HitGen announced drug discovery collaboration with Scripps Research Institute and Calibr
On Apr. 24, 2017, HitGen Ltd., a privately held biotech company focused on technology for effective and efficient small…
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Biotechnology | Genomics | Infectious Disease | NIH | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics | Veterinary
Southwest National Primate Research Center at Texas Biomed received $40 million NIH grant
On Aug. 4, 2016, the Southwest National Primate Research Center (SNPRC) at Texas Biomedical Research Institute (Texas Biomed)…
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Agriculture | Biotechnology | Infectious Disease | Medicine | Pharmaceutical | Therapeutics | Vaccine
Texas A&M and iBio execute development agreement for plant-produced pharmaceuticals
On Jun. 7, 2016, the Texas A&M University System (TAMUS) announced it had entered into a joint development…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | Infectious Disease | Medicine | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics
Texas A&M announced $150 million research campus
On May 2, 2016, John Sharp, Chancellor of The Texas A&M University System, unveiled plans to invest $150…
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MD Anderson received $14 million in CPRIT research funding to recruit top talent
On Feb. 17, 2016, MD Anderson Cancer Center was awarded $14 million from the Cancer Prevention and Research…
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CPRIT awarded $26 million in grants to support its academic research program
On Feb. 17, 2016, the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) awarded grants totaling $26,000,000 to…
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$25 million gift created new UT ﾠSouthwestern Monty and Tex Moncrief Medical Center at Fort Worth
On Aug. 20, 2015, the University of Texas System Board of Regents approved establishment of the Southwestern Monty…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Medical Device | Medicine | NIH | Non-Profit Research | Oncology | Therapeutics
Baylor Cancer Center received comprehensive designation from the NCI and renamed after Dan L. Duncan
On Jul. 30, 2015, Baylor Cancer Center received comprehensive designation from the National Cancer Institute (NCI). The Center…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | NIH | Non-Profit Research | Oncology | Radiology | Therapeutics
The Harold C Simmons Cancer Center received The National Cancer Institute designation
On Jul. 10, 2015, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) announced it had awarded the UT Southwestern Medical Center’s…
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Southwestern Medical Center announced a $25 million gift from Lyda Hill
On Jun. 10, 2015, Southwestern Medical Center announced it has received a $25 million gift from Lyda Hill,…
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The UT Center for Depression Research and Clinical Care was established with a $5 million Hersh Foundation gift
On May 18, 2015, The Hersh Foundation announced a $5 million lead gift to Southwestern Medical Foundation to…
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UT Southwestern established the Peter O’Donnell Jr. Brain Institute
On May 14, 2015, the University of Texas System Board of Regents approved the establishment of the Peter…
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Biotechnology | CDC | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | NIH | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics | Vaccine
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the first Ebola case in Dallas, Texas
On Sept. 30, 2014, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed that Eric Duncan, a Liberian national…
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University of Missouri School of Medicine received $2.4 million gift to funds endowed faculty chair in oncology
On Aug. 21, 2014, Mark McAndrew, a resident of McKinney, Texas, gave $2.4 million to the University of…
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Genome of the macaw sequenced
On May 8, 2013, a research team from Texas A&M, led by Drs. Christopher Seabury and Ian Tizard…
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Texas A&M System and GlaxoSmithKline receive U.S. Government approval to establish influenza vaccine facility In Texas
On Mar. 26, 2013, GlaxoSmithKline and the Texas A&M University System announced that the U.S. Department of Health…
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Hanger corporate headquarters was relocated from Bethesda, MD to Austin, TX
In 2010, Hanger announced that it was relocating its corporate headquarters from Bethesda, MD to Austin, TX. In…
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Evestra was spun-off as a private company from the Texas Biomed Department of Organic Chemistry
In 2008, Evestra was spun-off as a private biopharmaceutical company from the Texas Biomed Department of Organic Chemistry….
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The Cancer Therapy & Research Center became part of the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio
On Dec. 6, 2007, the Cancer Therapy & Research Center became part of the UT Health Science Center…
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The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas was founded
In 2007, Texans voted to create the Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) and to invest…
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Texas Biomed geneticists announced discovery that a particular gene, VNN1, plays a major role in the regulation of HDL cholesterol levels
In 2007, Texas Biomed geneticists announced their discovery that a particular gene, VNN1, plays a major role in…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Medical Device | Medicine | NIH | Non-Profit Research | Oncology | Radiology | Therapeutics
Dan L. Duncan contributed $100 million to the Baylor Cancer Center
On Jan. 31, 2006, Dan Duncan, founder of Enterprise Partners, an energy company in Houston, announced a donation…
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Texas Biomed researchers published a genetic linkage map for the rhesus monkey
In 2006, Texas Biomed researchers published a genetic linkage map for the rhesus monkey. In 1999, Texas Biomed…
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Studies validated a new test can predict risk of breast cancer recurrence in a sizable group of patients
On Dec. 7, 2005, results from several studies presented at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium validated that…
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First cloned horse was born in North America
On Mar. 13, 2005, Paris Texas, the first cloned horse in North America was born at the College…
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Biotechnology | CDC | Diagnostics | Genomics | Infectious Disease | Therapeutics | Vaccine
The CDC responded to U.S. outbreak of mpox, first human Mpox outside of Africa
On Jul. 8, 2003, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) responded to U.S. outbreak of…
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The world’s first cloned horse was born
On May 28, 2003, the world’s first cloned horse named Prometea was born at the Laboratory of Reproductive…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | Medicine | Oncology | Therapeutics
The Cancer Center at Baylor College of Medicine was established
In 2002, the Cancer Center at Baylor College of Medicine, now known as the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive…
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ViaGen was founded in Austin, Texas
In 2002, ViaGen was founded in Austin, Texas in to provide commercial bovine, equine, and porcine gene banking,…
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The Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies was established
In 2001, the Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies in the Texas Research Park at UT health…
