June 21 - Honor people facing Alzheimer’s disease on The Longest Day.
On The Longest Day, teams around the world come together to honor the strength, passion and endurance of those facing Alzheimer's with a
day of activity.
Held on the summer solstice, June 21, 2014, this event calls on participants to raise funds and awareness to advance the efforts of the Alzheimer's Association.
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LifeScience Moment: Congress passed the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
On June 25, 1938, Congress passed the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with new
provisions. President Roosevelt signed it into law which for the first time
required manufacturers to show that a drug was safe before it could be marketed.
The 1938 act followed a therapeutic disaster when over 100 tragic deaths in 15 states,
as far east as Virginia and as far west as California were associated with an untested
medicine, Elixir Sulfanilamide, manufactured by S. E. Massengill Company in Bristol,
Tennessee (now part of GlaxoSmithKline). The regulatory authorities granted by this
law are still in effect today.
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Life science genealogy posters by state
Explore the genealogy of the life science industry by state 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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Klebsiella bacteria, NIAID
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Science Quote
"Research is to see what everybody else has seen, and to think what nobody else has thought."
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Albert Szent-Györgi, U. S. biochemist
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(1893-1986)
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