was awarded the President’s Trophy for second year in a row by McLaren Health Care
On Jan. 16, 2020, the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute received the President’s Trophy for the second year…
US DoD exercised option for IXIARO vaccine for Japanese encephalitis with Valneva
On Jan. 14, 2020, Valneva announced that the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) had exercised an option to…
Just – Evotec Biologics initiated construction of first JPOD Facility in North America
On Jan. 14, 2020, Evotec announced that the wholly-owned Seattle based company Just – Evotec Biologics had initiated…
Cleveland Clinic study identified genetic anomaly associated with poor response to common asthma treatment
On Jan. 13, 2020, a new Cleveland Clinic study uncovered a genetic anomaly associated with poor response to…
Vanderbilt researchers discovered a new genetic disease
On Jan. 13, 2020, Vanderbilt University Medical Center researcher Ela Knapik, MD and her colleagues announced they had…
Mayo Clinic research discovered a molecular switch for repairing central nervous system disorders
On Jan. 10, 2020, Mayo Clinic researchers reported that they had discovered a molecular switch for repairing central…
Mayo Clinic sequenced 100K participants to build genomic database for improved care and research in collaboration with Helix
On Jan. 9, 2020, Mayo Clinic announced it was creating a library of genomic sequencing data on 100,000…
Penn Medicine birth marked a milestone in uterus transplant clinical trial
On Jan. 9, 2020, Penn Medicine announced the birth of Benjamin Thomas Gobrecht: his mother, 33-year-old Jennifer Gobrecht,…
Xencor and Gilead entered license agreement for use of XmAb antibody technologies in investigational agents for HIV
On Jan. 8, 2020, Xencor announced a technology license agreement in which Gilead Sciences will access Xencor’s Xtend…
Mayo Clinic genetic testing provided insights to sudden unexplained deaths in Amish community
On Jan. 8, 2020, Mayo Clinic researchers reported that they had used post-mortem genetic testing to find the…
Thomas J. Lynch Jr became the sixth president of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
On Jan. 7, 2020, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center announced Dr. Thomas J. Lynch Jr. as the…
Vanderbilt University Medical Center professor Ege T Kavalali, Ph.D. received a Humboldt Research Award
On Dec. 31, 2019, Ege T. Kavalali, Ph.D., professor and acting chair of the Department of Pharmacology in…
Sinovac announced approval of varicella vaccine for prevention of varicella/zoster virus (chickenpox) in children
On Dec. 27, 2019, Sinovac Biotech announced that the China National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) had approved and…
Karmanos Cancer Institute received the 2020 Women’s Choice Award
On Dec. 23, 2019, the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute received the 2020 Women’s Choice Award as one…
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The FDA approved new treatment option for patients with HER2-positive breast cancer
On Dec. 20, 2019, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted accelerated approval to Daiichi Sankyo’s Enhertu…
Biotechnology | Vaccine | WHO
New pneumococcal vaccine from Serum Institute of India achieved WHO prequalification
On Dec. 19, 2019, the WHO announced that PNEUMOSIL, a vaccine against a leading cause of deadly childhood…
The Jackson Laboratory received $2.5 million from The Mark Foundation for breakthrough cancer immunotherapy project
On Dec. 18, 2019, the Jackson Laboratory received $2.5 million from The Mark Foundation for breakthrough cancer immunotherapy…
FDA granted accelerated approval to Astellas and Seagen PADCEV for people with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer
On Dec. 18, 2019, Seagen and Astellas Pharma announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had granted…
Pediatric brain tumor treatment at the University of Alabama awarded FDA grant for first-in-human study
On Dec. 17, 2019, the University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center (UAB) announced that Gregory Friedman,…
Masonic Cancer Center joined the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Study, Human Health Exposure Analysis Resource (HHEAR)
On Dec. 13, 2019, the Masonic Cancer Center joined the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Study, Human…
BioAegis announced publication: ‘Delayed administration of recombinant plasma gelsolin improves survival in a murine model of severe influenza’
On Dec. 12, 2019, BioAegis Therapeutics announced publication of new research findings with recombinant human plasma gelsolin in…
Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center isolated an antibody that blocks bird flu
On Dec. 12, 2019, Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) researchers James Crowe Jr., MD, and colleagues announced they…