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2012

March 26, 2012
Hepatitis B Foundation Hosts Crystal Ball on April 27, 2012 Honoring Dr. Howard Koh
The Hepatitis B Foundation of Doylestown, Pa., will host its annual Crystal Ball on Friday, April 27, 2012 at PineCrest Country Club in Lansdale, Pa. The Crystal Ball attracts hundreds of leaders from the community, academic institutions, government, health care industry and biotech executives. All proceeds from the event support the Foundation’s global research, outreach and patient advocacy programs. Read More...

February 29, 2012
The Natural Products Discovery Institute Announces Collaboration with the Ohio State University on Colon Cancer
The Natural Products Discovery Institute (NPDI) has signed its second collaborative agreement to provide access to the formerly private Merck Natural Products Collection that was received as a donation from the company this past summer. Dr. Douglas Kinghorn, Jack L. Beal Professor and Chair, College of Pharmacy, was funded by a grant from the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) of the National Institutes of Health to gain access to this world-class collection. Read More...

February 28, 2012
Hepatitis B Foundation Adds New Members to Board of Directors
The Hepatitis B Foundation is pleased to announce the recent addition of three members to its Board of Directors. The new members include Fox Rothschild LLP Partner, Loren Danzis, Esq.; President and CEO of Modern Group Ltd., David E. Griffith; and Professor of Life Sciences in Princeton University’s Department of Molecular Biology, Dr. Thomas Shenk. Read More...

2011

December 15, 2011
5th Annual Holiday Food Drive Sponsored by the Hepatitis B Foundation and PA Biotechnology Center
At a time when donations to food pantries are at a low point, the Hepatitis B Foundation and Pennsylvania Biotechnology Center are doing their part by collecting a record-number (1,185 pounds) of non-perishable food items for the Bucks County Housing Group food pantry. Read More...

December 9, 2011
Fulton Bank Helps Sponsor the Scientists of Tomorrow
The Hepatitis B Foundation’s (HBF) High School Enrichment Program recently received a generous $5,000 donation from the Fulton Bank N.A. This contribution was made utilizing the Pennsylvania’s “Educational Improvement Tax Credit” (EITC) program. Read More...

December 8, 2011
Natural Products Discovery Institute Signs First Major Deal
The Natural Products Discovery Institute (NPDI) has signed its first major deal to allow qualified researchers to access the formerly private Merck Natural Products Collection that it received as a donation from the company this past summer. Dr. David Kingston, University Distinguished Professor of Chemistry at Virginia Tech, will be the first outside researcher to gain access to this world-class collection of plant natural products. Read More....

October 12, 2011
Pennsylvania Biotechnology Center Celebrates 5 Years as an Economic Success Story
The Pennsylvania Biotechnology Center, in Doylestown, Pa., is marking its 5th year anniversary as one of the region’s success stories during a tough economy. The Center serves as an important economic driver in the region and over the past five years has replaced the loss of 140 low-tech jobs with 240 new high-tech jobs. Read more.

September 8 , 2011
Hepatitis B Foundation Summer Internship Program Trains 17 Young Scientists
The Hepatitis B Foundation "graduated" 17 high school and college students from its competitive and highly-valued summer research internship program that is funded in part by an educational grant from Merck’s West Point Charitable Contributions Committee, Universal Health Systems, Walmart and Univest Bank. Learn More...

August 30, 2011
Hepatitis B Foundation Launches Car Donation Program
The Hepatitis B Foundation is pleased to announce the establishment of its vehicle donation program, a new fundraising initiative. People who are considering selling or trading in their cars, can donate them, running or not, and make a tax-deductible contribution to support the Foundation’s work. Read More...

August 28, 2011
The White House Invites Local Nonprofit to Commemorate World Hepatitis Day 2011
The Hepatitis B Foundation (www.hepb.org), celebrating its 20th anniversary as the global authority dedicated to eliminating hepatitis B worldwide, participated in the commemoration of the first official “World Hepatitis Day” at the White House on July 28, 2011. Read More...

August 03, 2011
Dr. Timothy Block Named to the 2011PharmaVOICE 100 List
Dr. Timothy Block, co-founder, volunteer president and director of the Hepatitis B Foundation, the Pennsylvania Biotechnology Center and the Institute for Hepatitis and Virus Research, was recently named to the 2011 PharmaVOICE 100 list for serving as a positive contributor to the life-sciences industry. Read more...

