Bristol-Myers Squibb opened expanded biologics facility in Devens
On May 17, 2016, Bristol-Myers Squibb completed an expansion at its Devens, MA biologics facility designed to accelerate…
Benaroya Research Institute’s Carla J Greenbaum, MD was named chair of Type 1 Diabetes TrialNet
On Jul. 14, 2015, Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason (BRI) announced that Carla J. Greenbaum, MD, had…
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey was one of seven worldwide sites to offer debulking prostatectomy
On May 5, 2015, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey was one of seven international sites to offer…
Benaroya Research Institute received 7-year award to lead Immune Tolerance Network
On Jan. 23, 2014, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded the Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason…
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The Connecticut Challenge Survivorship Clinic Opened at Yale Cancer Center
On Sept. 28, 2012, the Connecticut Challenge Survivorship Clinic opened at Yale Cancer Center providing — the first…
The FDA approved Gleevec for Five Rare, Life-Threatening Disorders
On Jan. 31, 2012, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted Gleevec (imatinib) regular approval for use…
The UC San Diego Health System acquired the Nevada Cancer Institute
On Jan. 23, 2012, UC San Diego Health System announced it had received approval to acquire the Nevada…
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Alice Cooper played a benefit concert at OMRF
On Jun. 24, 2012, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Alice Cooper helped raise $675,500 for the…
Roskamp Institute selected for funding by European Commission for a large-scale clinical trial on Nilvadipine
On May 25, 2011, the Roskamp Institute and an international research consortium led by Trinity College Dublin, were…
The first preventative vaccine for HIV was developed at University of Western Ontario
On Dec. 20, 2011, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced approval of the first and only…
Pacific Northwest Diabetes Research Institute began clinical trials on antioxidant drug treatments on volunteers from Madigan Army Medical
In 2011, the Pacific Northwest Diabetes Research Institute began clinical trials on antioxidant drug treatments on volunteers from…
FDA approved licensure of Menveo (Novartis), meningococcal conjugate vaccine
On Feb. 19, 2010, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it had licensed a quadrivalent meningococcal…
Thai HIV vaccine clinical trial results were published in the New England Journal of Medicine
On Dec. 3, 2009, the Thai HIV vaccine clinical trial results were published in the New England Journal…
Dr. Brian Druker honored with Lasker Award
On Sept. 16, 2009, Brian J. Druker, M.D.,whose research led to the development of Gleevec, the first targeted…
FDA approved four vaccines against the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus
On Sept. 15, 2009, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved four Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Monovalent…
New imaging tool can ‘see’ internal body details 1,000X smaller
Apr. 1, 2008, a team of researchers from Stanford’s School of Medicine announced they had developed a new…
The FDA Amendments Act of 2007 reauthorized collection of prescription drug user fees
On Sept. 27, 2007, the FDA Amendments Act of 2007 amended the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act…
Phase III clinical trial showed patients treated with arsenic trioxide had better overall survival than patients who received chemotherapy alone
On Jan. 23, 2007, results from a large phase III clinical trial show that adult patients with previously…
Jordan Tang led a team of OMRF scientists that identified and cloned the enzyme believed to cause Alzheimer’s disease
In 2007, Dr. Jordan Tang, led a team of scientists at Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) that identified…
The Biomarkers Consortium was founded
On Oct. 5, 2006, the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health, NIH, FDA, and the Pharmaceutical Research…
The Cancer Research Initiative was established in South Carolina
On May 5, 2006, the Cancer Research Initiative was established in South Carolina, between MUSC, University of South…
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NCI launched TAILORx trial to determine whether gene expression patterns in early-stage breast cancer can distinguish women at high risk of recurrence
In 2006, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) launched the TAILORx trial to determine whether gene expression patterns in…
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NCI-sponsored clinical trials showed patients with early-stage, HER2-positive, invasive breast cancer experienced decrease in risk of cancer recurrence
On Apr. 27, 2005, results from two large National Cancer Institute sponsored randomized clinical trials showed that patients…
Contracts awarded to Aventis Pasteur and Chiron to develop vaccine against H5N1 avian influenza virus
On May 27, 2004, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) announced it had awarded contracts…
The Sarah Cannon Research Institute was established
In 2004, the Sarah Cannon Research Institute was formed to bring together community-based physicians, researchers and clinicians to…
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A clinical trial found post-menopausal survivors of early-stage breast cancer who took letrozole reduced risk of cancer recurrence
On Oct. 9, 2003, a Canadian-led international clinical trial found that post-menopausal survivors of early-stage breast cancer who…
Taking daily aspirin for as little as 3 years was shown to reduce the development of colorectal polyps
On Mar. 5, 2003, taking daily aspirin for as little as 3 years was shown to reduce the…
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),…
Penn Medicine’s Cancer Center was renamed the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania
In 2002, the Penn Medicine’s Cancer Center was renamed the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania…
The drug imatinib mesylate (Gleevec) was shown to be effective against chronic myelogenous leukemia
In 2001, the drug imatinib mesylate (Gleevec) was shown in a clinical trial to be effective against chronic…