University of Arizona President Dr. Robert C. Robbins announced in April his plans to resume in-person classes Aug. 24, bringing back 45,000 students and 15,000 faculty and staff for fall 2020.Continue reading
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Banner Health experts: Staying safe as COVID-19 restrictions ease
Practiced together, CDC guidelines help to reduce riskContinue reading
Researchers Investigate How COVID-19 Impacts the Brain
The project will leverage an existing online survey tool that researchers have used to investigate risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease.
U.S. Patent Office Implements COVID-19 Pilot Program for Prioritized Examination
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has introduced a pilot program to provide prioritized patent examination for patent applications that cover a product or process related to COVID-19. The product or process must be subject to an applicable U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for COVID-19 use.Continue reading
UArizona, State of Arizona to Expand COVID-19 Antibody Testing Statewide
Tucson, Ariz. – The University of Arizona and state of Arizona antibody testing initiative will include 31 sites across the state as it expands to all 15 counties.Continue reading
Cloth masks are a worthy line of defense to mitigate COVID-19 pandemic
Sarah Arrowsmith, lab coordinator and scientist at Biodesign Institute Center for Environmental Biotechnology, stepped up to make coth masks for others. The team at the ASU Biodesign institute ran tests to determine how effective these homemade masks may be. Continue reading
Dr. Michelle McMurry-Heath will become BIO’s President and CEO on June 1, 2020
After a comprehensive search, the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) has announced that Michelle McMurry-Heath, MD, PhD, as its incoming President and CEO. McMurry-Heath will become the organization’s next President and CEO on June 1, 2020.
BIO is the world’s largest science and public advocacy organization, representing 1,000 members. McMurry-Heath will succeed former Rep. Jim Greenwood, who has led the organization since 2005 and BIO’s founding President & CEO Carl B. Feldbaum who served from 1993 to 2004.Continue reading
ICYMI: Testing, Testing, Testing
- Testing – What is the difference between tests?
- Testing – Who needs it and when?
- Testing – How can we get the job done?
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New Executive Order: Stay Healthy, Return Smarter, Return Stronger
“This is not a green light to speed, this is a green light to proceed, and we are going to proceed with caution,” Arizona Governor Doug DuceyContinue reading
Biotechnology Innovation Organization Launches New Medicine Pipeline Tracker Illustrates Unprecedented Effort to Eradicate COVID-19
Washington, DC (May 12, 2020) – The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) today unveiled a first-of-its-kind, interactive tracker of the new treatments and vaccines in the COVID-19 pipeline. This online resource illustrates the unprecedented campaign being undertaken by biopharmaceutical innovators to combat – and ultimately eradicate – the novel coronavirus. Continue reading