RTP announced plans for a $50 million redevelopment
On Oct. 1, 2015 the President and CEO of the Research Triangle Foundation (RTP), Bob Geolas, announced RTP’s…
The North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy received $100 million donation from Fred Eshelman
On Dec. 3, 2014, Fred Eshelman, CEO and founder of Wilmington-based PPD Inc. and a member of the…
David H Murdock announced endowment for DHMRI
On Sept. 30, 2014, David H. Murdock, owner and chair of Castle & Cooke, and builder and founder…
Grifols opened state-of-the-art facility in Clayton to advance treatment of rare and life-threatening diseases
On Jun. 17, 2014, Grifols opened state-of-the-art North Fractionation Facility (NFF) in Clayton, NC, where production capacity of…
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…
Duke Cancer Institute opened the Duke Cancer Center, a new 7-floor building
On Feb. 27, 2012, the Duke Cancer Institute opened a new 267,000-square-foot, $235 million Cancer Center that included…
The Belly Button Biodiversity project was launched
On Jan. 3, 2011, the Belly Button Biodiversity project was launched to investigate the microbes inhabiting our navels…
HHS awarded a $487 million contract to Novartis to build a facility to manufacture cell-based influenza vaccine
On Jan. 15, 2009, the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded Novartis a $487 million…
The North Carolina School of Pharmacy was renamed in honor of Fred Eshelman
On May 21, 2008, the North Carolina School of Pharmacy was renamed the Eshelman School of Pharmacy in…
Oliver Smithies was awarded the 2007 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
On Oct. 8, 2007, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded jointly to Oliver Smithies from…
David H Murdock donated $35 million to Duke University to fund the Measurement to Understand the Reclassification of Disease
On Sept. 24, 2007, David H. Murdock donated $35 million to Duke University to fund the Measurement to…
Groundbreaking was held for the North Carolina Research Campus
On Feb. 23, 2006, groundbreaking was held for the first building of the North Carolina Research Campus (NCRC),…
The CDC activated its Emergency Operations Center for Tropical Storm Ernesto
Aug. 24, 2024, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) activated its Emergency Operations Center (EOC)…
David H Murdock announced a $1.5 billion North Carolina Research Campus
On Sept. 12, 2005, David H. Murdock announced a $1.5 billion scientific and economic revitalization project called the…
David H Murdock purchased the former Cannon Mills site at auction, future home of the North Carolina Research Campus
In Dec. 2004, David H. Murdock purchased the former Cannon Mills site at auction, future home of the…
Biotechnology | HIV | Infectious Disease | NIH | Vaccine
$81 million was awarded by NIAID through four new contracts to support development of candidate HIV vaccines
On Sept. 29, 2003, $81 million was awarded by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) through…
Duke heads $37 million trial of exercise for heart failure
On Apr. 15, 2003, the National Heart Lung Blood Institute (NHLB) announced a $37 million trial, coordinated by…
The Priestley Medal was awarded to Ernest L. Eliel
In 1996, the American Chemical Society awarded the Priestley Medal to Ernest L. Eliel ‘for his numerous contributions…
Lineberger Cancer Center received NCI comprehensive cancer center designation
In 1990, the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill received…
Wake Forest Baptist Cancer Center became a NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center
In 1990, the Cancer Center of Wake Forest University (CCCWFU) in Winston-Salem received National Cancer Institute (NCI) comprehensive…
New Lineberger cancer research center building opened
On May 2, 1984, the new UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Centerﾒs original three-story cancer research building opened. In…
Lineberger Foundation pledged $1 million to building fund for new cancer research center building
In 1977, the Lineberger Foundation pledged $1 million to a building fund for a new cancer research center…
Lineberger Cancer Center received NCI-designation
In 1975, Lineberger Cancer Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill received National Cancer Institute…
Wake Forest Baptist Cancer Center became a NCI-designated center
In 1974, the Cancer Center of Wake Forest University (CCCWFU), became a National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated cancer center….
John Couch received the North Carolina Award for Science
In 1964, John N. Couch received the North Carolina Award for Science. Dr. Couch was internationally recognized for…
The North Carolina Award for Science was established by the General Assembly
On Jun. 22, 1961, the North Carolina Award for Science, the stateﾒs highest civilian honor, was established by…
Wake Forest Manual Labor Institute relocated to Winston-Salem
In 1946, The Wake Forest University school accepted an invitation from the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation to move…
Agriculture | Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Life Science History | USDA | Veterinary
New World screwworm migrated to Southeast U.S.
In 1933, the New World Screwworm (NWS) was first documented as a significant problem in the Southeast following…
The Wake Forest School of Medicine was founded
In 1902, the Wake Forest University (WFU) School of Medicine was founded. The North Carolina Baptist Hospital opened…
The University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy was established
In 1897, The University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy was established under Dean Edward Vernon Howell….