FDA approved new indication for gardasil to prevent genital warts in men and boys
On Oct. 16, 2009, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved new indication for gardasil to prevent…
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Omeros Corp completed its IPO
On Oct. 8, 2009, Omeros Corp. launched an initial public offering at $10.00 per share and raised $62.1…
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Ada Yonath received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for mapping the structure of ribosomes using X-ray crystallography
On Oct. 7, 2009, Ada Yonath received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry ‘for mapping the structure of ribosomes…
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Elizabeth Blackburn won a share of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering how chromosomes are protected by telomeres
On Oct. 5, 2009, Elizabeth H. Blackburn won a share of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine…
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Carol W. Greider won a share of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2009 for discovering how chromosomes are protected by telomeres
On Oct. 5, 2009, Carol W. Greider won a share of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine…
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Phase III results for first HIV/AIDS (Aidsvax) vaccine reported
On Sept. 24, 2009, the second Phase III HIV-1 vaccine trial, also known as RV144, that began in…
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Dr. Brian Druker honored with Lasker Award
On Sept. 16, 2009, Brian J. Druker, M.D.,whose research led to the development of Gleevec, the first targeted…
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FDA approved four vaccines against the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus
On Sept. 15, 2009, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved four Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Monovalent…
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Seattle Cancer Care Alliance House opened a state-of-the-art, 80-room, ‘green building’
In Sept. 2009, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA) House opened. A state-of-the-art, 80-room, ‘green building,’ SCCA House offers…
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Confirma was acquired by Merge Healthcare
On Aug. 7, 2009, Confirma was acquired by Milwaukee, WI-based Merge Healthcare in an all-stock transaction valued at…
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ACIP issued recommendations on the use of H1N1 influenza vaccines
On Jul. 31, 2009, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Immunization Practices Advisory Committee (ACIP) updates the…
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National Institutes of Health launched Human Connectome Project to unravel the brain’s connections
On Jul. 16, 2009, the National Institutes of Health Blueprint for Neuroscience Research announced it was launching a…
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Pfizer collaborated on landmark $6 million oncology research project with the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research
On Jul. 15, 2009, Ontario announced it was joining forces with Pfizer and leading Ontario research institutions to…
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DNA recovered from museum specimens of extinct moas, giant flightless birds
On Jul. 1, 2009, researchers from the University of Adelaide and Landcare Research in New Zealand have identified…
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HHS announced advanced development contract for new way to make flu vaccine
On Jun. 23, 2009, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced advanced development contract for…
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WHO declared world at the start of 2009 influenza pandemic
On Jun. 11, 2009, the Dr. Margaret Chan, Director-General World Health Organization (WHO), declared the world was at…
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HHS directed $1 billion toward development of vaccine for novel influenza A (H1N1)
On May 22, 2009, the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS) directed $1 billion toward development…
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CDC began a complex and multi-faceted response to the H1N1 pandemic
On Apr. 15, 2009, infection with the new influenza A virus (then referred to as ‘swine origin influenza…
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OHSU, University of Washington scientists partner to form regional center aimed at combating infectious diseases
On Apr. 15, 2009, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) and the University of Washington (UW), along with…
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Physicians used point of care rapid immunoassay tests to provide influenza results during H1N1 pandemic
In Apr. 2009, physicians used point of care rapid immunoassay tests to provide influenza results within 15 minutes…
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USC purchased Norris Cancer Hospital and University Hospital (now Keck Hospital) from Tenet Healthcare
On Apr. 1, 2009, the University of Southern California (USC) announced they had completed the purchase of Norris…
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Roche completed it’s acquisition of Genentech for $46.8 billion
On Mar. 26, 2009, Roche completed its acquisition of Genentech for $46.8 billion pursuant to a short-form merger…
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Genetic analysis confirmed the identification of the two missing Romanov children
On Mar. 11, 2009, researchers announced they had DNA evidence that the two individuals recovered from the 2007…
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The Hollings Cancer Center received NCI-designation
On Mar. 2, 2009, the Hollings Cancer Center (HCC) received National Cancer Institute (NCI) designation. Hollings’ mission is…
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Emory University’s Chemical Biology Discovery Center became part of the NCI Chemical Biology Consortium (CBC)
In Mar. 2009, Emory University’s Chemical Biology Discovery Center became part of the NCI Chemical Biology Consortium (CBC),…
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The Scripps Research Institute’s Florida facility opened
On Feb. 26, 2009, the new Scripps Research Institute’s Florida facility, comprising three state-of-the-art buildings and more than…
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James Carrington, a professor of botany at Oregon State University was elected to the National Academy of Sciences
On Feb. 25, 2008, Oregon State University’s James Carrington, a professor of botany and plant pathology and a…
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ACIP voted to recommend hepatitis A vaccination for close contacts of international adoptees
On Feb. 25, 2009, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended routine hepatitis A vaccination for household…
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Vaccine Court ruled that MMR vaccine does not cause autism
On Feb. 12, 2009, the Vaccine Court ruled that MMR vaccine, when administered with thimerosal-containing vaccines, does not…
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FDA approved first genetically engineered animal for production of a recombinant form of human antithrombin
On Feb. 12, 2009, The US Food and Drug Administration issued its first approval for a biological product produced…
