Super microscope showed nanoscale biological process for the first time
On Nov. 12, 2024, researchers led by Nico Sommerdijk from Radboud university medical center in Nijmegen (Netherlands) announced…
Vaccine doses allocated to African countries hardest hit by mpox surge
On Nov. 6, 2024, the World Health Organization announced that the Access and Allocation Mechanism (AAM) for mpox…
Mental and health problems concentrated in 20% of the population
On Oct. 1, 2024, a study by the University of Amsterdam and the Trimbos Institute showed that 20%…
Psittacosis reported in European region
On Mar. 5, 2024, the World Health Organization announced that In February 2024, Austria, Denmark, Germany, Sweden and…
How sneezing hamsters sparked a COVID outbreak in Hong Kong
On Feb. 4, 2022, pet hamsters probably carried the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 into Hong Kong and sparked…
Merck and Ridgeback’s Molnupiravir, investigational antiviral COVID-19 medicine, demonstrated activity against Omicron variant
On Jan. 28, 2022, Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics announced data from six preclinical studies demonstrating that molnupiravir, an…
Lonza and Moderna announced collaboration for drug substance manufacturing of COVID-19 Vaccine in the Netherlands
On Jun. 2, 2021, Lonza announced the expansion of its collaboration with Moderna. The expanded collaboration extended the…
AIM ImmunoTech announced approval to commence phase 1 clinical study of Ampligen as intranasal COVID-19 therapy
On Feb. 16, 2021, AIM ImmunoTech announced that it had received approval from the required Ethics Committee in…
COVID-19 | USDA | Veterinary
First case of SARS-CoV-2 in mink confirmed in Oregon
On Nov. 27, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that it had confirmed cases of SARS-CoV-2…
Avian influenza virus spread rapidly in Europe
On Nov. 20, 2020, the ‘European Food Safety Authority reported that within the past month more than 300…
AstraZeneca concluded agreement with the EC for supply of up to 400 million doses of AZD1222 COVID-19 vaccine
On Aug. 14, 2020, AstraZeneca concluded an agreement with the European Commission (EC) to supply up to 400…
University of Missouri scientists assisting Missouri officials with Coronavirus Sewershed Surveillance Project
On Jun. 23, 2020, studies in the Netherlands and other places have shown that the presence of SARS-Coronavirus-2,…
AstraZeneca to supply Europe with up to 400 million doses of Oxford Universityﾒs vaccine at no profit
On Jun. 13, 2020, AstraZeneca announced an agreement with Europeﾒs Inclusive Vaccines Alliance (IVA), spearheaded by Germany, France,…
Philips launched next generation wearable biosensor for early patient deterioration detection for COVID-19
On May 26, 2020, Royal Philips announced it had received 510(k) clearance from the FDA for its wearable…
Countries begin large-scale screening for SARS-CoV-2 in sewage
On May 14, 2020,The Scientist reported that researchers from several countries including the US, Switzerland, Italy, the Netherlands,…
Royal DSM accelerated Dutch Covid-19 testing by making 28 million nose swabs
On May 7, 2020, Royal DSM announced it had started manufacturing nose swabs for the first time to…
Dutch consortium began production of millions of medical face masks for healthcare professionals in the Netherlands
On Apr. 28, 2020, the Dutch consortium of AFPRO Filters, Royal Auping, and Royal DSM began large-scale production…
Intravacc partnered with Wageningen Bioveterinary Research and Utrecht University to develop intranasal COVID-19 vaccine
On Apr. 6, 2020, Intravacc announced development of an intranasal vaccine against COVID-19 that will be developed through…
Tomato genome was published in Nature
On May 31, 2012, the tomato genome was published in Nature, culminating years of work by the Tomato…
The genome sequence of the potato was published in Nature
On Jul. 10, 2011, members of the Potato Genome Sequencing Consortium (PGSC) announced publication of the complete potato…
The International Tomato Genome Sequencing Project was launched
On Jan. 28, 2004, the International Tomato Genome Sequencing Project was begun by an international consortium including participants…
Biotechnology | HIV | Therapeutics | Vaccine
Phase III results for first HIV/AIDS (Aidsvax) vaccine reported
On February 24 2003, VaxGen announced that AIDSVAX B/B did not prove effective in the trials conducted in…
Medtronic opened Bakken Research Center in Maastricht, The Netherlands
In 1997, Medtronic opened Bakken Research Center in Maastricht, The Netherlands, signaled Medtronic’s expanded emphasis on international markets….
The last cases of wild type 1 poliovirus occurred in the U.S.
On Jul. 27, 1979, the last cases of wild type 1 poliovirus occurred in the U.S. among unvaccinated…
Medtronic opened a service center at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport
In 1967, Medtronic opened a service center at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport. Staffed round-the-clock, the Schiphol Depot provided physicians…
The Priestley Medal was awarded to Peter Debije
In 1963, the American Chemical Society awarded the Priestley Medal to Peter Debije “to recognize distinguished services to…