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Solexa and New England Biolabs Announce Enzyme Supply Agreement (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
HAYWARD, Calif. & CAMBRIDGE, England & IPSWICH, Mass.----Aug. 1, 2006--Solexa, Inc. today announced that it has reached an agreement with New England Biolabs Inc. , a leading supplier of enzymes and technologies to the life science market, for NEB to provide Solexa with certain key enzymes and other reagents for use with the Solexa Genome Analysis System.
(Aug 1, 2006)
Geisinger joins research network (The Daily Item)
DANVILLE — Geisinger Health System was recently elected into the HMO Research Network, a national group that aims to shape health and health care delivery.
(Aug 1, 2006)
Solexa and New England Biolabs Announce Enzyme Supply Agreement; New England Biolabs to Manufacture Key Polymerase for (wallstreet:online AG)
Solexa, Inc. (9645;Nasdaq:SLXA) today announced that it has reached an agreement with New England Biolabs
(Aug 1, 2006)
TCS to offer software solutions to US-based Sequenom Inc (New Kerala)
Mumbai, Jul 31: In a major overseas deal, Indian software major Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) will offer software solutions to support next generation software tools of Sequenom Inc, the California-based provider of genetic analysis solutions.
(Aug 1, 2006)
Bruker Daltonics And Isis Pharmaceuticals Enter Into Manufacturing And Distribution Agreement For Ibis T5000 Biosensor (Medical News Today)
Bruker Daltonics, a subsidiary of Bruker BioSciences (Nasdaq: BRKR), andIsis Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: ISIS) announce today a strategic alliance formanufacturing and distribution of Isis' Ibis T5000(TM) biosensor system. [click link for full article]
(Aug 1, 2006)
UKPMC to launch online medical research archive (Digital Media Europe)
Scientists will be able to access biomedical research for free using technology by UK PubMed Central (UKPMC).
(Aug 1, 2006)
Timing Of Food Consumption Activates Genes In Specific Brain Area (Science Daily)
Giving up your regular late-night snack may be hard, and not just because it's a routine. The habit may genetically change an area of the brain to expect the food at that time, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered. By training mice to eat at a time when they normally wouldn't, the researchers found that food turns on body-clock genes in a particular area of the brain.
(Aug 1, 2006)
Matritech Reports Second Quarter 2006 Financial Results (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NEWTON, Mass.----Aug. 1, 2006--Matritech NPM22® BladderChek® Test Sales Increase of 20% over 2005 American Cancer Society Journal Article Reported NPM22® BladderChek® Test Can Save Lives and Reduce Expense Screening High Risk Populations for Bladder Cancer Sales to Gynecologists in Germany Continue to Grow and Exceed $1.2 Million Annualized Rate Company Revises 2006 Financial Guidance to $12
(Aug 1, 2006)
Health Discovery Announces Non-Exclusive Worldwide Licensing Agreement with Bruker Daltonics (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SAVANNAH, Ga.----Aug. 1, 2006--Health Discovery Corporation today announced that it has executed a non-exclusive worldwide license agreement with Bruker Daltonics Inc. covering Bruker Daltonics' use of HDC's Support Vector Machine technology in the ClinProTools clinical proteomics product line.
(Aug 1, 2006)
Galapagos Licenses MetaCore From GeneGo (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
GeneGo, Inc., a leading provider of software and databases for systems biology, today announced that Galapagos NV, a genomics-based drug discovery company, will be using the integrated software suite MetaCore for its internal research across several disease areas including osteoporosis, osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.
(Aug 1, 2006)
2,000 Lost Boys with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (PR Web via Yahoo! News)
London, UK (PRWEB) August 1, 2006 -- Parent Project UK is pleased to announce that VASTox plc, a leading chemical genomics company, announces today it has provided a £20,000 grant to the UK muscular dystrophy charity.
(Aug 1, 2006)
We’re looking for the best researchers (Weekly Times)
Macquarie University is embarking on an in-vestment plan to ensure our pre-eminence in a range of research areas of international significance and benefit to Australia.
(Aug 1, 2006)
Med Biogene Inc. receives renewed ethics board approval from Vancouver Coastal Health Authority; expects to release (CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance)
Med BioGene Inc. is pleased to announce that it has received renewed ethics board approval from the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority. MBI received initial ethics board approval in June 2005.
