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 South Carolina, regionally or nationwide.
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Learn About South Carolina's BioHistory
Why is there a life science industry in South Carolina? Is the industry
growing? What do other states have?
Through South Carolina 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 South Carolina.
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July: Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month
The Arthritis Foundation is the only national not-for-profit organization that supports the more than 100 types
of arthritis and related conditions.
Celebrating its 60th anniversary this year, the foundation helps people take control of arthritis by providing
public health education; pursuing public policy and legislation; and conducting evidence-based programs to
improve the quality of life for those living with arthritis.
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BioFact
(1889) - The vedalia beetle (aka lady bug) is introduced from Australia to California to control cottonycushion scale, a pest that was ruining the state's citrus groves, the first scientific use of biological control for pest management in North America.
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Clostridium Difficile Bacteria (Photo Credit: Janice Haney Carr)
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Science Quote
"Science is facts; just as houses are made of stones, so is science made of facts; but a pile of stones is not a house and a collection of facts is not necessarily science."
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