Oregon announces Recall of Pet Food Due to HPAI Contamination
On Dec. 26, 2024, the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) announced it is alerting pet owners that samples…
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FDA authorized Florida’s Drug Importation Program
On Jan. 5, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration’s…
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U.S. EPA approved Oxitec Mosquito Pilot Projects in California and Florida
On Mar. 4, 2022, Oxitec announced the publication by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency of its approval to…
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Oxitec successfully concluded mosquito releases in landmark Florida Keys pilot program
On Nov. 23, 2021, Oxitec announced the successful completion of the mosquito release phase of its landmark project…
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IGEA Pharma supplied COVID-19 antibody-based test in the US
On Apr. 6, 2020, IGEA Pharma announced that it was starting to supply of a COVID-19 antibody test…
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Screwworm eradicated in Florida, again
On April 26, 2017, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) announced that the New World screwworm (NWS) had…
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Jeffrey and Patricia Cole donated $2.25 million to Cleveland Clinic Florida Tomsich Health and Medical Center
On Jan. 23, 2017, Jeffrey and Patricia Cole donated $2.25 million to Cleveland Clinic Florida Tomsich Health and…
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Albert Einstein Cancer Center became site for the Hispanic Community Health Study
On Jan. 12, 2015, The Albert Einstein Cancer Center became the only medical institution in New York City,…
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The Roskamp Institute became a not-for-profit organization
In 2010, the Roskamp Foundation’s governing board announced that the Roskamp Institute had changed status from a private…
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The Scripps Research Institute’s Florida facility opened
On Feb. 26, 2009, the new Scripps Research Institute’s Florida facility, comprising three state-of-the-art buildings and more than…
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The Vaccine & Gene Therapy Institute of Florida was founded
In 2008, the Vaccine & Gene Therapy Institute of Florida VGTI Florida (VGTI-FL) was founded as an independent…
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The Roskamp Institute was founded
In 2003, the Roskamp Institute, located in Sarasota, was founded by Robert Roskamp a philanthropist and Sarasota-based developer…
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International Awareness Day was designated
In 1993, May 12 was designated as the International Awareness Day for Chronic Immunological and Neurological Diseases by…
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The CDC reported a large outbreak of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
In 1990, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported a large outbreak of of nosocomial…
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Harcourt Sylvester Jr pledged $27.5 million to Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
In 1986, philanthropist Harcourt Sylvester Jr. pledged $27.5 million to benefit cancer programs at the medical school, and…
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H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute was founded
In 1986, the Moffitt Cancer Center was established by the Florida Legislature to meet a clear and compelling…
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Comprehensive Cancer Center for the State of Florida was was founded
In 1973, the Comprehensive Cancer Center for the State of Florida was founded. The Center, now the Sylvester…
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The Florida Sea Grant was established
In 1972, the Florida Sea Grant was established as a partnership of academia, government, and industry focused on…
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The Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution was established
In 1971, the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution was established is one of the world’s leading non-profit oceanographic research…
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Agriculture | Disease | Environmental | USDA
The Southern Corn Leaf Blight swept across the South
In 1970, the Southern Corn Leaf Blight (SCLB) sweeps across the South, destroying 15% of the U.S. corn…
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Biology | Diagnostics | Disease | Life Science History | Medical Device | Medicine | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics
Howard Hughes Medical Institute was founded
On Dec. 17, 1953, Howard Hughes signed documents that created the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, formed with the…
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“Louisiana pneumonitis,” a human disease possibly related to psittacosis, was discovered
In 1942, “Louisiana pneumonitis,” a human disease possibly related to psittacosis, was discovered and studied in great detail…
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Agriculture | Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Life Science History | USDA | Veterinary
New World screwworm migrated to Southeast U.S.
In 1933, the New World Screwworm (NWS) was first documented as a significant problem in the Southeast following…
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Riceland Foods was founded by a group of Arkansas rice farmers
In 1921, Riceland Foods was founded by a group of Arkansas rice farmers that created a farmers cooperative…
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Lue Gim Gong ‘Citrus Wizard of Florida’ produced an orange hybrid, known as the Valencia orange, that was resistant to cold
In 1911, Lue Gim Gong, aka the ‘Citrus Wizard of Florida’, successfully produced a new orange hybrid, known…
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St Luke’s Hospital was founded
In 1873, St. Luke’s Hospital, now known as St. Vincent’s Medical Center Southside, was the very first private…
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The University of Missouri was founded
In 1839, the University of Missouri was founded after the Missouri legislature passed the Geyer Act, legislation that…
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US marine hospital in New Orleans, Louisiana was authorized by Congress
In 1802, a U.S. marine hospital in New Orleans, Louisiana was authorized by Congress while the port was…
