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Novel point-of-care technology delivers accurate HIV results in minutes
Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | HIV

Novel point-of-care technology delivers accurate HIV results in minutes

On Apr. 2, 2025, A team of Northwestern University scientists spanning disciplines announced they have developed new technology…

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Northwestern University announces World’s smallest pacemaker activated by light
Biotechnology | Disease | Medical Device | Therapeutics

Northwestern University announces World’s smallest pacemaker activated by light

On Apr. 2, 2025, Northwestern University engineers announced they have developed a pacemaker so tiny that it can…

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New hybrid custom-designed Microscope Can Image Full 3D Orientation & Position of Molecules in Cells
Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | Medicine | Therapeutics

New hybrid custom-designed Microscope Can Image Full 3D Orientation & Position of Molecules in Cells

On Feb. 21, 2025, a team of researchers from the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) announced a hybrid custom-designed…

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Avian Influenza Cause of Death in Harbor Seal and Chilean Flamingo at Lincoln Park Zoo
Biotechnology | Infectious Disease | Influenza | Vaccine | Veterinary

Avian Influenza Cause of Death in Harbor Seal and Chilean Flamingo at Lincoln Park Zoo

On Jan. 15, 2025,  officials from Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago reported that testing had confirmed the highly pathogenic…

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Oregon announces Recall of Pet Food Due to HPAI Contamination
Agriculture | Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Influenza | USDA

Oregon announces Recall of Pet Food Due to HPAI Contamination

On Dec. 26, 2024, the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) announced it is alerting pet owners that samples…

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Nanorobot hand made of DNA grabs viruses for diagnostics and blocks cell entry
Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Nanotechnology

Nanorobot hand made of DNA grabs viruses for diagnostics and blocks cell entry

On Nov. 27, 2024, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign announced they had developed a nanorobotic hand…

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Lundbeck to acquire Longboard Pharmaceuticals for $2.6 billion
Biotechnology | Disease | Neurology | Pharmaceutical | Therapeutics

Lundbeck to acquire Longboard Pharmaceuticals for $2.6 billion

On Oct. 14, 2024, Lundbeck and Longboard Pharmaceuticals announced an agreement for Lundbeck to acquire Longboard for payment…

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DNA from old hair confirmed macabre diet of 19th century Tsavo lions
Biotechnology | Life Science History

DNA from old hair confirmed macabre diet of 19th century Tsavo lions

On Oct. 11, 2024, a team of researchers from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign announced DNA analysis of the…

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Viruses thrive on your toothbrush and showerhead
Biotechnology | Infectious Disease

Viruses thrive on your toothbrush and showerhead

On Oct. 9, 2024, in a Northwestern University-led study, microbiologists found that showerheads and toothbrushes were teeming with…

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Study Showed Over 10% of Medicare Beneficiaries Have Diagnoses Indicating Dementia
Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | Neurology | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics

Study Showed Over 10% of Medicare Beneficiaries Have Diagnoses Indicating Dementia

On Sept. 3, 2024, researchers at NORC at the University of Chicago and George Washington University’s Milken Institute…

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Bacterial cells transmit their memories to offspring
Biotechnology | Infectious Disease | Non-Profit Research

Bacterial cells transmit their memories to offspring

On Aug. 28, 2024, Northwestern University and University of Texas-Southwestern announced results of a study that found bacterial…

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Biden announced $150 million in research grants as part of his ‘moonshot’ push to fight cancer
Artificial Intelligence | Biotechnology | CRISPR | Genomics | Life Science History | Medicine | NIH | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics | Vaccine

Biden announced $150 million in research grants as part of his ‘moonshot’ push to fight cancer

On Aug. 13, 2024, President Joe Biden announced $150 million in awards from the Advanced Research Projects Agency…

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USDA, university researchers develop near chromosome-level genome for the Mojave Poppy bee
Agriculture | Genomics | Life Science History | USDA

USDA, university researchers develop near chromosome-level genome for the Mojave Poppy bee

On May 2, 2024, scientists at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)メs Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and university…

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University of Illinois and Universidade de Sao Paulo develop first transgenic cow to produce human insulin in her milk
Agriculture | Biotechnology | Cloning | Life Science History

University of Illinois and Universidade de Sao Paulo develop first transgenic cow to produce human insulin in her milk

On Mar. 13, 2024, an unassuming brown bovine from the south of Brazil has made history as the…