(Aug 1, 2006)
MedQuist Licenses Healthcare De-Identification Software (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
De-identification of medical records and reports is a critical success factor in the creation of new quality reporting solutions and the capacity for healthcare providers to conduct population-based data mining.
(Aug 1, 2006)
New Research Reports Focus Attention on Power3 Medical Products (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
HOUSTON----Aug. 1, 2006--New independent research reports have once again focused attention on Power3 Medical Products, Inc. , a leading proteomics company that develops and commercializes early detection diagnostic tests for breast cancer and neurodegenerative diseases.
(Aug 1, 2006)
Expression Analysis Signs New Agreement to Provide Genotyping Services to GlaxoSmithKline (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
DURHAM, N.C.----Aug. 1, 2006--Expression Analysis, Inc. a full-service microarray processing, analysis and data management organization, has entered into an agreement with GlaxoSmithKline to provide microarray based genotyping services.
(Aug 1, 2006)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Licenses the Rosetta Resolver Gene Expression Data Analysis System (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SEATTLE & WASHINGTON----Aug. 1, 2006--Rosetta Biosoftware announced today that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has purchased a license for its Rosetta Resolver® system to conduct research on the toxicogenomic response of animal models and protected marine species to marine biotoxins.
(Aug 1, 2006)
University Of Pennsylvania Researchers Find Role For MicroRNAs In Oxygenation, Nourishing Of Colon Tumors (BioresearchOnline)
Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine have identified how molecules of microRNA are responsible for the growth of blood vessels in a model for human colon cancer
(Aug 1, 2006)
Affymetrix shares slump to lowest level in more than 3 years (Market Watch)
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Shares of Affymetrix Inc. plunged 19% to their lowest point in more than three years on Tuesday after the maker of genomics tools reported lower revenues and said it swung to a loss in the second quarter, hurt by a spike in costs.
(Aug 1, 2006)
MedQuist Licenses Healthcare De-Identification Software (SYS-CON Media)
De-identification of medical records and reports is a critical success factor in the creation of new quality reporting solutions and the capacity for healthcare providers to conduct population-based data mining. In support of these goals, MedQuist Inc. (Pink Sheets: MEDQ), the world's premier medical transcription service provider and a leader in innovative health information management
(Aug 1, 2006)
Expression Analysis Lands Contract With GSK For Genotyping Services (Local Tech Wire)
DURHAM, N.C. – Expression Analysis has landed a contract with GlaxoSmithKline to provide the pharmaceutical giant with microarray-based genotyping services.
(Aug 1, 2006)
IBC Announces Keynote and Session Lineup for Assays & Cellular Targets (ACT) Conference & Exhibition (SYS-CON Media)
IBC announced today the keynote presenterlineup and conference agenda for its upcoming Assays & Cellular Targets(ACT) 2006 conference, to be held October 30 - November 1 at the GreenValley Ranch Resorts in Las Vegas, NV. The conference provides learningand networking opportunities for discovery groups, assay developers,screeners and technology innovation groups in pharmaceutical andbiotechnology
(Aug 1, 2006)
Gene Logic Restructures Genomics Division (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
GAITHERSBURG, Md.----Aug. 1, 2006--Gene Logic Inc. announced today that it has initiated a plan to reduce the number of employees in its Genomics Division and related Corporate staff by eliminating approximately 80 positions, effective October 5, 2006.
(Aug 1, 2006)
Affymetrix shares slump to 3-year low after the genomics toolmaker reported lower revenues and said it swung to a loss (India Daily)
Affymetrix shares slump to 3-year low after the genomics toolmaker reported lower revenues and said it swung to a loss due to a spike is cost and lower productivity.
(Aug 1, 2006)
Gene Logic to Cut 80 Jobs (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Gene Logic Inc., which provides genetic testing services to drug makers, on Tuesday said it will cut about 80 jobs in the restructuring of its genomics division.
(Aug 1, 2006)
Gene Logic to lay off 80 (BizJournals)
Gene Logic will cut 80 people in its genomics division and related corporate staff starting this fall, the company announced late Tuesday afternoon.
(Aug 1, 2006)
GeneLogic to cut 80 jobs (Gazette.Net)
Three days prior to its second quarter earnings conference call, bioscience company GeneLogic Inc. of Gaithersburg reports that it is eliminating 80 jobs in its genomics division and related administrative staff.
