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Division Manager Southwest @ Seattle Genetics (CA)
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LifeScienceHistory.com is coming in January...
LifeScienceHistory.com: Where the past meets the present -- A new nationwide site network is
coming in January produced by Info.Resource, Inc., owner and publisher of IowaLifeScience.com.
LifeScienceHistory.com will provide free access to a real time daily updated industry directory,
jobs, patient resources and thousands of historical facts and images at your finger tips that explain the origins
of the life science industry, and individual companies, along with one-of-a-kind images that illustrate the
founding technology origins of a state's or province's life science industry, and much more.
Stay tuned...
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Learn about Icogenex Biotech Incubator Space Available for Lease
Dedicated to biotech startups and small companies in the life science sector, Icogenex Bioincubator
rents lab bench and office space to those seeking to realize their dream and execute their innovation
in a facility that can make things happen.
Rent more than a bench. With access to specialized equipment, flexible lease terms, and the
ability to grow or contract as needed in a fully managed facility, you can focus on your
business without unexpected hassles or expense.
Located within a ten minute drive of the University of Washington, Center for Infectious Disease Research,
Institute for Systems Biology, PATH, the Hutch, and others.
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Oct. 24 is World Polio Day.
The polio vaccine has been hugely successful. The vaccine is administered orally and only a few doses
will protect children for life. Although the cost is rather low, it takes a tremendous effort and organisation
in order to get it where it is most needed. The Polio Eradication Effort strives to protect children
from this crippling disease.
The 24th of October has been chosen to commemorate the month in which Jonas Salk was born. Jonas Salk
was the leader of the team that invented the first polio vaccine in 1955.
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LifeScience Moment: The Prescription Drug Amendment was signed into law."
On Oct. 26, 1951, the Durham-Humphrey Amendment, also known as the Prescription Drug Amendment,
was signed into law by President Harry S. Truman. The act defined two specific categories for medications:
legend (prescription) and over-the-counter (OTC).
The amendment was co-sponsored by former vice president and Minnesota senator Hubert H. Humphrey Jr. (D),
a pharmacist in South Dakota before entering politics, and Carl Durham (D), a pharmacist who represented
North Carolina.
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Where do we come from?
Explore the genealogy of the life science industry by state or province through one-of-a-kind posters
illustrating the founding technology origins of life science companies.
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It's a Small World
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Science Quote
"It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt."
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Mark Twain, American writer
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