In 2004, the University of Georgia Cancer Center was established, specializing in drug targets, diagnostic tests, cancer vaccines,…
In 2004, BioKansas was founded by the Kansas City Area Life Sciences Institute and the State of Kansas,…
In 2004, The Broad Institute was launched with a $100 million gift from Eli and Edythe Broad. Discussions…
In 2004, Medtronic moved into new world headquarters in Fridley, Minnesota. At that time, Medtronic operated from more…
In 2004, the Siteman Cancer Center established a Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) facility, the first built in partnership…
On Jan. 20, 2005, the Siteman Cancer Center received National Cancer Institute (NCI) designation as a Comprehensive Cancer…
In 2004, The Montana Bioscience Alliance (MBA) was founded as a non-profit association that serves as a hub…
In 2004, the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) opened the state’s first small animal magnetic resonance imaging facility….
In 2004, the world’s first use of low-dose radioactive palladium ‘seeds’ as used to treat breast cancer patients…
In 2004, the Sarah Cannon Research Institute was formed to bring together community-based physicians, researchers and clinicians to…
On Jun. 21, 2004, the Huntsman Cancer Center Hospital was dedicated featuring a full-field digital mammography unit, a…
In 2004, William Hagopian, M.D., Ph.D., launched The Environmental Determinants of Diabetes in the Young (TEDDY) study at…
In 2004, Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle proposed the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery (WID), a UW-Madison research enterprise, to…
On Nov. 21, 2003, Cialis (tadalafil), discovered through a Glaxo Wellcome and ICOS Corp. partnership, was approved by…
On Nov. 19, 2003, a novel approach to treatment of solid cancers involved therapeutic agents that inhibit the…
On Nov. 18, 2003, the U.S. Congress passed the Animal Drug User Fee Act (ADUFA) which permitted the…
On Nov. 12, 2003, Iowa State University announced new soybean varieties, that don’t need to be hydrogenated, that…
On Oct. 21, 2003, scientists at Oregon Health Sciences University’s (OHSU) Casey Eye Institute announced they had found…
On Oct. 16, 2003, scientists from the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) and the University of Oklahoma Health…
On Oct. 15, 2003, the Immunization Practices Advisory Committee (ACIP) voted to recommend that children 6 to 23…
On Oct. 9, 2003, a Canadian-led international clinical trial found that post-menopausal survivors of early-stage breast cancer who…
On Oct. 9, 2003, The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) announced the establishment of a major science center in…
On Sept. 29, 2003, $81 million was awarded by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) through…
On Sept. 16, 2003, The Allen Institute for Brain Science, a division of the Allen Institute, was established…
On Sept. 4, 2003, the National Center for Research Resources (NCCR) awarded a $6.7 million grant to the…
On Sept. 3, 2003, the death rates from the four most common cancers, – lung, breast, prostate, and…
On Aug. 17, 2003, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) announced the final results of a smallpox vaccine…
On Jul. 11, 2003, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a final rule in the Federal…
On Jul. 10, 2003, the University Fertility Consultants at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) announced they had…
On Jul. 2, 2003, Invitrogen bought Molecular Probes for $325 million in cash. The company became part of…