The Alberta Human Tissue and Organ Donation Amendment Act was passed
On Nov. 8, 2013, the Human Tissue and Organ Donation Amendment Act (Bill 207) was passed. The Act…
Syntrix Biosystems won $115 million judgment in patent case against Illumina, the largest patent verdict in Washington state history
On Nov. 7, 2013 – Syntrix Biosystems announced a federal court in Tacoma, had granted the Auburn-based company…
Karmanos Cancer Institute joined McLaren Health Care
On Oct. 30, 2013, the Karmanos Cancer Institute and McLaren Health Care signed an agreement that created the…
Largest international study of Alzheimer’s genes was published
On Oct. 28, 2013, Columbia University Medical Center announced publication of a Meta-analysis of 74,046 individuals that identified…
A second $10 million gift from Jerre and Mary Joy Stead advances children’s medicine at the University of Iowa
On Oct. 24, 2013, the University of Iowa (IA) announced a second $10 million gift commitment from Jerre…
Kern Family donated $100 million to Mayo Clinic to transform health care
On Oct. 23, 2013, the Mayo Clinic announced that Robert and Patricia Kern have given $100 million to…
Myron Cohen received the North Carolina Award for Science
On Oct. 22, 2013 Myron Cohen received the North Carolina Award for Science. Dr. Cohen is a University…
Bend Research was acquired by Capsugel
On Oct. 1, 2013, Capsugel announced it had completed its acquisition of Bend Research. The company was founded…
Nike co-founder Phil Knight and wife Penny issued $1 billion cancer challenge
On Sept. 21, 2013, philanthropists Phil and Penny Knight pledged $500 million to kick-start a $1 billion cancer…
Thomas Brock and Hudson Freeze receive the Golden Goose Award
On Sept. 19, 2013, Thomas Brock and Hudson Freeze received the Golden Goose Award for their discovery of…
Parasite makes mice lose fear of cats permanently
On Sept. 18, 2013, it was reported a parasite that infects up to one-third of people around the…
Pacific Northwest Diabetes Research Institute received a $2 million grant for RNA research
On Aug. 6, 2013, Pacific Northwest Diabetes Research Institute (PNDRI) received a $2 million National Institutes of Health…
Endangered Chinese alligator genome sequenced
On Aug. 6, 2013, Chinese scientists from Zhejiang University and BGI announced in a study published in Cell…
Biotechnology | FDA | Vaccine
FDA expanded age indication for Menveo to include infants and toddlers age 2 through 23 months
On Aug. 1, 2013, Novartis announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved Menveo (Meningococcal [Groups…
Matrical Bioscience acquired by Brooks Automation for $10 million
On Jul. 23, 2013, Matrical Bioscience announced it has had been acquired by Chelmsford, Massachusetts-based Brooks Automation for…
The Markey Cancer Center became an NCI-designated Cancer Center
On Jul. 12, 2013. the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center (MCC) was joined by national, state and…
CDC partnered with Public Health laboratories to define optimal size for influenza virologic surveillance
On Jul. 2, 2013, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) partnered with Association of Public…
Biotechnology | CDC | Diagnostics | Vaccine
CDC issued recommendations for PCV and PPSV vaccination of children with immunocompromising conditions
On Jun. 28, 2013, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended routine use of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate…
Horse genome 700,000 years old sequenced
On Jun. 26, 2013 researchers at the Centre for GeoGenetics at the Natural History Museum of Denmark announced…
NanoString Technologies completed its IPO
On Jun. 25, 2013, NanoString Technologies launched an initial public offering at $10.00 per share and raised $54…
ACIP voted to recommend FluBlok influenza vaccine for people age 18 through 49ﾠ with egg allergy
On Jun. 20, 2013, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted 13 to 0, in favor of…
Biotechnology | CDC | Measles | Vaccine
CDC published Summary recommendations for preventing measles, rubella, congenital rubella syndrome, and mumps
On Jun. 14, 2013, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices…
U.S. Supreme Court ruled that naturally occurring DNA cannot be patented
On Jun. 13, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court Justices ruled 9-0 that naturally occurring DNA cannot be patented,…
FDA approved Fluzone as the third quadrivalent influenza vaccine licensed for US use
On Jun. 10, 2013, Sanofi Pasteur announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved the supplemental…
UNMC named new cancer center the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center
On Jun. 7, 2013, the University of Nebraska Board of Regents approved renaming the UNMC Eppley Cancer Center…
Mega genomes of spruce species decoded
On May 22, 2013, researchers from the Genome Sciences Centre at BC Cancer Agency, the University of British…
DNA analysis unearthed origins of Minoans, the first major European civilization
On May 14, 2013, a University of Washington led team announced that DNA analysis had unearthed the origins…
Genome of the macaw sequenced
On May 8, 2013, a research team from Texas A&M, led by Drs. Christopher Seabury and Ian Tizard…
World Ovarian Cancer Day was established
On May 8, 2013, was the first World Ovarian Cancer Day. On this day, ovarian cancer organizations from…
Genome of the coelacanth sequenced
On Apr. 17, 2013, researchers from the University of Washington, Broad Institute of Harvard and M.I.T. announced that…