Geneticist Dr. Judith G. Hall was awarded the Rimoin Lifetime Achievement Award
On Apr. 11, 2018, Dr. Judith G. Hall, professor emerita of pediatrics and medical genetics at the University…
Amgen announced Rhode Island as location of first US next-generation biomanufacturing plant
On Apr. 10, 2018, Amgen announced plans to build a new state-of-the-art next-generation biomanufacturing plant at its 75-acre…
New University of British Columbia home for sports medicine and exercise science opened
On Mar. 15, 2018, the UBC home for sports medicine and exercise science opened its doors. The Chan…
Healthy aging research at UBC expanded with $24-million gift
On Mar. 7, 2018, a $24-million donation to the University of British Columbiaï¾’s faculty of medicine will expand…
MMK Foundation donated $1 million to Children’s Health, Southwestern Medical Center
On Feb. 28, 2018, The MMK Foundation, founded by Mark and Marcia King, pledged $1 million to be…
Southwestern designated Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Center of Excellence
On Feb. 19, 2018, Southwestern Medical Center announced that it had been certified a Center of Excellence by…
CDC published the 2018 US recommended immunization schedule for 0 through 18 years
On Feb. 9, 2018, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published the 2018 U.S. recommended…
CDC published the 2018 US recommended adult immunization schedule
On Feb. 9, 2018, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published the 2018 U.S. recommended…
Monkey twins first primate clones made by the method that developed Dolly
On Jan. 24, 2018, Chinese scientists announced they had produced two genetically identical long-tailed macaques using the same…
Rallybio was founded
In 2018, Rallybio was founded as a privately-held, development-stage biotechnology company focused on bringing life-transforming medicines to patients…
Ozempic (semaglutide) was approved in the U.S.
On Dec. 5, 2017, Novo Nordisk announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved Ozempic…
University of Washington surgeons performed region’s 1st ‘liver in a box’ transplant
On Nov. 28, 2017, surgeons at University of Washinton Medicine in Seattle announced they had performed the first…
First wine making was discovered
On. Nov. 13, 2017, research by Dr. Patrick McGovern, Director of the Biomolecular Archaeology Laboratory at the University…
Wyss Medical Foundation pledged $2 million to support James P Stannard as Wyss Distinguished Chair of Orthopaedic Surgery
On Nov. 10, 2017, the Wyss Medical Foundation pledged $2 million to support James P. Stannard as the…
FDA licensed Heplisav-B, the new hepatitis B vaccine from Dynavax, for use in adults age 18 and older
On Nov. 9, 2017, the FDA licensed Heplisav-B, the new hepatitis B vaccine, to Berkeley-based Dynavax Technologies for…
$13 million NIH grant to UNMC seeks to determine if vitamin D can produce infection-fighting peptide
On Nov. 9, 2017, UNMC announced that Jingwei Xie, Ph.D, a biomedical engineer, had been awarded a four-year,…
Quest Diagnostics acquired Cleveland HeartLab
On Dec. 1, 2017, Quest Diagnostics announced it acquired Cleveland HeartLab, a leader in innovative diagnostic services for…
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Earth Microbiome Project scientists announced unprecedented catalog of microbial life on planet Earth
On Nov. 1, 2017, a study from the Earth Microbiome Project reported the most extensive snapshot ever of…
FDA licensed Shingrix, the new shingles vaccine from GlaxoSmithKline, for use in adults age 50 and older
On Oct. 23, 2017, GlaxoSmithKline announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved Shingrix (Zoster Vaccine…
Norman “Ned” Sharpless was sworn in as the 15th Director of the National Cancer Institute
On Oct. 17, 2017, Norman “Ned” Sharpless was sworn in as the 15th Director of the National Cancer…
NIH partners with leading companies to accelerate development of cancer immunotherapies
On Oct. 12, 2017, the NIH and 11 leading biopharmaceutical companies launched the Partnership for Accelerating Cancer Therapies…
NIH completed atlas of human DNA differences that influence gene expression
On Oct. 11, 2017, researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced they had completed a…
Michael Rosbash was awarded 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
On Oct. 2, 2017, The Nobel Assembly announced that Michael Rosbash, a HHMI investigator, Jeffrey Hall of Brandeis…
FDA approval brought first gene therapy to the U.S.
On Aug. 30, 2017, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Kymriah (tisagenlecleucel) for certain pediatric and…
China announced new generation AI development plan
On Jul. 8, 2017, Chinaï¾’s State Council released its ﾓNew Generation AI Development Planï¾” to advance Chinese artificial…
The Cleveland Clinic received a $6 million NIH grant to establish a national research consortium for studying Lewy Body Dementia
On Jun. 13, 2017, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded a $6 million grant to Cleveland Clinic…
The Scripps Research Institute and ShangPharma Innovation announced a strategic collaboration
On Jun. 8, 2017, the Scripps Research Institute and ShangPharma Innovation announced a strategic collaboration to accelerate the…
W M Keck Foundation named Healthcare Center at USC with $10 million gift
On Jun. 7, 2017, the W. M. Keck Foundation gave $10 million to support a USC Health Sciences…
The FDA approved Endari developed by Dr Yutaka Niihara at LA Biomed
On Jun. 7, 2017 the FDA approved Endari (L-glutamine oral powder) for patients age five years and older…
CDC published ACIP recommendations titled “General Best Practice Guidelines for Immunization”
On Apr. 20, 2017, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published Immunization Practices Advisory Committee…