Variational AI Enters $349 Million Collaboration with Merck to Apply Generative AI to Drug Discovery
On Sept. 23, 2025, Variational AI a generative AI drug discovery company, announced a collaboration with Merck to…
Lilly launches TuneLab platform to give biotech companies access to AI-enabled drug discovery models with over $1 billion in research investment
On Sept. 9, 2025, Eli Lilly announced the launch of Lilly TuneLab, an artificial intelligence and machine learning…
Researchers Hit ‘Fast Forward’ on Materials Discovery with Self-Driving Labs
On Jul. 14, 2025, researchers from North Carolina State University (NCSU) have demonstrated a new technique that allows…
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TGen launched Center for Spatial Multi-Omics dedicated to transforming biomedical research through spatial biology
On Sep. 11, 2024, the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), part of City of Hope, announced the launch…
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BioMADE to Establish Bioindustrial Manufacturing Infrastructure in Minnesota
On Jun. 13, 2024, BioMADE announced an investment in a state-of-the-art bioindustrial manufacturing infrastructure in Minnesota, following support…
Lonza expanded solid form services for small molecule drugs
On Feb. 16, 2021, Lonza, formerly Bend Research, announced that it was expanding and refining first-in-human services at…
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U.S. Department of Defense approved $87 million for newest bioindustrial manufacturing innovation institute
On Oct. 20, 2020, the U.S. Department of Defense announced an $87 million, seven-year award to the BioIndustrial…
PMI BioPharma Solutions was founded
In 2018, PMI BioPharma Solutions was established in Nashville to offer a full range of research and development…
HitGen announced drug discovery collaboration with Scripps Research Institute and Calibr
On Apr. 24, 2017, HitGen announced a drug discovery collaboration with the Scripps Research Institute and Calibr. This…
Canada Foundation awarded $6 million for Innovation Metabolomics Innovation Centre at the University of Alberta
On Jan. 9, 2017, the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) awarded $6 million for Canada’s national metabolomics laboratory,…
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…
Bend Research was acquired by Capsugel
On Oct. 1, 2013, Capsugel announced it had completed its acquisition of Bend Research. The company was founded…
Atossa Genetics completed its IPO
On Nov. 8, 2012, Atossa Genetics, the Breast Health Company completed its IPO with gross proceeds of $4…
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Photography pioneer Kodak filed for bankruptcy
On Jan. 18, 2012, Eastman Kodak Co, the photography icon that invented the hand-held camera, announced that it…
Bend Research was founded
In 1975, Bend Research was founded in 1975 by Harry Lonsdale and Richard Baker using the SBA’s Small…
The Statistical Laboratory at Iowa State University was established
In 1933, the Statistical Laboratory at Iowa State was established as the first research and consulting institute of…
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Lonza Electricity Works was established on the banks of river Lonza
In 1897, Lonza Electricity Works was established on the banks of river Lonza in Switzerland. The electricity was…