The Fortune Story that Saved Immunex, & More Mementos: A Photo Slide Show

Immunex Impact — The lab coat that was made for former vice president Al Gore, who was dubbed a “VIP Scientist” by whoever did the embroidered name tag. Gore cancelled his visit to the company, and never got to wear the coat.
Photo courtesy of Jake Johnston.

Author: Luke Timmerman

Luke is an award-winning journalist specializing in life sciences. He has served as national biotechnology editor for Xconomy and national biotechnology reporter for Bloomberg News. Luke got started covering life sciences at The Seattle Times, where he was the lead reporter on an investigation of doctors who leaked confidential information about clinical trials to investors. The story won the Scripps Howard National Journalism Award and several other national prizes. Luke holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and during the 2005-2006 academic year, he was a Knight Science Journalism Fellow at MIT.