Lilly plans to more than double U.S. manufacturing investment since 2020 exceeding $50 billion
In Feb. 26, 2025, Eli Lilly announced that it plans to bolster its domestic medicine production across therapeutic…
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Suspected Outbreak of Trichinellosis in North Carolina Associated with Undercooked Bear Meat
On Oct. 10, 2024, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that a 2023 presumed outbreak…
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Study Analyzed Potato-Pathogen ‘Arms Race’ After Irish Famine
On Aug. 5, 2024, North Carolina State University researchers revealed that an examination of the genetic material found…
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Novo Nordisk announced 4.1 billion USD investment to expand US manufacturing capacity
On Jun. 24, 2024, Novo Nordisk announced plans to invest 4.1 billion US dollars to build a second…
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Bezos Earth Fund Grant Created Sustainable Protein Research Hub at NC State
On May 31, 2024, the Bezos Center for Sustainable Protein launched at North Carolina State University. The Bezos…
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President Biden announced the appoint of Dr. Mandy Cohen as director of the CDC
On Jun. 6, 2023, President Biden announced the appointment of Dr. Mandy Cohen as Director of the Centers…
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Bivalent boosters provided better protection against severe COVID-19
On Feb. 7, 2023, an NIH funded study by University of North Carolina reported that Bivalent booster vaccines…
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Wake Forest CCSG cut from 5 years to 3 as center changes leadership, administrative structure
May 27, 2022, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) truncated the just-renewed five-year Cancer Center Support Grant held by…
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Study found that for the unvaccinated, reinfection by COVID-19 was likely
On Oct. 19, 2021, National Science Foundation funded scientists at the Yale School of Public Health and the…
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Moderna announced agreement with Thermo Fisher for fill/finish manufacturing of COVID-19 vaccine
On Jun. 1, 2021, Moderna announced that it had entered into an agreement with Thermo Fisher Scientific for…
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AIM ImmunoTech announced first COVID-19-induced chronic fatigue ﾓLong Haulerﾔ patient dosed with Ampligen
On Jan. 5, 2021, AIM ImmunoTech announced that the active AMP-511 Expanded Access Program (EAP) had dosed its…
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Bayer acquired Asklepios BioPharmaceutical for $40 billion
On Oct. 26, 2020, Bayer announced the acquisition of Asklepios BioPharmaceutical, a North Carolina-headquartered biopharmaceutical company specialized in…
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Novavax and FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies initiated large scale manufacturing of COVID-19 vaccine candidate
On Jul. 23, 2020, Novavax and FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies announced an agreement to manufacture bulk drug substance for…
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Biogen and MIT launched virtual learning lab for high school students historically underrepresented in science
On May 28, 2020, Biogen and the Lemelson-MIT Program (LMIT) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology announced the…
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Henry Schein named exclusive distributor of second point-of-care antibody rapid test
On Apr. 1, 2020, Henry Schein announced that it will serve as the exclusive distributor in the U.S….
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Seqirus’ Received Health Canada approval of first cell-based seasonal influenza vaccine
On Dec. 11, 2019, Seqirus announced that its cell-based quadrivalent influenza vaccine (QIVc) had received approval from Health…
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Seqirus’ Next Generation Cell-based Influenza Vaccine Shows Significantly Greater Effectiveness Compared to Standard Egg-based Options in the 2017-18 US Influenza Season
On Dec. 5, 2018, Seqirus, a CSL subsidiary, announced real-world data showing that its cell-based quadrivalent influenza vaccine…
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CDC published ACIP recommendations for use of herpes zoster vaccines
On Jan. 26, 2018, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’ (CDC) Immunization Practices Advisory Committee (ACIP)…
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Norman “Ned” Sharpless was sworn in as the 15th Director of the National Cancer Institute
On Oct. 17, 2017, Norman “Ned” Sharpless was sworn in as the 15th Director of the National Cancer…
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Seqirus announced major advances in pandemic preparedness
On Aug. 7, 2017, Seqirus announced that the accelerated development of cell-based manufacturing technology at its state-of-the-art manufacturing…
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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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Patheon completed it IPO
On Jul. 26, 2016, Patheon announced the closing of its initial public offering of 34,226,191 of its ordinary…
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FDA approved Hiberix for full Hib vaccineﾠ series
On Apr. 29, 2016, GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, received U.S. Food and Drug Administration…
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Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2015 awarded to Tomas Lindahl, Paul Modrich and Aziz Sancar
On Oct. 7, 2015, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2015 was awarded to Tomas Lindahl, Francis Crick…
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RTP announced plans for a $50 million redevelopment
On Oct. 1, 2015 the President and CEO of the Research Triangle Foundation (RTP), Bob Geolas, announced RTP’s…
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The North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy received $100 million donation from Fred Eshelman
On Dec. 3, 2014, Fred Eshelman, CEO and founder of Wilmington-based PPD Inc. and a member of the…
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David H Murdock announced endowment for DHMRI
On Sept. 30, 2014, David H. Murdock, owner and chair of Castle & Cooke, and builder and founder…
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Grifols opened state-of-the-art facility in Clayton to advance treatment of rare and life-threatening diseases
On Jun. 17, 2014, Grifols opened state-of-the-art North Fractionation Facility (NFF) in Clayton, NC, where production capacity of…
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Myron Cohen received the North Carolina Award for Science
On Oct. 22, 2013 Myron Cohen received the North Carolina Award for Science. Dr. Cohen is a University…
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Duke Cancer Institute opened the Duke Cancer Center, a new 7-floor building
On Feb. 27, 2012, the Duke Cancer Institute opened a new 267,000-square-foot, $235 million Cancer Center that included…
