The Western Pacific Region was certified polio-free
On Dec. 29, 2000, the Regional Commission for the Certification of Poliomyelitis Eradication certified that the Western Pacific…
On Dec. 29, 2000, the Regional Commission for the Certification of Poliomyelitis Eradication certified that the Western Pacific…
On Dec. 4, 2000, the PET/CT scanner was named by TIME Magazine as the medical invention of the…
On Dec. 3, 2000, the NCI established the Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities as part of a…
On Dec. 3, 2000, the National Cancer Institute established the Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities. The Center…
On Oct. 29, 2000, the Regional Commission for the Certification of Poliomyelitis Eradication certified that the Western Pacific…
On Sept. 22, 2000, Pathogenesis was acquired by Emeryville, California-based Chiron for $660 million or $38.50 per share….
On Aug. 22, 2000, Kenya field-tested its first biotech crop, virus-resistant sweet potato. Up to 80% of the…
On Jul. 31, 2000, Genome British Columbia was founded as one of six Genome Canada centres across the…
On Jul. 28,2000, President Bill Clinton signed into law the Semipostal Authorization Act (P.L. 106-253), which gave the…
On Jul. 7, 2010 the Radiation Exposure Compensation Amendments of 1999 (P.L. 106-245) was signed into law. The…
On Jul. 1, 2000, AgReliant Genetics was founded. Today, it is one of the largest corn seed company…
On Jun. 16, 2002, Dendreon announced its initial public offering of 4,500,000 shares of common stock at $10.00…
On Jun. 7, 2000, President Clinton issued an Executive Memorandum that directed the Medicare program to revise its…
On June 2, 2000, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced it had approved Genentech’s drug TNKaseï¾® (tenecteplase)….
On May 25, 2000, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) announced funding of nine U.S….
On Apr. 10, 2000, the OHSU Center for Research on Occupational and Environmental Toxicology announced the award of…
On Apr. 6, 2000, a $60 million program was announced to address the unequal burden of cancer within…
On Mar. 21, 2000, the Supreme Court ruled 5 to 4 along ideological lines, that the FDA does…
On Mar. 3, 2000 Annie was born, the first of a new breed of dairy cows whose udders…
On Feb. 29. 2000, President Clinton officially dedicated March as National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Since then, it…
On Feb. 17, 2000, the A 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (Prevnar by Wyeth Pharmaceuticals) was licensed for use…
On Jan. 17, 2000, Glaxo Wellcome announced merger with SmithKline Beecham forming GlaxoSmithKline. Glaxo SmithKline will be the…
In 2000, Fox Chase opened the Research Institute for Cancer Prevention in 2000, the first comprehensive program of…
In 2000, the Fred Hutchinson Business Alliance announced that the 2000 E. Donnall Thomas Medal of Achievement would…
In 2000, Dr. Sen-itiroh Hakomori at the Pacific Northwest Research Institute was elected to the National Academy of…
In 2000, the first marine hospital owned by the Federal Government was purchased from the State of Virginia…
In 2000, the Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Authority was established.
In 2000, the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute, now known as the Biocomplexity Institute of Virginia Tech, opened in 2000…
In 2000, the Jon M. Huntsman pledged $125 million to fund cancer research and construct the Huntsman Cancer…
In 2000, Fox Chase Cancer Center received Magnet Designation for Nursing Excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center,…