Mesa Biotech to ship 10,000 Accula SARS-CoV-2 tests for 30 minute rapid molecular point of care diagnosis
On Apr. 7, 2020, Mesa Biotech announced it was shipping 10,000 of its Accula SARS-CoV-2 molecular rapid point…
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Pluristem and Charit’ University of Medicine Berlin joinly target potential treatment for respiratory and inflammatory Intratissue complications caused by COVID-19
On Mar. 12, 2020, Pluristem Therapeutics announced it a collaborative agreement with the BIH Center for Regenerative Therapy…
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Amgen acquired worldwide rights to psoriasis drug Otezla (apremilast) For $13.4 Billion
On Aug. 26, 2019, Amgen acquired worldwide rights to Otezla (apremilast), the only oral, non-biologic treatment for psoriasis…
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Eleventh U.S. CRISPR-Cas9 Patent Awarded to University of California, U Vienna, Charpentier
On Aug. 20, 2019, the eleventh U.S. CRISPR-Cas9 patent was awarded to University of California (UC), the University…
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Chembio Diagnostics and Takeda Pharmaceutical announced collaboration to develop point-of-care diagnostic test
On Jul. 18, 2019, Chembio Diagnostics announced a collaboration with Shire Human Genetic Therapies, a wholly owned subsidiary…
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Pascal Biosciences commenced cannabinoid testing of human volunteers and patients
On Jan. 24, 2019, Pascal Biosciences announced the testing of cannabinoids in human subjects for its immune stimulatory…
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Jackson Lab Wins fight over CRISPR patent
On Jan. 3, 2017, the Jackson Laboratory announced it had obtained CRISPR licenses from the University of California,…
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Gary K. Michelson donated $50 million to USC to fund the Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience
On Jan. 13, 2014, Gary K. Michelson, a retired orthopaedic spinal surgeon whose groundbreaking work generated more than…
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Syntrix Biosystems won $115 million judgment in patent case against Illumina, the largest patent verdict in Washington state history
On Nov. 7, 2013 – Syntrix Biosystems announced a federal court in Tacoma, had granted the Auburn-based company…
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U.S. Supreme Court ruled that naturally occurring DNA cannot be patented
On Jun. 13, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court Justices ruled 9-0 that naturally occurring DNA cannot be patented,…
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USPTO implemented the first-inventor-to-file provisions of the America Invents Act
On Mar. 16, 2013, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) implemented the first inventor to file (FITF)…
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First patent application granted for CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing in all environments
On May 25, 2012, Drs. Jennifer Doudna, Emanulle Charpentier, Martin Jinek of UC Berkeley and Krzystof Chylinski of…
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President Obama signed the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act
On Sept. 16, 2012 at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Virginia, President Obama…
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The Medicines Patent Pool was founded
In 2010, the Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) was founded by Unitaid. Its vision was that non-exclusive voluntary licensing…
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UI Microbiology Professor Mark Stinski made the discoveries of CMV promoter and was named Iowa Inventor of the Year
On Sept. 30, 2003, University of Iowa (UI) Microbiology Professor Mark Stinski made the discoveries of CMV promoter…
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The Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act was signed into law
On Jan. 4, 2002, The Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act was signed into law, established a process for…
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Diagnostics | FDA | Medicine | Pharmaceutical | Therapeutics
The Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act improved safety and efficacy of patented and off-patent medicines for children
In 2002, the U.S. Congress passed the Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act that improved safety and efficacy of…
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James Watson resigned as head of Human Genome Project over NIH efforts to patent gene fragments
In April 1993, James Watson resigned as head of National Human Genome Research Institute (NCHGR) following allegations that…
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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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Cellpro announced its initial public offering
On Aug. 26, 1991, Cellpro announced its initial public offering. CellPro, founded in Bothell, Washington, developed the CEPRATE…
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Honeycrisp apple cultivar developed at the Minnesota Ag Experiment Station
In 1991, Honeycrisp (Malus pumila), an apple cultivar (cultivated variety) developed at the Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station’s Horticultural…
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The California Supreme Court ruled that a patient does not have rights to profits derived from his cell line
In 1990, the California Supreme Court rules in the case involving Seattle’s John Moore that a patient does…
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Ohio University received patent on gene-transfer
On Oct. 10, 1989, Ohio University (OU) announced that it had received a patent for a genetic engineering…
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Cellpro was founded
In 1989, CellPro was founded in Bothell as a spin-off from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. The…
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Generic Animal Drug and Patent Term Restoration Act extended to veterinary products benefits given human drugs under the 1984 Drug Act
On Nov. 16, 1988, the President signed into law the Generic Animal Drug and Patent Term Restoration Act….
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The Harvard Mouse, created by molecular geneticists, becomes the first mammal patented in the U.S.
On Apr. 12, 1988, OncoMouse became the first animal to be patented in the United States (U.S. Patent 4,736,866)….
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Drs. Fletcher Taylor and Charles Esmon at the OMRF established filed for a patent on discoveries fore blood clots
In 1988, Dr. Fletcher Taylor and Dr. Charles Esmon from the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) filed for…
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The National Cance Institute Office of Technology Development was established
On Oct. 24, 1987, the Office of Technology Development was established in the National Cancer Institute Office of…
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Laser is first used in corrective eye surgery
In 1987, ophthalmologist, Steven Trokel performed the first laser surgery on a patient’s eyes, and later patented the…
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Procyte Corp. was founded
In 1986, Procyte Corp. was founded as a Kirkland, Washington-based medical skin care company that developed and marketed…