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Northwestern received $50 million to study life sciences using mathematics
Biotechnology

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…

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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign team developed all-species coronavirus test

On Jul. 6, 2023, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researchers reported they can detect exposure to the SARS-CoV-2 virus…

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FDA approved first drug to treat agitation symptoms associated with dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease
Biotechnology | FDA | Neurology | Therapeutics

FDA approved first drug to treat agitation symptoms associated with dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease

On May 11, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the supplemental approval of Otsuka Pharmaceutical…

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USDA confirmed highly pathogenic Avian influenza in Kansas and Illinois
Agriculture | Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Influenza | USDA

USDA confirmed highly pathogenic Avian influenza in Kansas and Illinois

On Mar. 10, 2022, the Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA), in conjunction with the Illinois Department of Natural…

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USDA confirmed COVID-19 infection in a Coatimundi at an Illinois Zoo
Agriculture | COVID-19 | Life Science History

USDA confirmed COVID-19 infection in a Coatimundi at an Illinois Zoo

On Oct. 14, 2021, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agriculture Research Service (ARS) announced confirmation of SARS-CoV-2 (the…

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USDA confirmed COVID-19 infection in a Binturong and a Fishing Cat at an Illinois Zoo
Agriculture | COVID-19 | Life Science History

USDA confirmed COVID-19 infection in a Binturong and a Fishing Cat at an Illinois Zoo

On Oct. 6, 2021, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agriculture Research Service (ARS) announced confirmation of SARS-CoV-2 (the…

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The U.S. Department of Defense identified more troops to help administer COVID-19 vaccine
Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Vaccine

The U.S. Department of Defense identified more troops to help administer COVID-19 vaccine

On Mar. 10, 2021, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) announced that it had identified additional personnel authorized…

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AI detected COVID-19 on chest X-rays faster and with more accuracy than radiologists
Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Infectious Disease | Oncology | Radiology | Therapeutics

AI detected COVID-19 on chest X-rays faster and with more accuracy than radiologists

On Nov. 24, 2020, Northwestern University researchers announced they had developed a new artificial intelligence (A.I.) platform that…

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Yale researchers part of new NSF-funded quantum center
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Yale researchers part of new NSF-funded quantum center

On Aug. 4, 2020, Yale University announced it was among the core partners of the new Center for…

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Brain cells can harbor and spread HIV virus to the body
Biotechnology | HIV | Therapeutics

Brain cells can harbor and spread HIV virus to the body

On Jun. 11, 2020, researchers have found that astrocytes, a type of brain cell can harbor HIV and…

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Vanda Pharma and University of Illinois at Chicago announce partnership to identify novel antivirals against COVID-19
COVID-19 | Life Science History

Vanda Pharma and University of Illinois at Chicago announce partnership to identify novel antivirals against COVID-19

On Apr. 8, 2020, Vanda Pharmaceuticals and the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) announced a research partnership…

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Map revealed hidden U.S. hotspots of Coronavirus infection at the country level
COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Non-Profit Research

Map revealed hidden U.S. hotspots of Coronavirus infection at the country level

On Apr. 2, 2020, a University of Chicago team announced that it had mapped confirmed COVID-19 infections per…

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COVID-19 first target of new AI research consortium
COVID-19 | Life Science History | Non-Profit Research

COVID-19 first target of new AI research consortium

On Mar. 26, 2020, the University of California, Berkeley, and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign were selected a…

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FDA approved Lundbeck’s VYEPTI™ – the first and only intravenous preventive treatment for migraine
Biotechnology | Disease | Neurology | Pharmaceutical | Therapeutics

FDA approved Lundbeck’s VYEPTI™ – the first and only intravenous preventive treatment for migraine

On Feb. 21, 2020, Lundbeck announced that VYEPTI™ (eptinezumab-jjmr) had been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug…

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Northeastern partners with entrepreneur David Roux to launch the Roux Institute at Northeastern University
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…

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Lundbeck acquired Alder BioPharmaceuticals for $1.95 billion
Biotechnology | Disease | Neurology | Pharmaceutical | Therapeutics

Lundbeck acquired Alder BioPharmaceuticals for $1.95 billion

On Oct. 22, 2019, Lundbeck, located in Valby, Denmark, announced it had completed its acquisition of Bothell, Washington-based…

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