The CPRIT awarded 55 new grants totaling over $78 million
On Feb. 19, 2020, the Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) announced it had awarded 55…
Remdesivir prevented MERS coronavirus disease in monkeys
On Feb. 13, 2020, National Institutes of Health (NIH) scientists announced that the experimental antiviral remdesivir successfully prevented…
WHO and FIND formalized strategic collaboration to drive universal access to essential diagnostics
On Feb. 10, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND) announced…
The Pan-cancer analysis of whole genomes was published in Nature
On Feb. 5, 2020, The Pan-cancer analysis of whole genomes was published in Nature. The flagship paper of…
$675 million needed for new coronavirus preparedness and response global plan
On Feb. 5, 2020, to fight further spread of the new coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak in China and globally,…
International collaboration generated most complete cancer genome map to date
On Feb. 5, 2020, an international team announced that it had completed the most comprehensive study of whole…
Fred Hutch trial halted after promising HIV vaccine failed to show efficacy
On Feb. 4, 2020, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center announced that a promising HIV vaccine trial was…
Artificial Intelligence | Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Medical Device | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics
New center to fund ‘most exciting’ biomedical discoveries
On Jan. 30, 2020, the University of Washington (UW) announced that a new center was being created with…
Artificial Intelligence | Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Medical Device | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics
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…
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…
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation donated $10 million to global response to 2019-nCOV
On Jan. 26, 2020, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced that it had immediately committed $10 million…
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CDC published updated ACIP recommendations on the use of Td and Tdap vaccines
On Jan. 24, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published updated Immunization Practices Advisory Committee…
Moderna announced funding award from CEPI to accelerate development of mRNA vaccine against novel Coronavirus
On Jan. 23, 2020, Moderna announced a new collaboration to develop an mRNA vaccine against the novel coronavirus…
Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers announced new insight on diabetic retinopathy
On Jan. 23, 2020, Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers Megan Capozzi, PhD, John Penn, PhD, and colleagues showed…
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…
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,…
O’Neal Cancer Center welcomed Sleckman as new director
On Jan. 8, 2020, the University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center (UAB) announced that world-renowned researcher…
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…
New MERS Coronavirus vaccine clinical trial started in Saudi Arabia
On Dec. 20, 2019, Vaccitech’s partner, the University of Oxford’s Jenner Institute, in collaboration with The King Abdullah…
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…
CDC published ACIP recommendations on the use of BioThrax
On Dec. 13, 2019, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published Immunization Practices Advisory Committee (ACIP)…
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…
Georgia Tech alumni and co-founders of LymphaTech announced partnership with medi to launch medi vision garments
On Dec. 10, 2019, Georgia Institute of Technology alumni and co-founders of LymphaTech Nate Frank and Mike Weiler…
PATH announced Nikolaj Gilbert as President and CEO
On Dec. 4, 2019, PATH announced that its Board of Directors had unanimously chosen global development leader Nikolaj…