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Top 17 of 20 stories · past 7 days176d agoYahooWuxi Apptec removed from Pentagon list of chinese military companiesThe Pentagon dropped WuXi AppTec from its Chinese military companies list after a Washington federal court blocked enforcement of the designation in the company's lawsuit. Biotech2 linked5h agoSTATSTAT+: FDA rejects lung cancer treatment ivonescimab from Summit TherapeuticsThe FDA issued a complete rejection of Summit Therapeutics and Akeso's lung cancer drug ivonescimab because it did not show an overall survival benefit despite slowing disease progression.1 outletBiotech YesterdayAnthropicLLMs and bioriskAnthropic's Institute publishes internal and public-benchmark evidence that AI is accelerating its own development, and argues that recursive self-improvement could arrive sooner than institutions expect and that a verifiable coordinated slowdown should be an option. BiotechAI236 linked12 articles
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2d agoNextgov/FCWNational Cancer Institute teases AI-assisted cancer care records retrievalThe National Cancer Institute is weighing an early-stage "Every Patient" initiative to capture cancer data on every U.S. cancer patient using AI, alongside a $200 million AI-enabled therapeutic cancer vaccine effort with the Foundation for the NIH.1 outletBiotechAI5 linked 3d agoFortuneFormer Sen. Roy Blunt: Trump’s latest China crackdown puts American lives on the lineFormer Senator Roy Blunt warns that a Treasury proposal to extend outbound investment limits under the COINS Act to all of biotech would hurt American drugmakers and patients more than China.1 outletBiotech3 linked 3d agoAtlantic CouncilSeeking the source: Biological attribution from anthrax to AIA Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense report warns that AI-designed biological threats could evade current attribution methods and urges the US to unify its fragmented attribution apparatus.1 outletBiotechAI6 linked 4d agoSTATSTAT+: Cassidy sets key vote on Overton, even as he remains undecided on nominee to lead FDASenate HELP Committee schedules a Nov. 18 vote on FDA commissioner nominee Heidi Overton, with Chair Bill Cassidy still undecided.1 outletBiotech2 linked 2d agoSTATSTAT+: HHS plans funding for research into ibogaine for PTSDSTAT reports that HHS plans to fund research into ibogaine for PTSD, though the full story is paywalled and only a newsletter preview is available.1 outletBiotech2 linked 4d agoLos Angeles TimesFor peptide enthusiasts, a new HHS policy means party timeHHS's enforcement discretion policy lets pharmacies compound six unapproved peptides ahead of a final FDA rule, which critics say expands access without adequate safety or efficacy evidence.1 outletBiotech5 linked 2d agoPR NewswireArmata Pharmaceuticals Announces Financial Results for the Third Quarter 2026 and Provides Corporate UpdateArmata Pharmaceuticals received $3.7 million in additional DoW non-dilutive funding through MTEC for AP-SA02 Phase 3 execution, bringing cumulative award funding to about $32.4 million.1 outletBiotech 3d agoPR NewswireNew Research Explores Forces Shaping Global Biopharma InnovationThe Eira Initiative published 18 new 2026 working papers examining how IP, pricing, tax incentives and regulation shape global medical innovation, ahead of its Paris conference.1 outletBiotech 6d agoYahooUS FDA orders new eye risk warnings for Ozempic, ZepboundThe FDA ordered GLP-1 weight-loss and diabetes drugs such as Zepbound, Mounjaro, Ozempic and Wegovy to add a potential eye-risk warning (NAION) to their labeling.1 outletBiotech6 linked 4d agoWIRED · research by Radical NumericsA Startup Wants to Fight AI Bioweapons With AIRadical Numerics unveiled Omnii Defense, an AI edge model that flags natural and AI-engineered pathogens from genome sequences, as a biodefense counter to AI-enabled bioweapon risk.1 outletBiotechAI 6d agoProPublicaFirm Linked to Trump’s Sons Got Nearly $40 Million in Federal Contracts to Screen for Ebola and Other DiseasesCDC and State Department awarded XpresTest about $38.8 million total, $18.8 million for Ebola entry screening at U.S. airports and $20 million for Democratic Republic of