Research Roundup: an HIV and AIDS vaccine candidate, inflatable incubator for premature babies, and US government R&D
Dr. Robert Gallo co-discovered the HIV virus and subsequently led the development of the first HIV and AIDS blood test.
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Dr. Robert Gallo co-discovered the HIV virus and subsequently led the development of the first HIV and AIDS blood test.
The zoonotic Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), which World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr. Margaret Chan called “a threat to the entire world” has spread to South Korea. More than 100 cases and 10 deaths have been reported, making it the largest outbreak outside of the Arabian Peninsula.
The French pharmaceutical company Sanofi purchased a priority review voucher (PRV)—which entitles the owner to an expedited review of a future product by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)—for US$245 million last week.
Last week, the House Energy and Commerce Committee unanimously voted to approve the 21st Century Cures Act—a bill that aims to speed the development, approval, and introduction of new health technologies.