Diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis vaccine was licensed
On Dec. 30, 1996, the diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis vaccine (Acel-Imune by Lederle) was licensed…
On Dec. 30, 1996, the diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis vaccine (Acel-Imune by Lederle) was licensed…
Dec. 5, 1996, marked the first time that all home buyers and tenants have the right to know…
On Nov. 15, 1996, for the first time, scientists pinpointed the location of a gene they believe is…
Oct. 20 is World Osteoporosis Day, established by the UK National Osteoporosis Society, a day sponsored and promoted…
On Oct. 9, 1996, the Animal Drug Availability Act added flexibility to animal drug approval process, providing for…
On Oct. 2, 1996, SeaMED Corp. was founded in Redmond by Bob Berg. The company manufactured cell-production systems,…
On Oct. 2, 1996, the combined Haemophilus influenzae type b conjugate and hepatitis B vaccine (Comvax by Merck)…
On Oct. 1, 1996, the National Laboratory for the Study of Rural Telemedicine began work supported by the…
On Sept. 27, 1996, the combination DTaP and Hib vaccine (TriHIBit by Aventis Pasteur) was licensed for the…
On Aug. 3, 1996, the Food Quality Protection Act, unanimously passed by Congress, became effective and amended the…
On Jul. 31, 1996, the diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis vaccine adsorbed (Tripedia by Aventis Pasteur)…
On Jul. 5, 1996, Dolly, a Finn Dorset sheep was born at the Roslin Institute in Edinburgh, Scotland…
On Jun. 18, 1996, the Interational AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) was launched, calling for the speedy development of…
On Jun. 14, 1996, Aanalysis of genes in living organisms suggested that the world’s first animals emerged a…
On Jun. 14, 1996, topotecan (Hycamptin), the first of a class of drugs that interferes with the enzyme…
On Apr. 12, 1996, Ribozyme Pharmaceuticals announced an initial public offering of 2,000,000 shares of its Common Stock…
On Apr. 9, 1996, the Federal Tea Tasters Repeal Act of 1996 eliminated the Board of Tea Experts…
On Mar. 29, 1996, the second inactivated hepatitis A vaccine (Vaqta by Merck) was licensed.
On Mar. 21, 1996, the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and Hospital opened their expanded facilities that included…
On Mar. 15, 1996, Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) corn, was first introduced by Monsanto and adopted in the United…
On Mar. 14, 1996, the FDA announced the approval of the first antigen test kit to screen blood…
On Jan. 29, 1996, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Carol M. Browner took the last steps concluding a…
On Jan. 19, 1996, two major studies of beta carotene supplements (The Physicians’ Health Study and the Beta-Carotene…
In January 1996, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved anastrozole (Arimidex) as a treatment for breast…
On Jan. 2, 1996, Stanford Medicine researchers discovered that the p53 protein, known to be involved in controlling…
In 1996, The first of OHSU’s primary care neighborhood clinics opened in southwest Portland.
In 1996, The Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Sciences Building opened.
In 1996, The VA Bio+Tech Park is located adjacent to the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Medical Center on…
In 1996, Texas Healthcare & Bioscience Institute (THBI) was founded. The mission of the THBI is to develop…
In 1996, the Nobel Laureate in Chemistry was awarded jointly to Rice University professors Richard Smalley, Robert Curl…