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…
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…
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…
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…
Evotec completed acquisition of Just Biotherapeutics
On Jul. 3, 2019, Evotec announced the strategic transaction to acquire Just Biotherapeutics, signed May 20, 2019, had…
DARPA funded a $21.9 gene modulation research initiative at Georgia Tech, targeting influenza pandemics
In Jun. 2019, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced it had funded a $21.9 gene modulation research…
Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 signed into law
On Jun. 24, 2019, the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 (S.1379) passed by…
CanSinoBIO received approval for Its 13-valent penumococcal conjugate vaccine to start clinical trials
On Jun. 20, 2019, CanSino Biologics announced that it had received the National Medical Products Administration’s (NMPA) permission…
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New CRISPR Lab for Genomic Research at UCSF and UC Berkeley in collaboratation with GlaxoSmithKline
On Jun. 13, 2019, the University of California, San Francisco and University of California, Berkeley collaborated with GlaxoSmithKline…
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Groundbreaking DNA study launched to discover new connections between genetics & diseases
On Jun. 12, 2019, Intermountain Healthcare and deCODE genetics announced a major global collaboration and study focused on…
Vaccitech universal flu vaccine passed Phase 2b clinical development milestones
On Jun. 5, 2019, Vaccitech announced that it has administered its pandemic universal influenza A vaccine MVA-NP+M1 (VTP-100)…
The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas awarded a relocation grant to Hummingbird Bioscience
On Jun. 4, 2019, the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) awarded a $13 million relocation…
Penn received a $12 million grant to study the connection between cellular therapies and new methods of radiation therapy
On Jun. 3, 2019, the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) announced it had received a $12 million grant from…
The Richard N Merkin Institute for Translational Research was founded at CalTech
On May 30, 2019, The Richard N. Merkin Institute for Translational Research was founded at CalTech. Merkin, who…
Masonic Cancer Center researchers discovered importance of protein p300 acetyltransferase in liver cancer development
On May 3, 2019, Masonic Cancer Center researcher Dr. Ningling Kang and colleauges at The Hormel Institute announced…
Massachusetts General Hospital received $200 million to advance research into complex diseases
On Apr. 29, 2019, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) announced it had received the largest gift in the hospital’s…
UGA researchers discovered a vaccine for Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) virus
On Apr. 25, 2019, researchers at the University of Georgia announced they had successfully discovered a single-dose vaccine…
Amgen announced FDA approval of EVENITY for the treatment of osteoporosis
On Apr. 9 2019, Amgen announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of EVENITY (romosozumab-aqqg) for the…
Chembio Diagnostics received approval of Zika, Dengue and Chikungunya point-of-care multiplex test by Brazil’s Health Regulatory Agency
On Apr. 9, 2019, Chembio Diagnostics announced the approval of its DPP Zika/Dengue/Chikungunya System by Agencia Nacional de…
The only FDA approved IV antimalarial in the US, IV quinidine, was discontinued
In Mar. 29, 2019, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued new guidance to clinicians for…
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Masonic Cancer Center researcher Dr. Liang Liu received skin cancer research grant
On Mar. 13, 2019, Dr. Liang Lie of Mason Cancer Center’s Hormel Institute received a $100,000 two year…
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Moratorium on heritable genome editing published in Nature
On Mar. 13, 2019, Eric Lander, Franooise Baylis, Feng Zhang, Emmanuelle Charpentier, Paul Berg and specialists from seven…
The University of Alabama’s newest cancer-killing cyclotron was installed
On Mar. 5, 2019, Emma, the 90-ton cyclotron which is the centerpiece of the new proton therapy initiative…
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The FDA approved new formulation of Herceptin for subcutaneous use
On Feb. 28, 2019, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved trastuzumab and hyaluronidase-oysk injection,for subcutaneous use…
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Perlmutter Cancer Center earned Comprehensive status from the National Cancer Institute
On Feb. 6, 2019, Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone Health was designated a Comprehensive…
Government of Canada and partners invested $18 million in crucial microbiome research
On Jan. 30, 2019, the Government of Canada announced an investment of $18 million over five years in…
Ontario Institute for Cancer Research leukemia therapy discovery received approximately $1 billion in funding from Celgene
On Jan. 29, 2019, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research’s (OICR) Drug Discovery Program’s first-of-its-kind leukemia therapy discovery received…
deCODE published the first full resolution genetic map of the human genome
On Jan. 24, 2019, scientists at deCODE genetics in Iceland, a subsidiary of Amgen, published the first genetic…
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Karmanos Cancer Institute awarded President’s Trophy by McLaren Health Care system
On Jan. 24, 2019, the Barbara Ann Karmanos Institute received the President’s Trophy from McLaren Health Care system,…
Pascal Biosciences commenced cannabinoid testing of human volunteers and patients
On Jan. 24, 2019, Pascal Biosciences announced the testing of cannabinoids in human subjects for its immune stimulatory…