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AEterna Zentaris Initiates Phase 1 Trial for ZEN-012, a new small molecule oral anti-cancer drug (FinanzNachrichten)
QUEBEC, Jan. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AEterna Zentaris Inc. ( Nachrichten ) (TSX: AEZ; Nasdaq: AEZS) today announced the initiation of the Company's Phase 1 trial with its small molecule oral anti-cancer drug, ZEN-012, in patients with solid tumors and lymphoma, after the Company's Investigational New Drug (IND) application was accepted by the U.S. Food&Drug Administration (FDA) in late ...
(Jan 8, 2007)
Affymetrix Announces Fourth Quarter Total Revenue of Approximately $100 Million (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SANTA CLARA, Calif.----Affymetrix, Inc. today announced that based on preliminary financial data, the Company expects fourth quarter total revenue of approximately $100 million.
(Jan 8, 2007)
ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- January 3, 2007 (EurekAlert!)
Here is the latest American Chemical Society (ACS) News Service Weekly press package (PressPac) with reports selected from 35 major peer-reviewed journals and Chemical & Engineering News.
(Jan 8, 2007)
Genetically Altered Cells May Help Artificial Skin Fight Infection (Science Daily)
Cincinnati burn researchers have created genetically modified skin cells that, when added to cultured skin substitutes, may help fight off potentially lethal infections in patients with severe burns. Led by University of Cincinnati scientists, the team found that skin cells that were genetically altered to produce higher levels of a protein known as human beta defensin 4 killed more bacteria than ...
(Jan 8, 2007)
Keygene launches KeyPoint technology for high throughput mutation scanning (SeedQuest)
Keygene N.V. has developed a new mutation screening technology applicable for efficient screening of mutant populations (e.g. EMS populations used for Tilling) and to reveal natural variation.
(Jan 8, 2007)
Affymetrix Redefines Association Studies with Introduction of SNP 5.0 Array (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SANTA CLARA, Calif.----Affymetrix Inc. announced today that its new single-chip SNP 5.0 Array was made available as a limited release in December. The new array features single nucleotide polymorphisms from the original two-chip 500K Array Set, as well as 500,000 additional probes that can measure other genetic differences, such as copy number variation.
(Jan 8, 2007)
Text of Gov. Napolitano's State of the State Address (Tucson Citizen)
It is my privilege today to stand before you to report on the state of our state. And as we reflect on our past, and think about how we build our future - I am pleased to tell you that the state of Arizona is strong
(Jan 8, 2007)
Homing nanoparticles pack multiple assault on tumors (EurekAlert!)
(La Jolla, CA., January 8, 2007) -- A collaborative team led by Erkki Ruoslahti, M.D., Ph.D., of the Burnham Institute for Medical Research at UC Santa Barbara (Burnham) has developed nanoparticles that seek out tumors and bind to their blood vessels, and then attract more nanoparticles to the tumor target.
(Jan 8, 2007)
Homing Nanoparticles Pack Multiple Assault on Tumors (Newswise)
Researchers have developed nanoparticles that seek out tumors and bind to their blood vessels, and then attract more nanoparticles to the tumor target. Using this system they demonstrated that the homing nanoparticle could be used to deliver a "payload" of an imaging compound, and in the process act as a clotting agent, obstructing as much as 20% of the tumor blood vessels.
(Jan 8, 2007)
BioMed Central launches BMC Systems Biology (News-Medical-Net)
BioMed Central has announced the launch of BMC Systems Biology, the first open access journal focussed solely on the entire emerging subject of systems biology.
(Jan 8, 2007)
Ecopia announces agreement with caprion to combine their businesses and launch a $30 million private placement (CanadaIT.com)
Montreal, January 4, 2007 - Ecopia BioSciences Inc. (TSX: EIA) ("Ecopia") and Caprion Pharmaceuticals Inc. ("Caprion") have announced earlier today that they have entered into a combination agreement whereby they have agreed, subject to certain conditions, to combine their respective businesses through a plan of arrangement pursuant to which Ecopia and Caprion will amalgamate to form a new ...
