BioHistory Moment: First U.S. patent signed by President George Washington
On July 31, 1790 Samuel Hopkins was issued the first patent under the new U.S. patent statute signed into law by
President Washington on April 10, 1790. The statute created a committee that included the Secretary of State,
Secretary of War and Attorney General who were authorized to make a decision on the merit of a properly documented petition.
The patent, for a process of making potash, an ingredient used in fertilizer was signed by President George Washington.
The original document is in the collections of the Chicago Historical Society.
Hopkins also received the first "Canadian" patent from the Parliament of Lower Canada in 1791, issued "by the
Governor General in Council to Angus MacDonnel, a Scottish soldier garrisoned at Quebec City, and to Samuel
Hopkins, for processes to make potash and soap from wood ash.
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Learn about Seattle's Life Science Incubator Facility
Seattle's Life Science Incubator Research facility was commissioned in 1988, and is a contemporary-designed building provided with
modern research systems. Four floors are specifically laboratory space, one floor is a fully equipped vivarium and one floor is clinical
space and management offices. The faciility is centrally located in close proximity to downtown Seattle, the University of Washington,
the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, and more.
Learn about this and other biotechnology, medical device and pharmaceutical facilities available for sale,
lease or sublease in Pennsylvania, regionally or nationwide.
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- ZIOPHARM reports second quarter financial results ZIOPHARM reported a net loss from for the second quarter of 2010 of $5.1 million versus a net loss of $2.2 million in the second quarter of 2009, and net income for the three months ended June 30, 2010, was $94.7 million, compared with $85.9 million in the same period in 2009.
ZIOPHARM Oncology, Inc. July 30, 2010
- Endo Pharmaceuticals reports strong second quarter 2010 financial results Endo Pharmaceuticals reported total revenues during the second quarter of 2010 increased 6 percent to $396.5 million versus $373.1 million in the same quarter of 2009. Net income for the three months ended June 30, 2010 was $51.5 million, compared with $30.0 million in the comparable 2009 period.
Endo Pharmaceuticals July 30, 2010
- Volcano Corporation reports record quarterly revenues and profitability Volcano Corporation reported revenues of $73.5 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2010 versus revenues of $54.0 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2009, and net income of $5.4 million versus a net loss of $5.3 millionin the second quarter of 2009.
Volcano Corporation July 30, 2010
- Charles River announces mutual termination of acquisition agreement with WuXi PharmaTech Charles River Laboratories announced that it has mutually agreed with WuXi PharmaTech (Cayman) Inc. to terminate their previously announced acquisition agreement. The Company also announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a new $500 million stock repurchase program.
Charles River Laboratories International July 30, 2010
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center announces new president and director The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center board of trustees announced the selection of Lawrence Corey, M.D., an internationally renowned expert in virology, immunology and vaccine development, as its new president and director. He is expected to begin as the Center's new leader on Jan. 1, 2011.
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center July 30, 2010
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Learn About Pennsylvania's BioHistory
Why is there a life science industry in Pennsylvania? Is the industry
growing? What do other states have?
Through Pennsylvania BioHistory, you can learn about the scientists,
institutions, political leaders, and significant events that have shaped and are still shaping
the biotechnology, medical device and life science industry in Pennsylvania.
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August: National Immunization Awareness Month
The goal of National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) is to increase awareness about immunizations across the life
span, from infants to the elderly.
Immunization is one of the most significant public health achievements of the 20th century. Vaccines have eradicated
smallpox, eliminated wild poliovirus in the U.S., and significantly reduced the number of cases of measles,
diphtheria, rubella, pertussis and other diseases. But despite these efforts, people in the U.S. still die from
these and other vaccine-preventable diseases.
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BioFact
(1989) - Bio-Care, a company based in Woy Woy, New South Wales, Australia, is given permission by the New South Wales government to sell NoGall, and the world's first genetically engineered microbe designed for outdoor use goes on sale.
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Salmonella Typhimurium (Photo Credit: Janice Haney Carr)
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Science Quote
"I do not feel obligated to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reasons, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use."
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Galileo Galilei, Italian physicist and astronomer
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