Recent News

By Category: International

Extended H5N1 Moratorium?

(Scientist) A US science official recommends extending moratorium on bird flu studies as well as other types of risky research. Despite positive recommendations by the National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity (NSABB) and the US Department of Health and Human Services to publish in full the results of two H5N1 studies that managed to make Read More »

May 2, 2012
| Filed under Europe, North America, International, Policy & Initiatives, and Research
Share

Bird Flu Research: Scientists Behind Deadly New H5N1 Strain Granted Right To …

(Huffington Post) The scientist whose research team last year developed a new strain of the H5N1 virus that is easily passed between mammals has been granted an export license for his findings by the Dutch government, according to Science Insider. The license allows Ron Fouchier, the virologist at Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam who led Read More »

May 2, 2012
| Filed under Europe, North America, International, Policy & Initiatives, and Research
Share

US Army Contracts for Infectious Disease Research in Thailand

(Global Biodefense) The US Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA) has announced its intent to award two contracts under a sole-source basis to support research activities in Thailand. The first contract is for collaborative influenza surveillance studies with Phramongkutkloa Hospital in Bangok under Solicitation Number: W81XWH12T0227.

May 1, 2012
| Filed under Asia/Pacific, North America, International, Policy & Initiatives, Public Health, and Research
Share

H5N1 Answers Wanted

(The Biological SCENE) Last week saw more questions and, maybe, a few answers about the drawn-out controversy over recent H5N1 avian flu research. After exchanges of letters and a congressional hearing, cooler heads seemed to prevail with signs of a consensus among stakeholders. The week began with an April 23 letter from Rep. F. James Read More »

May 1, 2012
| Filed under Europe, North America, International, Policy & Initiatives, and Research
Share

New report finds that the US government is the largest funder of global health R&D worldwide

(Burness Communications) A new report that the United States government is the largest funder of global health research and development in the world, investing $12.7 billion over the past 10 years in the creation of new vaccines, drugs, diagnostics, and other products for neglected diseases of the developing world. That funding, according to the report, Read More »