Statewide Accelerators Help New Yorkers Start or Expand Clean Energy Companies and Bring New Solutions to Combat Climate Change Supports Governor Cuomo’s Green New Deal, Spurring Innovation in the Green Economy The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority […]
As coronavirus spreads around the world, the death toll continues to rise. New hot spots are emerging across the globe. Sweden, one of the few countries that refused to implement the country-wide lockdown, now has its worst day since the […]
Ology Bioservices, a biotech company that specializes in R&D (both cGMP and non-cGMP) and manufacturing of vaccines, has been awarded a contract valued at $11.9 million by the Department of Defense (DOD) to work with Inovio Pharmaceuticals on DNA technology […]
Early last month, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, in partnership with Wellcome Trust and Mastercard, launched a $125 million Therapeutics Accelerator to combat coronavirus (COVID19) epidemic. Two days later, Gates stepped down from Microsoft and Berkshire Hathaway Boards to focus more […]
SilverCloud Health, a Boston, MA-based healthtech startup and provider of digital mental health platform for healthcare systems and providers, health plans, and employers, today announced it has raised $16 million in Series B funding round led by MemorialCare Innovation Fund, […]
The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) model has dramatically lowered its projections for coronavirus deaths in the U.S. by 25 percent to 60,415. On Tuesday, the IHME estimated 81,766 people will die from coronavirus disease by August 4, 2020. On […]
Earlier this morning, we told you about threatening messages and emails we received. Since then, some of you have sent us message of encouragement and support. One particular reader (name withheld for privacy reasons) offered some advice. Here is what […]
According to early data of racial breakdown of COVID-19 deaths released by NYC Health Department, Asians have the lowest death rate from coronavirus disease. The early data shows that of those who have died from coronavirus in the New York City, only […]
Filo, a Rome, Italy-based IoT startup born with the aim of creating products that simplify some aspects of our daily life, has raised $2.72 (€2.5 million) to invest in Tata Pad, the first car seat reminder device to prevent the abandonment […]
Over the past two months, about 50 percent of our news coverage has been focused on coronavirus. Our goal is not to make up the news but to share relevant information from reliable sources about this deadly virus. To date, […]
Coronavirus has caused unimaginable damage that may take years to recover. As of today, there are about 1.5 million confirmed cases with at least 81,248 deaths. With millions of Americans staying at home, many are wondering when things will return back to […]
Twitter CEO and co-founder Jack Dorsey announced he is giving $1 billion from his equity in the mobile-payment platform he founded, Square, to help “fund global COVID-19 relief.” This is the largest pledged gift by a private individual since the pandemic […]
With coronavirus continues to spread around the world, the race is on among scientists and researchers to find cure for the deadly virus. However, science funding mechanisms are too slow in normal times and may be much too slow during […]
Good news from the United Kingdom. U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s persistent high temperature, a key symptom of coronavirus, has fallen, according to a report from Times. The foreign secretary Mr. Raab, who is stepping in for Mr Johnson, said […]
A lot has been said about anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine and how it has successfully been used to treat coronavirus patients. However, many doctors are now saying hydroxychloroquine alone does not work. It only works when used in combination with Zinc. Dr. […]
As coronavirus death toll continues to rise around the world, there is a growing call for the use of use of hydroxychloroquine for treatment of COVID-19 patients. Today, 12 French doctors led by Dr. Philippe Douste-Blazy and Dr. Christian Perronne, have started […]
Depending on where you get your news, there are many models out there that say between 100,000 to 200,000 Americans will die from the deadly coronavirus. However, Dr. Robert Redfield, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), predicted […]
Over the past week, the focus of coronavirus pandemic has been on Italy, Spain and the United States. Now, according to the latest data from Indonesia government, the number of new coronavirus cases in Indonesia surged by more than 200 for […]
SoFi, a San Francisco, California-based personal finance startup, has agreed to buy Utah-based payment processor Galileo for $1.2 billion. According to the CEOs of both companies, the cash-and-stock deal will help the companies launch new products, expand internationally and capitalize on consumers’ […]
As more people practice social distancing due to coronavirus outbreak, many Americans are turning to games to keep themselves occupied while they stay at home. According to telecom giant Verizon, gaming usage went up 75% (between March 12-19) and 102% […]