NIH funding
RADx Awards Minute Molecular Diagnostics $21.3M for Rapid PCR COVID-19 Test
Startup Minute Molecular Diagnostics' cartridge-based point-of-care PCR system can detect SARS-CoV-2 from nasal swabs in 15 minutes.
NIH Awards Ceres Nanosciences $8.2M for Wastewater-Based COVID-19 Surveillance
The Manassas, Virginia-based firm will collaborate with researchers at Emory University to develop a system for the Atlanta metro area.
NCI Director Sharpless Outlines Ideas to Aggressively Lower Cancer Deaths
At the AACR Annual Meeting, Sharpless said NCI should focus on improving early screening, access to trials, and development of advanced drugs to realize President Biden's goal of eradicating cancer.
NIH RADx Program Awards $29.3M to Increase SARS-CoV-2 Testing Capacity
The contracts are for two lateral flow rapid antigen tests, a laboratory-based test to detect and identify SARS-CoV-2 variants, and a rapid RT-PCR test.
With a new $16 million NCI grant, Count Me In is working with the Broad and Dana-Farber to engage osteosarcoma and leiomyosarcoma patients in their own care and in research.