In 2002, the U.S. Congress passed the Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act that improved safety and efficacy of…
In 2002, the Cancer Center at Baylor College of Medicine, now known as the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive…
On Dec. 17, 2001, the acquisition of Immunex by Amgen was announced for $16 billion in stock and…
On Oct. 8, 2001, Dr. Leland ‘Lee’ Hartwell from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center was awarded the Nobel…
On Jul. 1, 2001, Governor John Kitzhaber signed legislation that expanded Oregon Health & Science University’s (OHSU) mission…
In 2001, World Heart Day, an annual event which takes place on 29 September every year, was founded….
In 2001, Iowa College of Medicine was renamed for Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver in recognition of…
In 2001, the Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute and Neurological Sciences Institute…
In 2001, the Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies in the Texas Research Park at UT health…
On Jun. 7, 2000, President Bill Clinton issued an Executive Memorandum that directed the Medicare program to revise…
In 2000, the Center for Clinical Sciences Research building opened, and is an example of a fully integrated…
In 2000, the Georgetown University Hospital became part of MedStar Health, a not-for-profit network of seven hospitals in…
In 2000, the Stowers Institute for Medical Research opened its doors. The Institute was founded by Jim and…
In 2000, the Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Authority was established.
On Nov. 29, 1999, the “To Err is Human” report was published by the Institute of Medicine, a…
On Oct. 27, 1999, Hoffmann-La Roche and Gilead Sciences announced that Roche’s TAMIFLU™ (oseltamivir phosphate) has been approved…
On Oct. 12, 1999, the Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) was founded in Seattle by Alan Aderem, Ruedi…
On Jul. 29, 1999, the W. M. Keck Foundation, best known for funding giant telescopes that help scientists…
On Jun. 30, 1999, Fitzsimons Redevelopment Authority (FRA) announced that the former Fitzsimons Army Medical Center had been…
In 1999, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Scientist-Survivor Program which united researchers with patients and survivor advocates…
In 1999, Michael Smith, recipient of the 1993 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, founded Canada’s Michael Smith Genome Science…
In 1999, the Delaware Biotechnology Institute was founded as a partnership among government, academia and industry to help…
On Oct. 12, 1998, Louis J. Ignarro of the University of California School of Medicine was awarded the…
On Feb. 10, 1998, the Cook County Board of Commissioners took the final steps in the approval process,…
In 1998, Doernbecher Children’s Hospital’s new state-of-the-art pediatric medical complex was opened. Built with private funding and bond…
In 1998, the Cystic Fibrosis Research Center was founded at University of Iowa’s College of Medicine. Today, the…
On Oct. 6, 1997, Stanley B. Prusiner, MD, was awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine ‘for his discovery…
On Aug. 9, 1997, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a policy that allowed pharmaceutical companies…
On Jul. 1, 1997, the operations, employees and obligations of the Medical College of Virginia Hospitals (MCV), formerly…
On Feb. 13, 1997, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Annual Meeting and Science Innovation…