(Aug 1, 2006)
TCS to develop Life Science software for Sequenom (ZDNet India)
Sequenom, a provider of genetic analysis solutions for epigenetic analysis, fine mapping, and molecular medicine, announced that it has come to an agreement with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a global technology services and consulting company, to develop software solutions that will support Sequenom''s next generation of software tools and enable the delivery of greatly expanded functionality
(Aug 2, 2006)
Matritech's NMP22(R) BladderChek(R) Test Can Save Lives And Reduce Expense Screening High Risk Populations For Bladder (Medical News Today)
An article published in an early online view of the American Cancer Society's journal Cancer reports that screening for bladder cancer in high risk populations can save lives and reduce overall medical expenses. All other cancer screening programs save lives but increase expenses. Screening for bladder cancer with the NMP22(R) BladderChek(R) Test was less costly than not screening. [click link
(Aug 2, 2006)
Illumina Expands Services Agreement with GlaxoSmithKline to Include Infinium(TM) Genotyping with HumanHap550 BeadChips (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SAN DIEGO----Aug. 2, 2006--Illumina, Inc. announced today that it has expanded the scope of its multi-year, genotyping services agreement with GlaxoSmithKline . Under the terms of the new agreement, Illumina will begin to use Sentrix® HumanHap550 BeadChips for a series of whole-genome association studies for GSK.
(Aug 2, 2006)
Genetic Research Reinforces Theory Of Evolution (Science Daily)
Scientists led by a Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh geneticist have found new evidence that a category of genes known as pseudogenes serve no function, an important finding that bolsters the theory of evolution.
(Aug 2, 2006)
Affymetrix Control Program Advances Association Studies and Saves Researchers Time and Money (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SANTA CLARA, Calif.----Aug. 2, 2006--Affymetrix Inc. announced today that it is collaborating with leading researchers around the world as part of the Affymetrix Control Program. The program will provide free, public access to control cohort data for whole-genome association studies using Affymetrix GeneChip® genotyping arrays.
(Aug 2, 2006)
Gene Logic to Lay Off 80 as Part of Genomics Division Restructuring (GenomeWeb News)
Welcome to the New Home of GenomeWeb! GenomeWeb Daily News subscribers who have not yet registered and logged in to the new website should do so now. Begin by entering your email address in the space below. Then click .
(Aug 2, 2006)
New Paradigm Will Help Identify Leads For Drug Discovery (DrugDiscoveryOnline)
A new screening approach can profile compounds in large chemical libraries more accurately and precisely than standard methods, speeding the production of data that can be used to probe biological activities and identify leads for drug discovery, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Chemical Genomics Center, part of the NIH Roadmap for Medical Research's Molecular Libraries and Imaging
(Aug 2, 2006)
Health Discovery Announces Non-Exclusive Worldwide Licensing Agreement With Bruker Daltonics (BioresearchOnline)
Health Discovery Corporation ("HDC") announced that it has executed a non-exclusive worldwide license agreement with Bruker Daltonics Inc. covering Bruker Daltonics' use of HDC's Support Vector Machine ("SVM") technology in the ClinProTools clinical proteomics product line
(Aug 2, 2006)
SRU Biosystems Able to Conduct Business (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
SRU Biosystems, Inc. announced today that in connection with the patent litigation brought by Corning Incorporated and Artificial Sensing Instruments ASI AG, the United States District Court for the District of Delaware has resolved in SRU's favor a months-long dispute over the content and scope of a permanent injunction order sought by Corning.
(Aug 2, 2006)
British Library-led Partnership Chosen To Run UK PubMed Central (Managing Information)
Scientists will be able to access a vast collection of biomedical research at the touch of a button thanks to a major new initiative that aims to promote the free transfer of ideas in a bid to speed up scientific discovery.
(Aug 2, 2006)
Research and Markets: 20,180 New Cases of Ovarian Cancer will be Diagnosed this Year in the United States (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
DUBLIN, Ireland----Aug. 2, 2006--Research and Markets has announced the addition of the Decision Resources report: Emerging Diagnostic Biomarkers in Ovarian Cancer to their offering.
