NanoString Technologies completed its IPO
On Jun. 25, 2013, NanoString Technologies launched an initial public offering at $10.00 per share and raised $54…
ACIP voted to recommend FluBlok influenza vaccine for people age 18 through 49ďľ with egg allergy
On Jun. 20, 2013, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted 13 to 0, in favor of…
Syntrix Biosystems won $115 million judgment in patent case against Illumina, the largest patent verdict in Washington state history
On Jun. 20, 2013 – Syntrix Biosystems announced a federal court in Tacoma, had granted the Auburn-based company…
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CDC published Summary recommendations for preventing measles, rubella, congenital rubella syndrome, and mumps
On Jun. 14, 2013, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices…
U.S. Supreme Court ruled that naturally occurring DNA cannot be patented
On Jun. 13, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court Justices ruled 9-0 that naturally occurring DNA cannot be patented,…
FDA approved Fluzone as the third quadrivalent influenza vaccine licensed for US use
On Jun. 10, 2013, Sanofi Pasteur announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved the supplemental…
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UNMC named new cancer center the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center
On Jun. 7, 2013, the University of Nebraska Board of Regents approved renaming the UNMC Eppley Cancer Center…
Mega genomes of spruce species decoded
On May 22, 2013, researchers from the Genome Sciences Centre at BC Cancer Agency, the University of British…
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DNA analysis unearthed origins of Minoans, the first major European civilization
On May 14, 2013, a University of Washington led team announced tht DNA analysis had unearthed the origins…
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World Ovarian Cancer Day was established
On May 8, 2013, was the first World Ovarian Cancer Day. On this day, ovarian cancer organizations from…
Global Leaders launched Six-Year Plan to Deliver a Polio-Free World by 2018
On Apr. 25, 2013, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) announced a comprehensive six-year plan, the first plan…
Genome of the coelacanth sequenced
On Apr. 17, 2013, researchers from the University of Washington, Broad Institute of Harvard and M.I.T. announced that…
The Human Genome Project was completed
On Apr. 13, 2003, the International Human Genome Sequencing Consortium announced the completion of the Human Genome Project…
The Priestley Medal was awarded to Peter J. Stang
On April 9, 2013, the American Chemical Society (ACS) awarded the Priestley Medal to Peter J. Stang “for…
Genome of the western painted turtle sequenced
On Apr. 3, 2013, scientists announced they had decoded the genome of the western painted turtle, one of…
Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative launched
On Apr. 2, 2013, President Obama announced the launch of the Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN)…
Mountain pine beetle genome was decoded
On Mar. 27, 2013, researchers at the University of British Columbia and Canada’s Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre…
Texas A&M System and GlaxoSmithKline receive U.S. Government approval to establish influenza vaccine facility In Texas
On Mar. 26, 2013, GlaxoSmithKline and the Texas A&M University System announced that the U.S. Department of Health…
Endangered Lemurs’ genomes sequenced
On Mar. 25, 2013, it was announced that for the first time, the complete genomes of three populations…
USPTO implemented the first-inventor-to-file provisions of the America Invents Act
On Mar. 16, 2013, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) implemented the first inventor to file (FITF)…
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ACIP recommended a dose of Tdap vaccine during each pregnancy
On Feb. 22, 2013, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended that unvaccinated pregnant women receive a…
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Genentech drug Kadcyla (ado-trastuzumab emtansine) was approved
On Feb. 22, 2013, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced they had approved Genentech’s licensed ado-trastuzumab…
Sea Turtle Genome Revealed Ancient Roadmap of Survival
On Feb. 7, 2023, scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries’ tissue library announced they…
The Center for Personalized Diagnostics (CPD) was established at UPenn
In Feb. 2013, the Center for Personalized Diagnostics (CPD) was established at UPenn for researching genomic and therapeutic…
The OHSU/OSU Collaborative Life Sciences Building and Skourtes Tower ‘Topped Out’
On Jan. 17, 2013, E Dunn Construction announced it had topped out the OHSU/OUS Collaborative Life Sciences Building…
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Sanford Health acquired Hematech
On Jan. 4, 2013, Sanford Health announced the acquisition of Sioux Falls-based biotech company Hematech, a subsidiary of…
The fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders merged three of the four subcategories of possible autistic disorder
In 2013, the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders merged three of the…
The CDC activated its Emergency Operations Center to investigate a novel coronavirus, MERS-CoV
In 2013, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) activated its Emergency Operations Center to investigate…
GDF-11 was discovered to reverse cardiac hypertrophy
In 2013, Harvard Medical School researchers announced they had discovered that GDF-11 reverses cardiac hypertrophy, or thickening of…
FDA approved quadrivalent formulation of Fluarix
On Dec. 14, 2012, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it had approved GlaxoSmithKline’s quadrivalent formulation…