In 1995, researchers led by Dr. Peter St. George-Hyslop at the University of Toronto discovered and cloned two…
In 1995, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) became a public corporation and separated from the Oregon State…
In 1995, Fox Chase Cancer Center became a founding member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, an organization…
In 1995, the Huntsman family led by Jon M. Huntsman Sr. and his wife Karen, pledged $100 million…
In 1995, The Huntsman Cancer Institute, at the University of Utah, is a National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center…
In 1995, Hollister-Stier became Bayer Pharmaceuticals. Bayer had acquired Cutter in 1974 and Miles in 1978. Hollister-Stier Laboratories,…
On Dec. 12, 2018, the scientists behind the Horse Genome Project released scientific standards for genetic testing. The…
On Dec. 8, 1994, the Lion’s Eye Bank of Washington, Northern Idaho and Alaska announced that they had…
On Oct. 26, 1994, a 12-year-old boy from Everett underwent the first heart transplant at Children’s Hospital and…
On Oct. 26, 1994, the University of California, Irvine (UCI) Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center (CFCCC) gained designated…
On Oct. 22, 1994, the Animal Medicinal Drug Use Clarification Act (AMDUCA) became law permitting veterinarians to prescribe…
On Oct. 7, 1994, a strong candidate for the 17q-linked BRCA1 gene, which influences susceptibility to breast and…
On Oct. 1, 1994, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) implemented the Vaccines for Children…
On Sept. 8, 1994, ZymoGenetics dedicated Seattle’s historic Lake Union Steam Plant. The renovated 113,000 s.f. plant doubled…
On Aug. 26, 1994, the plague struck Surat, a city in the state of Gujarat in western India,…
On Aug. 20, 1994, the entire Western Hemisphere was certified as “polio-free” by the International Commission for the…
On Aug. 1, 1994, the ZymoGenetics Lake Union Steam Plant and Hydro House were designated City of Seattle…
On Jun. 16, 1994, the University of Washington and ZymoGenetics scientists reported in Nature the discovery, isolation and…
On May 17, 1994, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved of the first genetically modified food:…
On Apr. 14, 1994, the Alpha-Tocopherol Beta-Carotene (ATBC) Cancer Prevention Study found no benefit from the use of…
On Apr. 4, 1994, the Washington State Sales Tax Exemption for High Technology R&D/Manufacturing was signed by Governor…
In March 1994, the Global Programme for Vaccines and Immunization was created, merging two World Health Organization (WHO)…
In 1994, Iowa Biotech Association (IBA) was Founded as a 501(c)6 non-profit trade association to unify Iowa’s bioscience…
In 1994, the fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders listed four subcategories within…
In 1994, the DNA Identification Act authorized the establishment of a national index of: (1) DNA identification records…
In 1994, Mary-Claire King, PhD, a University of Washington professor of genome sciences and medicine, discovered the “breast…
In 1994, human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8), a causative agent for Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS), was identified. HHV-8 is also…
In 1994, Rimantadine, derived from amantadine, was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat influenza…
In 1994, Amgen announced it had acquired Boulder-based Synergen for a $239.6-million or $9.25 per share. Synergen was…
In 1994, Walter Reed Army Medical Center main building was rededicated and named the Heaton Pavilion. The Pavillion…