The Priestley Medal was awarded to Mostafa A. El-Sayed
On Mar. 15, 2016, the American Chemical Society awarded the Priestley Medal to Mostafa A. El-Sayed “to recognize…
-
-
Bacterium that degrades and assimilates poly(ethylene terephthalate) published
On Mar. 11, 2016, Japanese scientists announced they had discovered a species of bacteria that was “eating” its…
-
Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2015 awarded to Tomas Lindahl, Paul Modrich and Aziz Sancar
On Oct. 7, 2015, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2015 was awarded to Tomas Lindahl, Francis Crick…
-
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory constructed new chemistry facility
On Mar. 19, 2015, a contract was awarded to DGR Grant Construction of Richland, Washington, to build a…
-
Agriculture | Biotechnology | Chemistry | Diagnostics | Medical Device | Non-Profit Research | Pharmaceutical | Therapeutics | Veterinary
California Life Sciences Association was founded
In 2015, the California Life Sciences Association was founded. (CLSA) was founded when the Bay Area Bioscience Association…
-
Biotechnology | Chemistry | FDA | Oncology | Therapeutics | Women's Health
FDA approved Genentech’s Avastin plus chemotherapy for treatment of advanced cervical cancer
On Aug. 14. 2014, Genentech announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved Avastin (bevacizumab)…
-
The Priestley Medal was awarded to Jacqueline K. Barton
On Jun. 12, 2014, the American Chemical Society announced the Priestley Medal was awarded to Jacqueline K. Barton…
-
$1.1 million gift funded new endowed faculty chair in biochemistry at Missouri University
On Apr. 5, 2014, Missouri University (MU) announced that it had received a $1.1 million gift to its…
-
The Priestley Medal was awarded to Stephen J. Lippard
In Mar. 18, 2014, the American Chemical Society awarded the Priestley Medal to Stephen J. Lippard “to recognize…
-
Richard Scheller won Lasker Award
On Sept. 9, 2013, Genentech announced that Richard Scheller, Ph.D., Executive VP, Research and Early Development, was a…
-
The Priestley Medal was awarded to Peter J. Stang
On April 9, 2013, the American Chemical Society (ACS) awarded the Priestley Medal to Peter J. Stang “for…
-
Meta Analysis Study Shows Impact of fluoride on neurological development in children
On Jul. 25, 2012, in a meta-analysis, researchers from the China Medical University in Shenyang and Harvard School…
-
Oxford University researchers dated relics as first century AD
On Jun. 15, 2012, Oxford University researchers announced research from excavations in 2010 on the Black Sea island…
-
The Priestley Medal was awarded to Robert S. Langer
On Mar. 27, 2012, the American Chemical Society awarded it’s 2012 Priestley Medal to Robert S. Langer “to recognize…
-
Chemistry | CMO | CRO | Diagnostics | Materials
Photography pioneer Kodak filed for bankruptcy
On Jan. 18, 2012, Eastman Kodak Co, the photography icon that invented the hand-held camera, announced that it…
-
The Priestley Medal was awarded to Ahmed H. Zewail
On Mar. 28, 2011, the Priestley Medal was awarded to Ahmed H. Zewail by the American Chemical Society…
-
International Year of Chemistry was declared
In 2011, the United Nations General Assembly declared 2011 the International Year of Chemistry at the 63rd meeting…
-
Synthetech announced Bankruptcy Court approval of merger with W R Grace
On Oct. 18, 2010, W. R. Grace announced it had received approval from the United States Bankruptcy Court…
-
Synthetech was acquired by W R Grace
On Oct. 18, 2010, W. R. Grace & Co. announced it had completed its acquisition of Albany-based Synthetech,…
-
HaloSource completed its IPO
On Oct. 12, 2010, HaloSource completed its IPO on the London Stock Exchange and raised $50 million in…
-
The Priestley Medal was awarded to Richard N. Zare
In March, 2010, the American Chemical Society awarded the Priestley Medal to Richard N. Zare ‘for his numerous…
-
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…
-
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),…
-
The Priestley Medal was awarded to M. Frederick Hawthorne
On Jun. 18, 2008, the American Chemical Society announced M. Frederick Hawthorne, director of the International Institute of…
-
The Priestley Medal was awarded to Gabor A Somorjai
On Apr. 2, 2008, the American Chemical Society awarded the Priestley Medal to Gabor A. Somorjai “to recognize…
-
Evestra was spun-off as a private company from the Texas Biomed Department of Organic Chemistry
In 2008, Evestra was spun-off as a private biopharmaceutical company from the Texas Biomed Department of Organic Chemistry….
-
BP Energy Biosciences Institute was established
On Nov. 14, 2007, the BP Energy Biosciences Institute was established with a $500 million ten year grant…
-
The Priestley Medal was awarded to George M. Whitesides
On Mar. 14, 2007, the Priestley Medal was awarded to George M. Whitesides by the American Chemical Society…
-
Phase III clinical trial showed patients treated with arsenic trioxide had better overall survival than patients who received chemotherapy alone
On Jan. 23, 2007, results from a large phase III clinical trial show that adult patients with previously…
-
Livermore Lab developed pathogen signatures for bioterrorist attack Identification
In 2007, researchers at Livermore National Laboratory announced they had developed candidate signatures for pathogens that might be…