(Jan 8, 2007)
Local News Biotech firm raises capital (Thunder Bay Post)
A fast-growing Thunder Bay biotech firm has some new research and development capital. Genesis Genomics has announced it has reached it's target in recent efforts to attract new funding. Through various sources, the company has brought in more than $900,000.
(Jan 8, 2007)
Homing Nanoparticles Assault Tumors (RedNova)
(La Jolla, CA., January 8, 2007) -- A collabora
(Jan 8, 2007)
Drug firm given shot in arm (The Arizona Republic)
A small Scottsdale company is developing a potentially big drug that some day could help human lungs fight influenza or stave off the effects of radiation and anthrax attacks.{b} Firm to tap into new biodefense agency
(Jan 9, 2007)
InforSense(R) Launches GenSense - Statistical Genetics Solution (Broadcast Newsroom)
LONDON & CAMBRIDGE, Mass., BUSINESS WIRE -- InforSense Ltd., the leading provider of enterprise real-time analytics, today announced the launch of InforSense GenSense, a statistical genetics solution built on the company's flagship product - InforSense KDE.
(Jan 9, 2007)
Gene signature may predict lung cancer survival (Cancerfacts.com)
TAIPEI Taiwan – Dec. 8, 2006 – A test using only five genetic markers may help doctors better predict which patients with the most common form of lung cancer are likely to relapse.
(Jan 9, 2007)
Rapid, Low-Cost DNA Testing (Medical News Today)
Professor Lewis Rothberg of the University of Rochester Chemistry Department received a NYSTAR grant in August 2006 to continue working on a recent discovery by Huixiang Li, a research associate in his group: how to rapidly test DNA to improve our health and make sure we're drinking clean water and eating uncontaminated food. [click link for full article]
(Jan 9, 2007)
His crime: jaywalking (Boston Globe)
A Tufts history professor was jailed in Atlanta over the weekend for -- of all things -- jaywalking. While attending the annual meeting of the American Historical Association, Felipe Fernandez-Armesto was thrown to the ground by no fewer than five cops after crossing against the light. The professor's improbable story was first reported by the History News Network, which posted ...
(Jan 9, 2007)
Genome Institute of Singapore Upgrades Genetic Analysis Facility With Investment in Sequenom's MassARRAY Technology (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Sequenom, Inc. today announced that the highly regarded, state-of-the-art Genome Institute of Singapore , a member of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research , has significantly expanded its nucleic acid analysis capabilities by upgrading its genetic analysis facility to include two new MassARRAY® systems with application software packages for running Sequenom's new iPLEX Gold genotyping ...
(Jan 9, 2007)
Genetics And Lifestyle Interact To Increase Risk For Age-related Blindness (Science Daily)
The interplay between genetic predisposition and exposure to modifiable risk factors can multiply the risk for age-related macular degeneration, according to a report in the January issue of Archives of Ophthalmology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
(Jan 9, 2007)
Genome Institute of Singapore Upgrades Genetic Analysis Facility With Investment in Sequenom's MassARRAY Technology (FinanzNachrichten)
SAN DIEGO, Jan. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sequenom, ( Nachrichten ) Inc. today announced that the highly regarded, state-of-the-art Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS), a member of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), has significantly expanded its nucleic acid analysis capabilities by upgrading its genetic analysis facility to include two new MassARRAY(R) systems with ...
(Jan 9, 2007)
(AFX UK Focus) 2007-01-09 11:46 GMT: Celoxica warns of significant increase in FY loss; to raise 3 mln stg in placing (Interactive Investor)
LONDON (AFX) - Computing systems group Celoxica Holdings PLC warned of a significant increase in the anticipated loss for the year as sales are expected to fall below forecasts due to a lag in the electronic system level market.
