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A 2-year-old boy in the Guinean village of Meliandou fell ill with Ebola
Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Life Science History | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics | Vaccine | WHO

A 2-year-old boy in the Guinean village of Meliandou fell ill with Ebola

On Dec. 26, 2013, a 2-year-old boy in the remote Guinean village of Meliandou fell ill with a…

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CDC published guidance for HBV protection and postexposure management of healthcare personnel
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CDC published guidance for HBV protection and postexposure management of healthcare personnel

On Dec. 20, 2013, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published guidance for HBV protection…

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Siteman Cancer Center debuted the first single-vault proton therapy center in the country
Biotechnology | Medical Device | Non-Profit Research | Oncology | Therapeutics

Siteman Cancer Center debuted the first single-vault proton therapy center in the country

On Dec. 19, 2013, the Siteman Cancer Center debuted the first single-vault proton therapy center in the U.S.:…

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Merck recalled one batch of Gardasil, a human papillomavirus vaccine
Life Science History | Vaccine

Merck recalled one batch of Gardasil, a human papillomavirus vaccine

On Dec. 16, 2013, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was informed by Merck that the…

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Juno Theraputics was founded
Biotechnology | Therapeutics

Juno Theraputics was founded

On Dec. 3, 2013, Juno Theraputics, a biotechnology company focused on bringing forward novel immunotherapies for cancer, was…

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Researchers at the Princess Margaret Hospital in Toronto halted cancer growth by targeting cancer stem cells
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Researchers at the Princess Margaret Hospital in Toronto halted cancer growth by targeting cancer stem cells

On Dec. 1, 2013, researchers at the Princess Margaret Hospital in Toronto, led by Dr. John Dick, announced…

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Project Tycho published in the New England Journal of Medicine
Biotechnology | Vaccine

Project Tycho published in the New England Journal of Medicine

On Nov. 28, 2013 “Project Tycho,” was a mammoth study that tracked nearly 88 million cases of disease…

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The first-ever living, three-dimensional human arrhythmic heart tissue is bioengineered at the University of Toronto
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The first-ever living, three-dimensional human arrhythmic heart tissue is bioengineered at the University of Toronto

On Nov. 20, 2013, researchers at the University of Toronto’s Institute of Biomaterials & Biomedical Engineering and the…

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Indiana Biosciences Research Institute reached $50 millionᅠstart-up funding goal
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Indiana Biosciences Research Institute reached $50 millionᅠstart-up funding goal

On Nov. 19, 2013, the Indiana Biosciences Research Institute (IBRI) was initially funded with $50 million provided by…

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Fund raising began for the Indiana Biosciences Research Institute
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Fund raising began for the Indiana Biosciences Research Institute

On Nov. 19, 2013, the Indiana Biosciences Research Institute announced that it had reached the first $50 million…

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CDC published new recommendations for use of Japaneseᅠ encephalitis vaccine in children
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CDC published new recommendations for use of Japaneseᅠ encephalitis vaccine in children

On Nov. 15, 2013, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted to extend existing recommendations for use…

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Genentech drug Gazyva (obinutuzumab) was approved
Biotechnology | FDA | Oncology | Therapeutics

Genentech drug Gazyva (obinutuzumab) was approved

On Nov. 13, 2013, Genentech announced that it’s drug Gazyva (obinutuzumab) was approved by the U.S. Food and…

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The Roux Prize was established
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The Roux Prize was established

On Nov. 9, 2013, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington launched…

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The Alberta Human Tissue and Organ Donation Amendment Act was passed
Biotechnology | Organ Transplant

The Alberta Human Tissue and Organ Donation Amendment Act was passed

On Nov. 8, 2013, the Human Tissue and Organ Donation Amendment Act (Bill 207) was passed. The Act…

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Syntrix Biosystems won $115 million judgment in patent case against Illumina, the largest patent verdict in Washington state history
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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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Karmanos Cancer Institute joined McLaren Health Care
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Karmanos Cancer Institute joined McLaren Health Care

On Oct. 30, 2013, the Karmanos Cancer Institute and McLaren Health Care signed an agreement that created the…

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Largest international study of Alzheimer’s genes was published
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Largest international study of Alzheimer’s genes was published

On Oct. 28, 2013, Columbia University Medical Center announced publication of a Meta-analysis of 74,046 individuals that identified…

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A second $10 million gift from Jerre and Mary Joy Stead advances children’s medicine at the University of Iowa
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A second $10 million gift from Jerre and Mary Joy Stead advances children’s medicine at the University of Iowa

On Oct. 24, 2013, the University of Iowa (IA) announced a second $10 million gift commitment from Jerre…

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Kern Family donated $100 million to Mayo Clinic to transform health care
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Kern Family donated $100 million to Mayo Clinic to transform health care

On Oct. 23, 2013, the Mayo Clinic announced that Robert and Patricia Kern have given $100 million to…

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Myron Cohen received the North Carolina Award for Science
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Myron Cohen received the North Carolina Award for Science

On Oct. 22, 2013 Myron Cohen received the North Carolina Award for Science. Dr. Cohen is a University…

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Bend Research was acquired by Capsugel
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Bend Research was acquired by Capsugel

On Oct. 1, 2013, Capsugel announced it had completed its acquisition of Bend Research. The company was founded…

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Nike co-founder Phil Knight and wife Penny issued $1 billion cancer challenge
Biotechnology | Non-Profit Research | Oncology | Radiology | Therapeutics

Nike co-founder Phil Knight and wife Penny issued $1 billion cancer challenge

On Sept. 21, 2013, philanthropists Phil and Penny Knight pledged $500 million to kick-start a $1 billion cancer…

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Thomas Brock and Hudson Freeze receive the Golden Goose Award
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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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Parasite makes mice lose fear of cats permanently
Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Life Science History | Veterinary

Parasite makes mice lose fear of cats permanently

On Sept. 18, 2013, it was reported a parasite that infects up to one-third of people around the…

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Siberian tiger genome sequenced
Genomics | Life Science History

Siberian tiger genome sequenced

On Sept. 17, 2013 researchers at the South Korea’s Personal Genomics Institute in Suwon reported the mapping of…

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OHSU launched a $25 million clinical and translational science initiative against lethal, hard-to-treat pancreatic disease
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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…

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National Vaccine Advisory Committee released revised “Standards for Adult Immunization Practice”
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National Vaccine Advisory Committee released revised “Standards for Adult Immunization Practice”

On Sept. 10, 2013, the National Vaccine Advisory Committee released revised “Standards for Adult Immunization Practice.”

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The NY Genome Center was founded

On Sept. 9, 2013, the New York Genome Center (NYGC) was founded.

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Richard Scheller won Lasker Award
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Richard Scheller won Lasker Award

On Sept. 9, 2013 Genentech announced that Richard Scheller, Ph.D., Executive VP, Research and Early Development, was a…

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U..S judge approved Kodak plan to exit bankruptcy
CMO | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Materials

U..S judge approved Kodak plan to exit bankruptcy

On Aug, 20, 2013, Eastman Kodak announced that it had received court approval for a plan to emerge…

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