The Roskamp Institute became a not-for-profit organization
In 2010, the Roskamp Foundation’s governing board announced that the Roskamp Institute had changed status from a private…
The CDC launched the ‘CDC Vital Signs’ monthly report
In 2010, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) launched the ‘CDC Vital Signs’ monthly report,…
Pacific Health Research & Education Institute became successor-in-interest to Pacific Health Research Institute
In 2010, the Pacific Health Research & Education Institute (PHREI) became the successor-in-interest to Pacific Health Research Institute….
The Bio Nebraska life sciences association was founded
In 2010, The Bio Nebraska, a non-profit, membership-based trade association with a diversified membership including entities from all…
NevBio was founded
In 2010, NevBio (Nevada Biotechnology & Bioscience Consortium), was founded as the state’s trade association representing the life…
Hanger corporate headquarters was relocated from Bethesda, MD to Austin, TX
In 2010, Hanger announced that it will relocate it’s corporate headquarters was relocated from Bethesda, MD to Austin,…
The Jon M Huntsman family donated $125 million to the Huntsman Cancer Institute
On Apr. 26, 2000, Jon M. Huntsman, a billionaire industrialist, announced that he would give $125-million to a…
The Medicines Patent Pool was founded
In 2010, the Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) was founded by Unitaid. Its vision was that non-exclusive voluntary licensing…
Thai HIV vaccine clinical trial results were published in the New England Journal of Medicine
On Dec. 3, 2009, the Thai HIV vaccine clinical trial results were published in the New England Journal…
William Hagopian was appointed Scientific Director at the Pacific Northwest Diabetes Research Institute
On Nov. 11, 2009, the Pacific Northwest Diabetes Research Institute announced the appointment of William Hagopian, M.D., Ph.D.,…
CDC recommended pneumococcal vaccination to help prevent secondary infections
On Nov. 16, 2009, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended a single dose of…
Global Coalition against Child Pneumonia held first World Pneumonia Day
On Nov. 12, 2009, the Global Coalition against Child Pneumonia was established to raise awareness about the toll…
Researchers completed draft genome sequence for cassava
On Nov. 9, 2009, The Global Cassava Partnership (GCP-21) — a team of academic, government and industry researchers…
The genome of a pig was sequenced by an international consortium
On Nov. 2, 2009, an international consortium lead by Larry Schook at the University of Illinois in Champaign…
Sanford Health merged with MeritCare
On Nov. 2, 2009 Sanford Health merged with MeritCare. In 2007 the Sioux Valley Health Care System was…
The genome of the cucumber was sequenced
On Nov. 1, 2009, an international consortium lead by Chinese and U.S. institutions announced they had sequenced the…
Smilow Cancer Hospital opened for patient care
On Oct. 26, 2009, the Smilow Cancer Hospital opened for patient care with María Rosa Menocal, a Yale…
swine flu outbreak declared a national emergency
On Oct. 24, 2009, President Barack Obama declared the swine flu (N1n1) outbreak a national emergency. The declaration…
Merck announced the company will cease production of monovalent measles, mumps and rubella vaccines
On Oct. 21, 2009, Merck announced that the company will not resume production of monovalent measles, mumps, and…
AGA Medical completed its IPO worth $1.3 billion
On Oct. 20, 2009, AGA Medical, based in Plymouth, designed and sold small devices that closed defects in…
FDA approved Cervarix, GlaxoSmithKline’s cervical cancer vaccine
On Oct. 16, 2009, GlaxoSmithKline announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved Cervarix [Human papillomavirus…
FDA approved new indication for gardasil to prevent genital warts in men and boys
On Oct. 16, 2009, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved new indication for gardasil to prevent…
David Suzuki received the Right Livelihood Award for his climate change activism
On Oct. 13, 2009, environmentalist and former genetics professor David Suzuki received the Right Livelihood Award for his…
Francis Collins appointed director of the U.S. National Institutes of Health
On Oct. 7, 2009, Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D. was appointed the 16th Director of the National Institutes…
Ada E. Yonath won a share of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for studies of the structure and function of the ribosome.
On Oct. 7, 2009, the Nobel Foundation announced that Ada E. Yonath had won a share of the…
Elizabeth Blackburn won a share of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering how chromosomes are protected by telomeres
On Oct. 5, 2009, Elizabeth H. Blackburn won a share of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine…
Carol W. Greider won a share of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2009 for discovering how chromosomes are protected by telomeres
On Oct. 5, 2009, Carol W. Greider won a share of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine…
Phase III results for first HIV/AIDS (Aidsvax) vaccine reported
On Sept. 24, 2009, the second Phase III HIV-1 vaccine trial, also known as RV144, that began in…
Dr. Brian Druker honored with Lasker Award
On Sept. 16, 2009, Brian J. Druker, M.D.,whose research led to the development of Gleevec, the first targeted…
FDA approved four vaccines against the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus
On Sept. 15, 2009, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved four Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Monovalent…