National Research Council of Canada contribution played key role in approved Ebola vaccine
On Mar. 20, 2018, in response to the Ebola outbreak that claimed more than 10,000 lives in West…
China announced new generation AI development plan
On Jul. 8, 2017, Chinaï¾’s State Council released its ﾓNew Generation AI Development Planï¾” to advance Chinese artificial…
Spread of avian flu noted in China, Korea, Europe
On Dec. 14, 2016, reports from China and South Korea painted a picture of spreading H5N6 avian flu…
China Brain Project announced
On Jun. 17, 2016, the China Brain Project was announced which focused on the study of basic mechanisms…
Dendreon was acquired by Valeant Pharmaceuticals for $495 million
On Feb. 23, 2015, a bankruptcy judge approved the sale of the assets of Dendreon Corp., a Seattle-based…
Biotechnology | Genomics | Infectious Disease | Life Science News | Marine Science | Non-Profit Research
Researchers unlock genetic code of cancer-causing liver fluke parasite
On Sept. 10, 2014, an international team of scientists from Singapore, Thailand, China and Australia announced that they…
The Human Genome Project was completed
On Apr. 13, 2003, the International Human Genome Sequencing Consortium announced the completion of the Human Genome Project…
Tomato genome was published in Nature
On May 31, 2012, the tomato genome was published in Nature on May 31, 2012, culminating years of…
Soybeans were domesticated
On Jan. 6, 2012, scientists reported that small-seeded soybeans indicating wild-type soybeans date to 9,000 years ago. Historical…
Biotechnology | CDC | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Influenza | Life Science News | USDA | Vaccine
Novel Reassortant Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N5) Viruses in Domestic Ducks, China
On Jun. 11, 2011, scientists in China reported the isolation of 2 novel reassortant highly pathogenic avian influenza…
The U.S. FDA opened its first foreign office in Beijing
On Nov. 19, 2008, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration opened its first foreign office in Beijing to…
International consortium announced the 1000 Genomes Project
On Jan. 22, 2008, an international research consortium announced the 1000 Genomes Project, an ambitious effort that involved…
Smallpox appeared in the first agricultural settlements in northeastern Africa
On Jan. 8, 2005, researchers from Baylor University Medical Center reported that although the origin of smallpox is…
The International Tomato Genome Sequencing Project was launched
On Jan. 28, 2004, the International Tomato Genome Sequencing Project was begun by an international consortium including participants…
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) was recognized
At t he end of February 2003, the World Health Organization (WHO) recognized Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)…
China granted the world’s first regulatory approval of a gene therapy product
In 2003, China granted the world’s first regulatory approval of a gene therapy product, Gendicine (Shenzhen SiBiono GenTech),…
Dendreon Corporation launched its Initial Public Offering
On Jun. 16, 2000, Dendreon announced its initial public offering of 4,500,000 shares of common stock at $10.00…
Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Life Science News | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation was founded in Seattle
In 2000, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation began as the William H. Gates Foundation established in 1994,…
Medtronic opened pacemaker assembly facility in Pudong, China
In 1997, Medtronic opened pacemaker assembly facility in Pudong, China, reflecting the importance of China as a key…
Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Influenza | Life Science News | Therapeutics | Vaccine
Avian influenza H5N1 virus was first isolated from a farmed goose in China
In 1996, A/goose/Guangdong/1/1996 (H5N1), the precursor of the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza viruses (HPAIVs) was identified in…
The CDC responded to H5N1 avian flu outbreak in China
In 1993, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) responded to the H5N1 avian flu outbreak…
Dendreon Corporation was founded
In 1992, Dendreon was founded, and its lead product, Provenge, was an immunotherapy for prostate cancer. Dendreon filed…
The antidepressant fluoxetine (Prozac), discovered by David T. Wong, was given FDA approval
In 1987, the antidepressant fluoxetine (Prozac), discovered by David T. Wong, was given U.S. Food and Drug Administration…
Genzyme launched an IPO at $10 a share, raising $28.3 million
On Jun. 5, 1986, Genzyme launched an Initial Public Offering (IPO) at $10 a share, and raised $28.3…
Henri Termeer became president of Genzyme Corporation
In 1983, Henri Termeer became president of Genzyme Corporation. Termeer was previously a senior executive Baxter. Serving as…
Genzyme Corporation was founded in Boston, Mass
On Jun. 8, 1981, Genzyme was founded by Sheridan Snyder, George M. Whitesides and scientist Henry Blair, with…
Chinese scientists cloned golden carp fish
In 1980, Dizhou Tong, also called Ti Chou Tung, and his colleagues in China isolated nuclei from the…
Charles Goodall Lee established himself as the first Chinese American dentist licensed in the U.S. and to practice in Oakland Chinatown
In 1906, after the San Francisco earthquake, Charles Goodall Lee established himself as the first Chinese American dentist…
The city of San Francisco’s quarantine of Chinatown was ruled discriminatory
In 1900, the city of San Francisco’s quarantine of Chinatown ruled discriminatory, but city health officials conducted house-to-house…
Plague vaccine was introduced, following the preparation of anti-plague horse serum at the Pasteur Institute
In 1897, a plague vaccine was introduced, following the preparation of anti-plague horse serum at the Pasteur Institute…