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March 2026
New research reveals major person-to-person differences in the release of infectious virus into the air.
March 2026
Blueprint Biosecurity announces $4.5M in awards for glycol vapors safety, efficacy and applications research.
March 2026
Machine learning algorithm identifies influenza vulnerability “hotspots” in the U.S.
February 2026
Seven ways the SHIVERS programme changed how the world manages viruses.
January 2026
ENA Respiratory announces dosing of first participants in its Phase II community study of INNA-051.
December 2025
Scientists warn there are no treatments proven to work against severe flu.
October 2025
The Journal of Infectious Diseases has published a major new supplement on advances in influenza therapeutics.
October 2025
ENA Respiratory attracts $22.4M to fund Phase II development of INNA-051, a virus-agnostic approach to viral respiratory protection.
September 2025
Nasal sprays may help block coronavirus and other viruses.
April 2025
Vivaldi Biosciences' universal influenza vaccine shows potential to block virus transmission and disease spread.
April 2025
Akita Biosciences announces grant from Flu Lab to study Profi Nasal Spray in healthcare workers.
March 2025
New biosensor can detect airborne bird flu in under five minutes.
September 2024
Startup Taza Aya has developed an invisible air curtain that filters more than 99% of aerosols.
August 2024
Ventilation may play a minimal role in reducing the spread of flu in close-contact settings, Emory study finds.
April 2024
A citizen-science collaboration in New York has revealed that half a dozen birds were infected with the H5N1 avian flu virus.
February 2024
ENA Respiratory receives investment to support clinical development of novel intranasal antiviral host defense immune enhancer.
December 2023
Vivaldi Biosciences receives grant to study its universal flu vaccine’s ability to block virus transmission.
December 2023
Team to develop breathalyzer test for COVID, RSV, influenza A.
October 2023
World-leading RECOVERY trial expands to investigate treatments for influenza.
October 2023
Ecraid and the University of Oxford join forces to extend RECOVERY trial to Europe.
August 2023
The MITIGATE FLU project’s ferret daycare is helping unlock new insights into influenza transmission.
August 2023
Meet the scientists trying to stop the next pandemic from starting in Africa.
May 2023
UK government backs AI-powered UK diagnostic company Pictura Bio.
October 2022
Protas announces grant funding from Flu Lab to develop a new approach to clinical trials of treatments for influenza.
May 2022
High school scientists-in-training as urban virus hunters.
April 2022
Day care and the flu: using robots and ferrets to explore ways to stop the spread.
April 2022
NYC high school students first to describe new viruses in local pigeons.
March 2022
Virginia Tech-led team of researchers seeks to mitigate influenza in indoor environments.
February 2022
BARDA announces new partnership with diagnostic company Detect.
February 2022
Highly multiplexed CRISPR-based diagnostic rapidly detects pathogens.
December 2021
High schoolers take to city parks to hunt for viruses.
September 2021
COS receives 5-year grant to improve biomedical research culture.
August 2021
University of Auckland leads project to combat RSV, flu by applying Covid-19 lessons.
May 2021
How COVID is changing the study of human behavior.
May 2021
So your kid barely had the sniffles this past year. Will that last?
March 2021
These scientists are already on the hunt for the next pandemic.
February 2021
Preventing the next pandemic.
January 2021
Amid one pandemic, students train for the next one.
December 2020
Early data suggest wearables can catch COVID-19 cases before symptoms emerge.




































