Roswell Park study brought Cuban lung cancer vaccine to U.S. Patients
On Oct. 27, 2016, Roswell Park Cancer Institute announced it had received authorization from the U.S. Food and…
HIV research cleared name of ‘Patient Zero,’ Gaetan Dugas
On Oct, 26, 2016, a team of researchers at the University of Arizona and University of Cambridge in…
University of Washington Population Health Initiative received $210 million transformative gift from the Gates Foundation
On Oct. 25, 2016, the University of Washington’s Population Health Initiative received a $210 million gift from the…
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Genentech drug Tecentriq (atezolizumab) was approved
On Oct. 18, 2016, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved TECENTRIQ® (atezolizumab) for the treatment of…
UO launched $1 billion Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact
On Oct. 18, 2016, the University of Oregon (UO) announced the $1 billion Phil and Penny Knight Campus…
Human Cell Atlas Initiative launched
On Oct. 13, 2016, the Cell Atlas Initiative was launched at a meeting at The Wellcome Trust in…
Tarsier genome was sequenced by Washington University School of Medicine researchers
On Oct. 6, 2016, Washington University School of Medicine researchers announced they had sequenced the genome of the…
First commercial harvest of Okanagan Specialty Fruits’ Arctic Golden Apples was completed
On Oct. 3, 2016, Okanagan Specialty Fruits (OSF) announced that it had successfully completed the first commercial harvest…
Marc and Lynne Benioff’s $20 million gift to USC supports research and treatment innovations to fight cancer
On Sept. 29, 2016, University of Southern California (USC) Trustee Marc Benioff ’86 and his wife, Lynne, gifted…
PAHO/WHO announced measles elimination in the Americas
On Sept. 27, 2016, the Region of the Americas was the first in the world to have eliminated…
$10 million gift created Bursky Center for Human Immunology and Immunotherapy
On Sept. 26, 2016, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis announced it had received a $10…
New prostate cancer therapy investigated at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
On Sept. 22, 2016, Vanderbilt University Medical Center became the world’s first site to treat a prostate cancer…
NIH announced final rule requirements for submitting clinical trial results information
On Sept. 21, 2016, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced final rule requirements for submitting registration and…
Thermo Fisher Scientific completed its acquisition of FEI Company
On Sept. 19, 2016, Thermo Fisher announced it had completed its acquisition of FEI Company for a total…
Bayer and Monsanto announced merger
On Sept. 14, 2016, Bayer and Monsanto announced a merger agreement whereby Bayer acquired Monsanto for USD $128…
Arbutus’ CSO, Dr. Michael J Sofia, awarded Lasker~DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award
On Sept. 13, 2016, Arbutus Biopharma announced that Dr. Michael J. Sofia, Arbutus’ Chief Scientific Officer, had been…
University of Washington Medicine performed region’s 1st adult intestineï¾ transplant
On Sept. 11, 2016, the University of Washington Medicine (UW) announced that a medical team became the first…
UAlberta received $82.5 million research infrastructure boost from federal government and province
On Sept. 8, 2016, the University of Alberta received $82.5 million in infrastructure funding from the federal and…
Danaher acquired Cepheid for $53.00 per share, or approximately $4 billion
On Sept. 6, 2016, Danaher announced a merger agreement with Cepheid pursuant to which Danaher acquired all of…
University of British Columbia scientists developed synthetic heart valves
On Sept. 1, 2016, the University of British Columbia (UBC) announced that researchers at UBC’s Okanagan campus had…
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State Senator Pat Steadman honored by University of Colorado Cancer Center
On Aug. 31, 2016, State Senator Pat Steadman was honored by the University of Colorado Cancer Center (CU)…
Seqirus received FDA approval for AFLURIA® QUADRIVALENT (Influenza Vaccine) for people 18 years of age and older
On Aug. 29, 2016, Seqirus announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved AFLURIA® QUADRIVALENT…
CDC published 2016-17 influenza vaccination recommendations
On Aug. 26, 2016, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published 2016-17 influenza vaccination recommendations….
InBios received FDA EUA for its ZIKV Detect IgM Capture ELISA diagnostic test for antibodies in human serum
On Aug. 19, 2016, InBios announced that it had received an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the U.S….
BD announced $20 million investment in Sandy, Utah facility
On Aug. 18, 2016, BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) celebrated the 60th anniversary of its manufacturing facility in…
Siteman Cancer Center received a $10.4 million grant from the NCI
On Aug. 15, 2016, Siteman Cancer Center received a $10.4 million five-year grant to Washington University researchers and…
The National Institutes of Health awarded $28.3 million to Jackson Laboratory for Knockout Mouse Production and Phenotyping Project
On Aug. 4, 2016, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded a total of $28.3 million to The…
Southwest National Primate Research Center at Texas Biomed received $40 million NIH grant
On Aug. 4, 2016, the Southwest National Primate Research Center at Texas Biomedical Research Institute was awarded more…
Patheon completed it IPO
On Jul. 26, 2016, Patheon announced the closing of its initial public offering of 34,226,191 of its ordinary…
SERM drug raloxifene (Evista) found to reduce breast cancer risk for postmenopausal women
On Jul. 17, 2006, the SERM drug raloxifene (Evista) was found to reduce breast cancer risk for postmenopausal…