In 2007, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Elelyso (taliglucerase alfa) for long-term enzyme replacement therapy…
On Dec. 14, 2006, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported a multi-state outbreak of…
On Jun. 27, 2006, Johnsonﾠ &ﾠ Johnson announced it had acquired Pfizer Consumer Healthcare for $16.6 billion, which…
On Feb. 11, 2005, Autism Speaks was founded in New York City by Bob and Suzanne Wright, grandparents…
On Mar. 10, 2004, The Kavli Foundation announced a $7.5 million award to establish a Kavli Institute for…
On Sept. 29, 2003, $81 million was awarded by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) through…
In August 1999, an outbreak of encephalitis caused by West Nile virus (WNV) was detected in New York…
In 1999, the American Chemical Society awarded the Priestley Medal to Ronald Breslow ‘for his numerous contributions to…
On Oct. 12, 1998, Louis J. Ignarro of the University of California School of Medicine was awarded the…
In 1995, The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research was founded. The Institute was the research branch of the…
In 1994, Johnson ﾠ&ﾠ Johnson introduced PALMAZ-SCHATZ stent, the first tube-shaped coronary device that was inserted into arteries,…
In 1994, Albert Einstein College of Medicine becomes the only New York City medical school selected by the…
In 1991, a sharp increase of tuberculosis was reported by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
In 1990, the Priestley Medal was awarded to Roald Hoffmann by the American Chemical Society “to recognize distinguished…
In 1990, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported a large outbreak of of nosocomial…
In Feb. 21, 1989, George Wesley was sentenced to 38 1/2 years to life in prison for the…
In 1988, the Center for AIDS Research at Albert Einstein Cancer Center was funded by the National Institutes…
In 1987, Johnsonﾠ &ﾠ Johnson introduced ACUVU brand contact lenses, the first disposable contact lenses that can be…
In 1987, ophthalmologist, Steven Trokel performed the first laser surgery on a patient’s eyes, and later patented the…
On Jun. 30, 1982, persuasive evidence that the HIV disease was caused by an infectious agent was presented…
On Jul. 3, 1977, Dr. Raymond Damadian achieved the first human nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) image — a cross-section…
In 1978, Johnsonﾠ & ﾠJohnson announced plans to build their new World Headquarters in New Brunswick, New Jersey….
In 1977, the original Naval Medical Center tower was designated a historical landmark and entered into the Registry…
In 1976, the Center for the Study of Drug Development (CSDD) at the University of Rochester in Rochester,…
In 1976, Albert Einstein Cancer Center researchers identified the mechanism of action of Taxol, one of the most…
In 1975, The Perlmutter Cancer Center was founded and received National Cancer Institute (NCI) Designation status. Its mission…
In 1974, George E. Palade, of the Yale University School of Medicine, was awarded the Nobel Prize for…
In 1974, the Priestley Medal was awarded to Paul J. Flory by the American Chemical Society “to recognize…
In 1973, the American Chemical Society announced that the Priestley Medal was awarded to Harold C. Urey “to…
In 1971, Jane Wright became the first woman to be elected president of the New York Cancer Society….