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RFI – Identification of Diagnostic Devices for Biological Threats
(Global Biodefense) The Department of Defense is collecting information from companies who are currently in the U.S. domestic healthcare market or are considering a future entry into the market for FDA-cleared diagnostics for human diseases caused by exposure to biological threat agents. The Request for Information (RFI) submission period originally closed in January of this Read More »
- March 13, 2014
- | Filed under North America, Agents & Toxins, Biosafety, Biotechnology, and Countermeasures
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The chilling implications of an ancient virus dug up in Siberia
(Mail Online) At first, oil worker David Smith thought he had something like the flu. He wasn’t that surprised, as he normally caught some sort of bug after the flight from Moscow. He spent the first day back home in Manchester in bed, head and muscles aching. He felt wretched, although he had enough strength Read More »
- March 13, 2014
- | Filed under Europe, Agents & Toxins, Biosafety, International, and Public Health
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FDA grants ‘fast track designation’ to Tekmira to develop Ebola drug
(The Global Dispatch) Canadian pharmaceutical company, Tekmira Pharmaceuticals Corporation announced Wednesday that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track designation for the development of TKM-Ebola, an anti-Ebola viral therapeutic. The FDA’s Fast Track is a process designed to facilitate the development and expedite the review of drugs to treat serious conditions Read More »
- March 11, 2014
- | Filed under Biosafety, Countermeasures, and Research
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Giant virus on ice for 30,000 years could signal danger | Whitsunday Times
- March 11, 2014
- | Filed under Biosafety
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