Sanofi acquired Bioverativ for $11.6 billion
On Mar. 8, 2018, Sanofi acquired Waltham, Massachusetts-based Bioverativ for for $11.6 billion. Bioverativ’s extended half-life therapies, Eloctate…
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PNNL and OHSU created joint research co-laboratory to advance precision medicine
On Feb. 14, 2018, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, (PNNL) and Oregon Health & Science University OHSU announced the…
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CDC published ACIP recommendations for use of herpes zoster vaccines
On Jan. 26, 2018, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’ (CDC) Immunization Practices Advisory Committee (ACIP)…
Celgene acquired Juno Therapeutics for $9 billion
On Jan. 22, 2018, Celgene and Juno Therapeutics announced the signing of a merger agreement in which Celgene…
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Earth Microbiome Project scientists announced unprecedented catalog of microbial life on planet Earth
On Nov. 1, 2017, a study from the Earth Microbiome Project reported the most extensive snapshot ever of…
Emory University’s Center for Selective C-H Functionalization was awarded a $20 million grant by the NSF to advance organic synthesis
On Oct. 2, 2017, Emory University’s Center for Selective C-H Functionalization (CCHF) was awarded a $20 million grant…
NIH expanded license agreement with Medigen Vaccines Biologics for Dengue vaccine from 17 to 26 countries
On Sept. 18, 2017, Medigen Vaccine Biologics (MVC) amended an existing agreement with the National Institutes of Health…
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Achieve Life Sciences announced merger with OncoGenex Pharmaceuticals
On Aug. 1, 2017, Achieve Life Sciences announced it had merged with OncoGenex and was renamed Achieve Life…
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National Cancer Institute awarded Fred Hutch $24 million to operate Contact Center for patients
On May 24, 2017, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) awarded $24 million to Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center…
SpringWorks Therapeutics was founded
In 2017, SpringWorks Therapeutics was founded in Stamford, Connecticut, as a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that applies a precision…
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Celgene, Dana-Farber, and University of Arkansas established the Myeloma Genome Project
On Dec. 3, 2016, Celgene, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences announced the…
Selexys Pharmaceuticals Corp was acquired by Novartis
On Nov. 21, 2016, Novartis announced it had acquired Selexys Pharmaceuticals Corp, a Oklahoma City-based company that specialized…
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CDC published ACIP recommendations for use of meningococcal conjugate vaccines in HIV-infected persons
On Nov. 4, 2016, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Immunization Practices Advisory Committee (ACIP)…
Bayer and Monsanto announced merger
On Sept. 14, 2016, Bayer and Monsanto announced a merger agreement whereby Bayer acquired Monsanto for USD $128…
UNMC opened new home for College of Pharmacy
On Aug. 23, 2016, University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) celebrated the grand opening of the UNMC Center…
Patheon completed it IPO
On Jul. 26, 2016, Patheon announced the closing of its initial public offering of 34,226,191 of its ordinary…
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Texas A&M and iBio execute development agreement for plant-produced pharmaceuticals
On Jun. 7, 2016, IBio and the Texas A&M Institute of Infectious Animal Diseases (TAMUS) announced they had…
Bioject Medical Technologies was acquired by Inovio PharmaceuticalsI
On Mar. 14, 2016, Inovio Pharmaceuticals announced an agreement to acquire all of Bioject Medical Technologies’s assets including…
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Siteman and St. Louis Children’s Hospital established Siteman Kids at St Louis Children’s Hospital
In 2016, Siteman and St. Louis Children’s Hospital established Siteman Kids at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, focused on…
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CDC published updated ACIP recommendations regarding the intervals between PCV13 and PPSV23 vaccines
On Sept. 4, 2015, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices…
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Keck School of Medicine of USC established USC Alzheimer’s Therapeutic Research Institute
On Jun. 26, 2015, The Keck School of Medicine announced it had established the University of Southern California…
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The NIH dedicated the Lowell P Weicker building
On May 4, 2015, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) dedicated Building 4 in honor of Lowell P….
Dendreon was acquired by Valeant Pharmaceuticals for $495 million
On Feb. 23, 2015, a bankruptcy judge approved the sale of the assets of Dendreon Corp., a Seattle-based…
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California Life Sciences Association was founded
In 2015, the California Life Sciences Association was founded. (CLSA) was founded when the Bay Area Bioscience Association…
The North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy received $100 million donation from Fred Eshelman
On Dec. 3, 2014, Fred Eshelman, CEO and founder of Wilmington-based PPD Inc. and a member of the…
Canadian diamond pioneer Charles Fipke donated $9.1 million for Alzheimer’s research at UBC
On Sept. 30, 2014, Canadian diamond pioneer Charles Fipke donated $9.1 million for Alzheimer’s research at the University…
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CDC published ACIP recommendations for use of PCV13 and PPSV23 vaccines in adults age 65 and older
On Sept. 19, 2014, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention”s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)…
Genentech announced a definitive agreement to acquire Seragon Pharmaceuticals
On Jul. 1, 2014, Genentech entered into an agreement to acquire Seragon Pharmaceuticals, a privately held biotechnology company…
Merck sold Sirna to Alnylam for $175 million
On Mar. 6, 2014, Merck announced that it had sold Sirna to Alnylam for $175 million. Sirna, orginally…
Illumina broke the ‘sound barrier’ of human genomics by enabling the $1,000 genome
On Jan 14, 2014, Illumina announced that it had broken the ‘sound barrier’ of human genomics by enabling…