First-of-its-kind global collaboration launched to develop transformative treatment regimens for tuberculosis
On Feb. 27, 2020, a consortium of philanthropic, non-profit and private sector organisations launched a collaboration that aims…
University of Missouri alumni gave $2 million gift to NextGen Precision Health Institute
On Feb. 21, 2020, a $2 million gift from University of Missouri alumni will support the university’s NextGen…
Artificial intelligence yielded new antibiotic
On Feb. 20, 2020, using a machine-learning algorithm, researchers at MIT and the Broad Institute of MIT and…
New, detailed molecular roadmap boosted fight against endometrial cancer
On Feb. 13, 2020, a study published in Cell provided an unprecedented look at the dozens of molecular…
O’Neal Cancer Center welcomed Sleckman as new director
On Jan. 8, 2020, the University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center (UAB) announced that world-renowned researcher…
Thomas J. Lynch Jr became the sixth president of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
On Jan. 7, 2020, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center announced Dr. Thomas J. Lynch Jr. as the…
SEHA, Mayo Clinic entered joint venture to operate Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City in the United Arab Emirates
On Nov. 24, 2019, Abu Dhabi Health Services Company, the largest healthcare network in the United Arab Emirates…
Novo Ventures and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard announced the launch of the Novo Broad Greenhouse
On Nov. 19, 2019, Novo Ventures and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard announced the launch of…
deCODE in Iceland agreed to sequence half of UK Biobank participants, largest ever undertaken
On Sept. 11, 2019, deCODE genetics in Iceland announced an agreement with a consortium of government, charity, researchers…
Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys have identified the long-sought structure of an essential blood protein: Vitronectin
On Sept. 11, 2019, scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys announced they had identified the long-sought structure of an…
Chinook Therapeutics Raises $65 Million Series A Financing to Advance Precision Medicines for Kidney Diseases
On Aug. 22, 2019, Chinook Therapeutics announced a $65 million Series A financing to discover and develop precision…
Massachusetts General Hospital received $200 million to advance research into complex diseases
On Apr. 29, 2019, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) announced it had received the largest gift in the hospital’s…
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Moratorium on heritable genome editing published in “Nature”
On Mar. 13, 2019, Nature published a call for a global moratorium on heritable human genome editing signed by…
Perlmutter Cancer Center earned Comprehensive status from the National Cancer Institute
On Feb. 6, 2019, Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone Health was designated a Comprehensive…
Pascal Biosciences commenced cannabinoid testing of human volunteers and patients
On Jan. 24, 2019, Pascal Biosciences announced the testing of cannabinoids in human subjects for its immune stimulatory…
The Martin Health System was founded
In 1939, Martin Health was founded in 1939 with an original hospital that had 23 beds, three physicians,…
Prime Minister Trudeau announced federal funding for the Institute for Advanced Medical Isotopes
On Nov. 13, 2018, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced federal funding for the Institute for Advanced Medical…
Mayo Clinic School of Medicine received $200 million gift
On Nov. 13, 2018, the Mayo Clinic announced a gift of $200 million from Jay Alix, noted philanthropist…
Pascal Biosciences announced optimization of cannabinoid-derived drug candidates to kill glioblastoma cells
On Nov. 5, 2018, Pascal Biosciences announced the peer reviewed publication of their licensed cannabinoid-derived drug program for…
Pascal Biosciences and the University of Washington announced exclusive license agreement to develop cannabinoid-based medicine for cancer
On Oct. 30, 2018, Pascal Biosciences announced the Company had entered into an exclusive license agreement with the…
Martin Health System becomes full member of Cleveland Clinic
On Oct. 2, 2018, Martin Health System and Cleveland Clinic signed a definitive agreement resulting in Martin Health…
CPRIT researcher James P Allison was awarded the 2018 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine jointly with Tasuku Honjo
On Oct. 1, 2018, James P. Allison, a native of Alice, Texas, son of a country doctor, and…
St Jude and World Health Organization announce a five-year collaboration to transform cancer care
On Sept. 27, 2018, St.ﾠJude Children’s Hospital and the World Health Organization announced a five-year collaboration to transform…
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NSF launched the 2026 Idea Machine
On Sept. 11, 2018, the NSF launched the 2026 Idea Machine: A mechanism to set the stage for…
Knight Cancer Research Building opened a new era in cancer research
On Sept. 7, 2018, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) announced the official completion of the Knight Cancer…
The CPRIT established the Collaborative Action Program for Liver Cancer
On Aug. 29, 2018, the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) announced it would invest up…
Keck School of Medicine announced $26.5 million grant to fund firstﾠ large-scale study on African-American men with prostate cancer
On Jul. 17, 2018, the Keck School of Medicine of USC announced that it was leading a $26.5…
AbbVie and Calibr announced collaboration for next generation T-cell therapies
On Jun. 25, 2018, AbbVie and Calibr, a nonprofit drug discovery division of Scripps Research, announced a collaboration…
Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Genomics | Medicine | Non-Profit Research | Ophthalmogy | Stem Cell | Therapeutics
Wold Foundation of Wyoming announced a gift of $2.5 million to help in OHSU’s fight against macular degeneration
On Jun. 7, 2018, the Wold Foundation of Wyoming announced a gift of $2.5 million to help in…
The Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center opened
On Jun. 5, 2018, a new flagship cancer center was established as the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer…