Past legacy: Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute 2000-2015
President and Chief Executive Officer Robert W. Rubin explains what makes Lovelace Biomedical a world renowned research center in respiratory, inhalation toxicology research, and more.
Animal Physiology
Lovelace Biomedical has pioneered the development of new biomedical measurement techniques for a variety of species. From tools that mimic human pulmonary maneuvers, to the first successful lung transplant in dogs, Lovelace has proven time and again that it can create solutions that meet the physiological measurement needs at hand,..Read More
Respiratory Research
Lovelace Biomedical’s specialized work in the area of aerosol science far exceeds any other contract research organization. It was the first company to demonstrate that cigarette smoking causes cancer in laboratory animals—a discovery that ultimately led to greater public awareness of the dangers of smoking. In the area of aerosol..Read More
Aviation Medicine and NASA
With a strong tie to the aviation community starting from its earliest days, Lovelace Biomedical became known in the 1950s and ’60s as the nation’s premier center for aviation and space medicine research. Physiological studies of commercial and military pilots led to an Air Force grant to develop a protocol..Read More
It All Started in 1947
That’s when Dr. William Randolph “Randy” Lovelace II, an acclaimed surgeon and Harvard medical graduate, established a much-needed specialty medicine clinic and nonprofit medical foundation in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Originally known as the Lovelace Foundation for Medical Education and Research, Lovelace Biomedical stands today as one of the nation’s largest..Read More