Novartis settles with Henrietta Lacks’ estate over use of her ‘stolen’ cells to advance medicine
On Feb. 26, 2026, Novartis announced it has settled a lawsuit by the estate of Henrietta Lacks that…
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Novartis settles 18-month-old lawsuit from estate of Baltimore woman whose cells were extracted 75 years ago
On Feb. 24, 2026, The family of a Baltimore woman whose cells were extracted for medical research without…
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VCU researchers find explosive rise in tick-linked meat allergy across the U.S.
On Oct. 30, 2025, researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University and VCU Health announced preliminary study findings that show…
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Merck Breaks Ground on $3 Billion Center of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing in Elkton, Virginia
On Oct. 20, 2025, Merck announced the start of construction for a $3 billion, 400,000-square-foot pharmaceutical manufacturing facility…
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FDA approved Evita Solution’s generic version of the abortion drug, mifepristone
On Oct. 2, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Evita Solution’s generic version of the…
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Lilly announces plans to build $5 billion manufacturing facility in Virginia
On Sept. 16, 2025, Eli Lilly announced that it plans to build a $5 billion manufacturing facility just…
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Deadly listeria outbreak linked to chicken alfredo fettucine sold at Kroger and Walmart
On Jun. 18, 2025, federal health officials announced a listeria food poisoning outbreak that has killed three people…
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UVA Heath Discovery Reveals Potential Key to Reversing Hair Loss
On Feb. 19, 2025, researchers led by University of Virginia’s (UVA) Lu Q. Le, MD, PhD, announced they…
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Cloned Black-Footed Ferret Breeds Naturally and Births 2 Healthy Kits
On Nov. 1, 2024, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and conservation partners announced the first-ever birth…
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Johns Hopkins and Family of Henrietta Lacks Break Ground on Building Named in Honor of Henrietta Lacks
On Oct. 28, 2024, the Johns Hopkins University and Johns Hopkins Medicine, together with descendants of Henrietta Lacks,…
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Novartis, Viatris face lawsuit over ‘HeLa’ cell misuse claims
On Aug. 5, 2024, Novartis and Viatris were named a federal lawsuit in Maryland by the family of…
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Partners Announce Innovative Cloning Advancements for Black-footed Ferret Conservation
On Apr. 17, 2024, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and its genetic research partners announced the birth…
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Henrietta Lacks’ family settled lawsuit with biotech company that used her cells without consent
On Aug. 1, 2023, more than 70 years after doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital took Henrietta Lacks’ cervical…
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WHO bestowed posthumous award on the late Henrietta Lacks
On Oct. 13, 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) honoured the late Henrietta Lacks with a WHO Director-General’s…
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Penn researcher Virginia MY Lee, PhD, received $3 million Breakthrough Prize
On Sept. 5, 2019, Penn Professor Virginia M.Y. Lee, PhD received the Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences, in…
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Record $50 million gift to Virginia Tech results in naming of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute in Roanoke
On Dec. 6, 2018, the Horace G. Fralin Charitable Trust and Heywood and Cynthia Fralin donated a record…
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The University of Virginia Cancer Center received $15 million Renewal grant
On Apr. 26, 2017, the University of Virginia Cancer Center was honored as one of just 69 National…
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The Asian longhorned tick found in Virginia
In 2017, Virginia Tech veterinary pathologist Kevin Lahmers identified the Asian longhorned tick as the source of seven…
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Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences building opened
On Mar. 21, 2014 the Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences building opened. In the new…
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The CDC responded to the large fungal meningitis outbreak
On Nov. 15, 2012, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) responded to the fungal meningitis…
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Genomeon was established under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia
On Aug. 11, 2011, Genomeon was established under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia by Dr. Harold…
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VCU became the first Virginia Institution to join National Network of Academic Research Centers
On Jul. 14, 2010, the Center for Clinical and Translational Research (CCTR) received a $20 million Clinical and…
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Virginia Commonwealth University’s School of Dentistry Building opened
On Jun. 17, 2009, Virginia Commonwealth University’s school of Dentistry building opened its doors. The $20 million, four-story…
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Virginia Commonwealth University’s Claude Moore Health Education and Research Center opened
On Apr. 18, 2008, the Claude Moore Health Education and Research Center opened in Northern Virginia and houses…
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Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute was founded
On Jan. 3, 2007, Virginia Tech President Charles W. Steger, then Carilion Clinic President and CEO Edward G….
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The Center for Clinical and Translational Research was founded at Virginia Commonwealth University
In 2007, the Center for Clinical and Translational Research (CCTR) was founded at Virginia Commonwealth University to enhance…
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The Virginia Bioinformatics Institute opened new office complex in the National Capital Region
On Sept. 28, 2006, the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI) opened its new office complex in the National Capital…
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Virginia Commonwealth University’s Pauley Heart Center performed the first artificial heart implant on the East Coast
On Apr. 4, 2006, a Cardiac surgery team at Virginia Commonwealth University’s Pauley Heart Center performed the first…
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Robert C. Byrd Biotechnology Science Center opened
In 2006, Robert C. Byrd Biotechnology Science Center officially opened. The center was constructed with a grant of…
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The Virginia Bioinformatics Institute opened Bioinformatics Facility I
On Apr. 24, 2004, the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute, opened its new 59,000-square-foot Bioinformatics Facility I The mission of…
