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WATERTOWN, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nocion Therapeutics, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company developing novel small molecule therapies that selectively silence activated sensory neurons, today announced that it will be presenting a poster at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) 2026 Cough Conference taking place from July 15-17, 2026, in London. The presentation details are as follows: Poster Title: The Nocion ASPIRE Study of Taplucainium in rCC: A Status Update Presenter: Matthew Frankel, M.D....

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Visby Medical, the at-home diagnostics company, today announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for the Visby Medical Flu and COVID-19 Test, the first multi-viral at-home PCR test. This marks Visby’s second over-the-counter PCR test and expands the company’s growing portfolio of rapid molecular diagnostics designed for home use. The clearance comes as demand for at-home testing continues to grow, particularly for respiratory infections like C...

LEIDEN, Netherlands--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dutch biotech Leyden Laboratories B.V. (the “Company” or “Leyden Labs”) today announced a €40 million investment from the European Innovation Council (EIC) Fund, Invest-NL, Gates Foundation, ClavystBio, and others. The financing brings together a strong group of impact-focused investors from Europe, the United States, and Asia to support novel approaches that could better protect people worldwide against influenza and other respiratory viruses. Respiratory...

CIUDAD DE MÉXICO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--El Grupo Técnico de Trabajo Latinoamericano, integrado por exministros de salud de la región, expertos en salud pública, epidemiólogos, académicos y representantes de la sociedad civil, publicó un nuevo comentario en The Lancet en el que sostiene que Latinoamérica necesita urgentemente una plataforma regional de respuesta rápida para prevenir, prepararse y responder ante amenazas infecciosas. Leer el texto completo en The Lancet aquí. El comentario, escrito co...

MEXICO CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Latin American Technical Working Group, composed of former health ministers from the region, public health experts, epidemiologists, academics, and civil society representatives, published a new comment in The Lancet arguing that Latin America urgently needs a regional rapid-response platform to prevent, prepare for, and respond to infectious threats. Read the full text in The Lancet here. The comment, written collectively by the Technical Working Group, takes...

FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Gilead Sciences today announced a donation of more than 2,000 vials of its intravenous antiviral therapy, remdesivir, to the Republic of Uganda to support response efforts to the current outbreak of Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease (BVD). This donation, along with the additional supply being readied, continues the company’s long-standing work to address emerging infectious diseases.“At Gilead, we recognize the urgency and human toll of global health emergencie...

JERSEY CITY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Organon receives US FDA approval for expanded indications of TOFIDENCE, a biosimilar to ACTEMRA, in Cytokine Release Syndrome and Pediatric COVID-19....

WEST POINT, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Conti Federal Services, LLC, a leading federal construction and design-build firm, has been awarded a $4.3M cost reimbursable task order under the Rapid, Disaster, Infrastructure (RDI) Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Omaha District to construct the West Point Swing Space in West Point, New York. The mission of the United States Military Academy (USMA) at West Point, founded in 1802, is to educate and devel...

OSAKA, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Shionogi Announces FDA Approval of XOCOVA® (ensitrelvir), the First and Only Oral Option to Help Prevent COVID-19 Following Exposure...

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Outbreaks of the Ebola virus and Andes hantavirus are putting a renewed focus on the insurance implications of rare communicable disease spreads and the need for proactive risk management, according to a new AM Best commentary. The Best’s Commentary, “Insurers Better Prepared For Rare Disease Outbreak Amid Lessons From COVID-19,” notes that health experts have said neither virus poses an immediate global threat nor is expected to spread anywhere near the scale of...