Food and Drug Administration Act of 1988 officially established FDA as an agency of the Department of Health and Human Services
In 1988, Food and Drug Administration Act of 1988 officially established FDA as an agency of the Department…
The FDA enacted an accelerated regulatory process for products combating terminal diseases
In 1988, the FDA enacted accelerated regulatory process for products combating terminal diseases.
The US Postal Service proposed to ban mailings of microbe samples capable of causing diseases
In 1988, the U.S. Postal Service proposes to ban mailings of microbe samples capable of causing diseases. Of…
The National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (NVICP) was established
In 1988, the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (NVICP) was established to provide compensation following a vaccine-related adverse…
James C. Wang discovered DNA topoisomerases
In 1988, James C. Wang discovered DNA topoisomerases, which led to greater understanding of enzymesï¾’ role in biological…
The National Cance Institute Office of Technology Development was established
On Oct. 24, 1987, the Office of Technology Development was established in the National Cancer Institute Office of…
Siemens launched Telos, the world’s first remote control for hearing technology
In 1987, Siemens, now Sivantos, launched Telos, the world’s first remote control for hearing technology. Digital hearing aids…
National Native American AIDS Prevention Center was founded
In 1987, The National Native American AIDS Prevention Center (NNAAPC) was founded by American Indian and Alaska Native…
Recombinant hepatitis B vaccine (Recombivax HB by Merck) was licensed
On Jul. 23, 1986, the Recombinant hepatitis B vaccine (Recombivax HB by Merck) was licensed. Using recombinant DNA…
Bristol-Myers opened a state-of-the-art research complex in Wallingford, Connecticut
On June 12, 1986, Bristol-Myers opened a state-of-the-art research complex in Wallingford, Connecticut, designed to house more than…
The first recombinant vaccine for humans, a vaccine for hepatitis B, was approved
In May 1986, the vaccine Recombivax HB, which protects against hepatitis B infection, was approved for marketing in…
Microsoft Corporation completed an Initial Public Offering
On Mar. 13, 1986, Microsoft Corporation, founded by Bill Gates Jr. and the late Paul Allen in 1975,…
The University of Wyoming was founded
In 1886, the University of Wyoming (UW), located in Laramie, was founded in 1886, and in 1891 an…
The human HER2 proto-oncogene was cloned HER2 was called neu and erbB2
In 1986, the human HER2 proto-oncogene was cloned. HER2 is also called neu and erbB2.
Researchers at Oxford University released a genetically engineered baculovirus, the world’s first release of a biotech-generated virus
In 1986, researchers at the Institute of Virology at Oxford University released a genetically engineered baculovirus in what…
The CDC cosponsored the first National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
In 1986, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) co-sponsored the first National Conference on Chronic…
The Mayo Clinic, Rochester Methodist Hospital and Saint Marys Hospital integrated operations
In 1986, The Mayo Clinic, Rochester Methodist Hospital and Saint Marys Hospital integrated their operations under one governing…
The renovated North Hospital (former EG Williams Hospital) opened
In 1986, The Virginia Commonwealth University’s renovated North Hospital (former E.G. Williams Hospital) opened.
Procyte Corp. was founded
In 1986, Procyte Corp. was founded as a Kirkland, Washington-based medical skin care company that developed and marketed…
First clinical tests conducted at UW of EPO to correct anemia of kidney failure
On Dec. 2, 1985, the first clinical tests were held at the University of Washington of erythropoietin (EPO),…
Genetic markers were found for kidney disease and cystic fibrosis
On Oct. 11, 1985, scientists in Canada and Massachusetts reported discovering the first genetic marker for the widespread…
Surgeons implanted a Total Artificial Heart into a 25-year-old grocery store clerk
On Aug. 29, 1985, Dr. Jack Copeland, a cardiac surgeon at University Medical Center (now Banner—University Medical Center…
Jarvik 7 artificial heart helped save Arizona man
On Aug. 29, 1985, Michael Drummond became the sixth person, and the youngest at the age of twenty-five,…
Swedish biologist Svante Paabo analzyed ancient DNA in Egyptian mummies
On Apr. 16, 1985, Swedish biologist Svante Paabo of University of Uppsala in Sweden, a pioneer of ancient…
Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) polysaccharide vaccines were licensed
On Apr. 12, 1985, the Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) polysaccharide vaccines (b-CAPSA 1 by Praxis Biologics, Hib-VAX…
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The CDC co-sponsored the first International Conference on AIDS
In Apr. 15, 1985, the first International AIDS conference, held in Atlanta, Georgia, was organized by the WHO,…
The Normal School (Arizona State University) was founded
On Mar. 12, 1885, Arizona State University (ASU), located in Phoenix, was founded by House Bill 164 in…
The USDA’s Germplasm Resources Information Network went on-line
In 1985, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), the remnant of the effort…
Federal courts ruled private companies don’t need NIH permission to field test genetically engineered organisms
In 1985, Federal courts ruled that private companies don’t need National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) permission for field…
Mikhail Gorbachev, an agricultural specialist, became Soviet leader after the death of Konstantin Chernenko
In 1985, an agricultural specialist with no experience in foreign affairs, Mikhail Gorbachev, becomes Soviet leader after the…