In 2013, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) activated its Emergency Operations Center to investigate…
On Dec. 12, 2012, deCODE genetics announced an agreement whereby Amgen acquired deCODE Genetics, a global leader in…
On Nov. 8, 2012, Atossa Genetics, the Breast Health Company completed its IPO with gross proceeds of $4…
On Sept. 28, 2012, the Connecticut Challenge Survivorship Clinic opened at Yale Cancer Center providing — the first…
On Sept. 17, 2012, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) in Portland announced that it had received a…
On Jul. 25, 2012, in a meta-analysis, researchers from the China Medical University in Shenyang and Harvard School…
On Jul. 12, 2012, a decade after declaring its goal of becoming a National Cancer Institute-designated facility, the…
On Jun. 29, 2012, following a competitive renewal process, the National Cancer Institute announced it had awarded the…
On Jun. 13, 2012, in a project led by the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig,…
On Jun. 13, 2012, the Human Microbiome Project announced the completion of a seminal study of microbial diversity….
On May 16, 2012, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a resolution (S. Res. 286) recognizing May 16, 2012,…
On Apr. 30, 2012, Hologic announced the acquisition of San Diego-based Gen-Probe, a molecular diagnostics company, for $3.7…
On Apr. 30, 2012, “Treatment Outcomes in Black and White Children With Cancer: Results From the SEER Database…
On Apr. 25, 2012, U.S. Representatives Jim Cooper (D-Tenn.), Charlie Dent (R-Pa.), and Robert J. Dold (R-Ill.) joined…
On Apr. 24, 2012, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed…
On Mar. 7, 2012, an international team led by researchers at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute announced they…
On Feb. 27, 2012, the Duke Cancer Institute opened a new 267,000-square-foot, $235 million Cancer Center that included…
On Feb. 21, 2012, as part of a national collaboration, Oregon Health & Science University researchers were studying…
On Jan. 23, 2012, UC San Diego Health System announced it had received approval to acquire the Nevada…
On Jan. 18, 2012, Eastman Kodak Co, the photography icon that invented the hand-held camera, announced that it…
On Jun. 24, 2012, rock legend Alice Cooper visited the foundation to help raise funds for clinical trials…
On Jan 1, 2012, renowned biochemist Michael A. Marletta became president and CEO of The Scripps Research Institute…
In 2012, The UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center received NCI comprehensive cancer designation. The center is a matrix…
In 2012, Smilow Cancer Hospital and Yale Cancer Center opened 8 Smilow Cancer Care Centers in Connecticut. Today,…
On Dec. 14, 2011, Patricia M. LoRusso, D.O., of the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute in Detroit, Michigan;…
On Oct. 25, 2011, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)…
On Oct. 13, 2011, the Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) / Oregon State University (OSU) Collaborative Life…
On Sept. 27, 2011, the world-renowned Mayo Clinic announced that it is planning to open its first medical…
On Sept. 2, 2011, the Monroe Cancer Center opened as a joint venture between Karmanos Cancer Institute, Mercy…
On Aug. 30, 2011, Amnis, a Seattle-based manufacturer of advanced cell imaging systems, announced the company had been…