The Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research was created within the FDA
On Oct. 6, 1987, the Center for Drugs and Biologics within the U.S. Food and Drug Administration was…
On Oct. 6, 1987, the Center for Drugs and Biologics within the U.S. Food and Drug Administration was…
In 1987, Johnsonï¾ &ï¾ Johnson introduced ACUVU brand contact lenses, the first disposable contact lenses that can be…
On Aug. 6, 1986, Bill Schroeder from Jasper, Indiana, the second human recipient of the Jarvik 7 artificial…
On Aug. 29, 1985, Dr. Jack Copeland, a cardiac surgeon at University Medical Center (now Banner—University Medical Center…
On Apr. 6, 1985, Bill Schroeder from Jasper, Indiana, the second human recipient of the Jarvik 7 artificial…
In 1984, the University of Wisconsin University Research Park was founded to encourage technology transfer and create an…
In 1983, the Arkansas Science & Technology Authority was created to bring the benefits of science and technology…
In 1983, the Biocatalysis Research Group, known informally as the ‘Iowa Biocats’ was established at University of Iowa….
On Dec. 16,, 1982, the National Cancer Institute purchased what is now the R. A. Bloch International Cancer…
On Dec. 2, 1982, a team led by William DeVries, at the University of Utah, successfully implanted the…
In 1982, the WISEST (Women in Scholarship, Engineering, Science & Technology) began at the University of Alberta when…
In 1982, the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), was…
In 1982, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a publication, known as the Redbook, that described the…
In 1982, University of Iowa otolaryngologists were the first in the U.S. to implant a multichannel cochlear implant….
On Jan. 27, 1981, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Department of Health and…
In 1981, University of Iowa researcher William Panje introduced the neolarynx, or “voice button,” restoring speech to cancer…
On Dec. 6, 1979, public Law 96-164 [S. 673] passed by the U.S. Congress, was signed by President…
On Jul. 3, 1977, Dr. Raymond Damadian achieved the first human nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) image — a cross-section…
In 1979, the Honourable Peter Lougheed introduced an Act to the Alberta Legislature to establish the Alberta Heritage…
In 1979, Dr. Robert Sherwin and Dr. William Tamborlane from Yale University announced they had developed an insulin…
In 1979, Medtronic established a Heart Valves division and introduced the Medtronic Hall mechanical heart valve. This prosthetic…
In 1976, the U.S. Congress passed the Medical Device Amendments to ensure safety and effectiveness of medical devices,…
In 1976, St. Jude Medical was founded by Manny Villafana in Little Canada, a suburb of Saint Paul….
On Mar. 1, 1974, researchers from the University of Washington (UW) published in Transactions in Biomedical Engineering, the…
In 1974, the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology in St. Louis partnered with London’s EMI, Ltd. to develop a…
In June 1973, the first computed tomography (CT) scanner in the U.S. was installed at the Mayo Clinic…
In 1969, Advanced Technology Laboratories was founded in 1969 and became one of the leading diagnostic ultrasound imaging…
In 1968, Medtronic annual sales skyrocketed to more than $12 million, with the company reporting net income in…
In 1968, Ivan R. Sabel founded Capital Orthopedics. In 1986, Colorado-based Sequel Corporation acquired Capital Orthopedics. As President…
In 1967, Medtronic opened a service center at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport. Staffed round-the-clock, the Schiphol Depot provided physicians…