AZBio led a cross industry coalition to amend Arizona’s Open Records Law
May 22, 2012, AZBio led a cross industry coalition to amend Arizona’s Open Records Law to make the…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Medicine | Neurology | NIH | Non-Profit Research | Oncology | Pharmaceutical | Therapeutics | U.S. Congress | Vaccine
The Golden Goose Award was founded
On Apr. 25, 2012, U.S. Representatives Jim Cooper (D-Tenn.), Charlie Dent (R-Pa.), and Robert J. Dold (R-Ill.) joined…
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University of Washington Medical Center becomes first in PNW to discharge Total Artificial Heart patient
On Mar. 21, 2012, the University of Washington Medical Center became the first in Pacific Northwest to discharge…
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Duke Cancer Institute opened the Duke Cancer Center, a new 7-floor building
On Feb. 27, 2012, the Duke Cancer Institute opened a new 267,000-square-foot, $235 million Cancer Center that included…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Influenza | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics | Vaccine
Mice bred to more closely resemble a genetic variation in humans help target an annual outbreak: the flu
On Feb. 21, 2012, as part of a national collaboration, Oregon Health & Science University researchers were studying…
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Entire genome of extinct Denisovan human decoded from fossil
On Feb. 7, 2012, The Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, in Leipzig, Germany, completed the genome sequence…
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The UC San Diego Health System acquired the Nevada Cancer Institute
On Jan. 23, 2012, UC San Diego Health System announced it had received approval to acquire the Nevada…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | NIH | Non-Profit Research | Oncology | Therapeutics | Veterinary
The UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center received NCI designation
In 2012, The UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center received NCI comprehensive cancer designation. The center is a matrix…
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Renowned biochemist Michael A Marletta became president and CEO of The Scripps Research Institute
On Jan 1, 2012, renowned biochemist Michael A. Marletta became president and CEO of The Scripps Research Institute…
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CALIBR, the California Institute for Biomedical Research, was founded
In 2012, CALIBR, the California Institute for Biomedical Research (Calibr), was launched as a nonprofit translational research institute…
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Alan Aderem, PhD, became president of Seattle BioMed – only the second in its more than 35-year history
On Jan. 1, 2012 Alan Aderem, Ph.D., became president of Seattle BioMed, now known as Center for Infectious…
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The Basser Center for BRCA was established at Penn Medicine’s Abramson Cancer Center
In 2012, the Basser Center for BRCA was established at Penn Medicine’s Abramson Cancer Center to establish a…
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Alice Cooper played a benefit concert at OMRF
On Jun. 24, 2012, rock legend Alice Cooper visited the foundation to help raise funds for clinical trials…
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The Alberta Transplant Institute was founded
On Dec. 16, 2011, the $1.28 million dollar Alberta Transplant Innovation Fund (ATIF) was established to fund research…
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Karmanos researcher Patricia LoRusso appointed co-leader of the Stand Up To Cancer Dream Team
On Dec. 14, 2011, Patricia M. LoRusso, D.O., of the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute in Detroit, Michigan;…
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Washington University’s Genome Institute received $114 million grant
On Dec. 6, 2011, Washington University’s Genome Institute received a four-year $114 million grant from the National Human…
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The CDC activated the Emergency Operations Center to support the global polio eradication effort
On Dec. 2, 2011, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Thomas R. Frieden, MD,…
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ACIP recommended all 11 to 12 year-old males get vaccinated against HPV
On Oct. 25, 2011, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)…
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MUSC dedicated new bioengineering and drug discovery hubs
On Oct. 24, 2011, the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) officially dedicated the James E. Clyburn Research…
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Biotechnology | Cardiology | Dentistry | Diagnostics | Medicine | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics
The OHSU/OSU Collaborative Life Sciences Building broke ground
On Oct. 13, 2011, the Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) / Oregon State University (OSU) Collaborative Life…
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The CDC responded to a multi-state outbreak of listeriosis
On Sept. 30, 2011, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) responded to a multi-state outbreak…
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Mayo Clinic announced plans to open a medical school in Scottsdale, Arizona
On Sept. 27, 2011, the world-renowned Mayo Clinic announced that it is planning to open its first medical…
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President Obama signed the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act
On Sept. 16, 2012 at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Virginia, President Obama…
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The Monroe Cancer Center opened
On Sept. 2, 2011, the Monroe Cancer Center opened as a joint venture between Karmanos Cancer Institute, Mercy…
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Siteman Cancer Center performed its 5,000th bone marrow transplant
On Aug. 9, 2011, the Siteman Cancer Center announced that it had performed its 5,000th bone marrow transplant,…
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The Kansas Technology Enterprise Corporation was abolished by the Kansas Legislature
On Jul. 1, 2011, the Kansas Legislature abolished the Kansas Technology Enterprise Corporation (KTEC) in a cost-cutting proposal…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | Genomics | Non-Profit Research | Oncology | Radiology | Therapeutics
University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center opened
On Jun. 6, 2011, University Hospitals (UH) Seidman Cancer Center, Northeast Ohio’s first and only freestanding cancer hospital,…
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Roskamp Institute selected for funding by European Commission for a large-scale clinical trial on Nilvadipine
On May 25, 2011, the Roskamp Institute and an international research consortium led by Trinity College Dublin, were…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Energy | Genomics | Medical Device | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics
Sandia and Cray tackled big data in new supercomputing institute
On May 20, 2011, Sandia and supercomputer manufacturer Cray announced they had signed a cooperative research and development…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | Medicine | Non-Profit Research | Oncology | Therapeutics | Women's Health
The University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital opened a new, innovative building for mothers and children
On Apr. 30, 2011, The University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital opened a new, innovative building for mothers…
