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),…
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Biotechnology | Genomics | HIV | Oncology
Stanford researchers became the first to use RNAi to switch off genes in mice
In 2002, Stanford geneticist Mark Kay uses a gene-therapy technique known as RNA inhibition to switch off genes…
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OHSU researchers produced the first genetically modified monkey
On Jan. 11, 2001, Oregon Health Sciences University (OHSU) researchers reported the production of the world’s first genetically…
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First gene therapy trial for patients with Hunter syndrome began at the University of Minnesota
On Oct. 25, 1996, the first gene therapy trial for patients with Hunter syndrome was begun at the…
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Gene therapy, immune-system modulation and recombinantly produced antibodies entered the clinic in the war against cancer
In 1995, Gene therapy, immune-system modulation and recombinantly produced antibodies enter the clinic in the war against cancer….
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Targeted Genetics began human clinical testing using gene therapy to combat HIV infection
In 1993, Targeted Genetics, a subsidiary of the Immunex Corporation, became the first company to begin human clinical…
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University of Iowa Research Foundation received U.S. patents for CMV promoter
In 1992, the University of Iowa (UI) Research Foundation received its first U.S. patent on the CMV promoter,…
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Biotechnology | Disease | NIH | Therapeutics
First human gene therapy trial was conducted
On Sept. 14, 1990, W. French Anderson and his colleagues at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) performed…
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Dr. Steven A Rosenberg conducted the first human gene transfer trial
On May 22, 1989, Dr. Steven A. Rosenberg and his team at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) performed…
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H. Stewart Parker founded Targeted Genetics Corp. in Seattle
On Jan. 1, 1989, Targeted Genetics, an Immunex Corp. spin-off in Seattle. which specialized in gene therapy, a…
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The University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center was established
In 1973, UChicago established the University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center (UCCCC), receiving its initial designation as a…
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The O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of Alabama was founded
In 1971, the University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center (UAB) was founded and received its NCI…
