Health Security News – Global Biodefense

Biodefense Headlines – 1 June 2025

News Scan June 1, 2025

This week’s topics include a global call from top virologists to prepare now for a potentially catastrophic bird flu pandemic, and stark warnings that weakening America’s biodefense—through Trump-era cuts and…

Regeneron Awarded $325M for Development of Next-Gen COVID-19 Monoclonal Antibody Therapy

Project NextGen: HHS Awards $1.4B for COVID Countermeasure Development

Biodefense Headlines – 20 August 2023

BARDA Funds Development of Patch-Based Ebola Diagnostic

DOD Biodefense Posture Review Released

Anthrax Vaccine Funding Urged Amid West Africa Outbreak

RedHill Biopharma Highlights Federal Medical Countermeasure Investments

The Need for Speed in Biodefense: How JPEO-CBRND is Positioning for Rapid Response

Biodefense Headlines – 10 August 2023

Airborne Biothreat Security Startup Raises $5.4M

Study Links Air Pollution to Rise in Antibiotic Resistance

Molnupiravir Blocks SARS-CoV-2 Transmission in Animal Study

Treatments for Poxviruses May Already Exist in Licensed Drugs

An Inside Look at How Ebola Virus Replicates Inside Cells

How ProPublica Used Machine Learning to Investigate Where Ebola May Strike

BARDA-Supported Anthrax Vaccine Now Approved, Enables Faster Onset to Protection

Parasites of Viruses Drive Superbug Evolution

Cue Health Awarded $28M to Develop Multiplex Respiratory Test

A Breath Test that Detects COVID-19 in Less Than a Minute

BD Respiratory Viral Panel Receives FDA-Clearance

Biodefense Headlines – 1 June 2025