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…
Artificial skin was created from living cells for the first time
On Apr. 23, 1981, the first artificial skin made from living cells was created by researchers at Massachusetts…
The Vannevar Bush Award was established
In 1980, Established in 1980, the award commemorates Vannevar Bush, a science advisor to President Roosevelt during World…
The National Science Board announced that James R Killian, Jr. was the recipient of its Vannevar Bush Award
In 1980, the National Science Board (NSB) announced that James R. Killian, Jr. was the recipient of its…
Brigham and Women’s Hospital was established
In 1980, three of Boston’s oldest and most prestigious Harvard Medical School teaching hospitals – the Peter Bent…
first Magnetic resonance imaging of human
On Jul. 3, 1977, Dr. Raymond Damadian achieved the first human nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) image — a cross-section…
Biogen was founded
In 1978, Biogen was established in 1978 by a group of scientists and three venture capitalists as Biogen…
Prenatal DNA sequencing was developed at Boston Children’s
In 1978, Boston Children’s researcher Stuart Orkin and his team developed a new DNA sequencing technique for prenatal…
Dana-Farber received NCI Comprehensive Cancer Center designation
In 1977, Dana-Farber (DF) received National Cancer Institute (NCI) Comprehensive Cancer Center designation one of the first in…
Virus particle structure was determined
In 1977, Harvard Medical School researcher Stephen C. Harrison first determined the structure of an intact virus particle,…
Howard Martin Temin and David Baltimore were awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine
In 1975, Howard Temin, professor of oncology in the McArdle Laboratory, and David Baltimore, fromm Massachusetts Institute of…
Noninvasive fetal heart monitoring was developed at the Boston Hospital for Women
In 1973, clinicians at the Boston Hospital for Women, now part of Brigham and Womenï¾’s, developed noninvasive fetal…
PET scan pioneered at Mass General
In 1970, Massachusetts General Hospital researchers pioneered the positron emission tomography (PET) scan, enabling noninvasive looks at functional…
Intra-aortic balloon catheter was developed
In 1969, Massachusetts General Hospital cardiac surgeons collaborated in the development of an intra-aortic balloon catheter.
Long-term human blood storage first made practical
In 1964, Massachusetts General Hospital made practical for the first time the long-term storage of human blood.
First successful human limb reattachment was performed
In 1962, a surgical team, led by Ronald Malt at Massachusetts General Hospital, performed a replantation of a…
First use of protein beam therapy to treat humors of the eye, neck, and brain
In 1960, Massachusetts General Hospital clinicians became the first to use proton beam therapy to treat tumors of…
The Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation recruited biochemist A Baird Hastings from Harvard University
In 1959, the Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation recruited noted biochemist A. Baird Hastings from Harvard University, whose…
The term agribusiness is coined by Harvard Business School’s Ray Goldberg
In 1957, the term agribusiness was coined by Harvard Business School’s Ray Goldberg.
Dr. David Hume, a pioneer transplant surgeon, was appointed chairman and professor of surgery at the Medical College of Virginia
In 1956, Dr. David Hume, a pioneer transplant surgeon, was appointed chairman and professor of surgery at The…
Plastic blood bag was invented
In 1953, William P. Murphy, Jr., an American doctor working with colleague Carl Walter, developed the blood bag…
Felix Bloch and Edward Mills Purcell were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics
In 1952, Felix Bloch at Stanford University and Edward Mills Purcell at Harvard University were awarded the Nobel…
Schepens Eye Research Institute was founded
In 1950, Schepens Eye Research Institute of Massachusetts Eye and Ear was founded to fight blindness by developing…
A team of Harvard researchers found that the poliovirus could be grown in non-neural tissue cultures
In 1949, a team of Harvard researchers led by Dr. John F. Enders found that the poliovirus could…
Norman Borlaug received his Ph.D. in plant pathology from the University of Minnesota
Norman E. Borlaug received his Ph.D. in plant pathology from the University of Minnesota. Norman E. Borlaug graduated…
Edwin Cohn developed cold ethanol fractionation
In 1940, Edwin Cohn, a professor of biological chemistry at Harvard Medical School, developed cold ethanol fractionation, the…
Norman E Borlaug graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BS in Forestry
In 1940, Norman E. Borlaug graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BS in Forestry. Dr. Borlaug’s…
William Perry Murphy, University of Oregon shared the 1934 Nobel Prize for Medicine
In 1934, William Perry Murphy, who shared the Nobel Prize for Medicine for discoveries concerning liver therapy in…
The first iron lung was used to treat polio patients
On Oct. 12, 1928, the first iron lung was used at Boston Children’s Hospital by Harvard Medical School…
The iron lung was invented
In 1927, the iron lung was developed by Philip Drinker and Louis Agassiz Shaw at Harvard School of…