Scripps Research Institute
Seven Bridges, Scripps Research Win $7.5M Contract to Develop NIAID Data Ecosystem
Under the federal contract, Seven Bridges and Scripps Research will build a hub for the discovery and analysis of data on various infectious diseases.
Rockefeller Foundation Funds Global Pathogen Sequencing With $20M, Forms Collaborations
The funding and alliances mark the first step in the foundation's establishment of a pandemic prevention institute, which will collaborate with similar efforts elsewhere.
San Diego Institutes Launch Coronavirus Testing, Research Initiative
The effort aims to screen for SARS-CoV-2 in the San Diego community and study the virus' genome to better understand how it is transmitted.
SARS-CoV-2 not Man-Made, Comparative Genomic Study Concludes
Though it is unclear whether the virus became pathogenic before or after the jump from animals to humans, genomic features point to a natural source for the COVID-19 coronavirus.
Court Upholds Illumina Victory in Scripps Research Institute Patent Battle
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a lower-court decision in favor of Illumina, which Scripps had sued over marketing of bead-based microarrays.