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Just Add Water: Oxitec’s New Friendly™ Mosquito Mini-Capsule Technology Rapidly Suppresses 95% of Disease-Spreading Aedes aegypti in Brazil Trial

Just Add Water: Oxitec’s New Friendly™ Mosquito Mini-Capsule Technology Rapidly Suppresses 95% of Disease-Spreading Aedes aegypti in Brazil Trial

Public Health, BrazilNeil Morrison19 May 2020

Oxitec’s Friendly™ mosquito technology receives U.S. EPA approval for pilot projects in U.S.

Oxitec’s Friendly™ mosquito technology receives U.S. EPA approval for pilot projects in U.S.

Florida, Public HealthNeil Morrison1 May 2020

Outcry by Diverse Members of Scientific Community in Support of Oxitec Leads Scientific Journal to Issue Rebuke of Authors; Six of 10 Authors Withdraw

Outcry by Diverse Members of Scientific Community in Support of Oxitec Leads Scientific Journal to Issue Rebuke of Authors; Six of 10 Authors Withdraw

Public HealthNeil Morrison26 March 2020OX513A, Scientific Reports

Brazilian City of Indaiatuba Announces Launch of Innovative New Program with Oxitec's 2nd Generation Aedes aegypti

Brazilian City of Indaiatuba Announces Launch of Innovative New Program with Oxitec's 2nd Generation Aedes aegypti

Brazil, Public HealthNeil Morrison25 October 2019

Oxitec Successfully Completes First Field Deployment of 2nd Generation Friendly™ Aedes aegypti Technology

Oxitec Successfully Completes First Field Deployment of 2nd Generation Friendly™ Aedes aegypti Technology

Brazil, Public HealthSarah Halliday3 June 2019

Oxitec Transitioning Friendly™ Self-limiting Mosquitoes to 2nd Generation Technology Platform, Paving Way to New Scalability, Performance and Cost Breakthroughs

Oxitec Transitioning Friendly™ Self-limiting Mosquitoes to 2nd Generation Technology Platform, Paving Way to New Scalability, Performance and Cost Breakthroughs

Public HealthSarah Halliday28 November 2018

Oxitec to Develop 2nd Friendly™ Mosquito Strain Designed to Combat Malaria-Spreading Mosquitoes

Oxitec to Develop 2nd Friendly™ Mosquito Strain Designed to Combat Malaria-Spreading Mosquitoes

Public HealthSarah Halliday18 October 2018

Oxitec to Apply New Generation of Self-Limiting Mosquito Technology to Malaria-Spreading Mosquitoes

Oxitec to Apply New Generation of Self-Limiting Mosquito Technology to Malaria-Spreading Mosquitoes

Public HealthSarah Halliday19 June 2018

Oxitec Launches Field Trial in Brazil for Next Generation Addition to Friendly™ Mosquitoes Platform

Oxitec Launches Field Trial in Brazil for Next Generation Addition to Friendly™ Mosquitoes Platform

Public Health, BrazilSarah Halliday24 May 2018

The Cayman Government and Oxitec Launch Innovative Pilot to Suppress Aedes aegypti

The Cayman Government and Oxitec Launch Innovative Pilot to Suppress Aedes aegypti

Public Health, CaymanSarah Halliday22 May 2018

EPA opens public comment period for Oxitec’s Experimental Use Permit application for Friendly™ Mosquitoes in Florida Keys

EPA opens public comment period for Oxitec’s Experimental Use Permit application for Friendly™ Mosquitoes in Florida Keys

Public Health, FloridaSarah Halliday9 March 2018

Oxitec do Brasil Receives Prestigious Award for Innovation and Impact

Oxitec do Brasil Receives Prestigious Award for Innovation and Impact

Brazil, Public HealthSarah Halliday10 October 2017

Transfer of Regulatory Jurisdiction for Oxitec’s Self-limiting Friendly™ Aedes in the United States

Transfer of Regulatory Jurisdiction for Oxitec’s Self-limiting Friendly™ Aedes in the United States

Public Health, FloridaSarah Halliday4 October 2017

Oxitec Launching Friendly™ Aedes Project in Juiz de Fora, Brazil

Oxitec Launching Friendly™ Aedes Project in Juiz de Fora, Brazil

Public Health, BrazilSarah Halliday11 July 2017

Oxitec’s Friendly™ Aedes Mosquito Receives Positive Evaluation for European Standard in relation to Human Health and the Environment

Oxitec’s Friendly™ Aedes Mosquito Receives Positive Evaluation for European Standard in relation to Human Health and the Environment

Public HealthSarah Halliday6 July 2017

Intrexon’s Head of Environment Sector joins Brazil Investment Forum to Discuss Importance of Vector Control and Economic Impact of Vector-borne Diseases

Intrexon’s Head of Environment Sector joins Brazil Investment Forum to Discuss Importance of Vector Control and Economic Impact of Vector-borne Diseases

Brazil, Public HealthSarah Halliday31 May 2017

The Municipality of Santiago de Cali, Colombia, and Oxitec Ltd. announce memorandum to deploy Friendly™ Aedes

The Municipality of Santiago de Cali, Colombia, and Oxitec Ltd. announce memorandum to deploy Friendly™ Aedes

Public HealthSarah Halliday10 April 2017

Oxitec’s Friendly™ Aedes achieves 81% suppression of wild Aedes aegypti in CECAP/Eldorado, Piracicaba, in second year of project

Oxitec’s Friendly™ Aedes achieves 81% suppression of wild Aedes aegypti in CECAP/Eldorado, Piracicaba, in second year of project

Public Health, BrazilSarah Halliday30 March 2017

Oxitec and GBIT announce launch of Friendly™ Aedes Project in India

Oxitec and GBIT announce launch of Friendly™ Aedes Project in India

Public Health, IndiaSarah Halliday23 January 2017

Oxitec Announces Friendly™ Aedes project is supported by 92.8% of Piracicaba’s population

Oxitec Announces Friendly™ Aedes project is supported by 92.8% of Piracicaba’s population

Public Health, BrazilSarah Halliday30 November 2016