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Hester to launch vaccines for cattle and sheep diseases soon

(IBNLive.com) Ahmedabad – Animal vaccine manufacturer, Hester Biosciences today said it would soon commercially launch seven vaccines for specific cattle and sheep diseases in India. “In next six months we shall launch around five vaccines for specific cattle and sheep diseases in India, for which technology has been acquired from Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI),” Read More »

May 21, 2012
| Filed under South Asia, Agriculture, Biotechnology, and Research
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First-responders prepare for the worst

(Quad City Times) Hundreds of thousands of letters pass through the U.S. Postal Service’s processing facility in Milan each day. As part of the process, a biodetection system samples each piece of mail for anthrax. Should anthrax be detected, a plan is in place to handle the emergency and protect the lives of employees.

May 21, 2012
| Filed under North America, Biotechnology, Bioterrorism, Countermeasures, and Policy & Initiatives
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Phase I enrollment for A/H5N1 influenza vaccine trial begins

(Vaccine News Daily) Novavax, Inc., a Rockville, Maryland-based clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, has started enrollment for its second phase I clinical trial for a monovalent virus-like particle vaccine candidate against A/H5N1 avian influenza viruses. The placebo-controlled, dose-ranging, observer blind, randomized trial is being conducted as part of Novavax’s contract with the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Read More »

May 16, 2012
| Filed under North America, Biotechnology, Countermeasures, Public Health, and Research
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Reps. Markey, Slaughter Press FDA on Antibiotic Use in Ethanol Production

(Food Safety News) Congressional query follows IATP report on distillers grains fed to animals. With growing concern over antibiotic resistance, public health advocates have long pushed for more responsible use antibiotics — both in human medicine and animal agriculture — but there is one piece of the puzzle that has not received as much attention: Read More »

May 14, 2012
| Filed under North America, Agriculture, Biotechnology, and Public Health
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Navy Seeks Advanced Diagnostics for Field-Based Biosurveillance

(Global Biodefense) The Naval Research Laboratory has issued a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for advanced technology development of mature in vitro diagnostic devices that are amenable to military hardening and integration with communication capabilities to support the biosurveillance needs of the US military.