In 1973, the publication “Biohazards in Biological Research,” was edited by S. Hellman, M. Oxman, and R. Pollack. …
In 1972, The Albert Einstein Cancer Center (AECC), now known as Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center (MECCC), obtained…
In 1971, Jane Wright became the first woman to be elected president of the New York Cancer Society. In…
On Oct. 18, 1970, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation was founded. The MacArthur’s business interests…
In 1970, the American Chemical Society awarded the Priestley Medal to Max Tishler ‘for his numerous contributions to…
In 1974, Bristol-Myers terminated it’s Palomar motion picture business. In 1972, Bristol-Myers formed Palomar Pictures, which produced ‘The…
On Aug. 24, 1968, the first bone marrow transplant with a matched related donor occurred at the University…
On Aug. 24, 1966, the U.S. Congress passed legislation that became known as the Animal Welfare Act (P.L….
In 1963, The Health Insurance Plan (HIP) of Greater New York Study began. HIP was the first randomized…
In 1961, Johnsonﾠ&ﾠJohnson acquired Janssen Pharmaceutica in Belgium. Its founder, Dr. Paul Janssen, is recognized as one of…
In 1961, Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in New York becomes the first to use a ruby laser on a…
In 1960, the U.S., the first successful attempts at designing a totally implantable pacemaker were reported by Drs….
In 1960, Medtronic’s founders read an article about the implantable pulse generator with interest and soon contacted the…
In 1959, Johnson ﾠ&ﾠ Johnson acquired McNeil Laboratories giving the Company a significant presence in the growing field…
In 1957, Johnsonﾠ&ﾠJohnson established operations in India.
In 1956, Dr. E. Donnall Thomas performed the first successful syngeneic bone marrow transplant between two humans (a…
On Sept. 12, 1955, the first class at new Albert Einstein College of Medicine began with 3 men…
In 1954, John Franklin Enders and Thomas C. Peebles isolated measles virus from an 11-year-old boy, David Edmonston….
On Mar. 15, 1953, the day following his 74th birthday, Albert Einstein formally agreed to permit his name…
In 1952, Alfred Hershey and Martha Chase conducted a series of experiments at the Carnegie Institute of Washington…
In 1950, the Delaney Committee started congressional investigation of the safety of chemicals in foods and cosmetics, laying…
In 1949, Ethicon was formed from Johnson ﾠ&ﾠ Johnson’s heritage suture business.
In 1949, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) was founded in New York. The LLS mission is to…
On Jun. 3, 1947, Dr. Marie Maynard Daly became the first African American woman to receive a Ph.D….
In 1947, biochemist Yellapragada SubbaRow co-discovered the first cancer chemotherapy agent for children suffering from acute leukemia. While…
In 1946, In a period of 8 months, Robert J. Huebner, William L. Jellison, and their colleagues elucidated…
In 1945, the American Society for the Control of Cancer renamed American Cancer Society.
In 1945, Cheplin Laboratories was renamed Bristol Laboratories and Frederic N. Schwartz was put in charge. Bristol-Myers bought…
In 1944, Johnsonﾠ &ﾠ Johnson went public with a listing on the New York Stock Exchange.
On Sept. 4, 1943, Dr. Carl Voegtlin resigned as director of the National Cancer Institute (NCI). Dr. Voegtlin…