The FDA Modernization Act was signed into law
On Nov. 21, 1997, the FDA Modernization Act (FDAMA) was signed into law, amending the Food, Drug and…
On Nov. 21, 1997, the FDA Modernization Act (FDAMA) was signed into law, amending the Food, Drug and…
On Nov. 14, 1997, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) identified the link between fen-phen…
On Nov. 11, 1997, the Universal Declaration on the Human Genome and Human Rights was adopted unanimously and…
On Nov. 6, 1997, the National Cancer Institute Director’s Consumer Liaison Group was established to advise and provide…
On Nov. 4, 1997, Vice President Al Gore and Senator Mark O. Hatfield attended groundbreaking ceremonies for the…
On Oct. 20, 1997, the rabies vaccine (RabAvert by Chiron Behring) was licensed.
On Sept. 26, 1997, Stem Cells, Inc. and Cellular Transplants (CTI) merged. CT was founded in Providence in…
On Sept. 15, 1997, Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories and Interneuron Pharmaceuticals, manufacturers of the popular off-label obesity combination therapy known…
On Aug. 13, 1997, the Stamp Out Breast Cancer Act (PL 105-41) was signed into law by President…
On Aug. 9, 1997, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced a policy that allowed pharmaceutical companies the…
On Aug. 1, 1997, the National Cancer Institute, in partnership with government, academic, and industrial laboratories, launched the…
On Jul. 29, 1997, the National Cancer Institute released information that nuclear testing during the 1950s could be…
On Jul. 23, 1997, Richard D. Klausner, M.D., director of the National Cancer Institute announced the creation of…
On Jul. 1, 1997, the operations, employees and obligations of the Medical College of Virginia Hospitals (formerly a…
On May 16, 1997, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) participated in the televised Presidential…
On Mar. 21, 1997, Cell Therapeutics, now CTI BioPharma Corp., announced an initial public offering of 3 million…
On Mar. 4, 1997, President Clinton issued an executive order that banned federal funds for cloning experiments. This…
In March 1997, the American Cancer Society (ACS) updated its recommended mammography screening interval for women ages 40-49…
On Feb. 13, 1997, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Annual Meeting and Science Innovation…
In 1997, planning began for Oregon Health & Science University’s (OHSU) Center for Women’s Health, and an interim…
In 1997, Drs. John Harley and Judith James established a link between Epstein-Barr virus (best known as the…
In 1997, The Oregon Cancer Center is established with a grant from the National Cancer Institute of the…
In 1997, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) announced that the institute achieved National Cancer Institute designation, the…
In 1997, Stanley B. Prusiner (University of Pennsylvania, A.B. 1964, M.D. 1968) was awarded the 1997 Nobel Prize…
In 1997, anesthesiologist Joanne Conroy, M.D. became the first woman appointed as head of the Medical University of…
In 1997, the National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBR) was established in Houston. The NSBRI mitigates the risks…
In 1997, The Huntsman Cancer Institute received National Comprehensive Cancer Network designation. In 1995, the Center earned National…
In 1997, the Pacific Northwest Research Foundation’s Board of Trustees appointed R. Paul Robertson, M.D., as President and…
In 1997, the Pacific Northwest Research Foundation changed the orgainzation name to the Pacific Northwest Research Institute.
In 1997, the Fred Hutchinson Business Alliance announced that the 1996 E. Donnall Thomas Medal of Achievement would…