(Aug 2, 2006)
SuperArray Bioscience Releases Over 36 Pathway-Focused Real-Time PCR Gene Panels for All Stages of Drug Discovery and (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
SuperArray Bioscience announced today that it will feature its real-time RT2Profiler PCR Arrays at the upcoming Drug Discovery Technology meeting at the Boston World Trade Center and Seaport Hotel from August 8 to 10.
(Aug 2, 2006)
Gene test gives key to Darwinian evolution of finch beaks (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Scientists have discovered the reason for a phenomenon that supported Charles Darwin's theory of evolution -- the varied shape of finches' beaks -- according to the journal Nature.
(Aug 2, 2006)
U.S. Department of Energy to invest $250 million in new bioenergy centers - Basic genomics research on the development (SeedQuest)
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Samuel W. Bodman announced today that DOE will spend $250 million to establish and operate two new Bioenergy Research Centers to accelerate basic research on the development of cellulosic ethanol and other biofuels.
(Aug 2, 2006)
SRU Biosystems OK'd to conduct business (News-Medical-Net)
SRU Biosystems announces the United States District Court for the District of Delaware has resolved in SRU's favor a dispute over the content and scope of a permanent injunction order sought by Corning.
(Aug 2, 2006)
SuperArray Bioscience Releases Over 36 Pathway-Focused Real-Time PCR Gene Panels for All Stages of Drug Discovery and (SYS-CON Media)
SuperArray Bioscience (http://www.superarray.com/) announced today that it will feature its real-time RT2Profiler(TM) PCR Arrays at the upcoming Drug Discovery Technology meeting at the Boston World Trade Center and Seaport Hotel from August 8 to 10. The RT2Profiler(TM) PCR Arrays now encompass over 36 different human and mouse pathways or disease states. In these PCR Arrays, SuperArray has
(Aug 2, 2006)
Device Can "Battle" Hospital Infections (Newswise)
An innovative University at Buffalo air sterilization technology that the U.S. Department of Defense is funding to protect troops on the battlefield soon may protect hospital patients from deadly infections, thanks to recent funding from the New York State Office of Science, Technology and Academic Research (NYSTAR).
(Aug 2, 2006)
Alpha Innotech Reports 27% Second Quarter Revenue Growth (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SAN LEANDRO, Calif.----Aug. 2, 2006--Alpha Innotech Corp. , a leading provider of bioanalytical systems for drug discovery and life science research, today reported financial results for the second quarter ending June 30, 2006.
(Aug 3, 2006)
TeAM: Bioinformatics to spawn innovation (The Star Online)
Bioinformatics, the point of convergence between biotechnology and ICT (information and communications technology) will spark off a new era in ICT innovation and business opportunities for Malaysian technopreneurs, said the Technopreneurs Association of Malaysia (TeAM).
(Aug 3, 2006)
Role For MicroRNAs In Angiogenesis Found By Penn Researchers (Medical News Today)
Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine have identified how molecules of microRNA are responsible for the growth of blood vessels in a model for human colon cancer. The process, called angiogenesis, results in ability of ravenous cancer cells to recruit blood vessels and receive a steady supply of nutrients and oxygen. [click link for full article]
(Aug 3, 2006)
Hawaii gets $19 million for oceanography center (Boston Globe)
A new $19 million federal grant will help fund a University of Hawaii-led center focusing on the study of microscopic organisms in the world's oceans.
(Aug 3, 2006)
SuperArray Bioscience Releases Over 36 Pathway-Focused Real-Time PCR Gene Panels For All Stages Of Drug Discovery And (Medical News Today)
SuperArray Bioscience(http://www.SuperArray.com) announced today that it will feature itsreal-time RT2Profiler(TM) PCR Arrays at the upcoming Drug DiscoveryTechnology meeting at the Boston World Trade Center and Seaport Hotel fromAugust 8 to 10. The RT2Profiler(TM) PCR Arrays now encompass over 36different human and mouse pathways or disease states. [click link for full article]
(Aug 3, 2006)
Piribo: Cytogenetics – the Next Big Thing? (PR Web)
Piribo, [www.piribo.com] the online destination for business intelligence for the biotech and pharmaceutical industry, has now added a new report entitled “Cytogenetics Technologies, markets and companies.” (PRWEB Aug 3, 2006) Trackback URI: http://www.prweb.com/zingpr.php/U2luZy1GYWx1LU1hZ24tSW5zZS1JbnNlLVplcm8=
(Aug 3, 2006)
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