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Profectus BioSciences, Inc. Receives $5.6M Grant to Develop a Vaccine to Protect Humans against Infection with Nipah/Hendra Viruses

(Press Release) Profectus BioSciences, Inc. (Profectus), a leader in the development of therapeutic and preventive vaccines against infectious diseases and cancers, announced today it has received a grant under the Partnerships for Biodefense RFA from the Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH. This $5.6M award supports the Read More »

May 14, 2012
| Filed under North America and Public Health
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BioThreat is Huge as is Profit Potential for PositiveID Corporation

(SmallCap Network) Everything about BioWatch Gen-3 is huge. The amount budgeted is huge: $3 billion over the next five years from the Department of Homeland Security. That is comforting as the threat from biochemical agents and other biothreats is huge. Corporations involved such as Northrop Grumman are huge. And the opportunity for PositiveID Corporation is Read More »

May 14, 2012
| Filed under North America, Bioterrorism, Countermeasures, and Policy & Initiatives
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The Food and Drug Administration’s Expanding Global Reach

(The Atlantic) The FDA has just released a classy new report on Global Engagement, summarizing its efforts to deal with issues raised by the globalization of drugs, medical devices, and foods. This is a big deal. In 2009, 300,000 foreign facilities in more than 150 countries exported $2 trillion worth of FDA-regulated products to the Read More »

May 14, 2012
| Filed under Africa, Asia/Pacific, Europe, Middle East, North America, South Asia, Agriculture, International, and Policy & Initiatives
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Smallpox: the facts

(OUPblog) On this day in 1496, British doctor Edward Jenner administered the first smallpox vaccination to James Phipps, an eight-year-old boy. To mark the anniversary, we speak with Martin S. Hirsch, MD, FIDSA. Dr. Hirsch is editor-in-chief of The Journal of Infectious Diseases, professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, professor of infectious diseases and Read More »

May 14, 2012
| Filed under Europe, North America, Agents & Toxins, Countermeasures, International, Policy & Initiatives, and Public Health
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Bioterrorism Bill Gridlocked In Congress

(Huffington Post) WASHINGTON – Nearly four years after a congressionally mandated commission warned that bioterrorism poses the greatest threat to the nation, the former Democratic senator who chaired the panel said legislation that would implement its recommendations is “almost assured of failure” because of power-hungry Capitol Hill lawmakers. “As somebody once said, there is nothing Read More »