100 years of Science Changing Life: Scripps Research celebrates a century of transforming human health

100 years of Science Changing Life: Scripps Research celebrates a century of transforming human health

LA JOLLA, CA—Scripps Research, a nonprofit biomedical institute ranked one of the most influential in the world for its impact on innovation, will celebrate its 100-year history throughout 2024. This significant milestone marks a century of seminal discoveries in immunology, infectious diseases (such as COVID-19, flu, HIV), neuroscience, heart disease, cancer, and more. The institute has also made strides in groundbreaking chemistry advances, drug development and educational outreach efforts while contributing numerous findings that have improved human health around the world.

Since its founding by philanthropist and journalist Ellen Browning Scripps in 1924, Scripps Research has remained at the forefront of science and medicine. Located in Torrey Pines, the institute now houses six research departments, multiple Nobel laureates and a top-ranked graduate school. Discoveries at Scripps Research have led to 15 approved medicines, including five invented within the institute’s labs. Scripps Research has also been an influential force in shaping the bioscience community atop the Torrey Pines Mesa, which is now a thriving and collaborative ecosystem of academic institutions, biopharmaceutical companies and nonprofit organizations.

As Scripps Research enters a new century, the institute plans to expand its global impact on science and human health. Researchers will continue pursuing bold, transformative ideas, while translating these foundational discoveries into life-saving medicines. These are aimed at treating a spectrum of severe conditions, including cancer, neurological disorders, infectious diseases and much more. 

Take a virtual flight through Scripps Research Labs

Cutting-edge drone video shows an inside glimpse into one of San Diego’s globally renowned research institutes as it celebrates 100 years of “science changing lives.”  Fly over the Torrey Pines cliffs, through active science laboratories, and alongside researchers working on experiments in this exclusive glimpse of labs in celebration of the Institute’s centennial.

To view the drone video, click here. 

Celebrating 100 Years

To commemorate its centennial milestone and highlight its future vision, Scripps Research is planning several celebration-related activities, including:

• Campus installations
• Celebratory internal events
• A special Front Row lecture series for the public
• A video series sharing the Institute’s scientific achievements
• A commemorative Scripps Research Magazine issue
• Dedicated donor events
• “Scripps Research Day” on February 16th, 2024, as proclaimed by the Mayor of San Diego Todd Gloria

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About Scripps Research

Scripps Research is an independent, nonprofit biomedical institute ranked one of the most influential in the world for its impact on innovation by Nature Index. We are advancing human health through profound discoveries that address pressing medical concerns around the globe. Our drug discovery and development division, Calibr, works hand-in-hand with scientists across disciplines to bring new medicines to patients as quickly and efficiently as possible, while teams at Scripps Research Translational Institute harness genomics, digital medicine and cutting-edge informatics to understand individual health and render more effective healthcare. Scripps Research also trains the next generation of leading scientists at our Skaggs Graduate School, consistently named among the top 10 US programs for chemistry and biological sciences. Learn more at www.scripps.edu.