Neanderthal genes unearthed in modern humans
On Jan. 29, 2014, Neanderthal genes were unearthed in modern humans by University of Washington scientists Benjamin Vernot…
InBios received USDA license for its West Nile Virus antibody detection kit for horses
On Jan. 24, 2014, InBios announced that it had licensed a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) West Nile…
Benaroya Research Institute received 7-year award to lead Immune Tolerance Network
On Jan. 23, 2014, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded the Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason…
University of Iowa alumnus gives $15 million for UI Health Care
On Jan. 29, 2014, the University of Iowa (UI) announced that it had received a $1.5 million gift…
Illumina broke the ‘sound barrier’ of human genomics by enabling the $1,000 genome
On Jan 14, 2014, Illumina announced that it had broken the ‘sound barrier’ of human genomics by enabling…
Gary K Michelson donated $50 million to USC to fund the Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience
On Jan. 13, 2014, Gary K. Michelson, a retired orthopaedic spinal surgeon whose groundbreaking work generated more than…
Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Genomics | Medical Device | Medicine | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics
$105 million state-initiated collaboration between the NY Genome Center and University at Buffalo Advances Medical Science
On Jan. 9, 2014, the New York Genome Center (NYGC) announced that New York State Governor Andrew M….
DNA was isolated from the deadly 1849 cholera outbreak in Philadelphia
On Jan. 9, 2014, DNA was isolated from a 165-year-old intestine of a cholera victim from Philadelphia – …
Sanford Health announced $125 million gift to fund genomic initiative for internal medicine
On Jan. 7, 2014, Sanford Health announced Denny Sanford gifted the organization $125 million to establish Sanford Imagenetics,…
The largest outbreak of Ebola occurred in West Africa
In 2014, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that largest outbreak of Ebola in history had occurred, and…
The CDC initiated the Global Heath Security Agenda
On Aug. 1, 2014, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) initiated the Global Heath Security…
Institute for Applied Life Sciencesﾠ (IALS) was founded
In 2014, the Institute for Applied Life Sciences ﾠ(IALS) was founded at the University of Massachusetts Amherst with…
Siteman Cancer Center performed the world’s first MRI-guided radiation therapy treatment
In 2014, Siteman Cancer Center performed the world’s first MRI-guided radiation therapy treatment, allowing for visualized and adaptable…
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.:…
Juno Theraputics was founded
On Dec. 3, 2013, Juno Theraputics, a biotechnology company focused on bringing forward novel immunotherapies for cancer, was…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Bend Research was acquired by Capsugel
On Oct. 1, 2013, Capsugel announced it had completed its acquisition of Bend Research. The company was founded…
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…
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…
Pacific Northwest Diabetes Research Institute received a $2 million grant for RNA research
On Aug. 6, 2013, Pacific Northwest Diabetes Research Institute (PNDRI) received a $2 million National Institutes of Health…
Endangered Chinese alligator genome sequenced
On Aug. 6, 2013, Chinese scientists from Zhejiang University and BGI announced in a study published in Cell…