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…
The University of Michigan Cancer Center was renamed the Rogel Cancer Center
In 2018, the University of Michigan Cancer Center was renamed the Rogel Cancer Center in recognition of a…
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Native BioData Consortium was founded
In 2018, the Native BioData Consortium was founded as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit research institute led by Indigenous scientists…
Omahan Donated $3 million for prostate cancer research to Buffett Cancer Center
On Dec. 13, 2017, longtime Omaha art teacher and businessman Gerald “Jerry” Pabst donated $3 million through an…
Costco co-founder Jeff Brotman and Dan Baty donated $50 million to create the Brotman Baty Institute for Precision Medicine
On Dec. 6, 2017, Costco Founder Jeffrey and Susan Brotman and Pam and Dan Baty announced a $50…
Ozempic (semaglutide) was approved in the U.S.
On Dec. 5, 2017, Novo Nordisk announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved Ozempic…
Scientists Created First Semi-Synthetic Organism that Stored and Retrieved Unnatural Information
On Nov. 29, 2017, scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) announced they had designed a bacterium with…
Genentech drug Hemlibra (emicizumab-kxwh) was approved
On Nov. 16, 2017, Genentech drug Hemlibra (emicizumab-kxwh) was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)…
Irving Family bequests $700 Million to Columbia and NewYork-Presbyterian for Cancer Research and Care
On Nov. 16, 2017, Columbia University and NewYork-Presbyterian announced that Florence Irving and her late husband, Herbert Irving,…
The Calgary Cancer Centre broke ground
On Nov. 3, 2017, construction started on the Calgary Cancer Centre located at the northeast corner of the…
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Siteman Cancer Center became one of the first cancer centers nationwide to offer newly approved CAR-T cell therapy called Yescarta
On Oct. 18, 2017, the Siteman Cancer Center became one of the first cancer centers nationwide to offer…
Paul G Allen Frontiers Group announced two new Allen Discovery Centers
On Oct. 11, 2017, the Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group announced the creation of two new Allen Discovery…
$13.4 million to build next-gen MRI brain scanner at UC Berkeley
On Oct. 6, 2017, UC Berkeley researchers announced they had developed reimagined fMRI techniques and instruments to boost…
Michael Rosbash was awarded 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
On Oct. 2, 2017, The Nobel Assembly announced that Michael Rosbash, a HHMI investigator, Jeffrey Hall of Brandeis…
Emory University selected by National Cancer Institute (NCI) for participation in elite national network for cancer therapeutic discovery
On Oct. 2, 2017, Emory University was selected by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) for participation in an…
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…
deCODE study revealed an ancient achilles heel in the human genome
On Sept. 20, 2017, resarchers at deCODE genetics use whole-genome data from 14,000 people from across the population…
FDA approval brought first gene therapy to the U.S.
On Aug. 30, 2017, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Kymriah (tisagenlecleucel) for certain pediatric and…
Adamas announced FDA approval of GOCOVRI as first and only medication fortreatment of Dyskinesia in Parkinson’s disease Patients
On Aug. 24, 2017, Adamas announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of GOCOVRI as First and…
The CPRIT awarded 60 grants totaling more than $102 million
On Aug. 16, 2017, the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) awarded 60 new academic research,…
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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…
OHSU scientist successfully modified DNA in human embryos
On Jul. 27, 2017, OHSU announced that Shoukhrat Mitalipov, an OHSU biologist, had successfully modified defective DNA in…
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OHSU Knight Cancer Institute earned National Cancer Institute’s highest distinction
On Jul. 10, 2017, the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute was awarded the National Cancer Institute’s premier status: Comprehensive…
FDA provided approved Fluad Quadrivalent (influenza vaccine, adjuvanted; Seqirus) for adults 65 years and older
On Jul. 7, 2017, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Fluad Quadrivalent (influenza vaccine, adjuvanted; Seqirus)…
Canadian researchers reconstituted an extinct poxvirus using mail-order DNA
On Jul 6, 2017, a group led by virologist David Evans of the University of Alberta in Edmonton,…
The FDA unveiled a strategic plan to completely eliminate the agency’s existing orphan designation backlog
On Jun. 29, 2017, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) unveiled a strategic plan to completely eliminate…
Washington University received $10 million for DNA sequencing research
On Jun. 21, 2017, McDonnell Genome Institute announced it had received a $10 million from the National Heart,…
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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…
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$100 million gift from The Duchossois Family Foundation created the University of Chicago health institute
On May 23, 2017, the University of Chicago Medicine announced receipt of a $100 million donation by Craig…
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CDC published ACIP’s updated recommendations on use of Trumenba meningococcal serogroup B vaccine
On May 19, 2017, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published Immunization Practices Advisory Committee…