In 2003, the Medical University of South Carolina and Clemson University established a joint Bioengineering Program. Located on…
On Dec. 24, 2002, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Office of Combination Products (OCP) was formed within…
In Jun. 2002, the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization focused on developing earlier diagnostics…
On May 7, 2002, Quinton Cardiology Systems held its Initial Public Offering raising $28 million. The Bothell, Washington…
In 2002, Siemens, now Sivantos, launched Triano, the first hearing instrument with three microphones. This new hearing system…
On Jan. 10, 2001, Livermore National Laboratory announced a partnership with BioLuminate to develop ‘Smart Probe’ tool for…
In 2001, SynCardia Systems, a private company formed to commercialize the Jarvik 7 artificial heart, was founded by…
In 2000, the Capillary electrophoresis DNA sequencer device was developed by Dr. Edward Yeung at Iowa State University….
In 2000, BioAlberta, a private, not-for-profit industry association, was founded. BioAlberta represents the growing biotechnology sector. On behalf…
In 2000, Colorado Biotechnology Council (CBA) was established by the Governor’s office to: recommend goals, policies and actions…
In 2000, the Georgetown University Hospital became part of MedStar Health, a not-for-profit network of seven hospitals in…
On Jun. 7, 1999, NeoPath merged with AutoCyte to form TriPath Imaging based in Burlington, N.C. NeoPath was…
On Apr. 15, 1999, the Tennessee Biotechnology Association (TBA), now the Life Science Tennessee, was established. The Tennessee…
On Jan. 17, 1999, Jane E. Henney, M.D., appointed by President Bill Clinton, became the first woman to…
In 1999, Dr. Douglas Boyd from University of California, Davis performed the world’s first closed-chest robotic-assisted, beating-heart, coronary…
In 1998, the Mammography Quality Standards Reauthorization Act (MQSA) was passed by the U.S. Congress and continued the…
In 1998, Montana Neuroscience Institute Foundation was a non-profit partnership between St. Patrick Hospital and Health Sciences Center…
On Nov. 21, 1997, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Modernization Act (FDMA) was signed into law…
On Apr. 16, 1997, the American Cancer Society (ACS) published its recommended mammography screening interval for women ages…
In 1998, Alfred Mann gave $112.5 million to establish the University of Southern California Alfred E. Mann Institute…
In 1997, Medtronic opened Bakken Research Center in Maastricht, The Netherlands, signaled Medtronic’s expanded emphasis on international markets….
In 1997, Medtronic opened pacemaker assembly facility in Pudong, China, reflecting the importance of China as a key…
In 1997, Kurt Amplatz invented the Amplatzer Septal Occluder. The device is inserted by percutaneous catheter placement, thus…
In 1997, Kurt Amplatz, MD and son-in-law Frank Gougeon founded AGA Medical. The company, based in Plymouth, designed…
In 1997, the National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBR) was established in Houston through a NASA Cooperative Agreement….
In 1997, IsoRay was founded in Richland as a spin-off from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) to…
In 1997, Siemens, now Sivantos, introduced Prisma, the first digital hearing instrument featuring a twin microphone. The history…
On Oct. 2, 1996, SeaMED Corp. was founded in Redmond by Bob Berg. The company manufactured cell-production systems,…
On Dec. 11, 1996, scientists from Stanford University and Affymetrix announced a new high-tech method that used a…
In 1996, Kurt Amplatz performed one of the first percutaneous catheterization of the heart. Amplatz, M.D., who was…