National Research Council of Canada contribution played key role in approved Ebola vaccine
On Mar. 20, 2018, in response to the Ebola outbreak that claimed more than 10,000 lives in West…
The Priestley Medal was awarded to Geraldine Richmond
On Mar. 19, 2018, the Priestley Medal was awarded to Geraldine Richmond by the American Chemical Society “to…
New University of British Columbia home for sports medicine and exercise science opened
On Mar. 15, 2018, the University of British Columbia (UBC) home for sports medicine and exercise science opened…
UW Med school formed world’s first Health Metrics Sciences department
On Mar. 15, 2018, the University of Washington School of Medicine announced the establishment of the world’s first…
Norris Healthcare Center opened for patient care
On Mar. 9, 2018, the Keck Medicine of University of Southern California (USC) significantly expanded its patient care…
Seattle Genetics acquired Cascadian Therapeutics
On Mar. 9, 2018, Seattle Genetics announced it had completed its acquisition of Cascadian Therapeutics for approximately $614…
Partner Therapeutics acquired Sanofi’s Leukine and Lynnwood manufacturing facility
On Mar. 9, 2018, Boston-based cancer company Partner Therapeutics announced that it had acquired the global rights to…
Sanofi acquired Bioverativ for $11.6 billion
On Mar. 8, 2018, Sanofi acquired Waltham, Massachusetts-based Bioverativ for for $11.6 billion. Bioverativ’s extended half-life therapies, Eloctate…
Healthy aging research at UBC expanded with $24-million gift
On Mar. 7, 2018, a $24-million donation to the University of British Columbia’s (UBC) faculty of medicine will…
FDA authorized direct-to-consumer test that reports three mutations in the BRCA breast cancer genes
On Mar. 6, 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized 23andMe’s Personal Genome Service Genetic Health Risk…
MMK Foundation donated $1 million to Children’s Health, Southwestern Medical Center
On Feb. 28, 2018, The MMK Foundation, founded by Mark and Marcia King, pledged $1 million to be…
OHSU Doernbecher was the first in PNW to be ACS-verified as a Level 1 pediatric trauma center
On Feb. 22, 2018, OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital was verified as a Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center and…
The CPRIT awarded academic research and prevention grants totaling $73.5 million
On Feb. 21, 2018, the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) awarded 49 new academic research…
Southwestern designated Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Center of Excellence
On Feb. 19, 2018, Southwestern Medical Center announced that it had been certified a Center of Excellence by…
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PNNL and OHSU created joint research co-laboratory to advance precision medicine
On Feb. 14, 2018, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, (PNNL) and Oregon Health & Science University OHSU announced the…
CDC published the 2018 US recommended immunization schedule for 0 through 18 years
On Feb. 9, 2018, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published the 2018 U.S. recommended…
CDC published the 2018 US recommended adult immunization schedule
On Feb. 9, 2018, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published the 2018 U.S. recommended…
FDA published guidance to industry known as the “red book”
On Jan. 31, 2018, the FDA published the first Red Book, the successor to 1949 “black book,” officially…
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CDC published ACIP recommendations for use of herpes zoster vaccines
On Jan. 26, 2018, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’ (CDC) Immunization Practices Advisory Committee (ACIP)…
Cleveland Clinic partnered with Martin Health System for first cardiovascular affiliation in Florida
On Jan. 26, 2018, Cleveland Clinic and Martin Health System announced an affiliation agreement to share best practices…
Scientists Sequenced Genome of Axolotl
On Jan. 24, 2018, a team of researchers led by scientists in Vienna, Dresden and Heidelberg announced they…
Monkey twins first primate clones made by the method that developed Dolly
On Jan. 24, 2018, Chinese scientists announced they had produced two genetically identical long-tailed macaques using the same…
Celgene acquired Juno Therapeutics for $9 billion
On Jan. 22, 2018, Celgene and Juno Therapeutics announced the signing of a merger agreement in which Celgene…
Yale scientist Gunter Wagner received the 2018 Daniel Giraud Elliot Medal
On Jan. 19, 2018, Yale evolutionary geneticist Gunter Wagner received the 2018 Daniel Giraud Elliot Medal from the…
CDC published updated ACIP recommendations for prevention of hepatitis B virus infection
On Jan. 12, 2018, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published updated Immunization Practices Advisory…
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CDC published ACIP recommendations on use of a third dose of MMR during a mumps outbreak
On Jan. 12, 2018, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Immunization Practices Advisory Committee Advisory Committee on…
Connecticut United for Research Excellence (CURE) was renamed BioCT
On Jan. 12, 2018, Connecticut United for Research Excellence Inc. (CURE) renamed itself BioCT and today is the…
FDA approved expanded pediatric age indication for Fluarix Quadrivalent influenza vaccine
On Jan. 11, 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved an expanded indication for the four-strain…
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Experts decried lack of flu pandemic readiness, commitment
On Jan. 9, 2018, armed with 1940s-vintage flu vaccine technology and supported by only anemic funding for developing…
The University of Michigan Cancer Center was renamed the Rogel Cancer Center
In 2018, the University of Michigan Cancer Center was renamed the Rogel Cancer Center in recognition of a…