June 6, 2011
Merck Donates Library to Hepatitis B Foundation’s Research Institute
In a public ceremony today, Merck donated its entire “priceless” natural products library, along with an undisclosed grant, to the Institute for Hepatitis and Virus Research, which is the research arm of the Hepatitis B Foundation. Read more.

May 12, 2011
HHS Announces Action Plan to Prevent and Treat Viral Hepatitis
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today launched its action plan to prevent and treat viral hepatitis, a silent epidemic affecting 3.5 – 5.3 million Americans. Read more...

March 16, 2011
Hepatitis B Foundation’s Joan Block to be Honored by Penn Asian Senior Services (PASSi)
The PASSi’s 2011 Distinguished Health Leader Award will be presented at their annual gala on May 20 to Joan Block, HBF executive director and co-founder, in recognition of her contributions to improving the health of Asian Americans. Read more.

2010

4th Annual Holiday Food Drive Sponsored by the Hepatitis B Foundation and PA Biotechnology Center

Hepatitis B Foundation Announces 20th Anniversary Crystal Ball Committee

HBF Executive Director and Co-Founder Joan Block Receives Philadelphia Woman of Distinction Award
Nov. 10 – The Hepatitis B Foundation, celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2011, is proud that Ms. Block is being honored for her professional accomplishments and personal commitment to nonprofit service through her work with the Foundation. Read Full Article.

New Hepatitis B Education and Screening Program Offered to Subaru Employees
Hepatitis B Foundation and AsianWeek Foundation Partner to Raise Hepatitis B Awareness

New National Hepatitis B and Liver Cancer Campaign Launched
Sept. 14 – The U.S. Office of Minority Health, Hepatitis B Foundation and AAPCHO are launching a new campaign to address the growing epidemic of hepatitis B and liver cancer that affects up to 1 million Asian Americans in a new television PSA campaign. Read Full Article.

Dr. Timothy Block Selected for 2010 Life Sciences Judges’ Choice Award

PA Biotechnology Center Celebrates Grand Opening of Entrepreneur Wing

World Hepatitis Day Rally at U.S. Capitol Attracts Hundreds
Hepatitis B Foundation Calls for Increased Federal Funding to Improve the Lives of More than 5 Million Americans Suffering from Chronic Hepatitis B and C Infections

2009

Hepatitis B Foundation Launches New Health Screening Programat the 14th Annual Chinatown Mid-Autumn Festival in Philadelphia

APAMSA students assist the Hepatitis B Foundation

17 Students “graduate” from Summer Research Internship Program

Members of Congress Speak Out on Hepatitis B and C
A Public Hepatitis B & C Screening hosted by House Representatives on Capitol Hill Draws Crowds and Builds Awareness of the Devastating Effects of these Diseases

Congressional Briefing on Chronic Viral Hepatitis and
Liver Cancer Highlights World Hepatitis Day
Hepatitis B Foundation, AAPCHO and NVHR Work Together to Raise Awareness
About 6 Million Americans Suffering from Chronic Hepatitis B
and Hepatitis C

Hepatitis B Foundation Sponsors
Hepatitis B Patient Education Group in Philadelphia
Right Knowledge, Right Action

2009 CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING
CHRONIC VIRAL HEPATITIS: A LIVER CANCER STORY

Hepatitis B Foundation to Sponsor May’s First Friday Doylestown
(Feature Appearance by Doylestown Native and NBC 10 Meteorologist Michelle Grossman) DOYLESTOWN, PA (April 2009)

Hepatitis B Foundation Presents Distinguished Scientist Award 2009 to Dr. Brian McMahon at Crystal Ball Gala
Dr. McMahon Honored for Advancing the Science and Medicine of
Hepatitis B DOYLESTOWN, PA (April 2009)

Dr. Brian J. McMahon of the Alaska Native Medical Center Receives Prestigious Distinguished Scientist Award 2009 from the Hepatitis B Foundation. Doylestown, PA (April 2009)

Hepatitis B Foundation President Dr. Timothy Block Elected AAAS Fellow Dr. Block honored for discovery of molecular mechanisms of viral persistence and therapeutic strategies for Hepatitis B. Doylestown, PA (March 2009)

Free Hug to Hep B Patients" activity gets warm response in China. Zhengzhou, China (January 5, 2009)