Congo outbreak response.1 outletBiotech5 linked 4d agoDefense NewsInside Warhound’s plan to engineer a better military working dogWarhound's founders outline a plan to produce a domestic supply of genetically engineered, cloned and early-trained military working dogs, with first animals expected in roughly two years.1 outletBiotechDefense 6d agoYahoo · research by Food and Drug AdministrationFDA warns against online weight-loss drugs containing uncertain ingredientsFDA issued a warning letter to Cheap Medicine Shop and a safety alert on dosing errors, cautioning consumers about unapproved online semaglutide weight-loss injections.1 outletBiotech6 linked 6d agoJohns Hopkins University Applied Physics LaboratoryJohns Hopkins APL Licenses “Safe Buildings” System to Neutralize Biological ThreatsJohns Hopkins APL has licensed its "Safe Buildings" system, which destroys airborne biological agents inside HVAC ducts, to Bio-Defense Research Group for commercial production.1 outletBiotech
On the Hill
Congress, the White House and agencies12Ahead
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9:45 AMCongressSenate Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsThe Senate HELP Committee has scheduled a business meeting to consider five executive nominees, including Heidi Overton for FDA Commissioner and James O'Neill for NSF Director.BiotechDetails6 linked 10:00 AMCongressSenate Commerce, Science, and TransportationThe Senate Commerce Committee scheduled a November 2026 business meeting to mark up a broad slate of telecommunications, aquaculture, semiconductor, biosecurity, aviation and science bills along with several executive nominations.S.69S.2586S.2883S.3301S.3741S.3954S.4256S.5251S.5332S.5508S.5663Trucker Bathroom Access ActCyberBiotechDetails17 linked 11:59 PMAgencyFDAFDA's draft guidance on potency assessment for active immunotherapy products is open for public comment under docket FDA-2026-D-8561 until November 19, 2026.Comment deadlineBiotechDetails
Thursday, Nov 19
2:00 PMCongressHouse Foreign Affairs East Asia and Pacific SubcommitteeThe House Foreign Affairs East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee convened a hearing on China's pharmaceutical supply chain dominance, calling U.S. Pharmacopeia, the Coalition for a Prosperous America and the Council on Foreign Relations to testify.Dr. Ron Piervincenzi · Mr. Andrew Rechenberg · Mr. Thomas BollykyBiotechDetails
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11:59 PMAgencyHealth and Human Services DepartmentCDC opened a Request for Information seeking public comment on a proposed target product profile describing minimal and optimal attributes for West Nile virus monoclonal antibody prophylaxis, with comments due January 15, 2027.Comment deadlineBiotechDetails1 linked
Recent
Friday, Nov 13
2d agoCongressHouse Select Committee on the CCPThe House Select Committee on China released a bipartisan report using four case studies to show how Beijing's state-directed industrial policy eroded US manufacturing in biomanufacturing, aerospace, semiconductors and machine tools.BiotechDetails20 linked
Wednesday, Nov 11
3d agoAgencyHealth and Human Services DepartmentFDA announced a draft guidance giving sponsors recommendations for early-phase IND protocols for solid tumor drugs and biologics, with comments due January 11, 2027.BiotechDetails5 linked
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Solicitations, SBIR topics, grants and awards3RFPADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY FOR HEALTH (ARPA-H)2d agoARPA-H seeks proposals for SURPASS, a simulation-augmented real-time adaptive seamless trial platform, under solicitation ARPA-H-SOL-26-164.Closes in 15 daysARPA-H-SOL-26-164BiotechLifecycle10 linked GrantNational Institutes of Health11d agoNIH seeks applications for a U19 systems biology program on infection, inflammation and chronic disease, with a $26 million ceiling.$26M ceilingCloses in 95 daysRFA-AI-28-014BiotechLifecycle12 linked GrantNational Institutes of Health12d agoNIH seeks applications for translational genome editing and biologic therapy development for Alzheimer's-related dementias, with a $6 million ceiling.$6M ceilingCloses in 694 daysRFA-NS-28-012BiotechLifecycle12 linked