First of 3 diagnostic tests for SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus available from bioMerieux
On Mar. 11, 2020, bioMerieux announced the forthcoming launch of 3 different tests to address the COVID-19 epidemic…
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CerTest Biotec and BD announced COVID-19 diagnostic test
On Mar. 10, 2020, BCerTest Biotec, along with BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) announced that the VIASURE SARS-CoV-2…
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UCSD researchers discovered that a type of DNA-repairing enzyme is neutralized by DNA lesions caused by exposure to ultraviolet light
On Aug. 22, 2018, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) researchers with colleagues in Spain and Finland, described…
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Thomas Brock and Hudson Freeze receive the Golden Goose Award
On Sept. 19, 2013, Thomas Brock and Hudson Freeze received the Golden Goose Award for their discovery of…
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The CDC received FDA approval for a highly sensitive influenza PCR assay
In 2008, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)…
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Biotechnology | CDC | Diagnostics | Genomics | Infectious Disease | Therapeutics | Vaccine
The CDC responded to U.S. outbreak of mpox, first human Mpox outside of Africa
On Jul. 8, 2003, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced a total of 71…
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Thomas Brock and undergraduate student Hudson Freeze published their discovery of Thermus aquaticus
In August 1997, Thomas Brock and undergraduate student Hudson Freeze published their discovery of Thermus aquaticus, which they…
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Livermore National Lab delivered the first fully portable, battery-powered, real-time DNA analysis system to the US Army
In 1996, Livermore National Lab delivered to the U.S. Army for testing the first fully portable, battery-powered, real-time…
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Kary B. Mullis was awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry
In 1993, Kary B. Mullis of La Jolla, CA and a graduate of the University of California at…
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Allan Wilson and Svante Pabo analyzed DNA of the now-extinct Tasmanian tiger
In 1989, Allan Wilson and Svante Paabo analyzed DNA of the now-extinct Tasmanian tiger to demonstrate they could…
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Integrated DNA Technologies was founded in Coralville, Iowa
In 1987, Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT), a University of Iowa spin-off company founded by Dr. Joseph Walder, established…
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The polymerase chain reaction technique (PCR) was introduced
In 1983, Kary Mullis, PhD, a scientist at the Cetus Corp., conceived of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) as…
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Thermus aquaticus was first discovered in Yellowstone National Park
In 1966, Thermus aquaticus was first discovered in the Mushroom Pool of Lower Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National…
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Perkin-Elmer was founded
On Apr. 19, 1937, Perkin-Elmer was founded by Richard Perkin, a banker and Charles Elmer, a court reporter…
