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Emory and US CDC partner to continue building global public health network with $6 million grant

(Emory University) Emory University’s Global Health Institute has received a three-year, $6 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to further develop a model for strengthening national public health institutes (NPHIs) globally. The grant will build upon a previous foundation grant to the International Association of National Public Health Institutes (IANPHI), which since Read More »

December 19, 2011
| Filed under North America, International, Policy & Initiatives, and Public Health
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Universal Detection Technology Announces Sale of Biological Weapon Detection ..

(MarketWatch) “We are very pleased to supply our armed forces with the tools to detect agents of Bioterror such as Anthrax and Ricin,” said Mr. Jacques Tizabi, UNDT Chairman and CEO. “We understand that, unfortunately, the threat posed by Biological weapons is …

December 19, 2011
| Filed under North America, Biological Weapons, and Countermeasures
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Soligenix, Harvard University commence anthrax vaccine development

(Pharmaceutical Business Review) Soligenix, a biopharmaceutical company, has commenced a next generation anthrax vaccine development project under the agreement with Harvard University. The company entered a field-exclusive option agreement with Harvard University to negotiate a …

December 19, 2011
| Filed under North America, Countermeasures, and Research
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Kansas leaders approve bonds for bio lab facility

(CanadianBusiness.com) Kansas officials authorized issuing $45.4 million in bonds on Wednesday for the next phase of construction on the $650 million National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility in Manhattan. Gov. Sam Brownback and legislative leaders who comprise the state finance council approved the bonds during a brief meeting at the Statehouse. Of the total bonds issued, Read More »

December 16, 2011
| Filed under North America, Biosafety, and Research
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Latest Risk Assessment for Boston Biolab Is ‘Substantial Improvement’

(National Academies) The National Institutes of Health has gone to great lengths to improve its draft assessment of the risks associated with a proposed biocontainment laboratory at Boston University, and it is closer to reaching the goal of being scientifically and technically sound, says a new report from the National Research Council. In general, the Read More »