PMI BioPharma Solutions was founded
In 2018, PMI BioPharma Solutions was established in Nashville to offer a full range of research and development…
Native BioData Consortium was founded
In 2018, the Native BioData Consortium was founded as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit research institute led by Indigenous scientists…
Omahan Donated $3 million for prostate cancer research to Buffett Cancer Center
On Dec. 13, 2017, longtime Omaha art teacher and businessman Gerald “Jerry” Pabst donated $3 million through an…
Costco co-founder Jeff Brotman and Dan Baty donated $50 million to create the Brotman Baty Institute for Precision Medicine
On Dec. 6, 2017, Costco Founder Jeffrey and Susan Brotman and Pam and Dan Baty announced a $50…
Ozempic (semaglutide) was approved in the U.S.
On Dec. 5, 2017, Novo Nordisk announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved Ozempic…
Biotechnology | Disease | FDA | Oncology | Therapeutics
FDA approved first biosimilar for the treatment of certain breast and stomach cancers
On Dec. 1, 2017, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Mylan’s Ogivri (trastuzumab-dkst) as a biosimilar…
Scientists Created First Semi-Synthetic Organism that Stored and Retrieved Unnatural Information
On Nov. 29, 2017, scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) announced they had designed a bacterium with…
University of Washington surgeons performed region’s 1st ‘liver in a box’ transplant
On Nov. 28, 2017, surgeons at University of Washinton Medicine in Seattle announced they had performed the first…
Irving Family bequests $700 Million to Columbia and NewYork-Presbyterian for Cancer Research and Care
On Nov. 16, 2017, Columbia University and NewYork-Presbyterian announced that Florence Irving and her late husband, Herbert Irving,…
First wine making was discovered
On. Nov. 13, 2017, research by Dr. Patrick McGovern, Director of the Biomolecular Archaeology Laboratory at the University…
The Calgary Cancer Centre broke ground
On Nov. 3, 2017, construction started on the Calgary Cancer Centre located at the northeast corner of the…
Biotechnology | Environmental | Genomics | Life Science History | Medicine | Non-Profit Research | Pharmaceutical
Earth Microbiome Project scientists announced unprecedented catalog of microbial life on planet Earth
On Nov. 1, 2017, a study from the Earth Microbiome Project reported the most extensive snapshot ever of…
Siteman Cancer Center became one of the first cancer centers nationwide to offer newly approved CAR-T cell therapy called Yescarta
On Oct. 18, 2017, the Siteman Cancer Center became one of the first cancer centers nationwide to offer…
Paul G Allen Frontiers Group announced two new Allen Discovery Centers
On Oct. 11, 2017, the Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group announced the creation of two new Allen Discovery…
$13.4 million to build next-gen MRI brain scanner at UC Berkeley
On Oct. 6, 2017, UC Berkeley researchers announced they had developed reimagined fMRI techniques and instruments to boost…
Biotechnology | NIH | Oncology | Therapeutics
Emory University selected by National Cancer Institute (NCI) for participation in elite national network for cancer therapeutic discovery
On Oct. 2, 2017, Emory University was selected by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) for participation in an…
Emory University’s Center for Selective C-H Functionalization was awarded a $20 million grant by the NSF to advance organic synthesis
On Oct. 2, 2017, Emory University’s Center for Selective C-H Functionalization (CCHF) was awarded a $20 million grant…
Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | Genomics | Medicine | Therapeutics
deCODE study revealed an ancient achilles heel in the human genome
On Sept. 20, 2017, resarchers at deCODE genetics use whole-genome data from 14,000 people from across the population…
NIH expanded license agreement with Medigen Vaccines Biologics for Dengue vaccine from 17 to 26 countries
On Sept. 18, 2017, Medigen Vaccine Biologics (MVC) amended an existing agreement with the National Institutes of Health…
CDC published updated dosing instructions for hepatitis A prophylaxis with immune globulin
On Sept. 15, 2017, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published updated GamaSTAN S/D prescribing…
PATH announced a $120 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
On Sept. 6, 2017, PATH announced it has received a $120 million grant from the Bill & Melinda…
Biotechnology | CDC | Vaccine
AAP issued policy stating that newborns should routinely receive hepatitis B vaccine within 24 hours of birth
On Aug. 28, 2017, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) issued policy stating that newborns should routinely receive…
Biotechnology | CDC | Influenza | Vaccine
CDC published ACIP 2017-18 influenza vaccination recommendations
On Aug. 25, 2017, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published Immunization Practices Advisory Committee…
Biotechnology | Disease | FDA | Neurology | Therapeutics
Adamas announced FDA approval of GOCOVRI as first and only medication fortreatment of Dyskinesia in Parkinson’s disease Patients
On Aug. 24, 2017, Adamas announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of GOCOVRI as First and…
The CPRIT awarded 60 grants totaling more than $102 million
On Aug. 16, 2017, the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) awarded 60 new academic research,…
NIH selected OHSU Knight Cancer Institute to co-lead largest national database for pediatric cancer, rare disease research
On Aug. 15, 2017, the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) Gabriella Miller Kids First Pediatric Research Program awarded…
Seqirus announced major advances in pandemic preparedness
On Aug. 7, 2017, Seqirus announced that the accelerated development of cell-based manufacturing technology at its state-of-the-art manufacturing…
Achieve Life Sciences announced merger with OncoGenex Pharmaceuticals
On Aug. 1, 2017, Achieve Life Sciences announced it had merged with OncoGenex and was renamed Achieve Life…
OHSU scientist successfully modified DNA in human embryos
On Jul. 27, 2017, OHSU announced that Shoukhrat Mitalipov, an OHSU biologist, had successfully modified defective DNA in…
$21.6 million funding from DARPA awarded to UC Berkeley to build window into the brain
On Jul. 13, 2017, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded UC Berkeley $21.6 million over four…