Ohio University received patent on gene-transfer
On Oct. 10, 1989, Ohio University (OU) announced that it had received a patent for a genetic engineering…
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ICOS was incorporated in Bothell, Washington
On Oct. 10, 1989, ICOS Corp. was founded by Robert Nowinski, Christopher Henney and George Rathmann with $33…
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Biotechnology | FDA | Oncology | Therapeutics
The FDA approved the hormone, called Epogen
On Jun. 1, 1989, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Amgen’s Epogen/Procrit for the treatment of…
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Dr. Steven A Rosenberg conducted the first human gene transfer trial
On May 22, 1989, Dr. Steven A. Rosenberg and his team at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) performed…
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World Hemophilia Day was founded
On Apr. 17, 1989, World Hemophilia Day was started and the World Federation of Hemophilia (WFH) chose April…
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Bristol-Myers’ PARAPLATIN (carboplatin) was approved for the treatment of recurrent ovarian cancer
On Mar. 3, 1989, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Bristol-Myers’ PARAPLATIN (carboplatin) for the treatment…
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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory researchers produced first direct images of DNA
On Jan. 19, 1989, a team of researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in the U.S. produced the…
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Certification in radiation oncology was first offered
In 1989, certification in radiation oncology was first offered. Board certification serves as an important marker for the…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | Medical Device | NIH | Therapeutics
The NCI-initiated mechanism of supplementing research grants to encourage recruitment of minority scientists was published
In 1989, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) initiated mechanism of supplementing research grants to encourage recruitment of minority…
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The UCI Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center was founded
In 1989, the University of California, Irvine (UCI) Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center (CFCCC) was founded as a…
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Stanford Medicine researchers discovered the ‘homing receptor’
In 1989, Stanford Medicine researchers discovered the ‘homing receptor,’ which guides white blood cells into the peripheral lymph…
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Connecticut Innovations was founded
In 1989, Connecticut Innovations (CI), created by the Connecticut Legislature, provides strategic capital and operational support to advanced…
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Biotechnology | CDC | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Therapeutics | Vaccine | WHO
The CDC established a World Health Organization (WHO) collaborating center for disaster preparedness
In 1989, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) established a World Health Organization (WHO) collaborating…
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Tumor blood vessel growth inhibitor compound was produced
In 1989, researcher Judah Folkman and his team from Boston Children’s Hospital produced a synthetic compound that inhibited…
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CFTR, the gene causing cystic fibrosis was discovered at Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children in collaboration with the University of Michigan.
In 1989, CFTR, the gene causing cystic fibrosis was discovered by researcher Lap-Chee Tsui at Toronto’s Hospital for…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | Medicine | Non-Profit Research | Oncology | Therapeutics | Vaccine | Women's Health
The State Office of Rural Health became part of OHSU in an effort to help rural areas better address their unique health care needs
In 1989, the State Office of Rural Health became part of Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) to…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | Therapeutics | USDA | Veterinary
The OHSU Center for Ethics in Health Care was created to promote interdisciplinary study of ethical issues in health care
In 1989, the Oregon Health Sciences University (OHSU) Center for Ethics in Health Care was created to bring…
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The Area Health Education Centers program was established at OHSU
In 1989, the Area Health Education Centers program was established with funding from the Oregon Legislature and later…
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McGill University researcher Dr. Bernard Belleau developed antiviral drug 3TC (Lamivudine), a critical component of Hepatitis B and HIV therapies
In 1989, McGill University researcher Dr. Bernard Belleau developed the antiviral drug 3TC (Lamivudine), which became a critical…
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Cellpro was founded
In 1989, CellPro was founded in Bothell as a spin-off from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. The…
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H. Stewart Parker founded Targeted Genetics Corp. in Seattle
On Jan. 1, 1989, Targeted Genetics, an Immunex Corp. spin-off in Seattle. which specialized in gene therapy, a…
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Stanford Medicine researchers developed an animal model for studying the human immune system
In 1988, Stanford Medicine researchers Irving Weissman and Mike McCune created an animal model that can be used…
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Virginia Merrill Bloedel Hearing Research Center established with $7 million gift from Prentice Bloedel
On Dec. 16, 1988, the Virginia Merrill Bloedel Hearing Research Center was established through a $7 million gift…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | Genomics | NIH | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics | U.S. Congress
U.S. Congress established the Human Genome Project
On Aug. 15, 1988, a program advisory committee on the human genome was established to advise the National…
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Biotechnology | Clinical Research | NIH | Oncology | Therapeutics | U.S. Congress | Vaccine | Women's Health
The FDA Modernization Act Amended to Include Women in Clinical Trials
On Jul. 20, 1988, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that the Modernization Act of 1997…
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CDC | Disease | NIH | Oncology | Therapeutics
The CDC announced Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion awards
On Jun. 17, 1988, the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced the recipients…
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The Harvard Mouse, created by molecular geneticists, becomes the first mammal patented in the U.S.
On Apr. 12, 1988, OncoMouse became the first animal to be patented in the United States (U.S. Patent 4,736,866)….
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | Environmental | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics | U.S. Congress
The U.S. Congress enacted the National Space Grant College and Fellowship program
On Mar. 31, 1988, the U.S. Congress enacted the National Space Grant College and Fellowship program and authorized…
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Dr. Charles Esmon, scientist in the OMRF Cardiovascular Research Program, was named a Howard Hughes investigator
On Mar. 18, 1988, Dr. Charles Esmon, a scientist from the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) in the…
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Gertrude B. Elion shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the ‘discoveries of important principles for drug treatment’
In 1988, Gertrude B. Elion shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the ‘discoveries of important…
