Oregon BioEvolution Poster: Now available...
We extend a special thank you to the many companies and organizations that are helping to promote
Oregon's biotechnology, medical device and healthcare industry, including Amgen, Economic Development
For Central Oregon, Davis Wright Tremaine, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Lease Crutcher Lewis, Merck & Co.,
Oregon Bioscience Association, Oregon Health & Science University, Perkins Coie, Portland Development Commission,
Ratner BioMedical, SAB Architects, Tonkon Torp, ZymoGenetics and others -- sponsors of the
first ever Oregon BioEvolution poster.
Oregon BioEvolution is a one-of-a-kind genealogy chart that illustrates the founding "technology origins" of more
than 100 biotechnology and medical device firms located in the state of Oregon.
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Destination Oregon
Are you considering a move to Oregon? Relocating your business to
Oregon? Starting a company? Or just interested in Oregon?
This section will answer many of your questions regarding the life science industry in Oregon, the province's
economy, tax structure and cost of living, education, transportation, climate, recreational opportunities, history,
industry resources, and more.
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- Wyeth submits European marketing authorization application for its 13-Valent Vaccine Wyeth Pharmaceuticals announced that it has submitted a marketing authorization application to the European Medicines Agency for approval to market its investigational 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) for infants and young children.
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals December 03, 2008
- Medtronic receives FDA approval of Sprint Quattro Secure S Single Coil Defibrillation Lead Medtronic announced U.S. FDA approval of the Medtronic Sprint Quattro Secure® S single coil defibrillation lead (Model 6935) for use with implantable defibrillators in patients at risk for dangerous tachyarrhythmias (fast heartbeats) and sudden cardiac arrest.
Medtronic, Inc. December 03, 2008
- Forest Laboratories responds to unsolicited mini-tender offer Forest Laboratories has been notified of an unsolicited
mini-tender offer by TRC Capital Corporation of Toronto, Canada, a
private investment company. Forest Laboratories has received a copy of the
tender offer to purchase up to 3.0 million outstanding shares of the company's common stock.
Forest Laboratories, Inc. December 03, 2008
- EndoGastric Solutions launches EsophyX2 device EndoGastric Solutions announced the launch of the EsophyX2 device. The next generation of its innovative EsophyX® device, EsophyX2 facilitates the creation of a robust, tight antireflux valve with the TIF2 advanced surgical procedure for the treatment of GERD.
EndoGastric Solutions December 03, 2008
- Cell Genesys and Takeda terminate collaboration agreement for GVAX Immunotherapy Cell Genesys and Takeda Pharmaceutical have mutually agreed to suspend the further development of GVAX immunotherapy for prostate cancer and that Takeda has ended the collaboration agreement with Cell Genesys for the development and commercialization of the product.
Cell Genesys, Inc. December 03, 2008
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Learn About Oregon's BioHistory
Why is there a biotechnology industry in Oregon? Will the industry continue
to grow in Oregon? What do other states have? Each state has a unique story
that explains why a given industry has developed in a specific region and not in others.
Through Oregon 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 industries in the state of Oregon.
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BioEvolution Posters
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Celebrate Life: World AIDS Day 2008
December 1 is World AIDS Day; a time to celebrate the many lives saved by HIV prevention and treatment programs.
It also serves as a reminder that we all must do more - as individuals, communities, and as world citizens - to fight the spread
of HIV and AIDS.
Around the world, 33 million people are living with HIV with nearly 7,500 new infections occurring each day. An estimated 3
million people are now receiving antiretroviral treatment in low and middle-income countries.
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BioFact
(1983) - Pat Mooney's Law of the Seed is released and claims that, with patents to protect them, multinational corporations are taking over both the seed & biotechnology industries in an effort to control not only germplasm, but also the world's food supply.
It's a Small World
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Science Quote
" "... the scientist would maintain that knowledge in of itself is wholly good, and that there should be and are methods of dealing with misuses of knowledge by the ruffian or the bully other than by suppressing the knowledge.""
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Percy Williams Bridgman, U. S. physicist, (Nobel Prize, 1946)
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