A Look Back at 15 Years of Technological and Medical Innovation

CELEBRATING 15 YEARS OF INNOVATION It's been 15 years since we celebrated a new century. In that time, major innovations in science and technology have changed the way we think about our health, our relationships, even our jobs. Take a look at the highlights from the last 15 years. WELCOME TO THE MILLENNIUM 2000 The beginning of the end: NASDAQ hits high on March 10 peaking at 5,132.52, signaling the beginning of the end of the Internet stock boom 5,132.52 NEW MEDICINE, NEW ISSUES The first artificial heart is implanted on July 2 2001 The stem cell debate heats up, and the Bush administration continues funding for some research under tight restrictions 2002 The National Academy of Sciences releases a report bringing human cloning issues into the national spotlight DNA Innovations 2003 Researchers from MIT discover the human Y chromosome can recombine with itself using palindrome base pair sequences The Human Genome Project is declared complete in Apil THE DAWN OF THE SOCIAL ERA in LinkedIn launches f 2004 I Facebook is launched on the Harvard, Stanford, Columbia, and Yale campuses 2005 LYou Tube YouTube is launched to find and share videos online STAR WARS NASA announces the discovery of a new planet, later named Eris, on July 29 Pluto loses its planet status and is named a dwarf planet under new planet 2006 criteria from the International Astronomical Union THE TELECOMMUTING WORKFORCE The percentage of telecommuting professionals increases substantially from the previous year Growth among companies: I 16.7% 37.7% for-profit companies nonprofit companies 433 6% among federal government positions MEDICINE MOVES FORWARD Gardasil, the first Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, is approved by the FDA Researchers develop process to reprogram adult cells to their embryonic state PHONES GET SMART 2007 Apple launches the first iPhone careerbuilder 2008 CareerBuilder launches its first job search app for iPhone %3D NEW DISCOVERIES II The first successful partial face transplant is done in the U.S. I MONSTER had A MILLION+ job postings, A MILLION+ resumes in its database 63 MILLION+ job seekers per month. 2009 Researchers in Thailand publish their findings from an HIV vaccine trial TRANSFORMATIONS 2010 The 34 pharmaceutical companies of 1980 are whittled down to just 7 major players indeed one search. all jobs Indeed.com passes Monster.com to become the largest job site in the U.S. I Scientists discover "gene switches" that may help determine how non-gene parts of 2012 DNA contribute to human disease Companies embrace video interviews: 63% of HR managers often conduct interviews via video 63% THE FUTURE IS NOW 2013 Researchers from Maastricht University in the Netherlands create the first lab-grown meat patty Harry Atwater, a professor at the California Institute of Technology, and his team work on three designs to improve the efficiency of solar panels 2014 Google releases their wearable technology Google Glass to the public on May 15 An international team of researchers produces a breakthrough brain map Advancements in 3D printing allow for printing organs or other body parts 3D printing allows Derby, a dog born with deformed legs, to walk again Researchers from Sydney and Harvard universities 3D bio-print capillaries, using a high-tech “bio-printer" Celebrating 15 years MedReps.com Your Trusted Authority Since 2000 Sources: http://bit.ly/1GWt6TJ http://www.abiomed.com/assets/2010/11/AbioCor-FAQ-FINAL.pdf http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2001/08/20010809-2.html http://edition.cnn.com/2002/HEALTH/01/18/academies.cloning/index.html?related http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v423/n6942/ful/nature01723.html http://www.genome.gov/12011238 http://press.linkedin.com/about https://newsroom.fb.com/company-info/ https://www.youtube.com/yt/about/ http://science.nasa.gov/planetary-science/planetary-science-multimedia-links/what-is-a-planet/ http://iopscience.iop.org/1538-3881/132/6/2513/ http://globalworkplaceanalytics.com/telecommuting-statistics http://www.fda.gov/BiologicsBloodVaccines/Vaccines/ApprovedProducts/ucm111283.htm http://www.cell.com/cell/abstract/S0092-8674(06)00976-7 http://cb.com/1wIRtmq http://www.wsj.com/news/articles/SB124155639530788847?mg-reno64-wsj&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB1241 55639530788847.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monster.com http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa0908492 http://www.ddn-news.com/index.php?newsarticle3D6748 http://techcrunch.com/2010/11/17/indeed-monster-largest-job-site/ http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMOA0908492 http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/survey-six-in-10-companies-conduct-video-job-interviews-167973406.html http://mashable.com/2013/12/04/innovations-world-2013/ http://www.technologyreview.com/featuredstory/513671/ultra-efficient-solar-power/ http://www.google.com/glass/start/what-it-does/ http://www.technologyreview.com/featuredstory/526501/brain-mapping/ http://techcrunch.com/2014/12/16/dog-can-walk-again-thanks-to-3d-printing/ http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/jul/04/3d-printed-organs-step-closer IDA