American Medical Association adopted policyﾠthat supported ending non-medical vaccine exemptions
On Jun. 8, 2015, the American Medical Association adopted a new policyﾠthat recommended that states have in place…
Washington Life Science History
Washington Life Science History is a poster that illustrates significant events in the development of the life science…
The UT Center for Depression Research and Clinical Care was established with a $5 million Hersh Foundation gift
On May 18, 2015, The Hersh Foundation annunced a $5 million lead gift to Southwestern Medical Foundation to…
First patient diagnosed through the 100,000 Genomes Project in the United Kingdom
On Mar. 11, 2015, the National Health Service (NHS) announced that Patients in the NHS had begun receiving…
The first biosimilar Zarxio (Filgrastim-sndz) was approved by the FDA
On Mar. 6, 2015, the The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved filgrastim-sndz (Zarxio, Sandoz, Inc.), the…
The first-ever World Birth Defects Day was observed
On Mar. 3, 2015, the first-ever World Birth Defects Day was observed with the support of 12 organizations….
The Human Vaccines Project was launched
On Feb. 17, 2015, the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) announced it had received a grant of US…
Researchers announced they had sequenced the genomes of all 15 species of Darwin’s finches
On Feb. 11, 2015, researchers announced they had sequenced the genomes of all 15 species of Darwin’s finches,…
NIH announced formation of All of Us Research program
In 2015, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced The All of Us Research Program, a historic effort…
FDA approved the use of Gardasil 9 HPV vaccine in the US
On Dec. 11, 2014, Merck announced that the FDA had approved GARDASILﾮ9 (Human Papillomavirus 9-valent Vaccine, Recombinant), Merckﾒs…
FDA approved the use of Trumenba in the US to prevent serogroup B meningococcal disease
On Oct. 29, 2014, Pfizer announced the FDA has granted accelerated approval of TRUMENBAﾮ (meningococcal group B vaccine)…
The annual World Thrombosis Day was launched
On Oct. 13, 2014, the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis launched the annual World Thrombosis Day World…
Nebraska Medical Center, Bellevue Medical Center and UNMC Physicians renamed Nebraska Medicine
On Oct. 13, 2014, the Nebraska Medical Center, Bellevue Medical Center and UNMC Physicians – once three separate…
OSU, Cardinal Health, State of Ohio complete $13 million advance medical imaging facility
On Oct. 8, 2014, Ohio State University, Cardinal Health and State of Ohio Third Frontier Commission announced completion…
May-Britt Moser won a share of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for helping discover cells that constitute a positioning system in the brain.
On Oct. 6, 2014, May-Britt Moser won a share of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine…
Becton, Dickinson acquired CareFusion for $122 billion
On Oct. 5, 2014, BD and CareFusion announced a definitive agreement whereby BD acquired CareFusion for $58.00 per…
Bristol-Myers Squibb announced plans to build state-of-the-art campus in Lawrenceville
On Sept. 23, 2014, Bristol-Myers Squibb announced plans to build a 650,000-square-foot office building on company-owned land in…
University of Iowa alumnus Franklin D Trueblood provided $78 million for genetics research
On Sept. 12, 2014, the University of Iowa announced that alumnus Franklin D. Trueblood’s lifelong interest in medical…
National Institutes of Health established Library of Integrated Network-based Cellular Signatures
On Sept. 11, 2014, the National Institutes of Health established the Library of Integrated Network-based Cellular Signatures. Building…
Abbott received CE Mark for FreeStyle Libre, revolutionary glucose monitoring system for people with diabetes
On Sept. 3, 2014, Abbott announced it had received CE Mark (Conformite Europeenne) for its FreeStyle Libre Flash…
Baxter announced $300 million investment to expand manufacturing facility in Opelika
On Aug. 19, 2014, Baxter announced it planned to expand its state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Opelika, to help…
The International Council of Biotechnology Associations was founded
On Jul. 10, 2014, an international confederation of biotechnology trade associations ratified bylaws that created the International Council…
The Burnham Institute for Medical Research announced record $275 million gift
On Jun. 28, 2014, The Burnham Institute for Medical Research announced a record $275 million anonymous to helping…
An international team of scientists announced the decoding of tsetse fly genome
On Apr. 24, 2014 an international team of scientists announced they had deciphered the genetic code of the…
CDC report showed 20-year US immunization program spared millions of children from diseases
On Apr. 24, 2014, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimated that vaccinations prevent more…
$11 million gift funded new endowed faculty chair in biochemistry at Missouri University
On Apr. 4, 2014, Lowell Miller, a resident of Loch Lloyd, Mo., made a gift of $1.1 million…
FDA lowered age of licensure for Adacel vaccine administration from age 11 years to 10 years
On Apr. 1, 2014, Sanofi Pasteur announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had expanded the approved…
The Alabama Institute of Medicine received $1 Million gift to advance stem cell research
On Mar. 13, 2014, the Alabama Institute of Medicine received $1 Million gift from an anonymous Birmingham resident…
Washington University scientists decoded the genome of an intestinal parasite that causes hookworm
On Jan. 19, 2014, Washington University scientists announced they had decoded the genome of the hookworm, Necator americanus….
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A 2-year-old boy in the Guinean village of Meliandou fell ill with Ebola
On Dec. 26, 2013, a 2-year-old boy in the remote Guinean village of Meliandou fell ill with a…