On Mar. 20, 2006, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center announced that it had joined the Lance Armstrong…
In 2006, Calistoga Pharmaceuticals was founded as a Seattle-based spin-off from ICOS Corp. that was dedicated to developing…
On Jul. 16, 2005, Virginia Mason Medical Center opened an expanded Center for Hyperbaric Medicine on Seattle’s First…
On Jul. 13, 2005, The Life Sciences Discovery Fund Authority (LSDF) was established and a total of $350…
On Jul. 12, 2005, Corixa Corp., based on First Hill in Seattle, was acquired by Glaxosmithkline (GSK) for…
On Jun. 22, 2005, the Fred Hutchinson Business Alliance announced that the 2005 E. Donnall Thomas Medal of…
On Feb. 28, 2005, Quinton Cardiology Systems and Cardiac Science announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement…
In 2005, Dr. Michael Mulligan from the University of Washington performed Seattle Cancer Care Alliance’s (SCCA) first video-assisted…
On Oct. 4, 2004, the Nobel Assembly announced the award of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine…
On Sept. 14, 2004, researchers at OHSU and OHSU’s Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute announced a collaboration with…
On Nov. 21, 2003, Cialis (tadalafil), discovered through a Glaxo Wellcome and ICOS Corp. partnership, was approved by…
On Sept. 16, 2003, The Allen Institute for Brain Science, a division of the Allen Institute, was established…
On Jun. 20, 2003, NanoString Technologies was incorporated in Seattle as a spin-off from the Institute for Systems…
On May 22, 2003, Amgen announced it was relocating its cancer research division to Seattle following its acquisition…
On April 23, 2003, Dr. Vincent Poitout at the Pacific Northwest Research Foundation won the Thomas R. Lee…
On Apr. 2, 2003, the Virginia Mason Research Center, located in Seattle, was renamed Benaroya Research Institute at…
On Jan. 10, 2003, long-term efficacy and safety of etanercept (Enbrel) was found in children with polyarticular-course juvenile…
On Nov. 12, 2002, Cialis, a medication to treat male erectile dysfunction, manufactured by Eli Lilly and Company,…
On Jul. 16, 2002, Amgen completed it’s acquisition of Immunex Corporation for $16 billion in stock and net…
On May 7, 2002, Quinton Cardiology Systems held its Initial Public Offering raising $28 million. The Bothell, Washington…
On Jan. 10, 2002, ZymoGenetics, a former Novo Nordisk subsidiary, announced its IPO at $12.00 per share with…
On Dec. 17, 2001, the acquisition of Immunex by Amgen was announced for $16 billion in stock and…
On Nov. 5, 2001, following the events of September 11, the Institute of Medicine again called for creation…
On Oct. 8, 2001, Dr. Leland ‘Lee’ Hartwell from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center was awarded the Nobel…
On Jul. 24, 2001, the largest-ever prostate cancer prevention study was launched by the National Cancer Institute and…
On Mar. 7, 2001, Seattle Genetics launched its IPO and sold 7 million shares at $7 per share…
On Jan. 19, 2001, the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance outpatient clinic opened, the final phase in a more…
On Jan. 12, 2001, Corus Pharma was incorporated as a private venture-backed development stage biopharmaceutical company focused on…
In 2001, the Northwest Lions Eye Bank merged with the Montana Eye Bank. SightLife, based in Washington state,…
In 2001, the Fred Hutchinson Business Alliance announced that the 2001 E. Donnall Thomas Medal of Achievement would…