H. Stewart Parker founded Targeted Genetics Corp. in Seattle
In 1989, H. Stewart Parker became CEO of Targeted Genetics, an Immunex Corp. spin-off in Seattle. which specialized…
Virginia Merrill Bloedel Hearing Research Center established with $7 million gift from Prentice Bloedel
On Dec. 16, 1988, the Virginia Merrill Bloedel Hearing Research Center was established through a $7 million gift…
Landmarks Preservation Board officially designated the Seattle City Light Steam Plant building and Hydro House as Historical Landmarks
On Mar. 2, 1988, the Landmarks Preservation Board officially designated the Seattle City Light Steam Plant building and…
Dr. Gerald Nepom, director of the Virginia Mason Research Center, discovered genetic marker for Type I diabetes
In 1987, Dr. Gerald Nepom, the former director of the Virginia Mason Research Center, now known as the…
Positron emission tomograph (PET) installed at the University of Washington
On Oct. 1, 1986, Positron emission tomograph (PET) and Computed tomography (CTC) were installed at the University of…
Microsoft Corporation completed an Initial Public Offering
On Mar. 13, 1986, Microsoft Corporation, founded by Bill Gates Jr. and the late Paul Allen in 1975,…
Procyte Corp. was founded
In 1986, Procyte Corp. was founded as a Kirkland, Washington-based medical skin care company that developed and marketed…
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The Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine was established
in May 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed into law a bill that established the Foundation for the Advancement…
Hollister-Stier Laboratories became a division of the Miles Pharmaceutical Group
In 1983, Hollister-Stier Laboratories became a division of the Miles Pharmaceutical Group. Hollister-Stier Laboratories, located in Spokane, was…
The nation’s first cancer prevention program was established at the the Fred Hutch
In 1982, the Fred Hutch established the Cancer Prevention Program in Seattle, which has made key contributions to…
ZymoGenetics was incorporated
On Jun. 22, 1981, ZymoGenetics was founded by University of Washington professors Earl Davie and Benjamin Hall, and…
Immunex Corporation was founded
In 1981, Immunex Corporation was founded by Stephen Duzan, and Christopher Henney and Steven Gillis from the Hutchinson…
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Imre Corp was founded
In 1981, Imre Corp. (Immune Response Systems, Inc.) was founded in Seattle. The company developed the Prosorba Column,…
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The NIH Clinical Center was designated the “Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center of the National Institutes of Health”
On Dec. 12, 1980, the U.S. Senate passed Joint Resolution 213 which designated the National Institutes of Health’s…
The CDC assisted in the study of health effects related to the Mount St Helens volcanic eruption
On May 30, 1980, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a report of health…
First endowed chair at UW School of Medicine created in memory of Dr. Robert H Williams, founding chair of Department of Medicine
On Mar. 4, 1980, the first endowed chair at University of Washington School of Medicine created in memory…
The University of Washington Health Sciences Building was renamed the Magnuson Health Sciences Center
On Oct. 3, 1978, the University of Washington Health Sciences Building was renamed the Magnuson Health Sciences Center…
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PATH was founded with seed money from the Ford Foundation
On May 12, 1977, the Program for the Introduction and Adaptation of Contraceptive Technology (PIACT) was founded by…
Issaquah Group for Health and Environmental Research (Center for Infectious Disease Research) was founded
On Mar. 26, 1976, the Issaquah Group for Health and Environmental Research (Center for Infectious Disease Research) was…
Dr. E. Donnall Thomas brought his pioneering work in bone marrow transplantation to the Fred Hutch
In 1975, Dr. E. Donnall Thomas, a pioneer in bone marrow transplantation, secured a permanent treatment home at…
University of Washington researchers published first reports of ultrasonic duplex scanning for arterial and venous disorders
On Mar. 1, 1974, researchers from the University of Washington (UW) published in Transactions in Biomedical Engineering, the…
Dixy Lee Ray, Chairperson of the Atomic Energy Commission, visited Livermore
In Nov. 1973, Dixy Lee Ray, Chairperson of the Atomic Energy Commission, visited Livermore. Ray, an american scientist…
Medic One went into operation as an on-the-scene, emergency response system
On Mar. 7, 1970, Medic One went into operation in King County, Washington as an on-the-scene, emergency response…
Seattle began fluoridation of the water supply
On Jan. 12, 1970, Seattle begans fluoridation of the water supply. The controversial action came more than a…
President Nixon signed National Environmental Policy Act into law
On Jan. 1, 1970, President Richard Nixon signed the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) into law and launched…
Advanced Technology Laboratories (ATL) was founded
In 1969, Advanced Technology Laboratories was founded in 1969 and became one of the leading diagnostic ultrasound imaging…
World’s first successful experimental coronary artery bypass graft operation was performed at the Hope Heart Institute
On Oct. 27, 1967, Dr. Lester R. Sauvage performed the first ‘bloodless’ open-heart surgery in the Northwest on…
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory was founded
In 1965, the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, now known as Battelle Pacific Northwest Division, was founded in 1965…
The Hutch Award’s was created by MLB in honor of the late Fred Hutchinson who died of cancer one year earlier at the age of 45
In 1965, The Hutch Award’s was created in honor of the late Fred Hutchinson, the courageous and inspirational…
The Mini-1 was delivered to the University of Washington Hospital
On Jun. 1, 1964, the Mini-1 dialysis machine was delivered to the University of Washington (UW) Hospital and…