FDA approved White blood cell colony-stimulating factors (G-CSF and GM-CSF)
On Feb. 22, 1991, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it had approved Amgen’s two white…
Cellpro was founded
In 1989, CellPro was founded in Bothell as a spin-off from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. The…
Stanford Medicine researchers Isolated pure hematopoietic stem cells from mice
In 1988, pathologist Irving Weissman from Stanford Medicine isolated a rare mouse cell, known as the hematopoetic stem…
Dr. Irv Weissman became the first scientist to identify and isolate stem cells in any specie
In 1988, Dr. Irv Weissman became the first scientist to identify and isolate stem cells in any species,…
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The Supreme Court ruled the 1906 Pure Food and Drugs Act does not prohibit false therapeutic claims
On May 29, 1911, in U.S. v. Johnson, the Supreme Court ruled that the 1906 Pure Food and…
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The Nobel Foundation was established
On Nov. 27, 1895, Alfred Nobel signed his last will at the Swedish-Norwegian Club in Paris. He specified…