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New technology can provide immunization against infectious diseases

A single-use, self-administered microneedle technology developed by UConn faculty to provide immunization against infectious diseases has recently been validated by preclinical research trials.

23 Nov 2020

MyMaskFit receives Innovate UK funding to produce custom-fitted, medical grade facemasks

A company working with experts from the University of Birmingham and King's College London has been awarded funding by Innovate UK to produce custom-fitted, reusable, medical grade facemasks that will fit all people regardless of age, sex or ethnicity.

23 Nov 2020

Unique training program is bolstering Canada’s capacity to manufacture novel biotherapeutics

As COVID-19 highlights the urgent need to increase vaccine manufacturing around the world, a unique training program is bolstering Canada's capacity to manufacture vaccines, as well as viral immunotherapies for cancer and other emerging biotherapeutics.

23 Nov 2020

Picosun’s Medical ALD Solutions Enable Safer Surgeries

ESPOO, Finland, 23rd November 2020 – Picosun Group, the leading supplier of AGILE ALD® (Atomic Layer Deposition) thin-film coating solutions, partners with prominent Chinese hospitals and researchers to apply medical ALD technology for safer surgical procedures.

23 Nov 2020

Oxford University and AstraZeneca release their COVID-19 vaccine results

AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford have just released their results from its interim analysis of AZD1222, a vaccine being trialed to prevent COVID-19.

From AstraZeneca 23 Nov 2020

FDA schedules meeting to discuss emergency use authorization of COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has scheduled a meeting of its Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) on Dec. 10 to discuss the request for emergency use authorization (EUA) of a COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer, Inc. in partnership with BioNTech Manufacturing GmbH.

23 Nov 2020

Researchers develop nasal spray against COVID-19 virus

A nasal spray to provide protection against the COVID-19 virus has been formulated by researchers at the University of Birmingham, UK, using materials already cleared for use in humans.

20 Nov 2020

Study: More investment is needed to produce, distribute approved COVID-19 vaccines

The success of a COVID-19 vaccine will depend not only on its efficacy but will hinge at least as much on how fast and widely it can be delivered, the severity of the pandemic, and the public's willingness to be immunized, according to a study published in Health Affairs.

20 Nov 2020

New COVID-19 app can make contact tracing more private and secure

Engineers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Virginia Tech are collaborating on a smartphone app that can help conduct contact tracing needed to contain the spread of COVID-19 without risking users' privacy or personal security. Their work is funded by a one-year, $120,000 RAPID grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF).

20 Nov 2020

Revised manufacturing process for surgical gloves can save more time, energy

Cranfield University researchers in partnership with Meditech Gloves, one of the leading manufacturers of high-quality examination and surgical gloves, have shown how energy savings can be made with the development of more sustainable, biodegradable, protein-free, natural rubber gloves.

19 Nov 2020

States’ face-covering mandates leave gaps in protection

Brady Bowman, a 19-year-old student at the University of Colorado-Boulder, and two friends strolled down 11th Street, all sporting matching neck gaiters branded with the Thomas' English Muffins logo. He had received an entire box of the promotional gaiters.

19 Nov 2020

Drinking hot beverages from paper cups poses health risks, shows study

Drinking hot beverages from paper cups poses health risks, a study has found.

19 Nov 2020

SARS-CoV-2 deactivation on surfaces in 30 seconds with a copper paste

In a recent bioRxiv preprint paper, a team of researchers shows the possibility of using copper, in a new conformation, for effectively killing microbes immediately.

18 Nov 2020

Government-funded scientists laid the groundwork for billion-dollar vaccines

When he started researching a troublesome childhood infection nearly four decades ago, virologist Dr. Barney Graham, then at Vanderbilt University, had no inkling his federally funded work might be key to deliverance from a global pandemic.

18 Nov 2020

Researchers explore new ways to rid the environment of co-occurring toxic chemicals

Across America, hazardous waste sites pose an ongoing threat to human and environmental health. The most severe cases are known as Superfund sites, of which over a thousand currently exist.

18 Nov 2020

Study demonstrates 24-hour rat liver viability in a normothermic machine perfusion system

In a paper published in TECHNOLOGY, a team of researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has demonstrated 24-hour rat liver viability in a normothermic machine perfusion (NMP) system.

18 Nov 2020

Global health leaders discuss the urgent funding needs of ACT Accelerator

Heads of state, global health leaders, scientists, and the private sector have come together at the Paris Peace Forum this week to discuss how to meet the urgent funding needs of the ACT Accelerator.

16 Nov 2020

WHO approves first ever vaccine for emergency use to address polio

WHO today listed the nOPV2 vaccine (Bio Farma, Indonesia) for emergency use to address the rising cases of a vaccine-derived polio strain in a number of African and East Mediterranean countries.

15 Nov 2020

Novel method for manufacturing complex-shaped ceramic bone implants developed

Scientists from the Skoltech Center for Design, Manufacturing, and Materials (CDMM) have developed a method for designing and manufacturing complex-shaped ceramic bone implants with a controllable porous structure, which largely enhances tissue fusion efficiency.

12 Nov 2020

IMCRC launches new funding initiative with an Australian first rapid COVID-19 test

Innovative Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (IMCRC) has launched its new funding initiative, IMCRC activate, with an Australian first — the development of a rapid COVID-19 test that uses optical technology.

12 Nov 2020

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New technology can provide immunization against infectious diseases

MyMaskFit receives Innovate UK funding to produce custom-fitted, medical grade facemasks

Unique training program is bolstering Canada’s capacity to manufacture novel biotherapeutics

Picosun’s Medical ALD Solutions Enable Safer Surgeries

Oxford University and AstraZeneca release their COVID-19 vaccine results

FDA schedules meeting to discuss emergency use authorization of COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer

Researchers develop nasal spray against COVID-19 virus

Study: More investment is needed to produce, distribute approved COVID-19 vaccines

New COVID-19 app can make contact tracing more private and secure

Revised manufacturing process for surgical gloves can save more time, energy

States’ face-covering mandates leave gaps in protection

Drinking hot beverages from paper cups poses health risks, shows study

SARS-CoV-2 deactivation on surfaces in 30 seconds with a copper paste

Government-funded scientists laid the groundwork for billion-dollar vaccines

Researchers explore new ways to rid the environment of co-occurring toxic chemicals

Study demonstrates 24-hour rat liver viability in a normothermic machine perfusion system

Global health leaders discuss the urgent funding needs of ACT Accelerator

WHO approves first ever vaccine for emergency use to address polio

Novel method for manufacturing complex-shaped ceramic bone implants developed

IMCRC launches new funding initiative with an Australian first rapid COVID-19 test

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