Oregon Health & Science University researchers unlocked HIV vaccine candidate’s mysteries 20 years later
On Mar. 25, 2021, about two decades after first devising a new kind of vaccine, Oregon Health &…
TGen study predicted changing Lyme disease habitat across the West Coast
On Mar. 16, 2021, TGen announced a study that suggested ecosystems suitable for harboring ticks that carry debilitating…
Lonza expanded solid form services for small molecule drugs
On Feb. 16, 2021, Lonza, formerly Bend Research, announced that it was expanding and refining first-in-human services at…
Oregon mink farm cleared from SARS-CoV-2; farm quarantine lifted
On Feb. 11, 2021, the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) lifted the quarantine on the Oregon mink farm…
OHSU study revealed SARS-CoV-2 reacted to antibodies of virus from 2003 SARS outbreak
On Jan. 25, 2021, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) announced a new study demonstrated that antibodies generated…
Tests at an Oregon mink farm showed SARS-CoV-2 still present with no virus mutations
On Jan. 13, 2021, the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) continueed to test, survey, and trap at an…
Mink at affected Oregon farm negative for SARS-CoV-2, wildlife surveillance continued
On Dec. 23, 2020, recent tests confirmed mink that tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 at an Oregon farm in…
University of Oregon opened the Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact
On Dec. 2, 2020, the University of Oregon opened the Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific…
Lonza expanded development and manufacturing aapabilities at Bend facility
On Nov. 30, 2020, Lonza announced $10 million investment in its Bend, Oregon facility. Originally known as Bend…
First case of SARS-CoV-2 in mink confirmed in Oregon
On Nov. 27, 2020, the USDA announced that it had confirmed cases of SARS-CoV-2 in mink at one…
OHSU study will screen wastewater, test volunteers for coronavirus
On Nov. 18, 2020, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) announced an initiative that will attempt to discern…
Evidence review confirmed CDC guidance about infectivity of novel coronavirus
On Oct. 20, 2020, researchers at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) and Oregon State University (OSU) reported…
COVID-19 vaccine study shows severe disease preventable in hamsters
On Sept. 3, 2020, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) announced that for the first time, early research…
Arcadia Biosciences acquired proprietary hemp varieties with acquisition of Industrial Seed Innovations
On Sept. 1, 2020, Arcadia Biosciences announced it had completed the purchase of Oregon-based Industrial Seed Innovations (ISI)…
ADHD risk may be linked to inflammation during pregnancy
On Aug. 13, 2020, in a first-of-its-kind study in humans, investigators at the Center for ADHD Research at…
Yale researchers part of new NSF-funded quantum center
On Aug. 4, 2020, Yale University announced it was among the core partners of the new Center for…
Researchers reported fat-based molecules key to Zika virus infection
On Jul. 31, 2020, researchers from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and Oregon Health & Science University…
Successful detailed tracking of major plant disease’s global spread
On Jun. 4, 2020, Agricultural Research Service scientists and their Oregon State University collaborators announced they had developed…
OHSU team designed low-cost ventilators using 3D-printing technology
On Apr. 24, 2020, OHSU announced that a research team led by Albert Chi, M.D., M.S.E., an OHSU…
OHSU received more than $11 million to continue brain, cognitive development research
On Apr. 17, 2020, the NIH announced nearly $290 million of new funding for seven years to research…
OHSU performed the first heart transplant since re-activating program
On Apr. 10, 2020, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) announced that a 68-year-old Oregonian was recovering at…
OHSU launched in-house COVID-19 testing lab
On Apr. 3, 2020, OHSU announced that it had established an in-house COVID-19 testing lab that OHSU staff…
Mary and Ryan Finley donated $3 million to Legacy Health, OHSU to combat COVID-19
On Apr. 3, 2020, OHSU announced that Mary and Ryan Finley, moved by the heroic work of frontline…
$16 million gift from Morris-Singer Foundation established COVID-19 hotline and telemedicine services for primary care
On Mar. 24, 2020, the Andrew and Corey Morris-Singer Foundation donated $1.6 million to OHSU to support the…
Nike leaders donated $7 million to support OHSU’s COVID-19 response
On Mar. 18, 2020, Nike CEO John Donahoe and his wife, Eileen, along with Nike Chairman Mark Parker…
Oregon Health Sciences doctors first to use CRISPR editing for inherited form of blindness
On Mar. 4, 2020, doctors at the Casey Eye Institute at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland…
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Tim and Mary Boyle gave $10 million to OHSU for joint center for biomedical data science
On Feb. 20, 2020, Tim Boyle, CEO of Columbia Sportswear, and his wife, Mary, made a $10 million…
The City of Port St Lucie Council voted to ï¾ Leaseï¾ the former VGTI Florida facility to the ï¾ Cleveland Clinic for $1 per year for 15 years
On Aug. 26, 2019 , the City of Port St. Lucie Council voted 5 to 0 to ï¾ leaseï¾ …
More than 5,000 lives touched by OHSU Kidney Transplant Program
On Jul. 24, 2019, the Oregon Health Science University (OHSU) Transplant Program – one of the oldest, largest…
ICON acquired MolecularMD
On Feb. 21, 2019, ICON announced that it had acquired MolecularMD, a molecular diagnostic specialty laboratory that enables…