Yale scientists recode the genome for programmable synthetic proteins
On Feb. 6, 2025, a team of synthetic biologists from Yale University announced they have re-written the genetic…
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USDA confirmed highly pathogenic Avian influenza in Vermont
On Apr. 29, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | FDA
Precipio launched COVID-19 antibody testing at point-of-care
On Jan. 28, 2021, Precipio announced that following receipt of an Emergency Use Authorization from the U.S. Food…
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Yale launched clinical trial for drug to treat severe COVID-19 patients
On Apr. 23, 2020, Yale researchers began a clinical trial at Yale New Haven Hospital to test the…
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BioMotiv and Bristol-Myers Squibb announced the Launch of Anteros Pharmaceuticals
On Feb. 4, 2020, BioMotiv and Bristol-Myers Squibb announced the launch of Anteros Pharmaceuticals, a biotechnology company focused…
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Yale scientist Gunter Wagner received the 2018 Daniel Giraud Elliot Medal
On Jan. 19, 2018, Yale evolutionary geneticist Gunter Wagner received the 2018 Daniel Giraud Elliot Medal from the…
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Connecticut United for Research Excellence (CURE) was renamed BioCT
On Jan. 12, 2018, Connecticut United for Research Excellence Inc. (CURE) renamed itself BioCT and today is the…
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Rallybio was founded
In 2018, Rallybio was founded as a privately-held, development-stage biotechnology company focused on bringing life-transforming medicines to patients…
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SpringWorks Therapeutics was founded
In 2017, SpringWorks Therapeutics was founded in Stamford, Connecticut, as a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that applies a precision…
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Yale Cancer Center was awarded a SPORE grant for translational research in lung cancer
In 2015, Yale Cancer Center was awarded a SPORE (Specialized Programs of Research Excellence) grant for translational research…
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Smilow Cancer Hospital and Yale Cancer Center opened 8 Smilow Cancer Care Centers in Connecticut
In 2012, Smilow Cancer Hospital and Yale Cancer Center opened 8 Smilow Cancer Care Centers in Connecticut. Today,…
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Precipio was founded
In 2011, Precipio was founded in New Haven, Connecticut to build a platform designed to eradicate the problem…
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Yale’s West Campus, located on 136 acres 7 miles west of downtown New Haven, was acquired
In 2007, West Campus, located on 136 acres 7 miles west of downtown New Haven, was acquired. West…
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GlaxoSmithKline announced the company would no longer manufacture or distribute its Lyme disease vaccine
On Feb. 25, 2002, GlaxoSmithKline announced that the company would no longer manufacture or distribute its Lyme disease…
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Digital diagnostic technology developed with creation of AQUA (Automated Quantitative Analysis) at Yale Cancer Center
In 2002, digital diagnostic technology was developed with the creation of AQUA (Automated Quantitative Analysis) at Yale Cancer…
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Lyme Disease Vaccine (Recombinant OspA) was licensed
On Dec. 21, 1998, the Lyme Disease Vaccine (Recombinant OspA), (LYMErix by SmithKline Beecham) was licensed for use…
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Yale Cancer Center researchers discovered the gene, Survivin, which is linked to the detection of some cancers
In 1998, Yale Cancer Center researchers discovered the gene, Survivin, which is linked to the detection of some…
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Bristol-Myers’ Wallingford facility named the Richard L Gelb Center for Pharmaceutical R&D after former Bristol-Myers chair and CEO
In 1995, Bristol-Myers’ Wallingford, Connecticut facility was named the Richard L. Gelb Center for Pharmaceutical Research and Development…
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Connecticut United for Research Excellence (CURE) was founded
In 1990, Connecticut United for Research Excellence Inc. (CURE) was founded. CURE was a statewide coalition of educational…
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Connecticut Innovations was founded
In 1989, Connecticut Innovations (CI), created by the Connecticut Legislature, provides strategic capital and operational support to advanced…
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Yale Cancer Center oncologists performed the first bone marrow transplant in Connecticut
In 1988, oncologists from Yale Cancer Center performed the first bone marrow transplant in Connecticut at the Yale-New…
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George E. Palade was awarded Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
In 1974, George E. Palade, of the Yale University School of Medicine, was awarded the Nobel Prize for…
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Yale Cancer Center received NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center status
In 1974, Yale Cancer Center received a National Cancer Institute (NCI) designated comprehensive cancer center status, the only…
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Yale established the first university-based department of clinical pharmacology and chemotherapy in the US
In 1965, Yale established the first university-based department of clinical pharmacology and chemotherapy in the United States (the…
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Yale New Haven Hospital (then Grace-New Haven) installed the first linear accelerator in Connecticut for cancer treatment
In 1963, Yale New Haven Hospital (then Grace-New Haven) installed the first linear accelerator in Connecticut for cancer…
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Yale established first pharmacology department in the U.S. to focus on cancer chemotherapy and drug development
In 1953, Yale established the first pharmacology department in the U.S. to focus on cancer chemotherapy and cancer…
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The first artifical heart pump developed
In 1949, the first artificial heart pump was developed at Yale by William H. Sewell and William W….
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John Enders, Thomas Weller and Frederick Robbins grew poliovirus in culture, paving the way for polio vaccines
In 1949, at Harvard, John F. Enders, Ph.D., a Yale College graduate, Frederick C. Robbins, M.D., and Thomas…
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First intravenous chemotherapy treatment of a cancer patient was performed at Yale University,
In 1942, the first intravenous chemotherapy treatment of a cancer patient was performed at Yale.
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Chemotherapy began when the first use of a cancer drug was administered to a patient using nitrogen mustard
In 1942, Yale cancer research began when the first use of a cancer drug was administered to a…
