In 1992, the Center for Research on Occupational and Environmental Toxicology (CROET) building opened on the Oregon Health…
In 1992, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) President Peter O. Kohler, M.D. announced the appointment of Grover…
In 1992, the Oregon Cancer Center, later known as the OHSU Cancer Institute, was founded at Oregon Health…
In 1992, Virginia Biotechnology Association (VaBIO) was founded as a non-profit association that promotes the biotechnology industry in…
In 1992, Dendreon was founded, and its lead product, Provenge, was an immunotherapy for prostate cancer. Dendreon filed…
On Dec. 17, 1991, the Diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis vaccine (Acel-Imune by Lederle) was licensed…
On Oct. 9, 1991, Bristol-Myers’ VIDEX (didanosine) was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the…
On Oct. 7, 1991, the University of Washington (UW) announced a $12 million gift from Microsoft co-founder Bill…
On Sept. 4, 1991, Cell Therapeutics, also known as CTI BioPharma, was incorporated by two oncologists, Drs. James…
On Aug. 26, 1991, Cellpro announced its initial public offering. CellPro, founded in Bothell, Washington, developed the CEPRATE…
On Jun. 27, 1991, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved two pesticides containing genetically engineered bacteria, marking…
On Jun. 6, 1991, ICOS completed its IPO at at $8.00 per share for a total of $36…
In 1991, the American Chemical Society awarded the Priestley Medal to Harry B. Gray ‘for his numerous contributions…
In March 1991, Immunex announced it had received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval to market Leukine…
On Feb. 22, 1991, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it had approved Amgen’s two white…
On Jan. 11, 1991, recommendations of Immunization Practices Advisory Committee (ACIP) for routine Hib vaccination for infants beginning…
On Jan. 4, 1991, Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation and Scripps Memorial Hospital reaffiliate, announced they had merged…
In 1991, the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center received National Cancer Institute (NCI) comprehensive center designation. The…
In 1991, the University of Alaska is home to the Alaska Frozen Tissue Collection (AFTC) was founded as…
In 1991, the Division of Oral Health (DOH) was established by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and…
In 1991, the policy for protection of human subjects in research, promulgated in 1981 by the U.S. Food…
In 1991, the last case of indigenous polio in the Western Hemisphere occurred in a 5-year-old boy, Luis…
In 1991, Life Sciences BC, a non-profit industry association (LBC) formerly known as BC Biotech, was founded. The…
In 1991, the UC San Diego Shiley Eye Center opened with support by Donald and Darlene Shiley and…
In 1991, Livermore Forensic Science Center was established to provide a comprehensive approach to forensic analyses of samples….
In 1991, U.S. Senator Alan Cranston (D-Calif.) underwent a state-of-the-art procedure at Stanford University Hospital to attack his…
In 1991, a sharp increase of tuberculosis was reported by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
In 1991, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) began developing a national strategic plan for…
In 1991, Stoddard Cancer Center, now part of UnityPoint Health, opened at Iowa Methodist Medical Center. In 1990,…
In 1991, The Northwestern University Cancer Center was dedicated through an endowment gift from Ann and Robert H….