VGTI Florida turned over remaining assets to creditors: the City of Port St Lucie and the State of Florida
On Oct. 1, 2015, the Vaccine & Gene Therapy Institute of Florida (VGTI Florida) announced plans to turn…
VGTI Florida announced plans to close research institute
On Aug. 14, 2015, The Vaccine & Gene Therapy Institute of Florida (VGTI Florida) announced plans to close…
OHSU sets fundraising record by meeting $1 billion challenge from Nike co-founder and wife
On Jun. 24, 2015, Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) announced it had met Nike co-founder Phil Knight…
OHSU research building named for noted molecular biologist
On Jun. 4, 2015, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) announced it had named a research building after…
OHSU and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory team up to accelerate biomedical discovery
On May 6, 2015, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU and the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National…
Casey Eye Institute researchers develop technology to address blindness
On Apr. 24, 2015, researchers led by David Huang, M.D., Ph.D. at Oregon Health Sciences University’s (OHSU) Casey…
Genentech announced plans to invest $125 million in Hillsboro facility
On Mar. 26, 2015, Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, announced plans to invest more than $125…
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory constructed new chemistry facility
On Mar. 19, 2015, a contract was awarded to DGR Grant Construction of Richland, Washington, to build a…
OHSU, partners Kineta, U of Washington, VGTI Florida awarded $10 million NIH contract to develop new vaccine adjuvants
On Oct. 20, 2014, Oregon Health & Science University’s Vaccine & Gene Therapy Institute (OHSU) announced it was…
OHSU Knight Cancer Challenge announced $100 million gift
On Jul. 28, 2014, OHSU announced it has received a $100 million gift from an unnamed donor who…
OHSU announced creation of new embryonic stem cell and gene therapy center
On Mar. 5, 2014, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) announced the creation of the Center for Embryonic…
Thermo Fisher announced it has completed its acquisition of Life Technologies (formerly Microprobe)
On Feb. 3, 2014, Thermo Fisher announced it had completed its acquisition of Life Technologies for $76.13 in…
Bend Research was acquired by Capsugel
On Oct. 1, 2013, Capsugel announced it had completed its acquisition of Bend Research. The company was founded…
OHSU launched a $25 million clinical and translational science initiative against lethal, hard-to-treat pancreatic disease
On Sept. 12, 2013, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) announced it had received two gifts totaling $25…
Mountain pine beetle genome was decoded
On Mar. 27, 2013, researchers at the University of British Columbia and Canada’s Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre…
The OHSU/OSU Collaborative Life Sciences Building and Skourtes Tower ‘Topped Out’
On Jan. 17, 2013, E Dunn Construction announced it had topped out the OHSU/OUS Collaborative Life Sciences Building…
Oregon Health & Science University Received $125 Million Gift From Nike Founder
On Sept. 19, 2012, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) in Portland announced that it had received a…
Grateful family left more than $10 million to support OHSU
On Sept. 10, 2012, Oregon Health Science University (OHSU) announced the estate of Garthe and Grace Brown designated…
OHSU’s Oregon National Primate Research Center opened dedicated lab space
On Mar. 27, 2012, the Oregon National Primate Research Center at OHSU dedicated a new home for its…
OHSU-led consortium awarded $21 million grant to study alcoholism, stress
On Mar. 8, 2012, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) awarded a five-year, $21 million…
Mice bred to more closely resemble a genetic variation in humans help target an annual outbreak: the flu
On Feb. 21, 2012, as part of a national collaboration, Oregon Health & Science University researchers were studying…
Samantha Lewis at OSU won the Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution Undergraduate Diversity Mentoring Award
In 2012, Samantha Lewis, a senior in the Oregon State University College of Science, won the Society for…
The OHSU/OSU Collaborative Life Sciences Building broke ground
On Oct. 13, 2011, the OHSU/OSU Collaborative Life Sciences Building (CLSB) broke ground on the new $295 million…
Synthetech was acquired by W R Grace
On Nov. 18, 2010, W. R. Grace & Co. announced it had completed its acquisition of Albany-based Synthetech,…
Synthetech announced Bankruptcy Court approval of merger with W R Grace
On Oct. 18, 2010, W. R. Grace received approval from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of…
Driskill Foundation awarded $5 million to advance OHSU’s pioneering research in novel brain tumor treatment
On Aug. 25, 2010, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) announced a $5 million grant from the Walter…
Genentech opened its Hillsboro facility
On Apr. 10, 2010, Genentech opened its $400 million manufacturing center in Hillsboro, Oregon. The 75-acre property campus…
OHSU, University of Washington scientists partner to form regional center aimed at combating infectious diseases
On Apr. 15, 2009, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) and the University of Washington (UW), along with…
James Carrington, a professor of botany at Oregon State University was elected to the National Academy of Sciences
On Feb. 25, 2008, Oregon State University’s James Carrington, a professor of botany and plant pathology and a…
Lung oncology expert Alan Sandler, MD joined the Knight Cancer Institute
On Jan. 21, 2009, the Knight Cancer Institute announced the recruitment of lung oncology expert Alan Sandler, M.D.,…