This paperweight celebrated the 100th anniversary of the 1902 Biologics Control Act, which established licensing requirements for manufacturers of serums, anti-toxins, vaccines, and other such products. This responsibility fell first to the Hygienic Laboratory (the NIH's precursor), then to the NIH's Division of Biologics Standards, and finally was transferred to the Food and Drug Administration in 1972, where it eventually came under the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research. This paperweight was given to Dr. Ruth Kirschstein.
