In the midst of viral outbreaks like Zika or Ebola, having the right information at the right time can be crucial. One of the best ways to track an outbreak is… Read More
BOSTON – Microsoft’s robotic mosquito trap is so smart it can tell one insect species from another – and that’s good news for scientists fighting the Zika virus, dengue fever and… Read More
Millions of athletes, trainers, and adoring sports fans will fill the streets of Rio today. Champions from around the globe will take to the field, the pool, and the court… Read More
IBM announced today that they will supply technology and pro-bono work to the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), a Brazilian science and technology organization, to help track the spread of Zika. Fiocruz will use IBM technology to comb… Read More
Seattle-based biotech startup Kineta announced today that it has received an undisclosed amount of funding to expand research that could potentially combat the Zika virus. The funding comes from the National Institute… Read More
A Microsoft research team is partnering with Harris County in Houston, Texas, to tests a new type of mosquito trap. The initiative, called Project Premonition, leverages new technology to trap… Read More
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is funding an approach to fighting Zika that relies on giving mosquitos a sexually transmitted disease — and the process starts in a container… Read More
PATH, the Seattle-based global heath nonprofit, is opening a new Center for Vaccine Innovation and Access, funded initially through an $11 million dollar grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Within its… Read More