The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee will next week continue its inquiry into the science of COVID-19.
The committee will hear from further leading academics and medical professionals on the immune response to the virus, before continuing with a more detailed look at the
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Emergent BioSolutions Inc. announced on June 11th it will deploy its molecule-to-market contract development and manufacturing (CDMO) services to support the manufacturing of AstraZeneca’s vaccine candidate for COVID-19, AZD1222, a viral vector-based, weakened version of adenovirus containing
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The current pandemic of Covid-19 has shown the vulnerability of our healthcare systems when faced with viral infections without a known treatment Understanding the transmission behavior of SARS-CoV-2 in the air will be a crucial step to managing the current outbreak and design the appropriate
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On the same day that the 42 day countdown to the end of the Ebola epidemic was started in the Deomcratic Republic of Congo another outbreak began in Equateur Province.
The Tiki Respiratory Protection Mask
Tiki was developed in Sweden, intended for use in demanding settings with the highest requirements of protection against airborne particles and bacteria. The Tiki mask is reusable, has self-adjusting ventilation and is operated with batteries. The
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A new California lawsuit is part of 3M’s global effort to combat fraud and price gouging and help protect the public against those exploiting the demand for critical products during the pandemic.
3M filed a legal action on June 8th in federal court in California, asserting that a seller
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In a follow up to the story posted on May 4th, Government officials in the Czech Republic have expelled two Russian diplomats over a hoax poison plot against local politicians.
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a new government policy for nuclear deterrence yesterday that apparently allows the use of nuclear weapons in response to conventional arms attacks.
German Police announced yesterday that they have opened an investigation after finding drinks with a “deadly poison” in two supermarkets in the city of Munich.
SIGA Technologies, Inc. today announced its first international delivery of TPOXX (tecovirimat), with 2,500 courses delivered to the Canadian Department of National Defence (CDND). On April 3, 2020, the Company previously announced that the CDND is expected to purchase up
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Two Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) researchers who have worked for more than eight years to develop a tularemia vaccine are part of a three-institution team that has been funded to bring their candidate
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GSK today confirmed its intention to manufacture 1 billion doses of its pandemic vaccine adjuvant system, in 2021, to support the development of multiple adjuvanted COVID-19 vaccine candidates.
GSK today confirmed its intention to manufacture 1 billion doses of its pandemic vaccine
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A new coalition of more than 500 scientists from around the world has been created to share data on COVID-19 gleaned from the use of mass spectrometry techniques which examine people’s blood and other biomarkers.
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After reaching a landmark agreement with the University of Oxford today for the global development and distribution of the University’s potential recombinant adenovirus vaccine aimed at preventing COVID-19 infection from SARS-CoV-2, AstraZeneca have now committed to at least 400 million
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Kromek, a worldwide supplier of detection technology focusing on the medical, security screening and nuclear markets, is pleased to announce that it has been awarded an extension to its contract by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (“DARPA”), an agency of the US Department of
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Police in Myanmar have reportedly seized the largest ever haul of syntheitc drugs in South East Asia after a three month operation.
The quantity, said to be 'off the charts' included more than 200m methamphetamine tablets, 500kg of crystal methamphetamine and 300kg of heroin, as
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An explosion in downtown Los Angeles injured 11 firefighters, with more than 230 sent to put out the blaze in what has been described as a factory making cannabis oil.
Captain Erik Scott of the Los Angeles fire department said “one significant explosion” shook the neighborhood
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Three Czech political figures have gone into hiding after it was believed they were being targeted by a Russian assasin in retaliation for affronts to Moscow.
It was reported that a Russian man had entered Prague a few weeks ago with an unspecified quantity of ricin in his
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DroneShield Ltd is pleased to announce the release of the next generation version of its body-worn drone detection device, RfPatrol MKII™.
The original RfPatrol™ was released in May 2019, having proven to be a well-regarded product, with purchases by a number of high
On April 21 a joint Air Force team, led by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center and the Air Force’s CBRN Defense Systems Branch, delivered a rapidly developed containment system prototype that will enable as many as 28 COVID-positive patients to be transported aboard a C-17 in response to
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NTI, working with three major partners and a slew of experts from around the country, have launched ...
The Public Health Foundation has set up training related to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), available through the TRAIN Learning Network, a national learning network that aggregates training opportunities
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bioMérieux, a world leader in the field of in vitro diagnostics, today announced that its subsidiary, BioFire Defense, has received Emergency Use Authorization by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration of its BIOFIRE COVID-19 test for use in CLIA moderate and high complexity clinical
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We’ve been fairly quiet about COVID here, largely because any reporting is quickly over taken by events. Scientific advice has remained fairly consistent, but how that is applied nationally and the impact of rising rates of infection is hugely variable.
In a follow up to the story we posted on March 2nd the National Police’s criminal investigation department (Bareskrim) in Jakarta have discovered more radioactive materials at the Batan Indah housing complex, one month after authorities made a similar discovery in the same residential
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A Belarusian man has been indicted on charges of mailing packages containing a poisonous substance to a California state prison.
