University of Florida scientists discover first jeilongvirus in the U.S., thanks to a cat
On Oct. 29, 2024, University of Florida scientist John Lednicky, Ph.D., an expert in viruses, working with colleagues,…
On Oct. 29, 2024, University of Florida scientist John Lednicky, Ph.D., an expert in viruses, working with colleagues,…
On Nov. 19, 2020, Cue Health announced that, as of November 9, the U.S. Department of Health and…
On Apr. 6, 2020, IGEA Pharma announced that it was starting to supply of a COVID-19 antibody test…
On Mar. 31, 2020, Mayo Clinic in Florida announced it had significantly ramped up efforts to process and…
On Aug. 26, 2019 , the City of Port St. Lucie Council voted 5 to 0 to ï¾ leaseï¾ …
On Apr. 20, 2016, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP) and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), a global pharmaceutical company,…
On Nov. 5, 2015, TapImmune, (TPIV) announced it had relocated its corporate headquarters from Seattle, Washington, to Jacksonville,…
On Oct. 1, 2015, the Vaccine & Gene Therapy Institute of Florida (VGTI Florida) announced plans to turn…
On Aug. 14, 2015, The Vaccine & Gene Therapy Institute of Florida (VGTI Florida) announced plans to close…
On Jan. 12, 2015, The Albert Einstein Cancer Center became the only medical institution in New York City,…
On Oct. 20, 2014, Oregon Health & Science University’s Vaccine & Gene Therapy Institute (OHSU) announced it was…
On May 25, 2011, the Roskamp Institute and an international research consortium led by Trinity College Dublin, were…
On Jan. 29, 2010, Burnham Institute for Medical Research in La Jolla, California, announced a five-year, $50 million…
In 2010, the Roskamp Foundation’s governing board announced that the Roskamp Institute had changed status from a private…
In 2008, the Vaccine & Gene Therapy Institute of Florida VGTI Florida (VGTI-FL) was founded as an independent…
On Aug. 1, 2006, the Frances Langford Heart Center opened its doors bringing open-heart surgery and interventional cardiology…
On Oct. 9, 2003, The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) announced the establishment of a major science center in…
In 2003, the Roskamp Institute, located in Sarasota, was founded by Robert Roskamp a philanthropist and Sarasota-based developer…
In 1970, the Southern Corn Leaf Blight (SCLB) sweeps across the South, destroying 15% of the U.S. corn…
In 1955, The Mayo Clinic Heritage Hall museum opened in Rochester, Minnesota with a generous gift from John…
In 1942, “Louisiana pneumonitis,” a human disease possibly related to psittacosis, was discovered and studied in great detail…
In 1921, Riceland Foods was founded by a group of Arkansas rice farmers that created a farmers cooperative…
On Sept. 16, 1918, the influenza epidemic arrived in New Orleans, Louisiana when an oil tanker with an…
In 1901, the West Florida Seminary became Florida State University. The West Florida Seminary was founded by the…
In 1839, the University of Missouri was founded after the Missouri legislature passed the Geyer Act, legislation that…
In 1802, a U.S. marine hospital in New Orleans, Louisiana was authorized by Congress while the port was…