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Story from cbc.ca
The Public Health Agency of Canada is denying any connection between the National Microbiology Lab in Winnipeg, two scientists who were escorted out of the building last summer, and the coronavirus outbreak in China.
Baseless stories claiming that the two
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“What we have developed is like a living Velcro that removes and traps pathogens”
Nature-inspired wipes and masks which could capture and trap the Wuhan Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) are being developed by scientists at the Irish company Aquila Bioscience. This technology can be used
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Inovio Pharmaceuticals, USA has announced the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) has awarded Inovio a grant of up to $9 million to develop a vaccine against the recently emerged strain of coronavirus (2019-nCoV). This initial CEPI funding will support Inovio's
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Doomsday Clock Now Closer to Midnight Than Ever in Its History; Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Cite Worsening Nuclear Threat, Lack of Climate Action & Rise of “Cyber-Enabled Disinformation Campaigns” in Moving Clock Hand; Bulletin Joined by The Elders in Announcement
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Emergex Vaccines Holding Limited (‘Emergex’), a biotechnology company developing set-point vaccines to prevent serious infectious diseases, has announced the successful completion of the first step in the development of a candidate vaccine for the Gram-negative intracellular
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DroneShield Ltd is pleased to report the combined elements of the Presidential Security Group (PSG) and PHISGOC Games Safety & Security Counter-Drone Team from Safer PH Innovations (DroneShield’s Philippines partner) successfully disabled seven
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An explosion rocked a chemical plant early this morning in Texas causing extensive damage across the small city of Port Neches, leaving at least three employees injured, and a mandatory evacuation of everyone within half a mile of the plant.
Two people have been diagnosed with Pneumonic Plague in Beijing’s Chaoyang district, both are currently in an unamed hospital and receiving treament.
Chaoyang Hospital, where the two patients were initially treated, has taken the measure of replacing all the chairs at its
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Fifty-four people, including 51 children, were injured after a man sprayed corrosive liquid at them in a kindergarten in Kaiyuan City, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, on Monday, Xinhua news agency reported on Tuesday.
The suspect, identified as a 23-year-old man surnamed Kong, broke
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The two-day Chemical Weapons Demilitarisation (CWD) conference supports the global effort to eliminate chemical weapons and fosters co-operation through the exchange of information and ideas relating to safe disposal.
The next CWD Conference will be held in May 2020, London. In addition
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Story from Bundesamt für Bevölkerungsschutz und Katastrophenhilfe (BBK)
The Federal Office for Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance ( BBK ), in close cooperation with the Robert Koch Institute ( RKI ), carried out an exclusive Hostile Environment Awareness
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Netline Communications Technologies Ltd. - a leading developer and manufacturer of high-end electronic warfare and spectrum dominance solutions – is strengthening its presence in the APAC region, with several new
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Original story from the Pasteur Institute
The Yersinia genus covers a vast range of bacteria that are distinguished by criteria such as whether or not
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Jamaah Ansharut Daulah, or JAD, an Islamic State-affiliated terror group based in Indonesia, has been making bombs using not only
...Wiranto, Indonesia's current security minsiter, and former military chief and ex-presidential candidate, was getting out of a car in a town square in Banten province when he was attacked by a man who is reported to have carried out the attack after being exposed to IS
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Acting on a tip from her parents, Tampa Bay area authorities said Friday they arrested a 27-year-old woman obsessed with the Columbine and Oklahoma City mass killings and discovered pipe bombs, weapons and bomb making materials in her bedroom.
Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad
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Friday September 20th saw reports that a terrror organisation affiliated with the The Kurdistan Workers' Party, known as PKK, has claimed responsibility for a fire and explosion at a chemical factory in Istanbul on September 18th.
Researchers from The University of California, Davis, have recenctly publsihed their findings regarding the discovery of the sitxth ebolavirus, Bombali, in Angolan free-tailed bats roosting inside people’s houses in Guéckedou and Kissidougou, Guinea.
The team from UC
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Ten children and their teacher were attacked at a train station in Germany by a perpetrator using what has been referred to as an "irritant gas".
A 39 year old man apparently approached the group and sprayed them with a yet unnamed substance. The children were initially treated at the
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David Wulf, who oversees chemical security for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), has warned congress that dropping The Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) Program could leave chemical plants vulnerable to attacks.
CFATS, which is due to come
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Speaking at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation's (SCO) First Military Medicine Conference this week, India's Defence Minister Rajnath Singh referred to bioterrorism as a 'contagious plague', and called upon the Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) of the SCO countries to
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A man from Los Angeles pleaded guilty this week to Federal charges of attempting to obtain ricin for unlawful purposes, namely to poison his wife!
Over a two-month period late last year, Steve S. Kim attempted to obtain ricin from what he thought was an online seller, but in fact was an
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