(Jan 9, 2007)
How museums destroyed their DNA heritage (Daily Telegraph)
Fossil hunters and museums have unwittingly destroyed a treasure trove of valuable information that could shed light on the origins of man and evolution in general.
(Jan 9, 2007)
Patent Expiries of Leading Antibiotics From Several Pharmaceutical Companies, Including Johnson & Johnson, ... (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms for pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, finds that the patent expiries of several key antibiotic products, including drugs from Johnson & Johnson, Sanofi-Aventis, Daiichi-Sankyo, Merck, Abbott, AstraZeneca, and Wyeth, will significantly constraint the antibacterial drug market over the next decade.
(Jan 9, 2007)
Organon Partners With HUYA to Identify and Develop Chinese Biopharmaceuticals (FinanzNachrichten)
OSS, Netherlands and SAN DIEGO, Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Organon, ( Nachrichten ) the human healthcare business of Akzo Nobel , announced today that it has signed a collaboration agreement with HUYA Bioscience International, LLC, (HUYA) to search for new, proprietary biopharmaceuticals or pharmaceutical compounds.
(Jan 9, 2007)
Stock on the Move for Tuesday! January 9, 2007 (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
Stock Market Alerts' performance stock list includes: VIASPACE Incorporated, ON Semiconductor, Affymetrix Inc., 8x8, Inc..
(Jan 9, 2007)
Norgen Biotek Corp. Launches 3-in-1 (RNA, DNA & Protein) Purification Kit from a single sample (CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance)
Norgen Biotek Corp., an innovative Canadian biotechnology company focusing primarily on advancing powerful tools for nucleic acid and protein purification, today announced the expansion of its product offering by launching a powerful tool for the isolation of RNA/DNA/Proteins sequentially from the same sample.
(Jan 9, 2007)
InforSense® Launches GenSense - Statistical Genetics Solution (BioresearchOnline)
InforSense Ltd., a provider of enterprise real-time analytics, today announced the launch of InforSense GenSense, a statistical genetics solution built on the company's flagship product - InforSense KDE
(Jan 9, 2007)
Patent Expiries of Leading Antibiotics From Several Pharmaceutical Companies, Including Johnson & Johnson, ... (RedNova)
WALTHAM, Mass., Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Decisio
(Jan 9, 2007)
Spanish scientists reveal dynamic map of proteins (EurekAlert!)
Scientists from the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona), the Life Sciences Programme at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC) and the National Institute for Bioinformatics (INB) have published a provisional "atlas" of the dynamic behaviour of proteins in the prestigious scientific journal, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA. Proteins determine the shape and ...
(Jan 9, 2007)
Celoxica warns of bigger losses (ShareCast via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance)
Chip design software group Celoxica dropped back Tuesday after it warned of bigger losses as full year revenues are seen lower than expected due to a disappointing electronic system level market.
(Jan 9, 2007)
Analysis: Spending: A slow, steady climb (UPI)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 (UPI) -- Growth in the nation's healthcare spending slowed for the third straight year in 2005, according to the latest federal data released Tuesday, but that may be where the good news ends.
(Jan 9, 2007)
U of M selects Galleria for campus (Post-Bulletin)
The University of Minnesota Rochester has chosen the top two floors of the Galleria Mall downtown as the initial location for its expanded campus.• Food court's fate is uncertain• Graphic: U of M at the Galleria
(Jan 9, 2007)
NimbleGen enters pact with U.K. firm (BizJournals)
NimbleGen Systems Inc., a Madison biotechnology company, has entered into a licensing and supply agreement with a U.K. firm that will expand the sale of NimbleGen's products worldwide.
(Jan 9, 2007)
Stock on the Move for Tuesday! January 9, 2007 (SYS-CON Media)
Stock Market Alerts' performance stock listincludes: VIASPACE Incorporated (OTCBB: VSPC), ON Semiconductor (NASDAQ: ONNN), Affymetrix Inc. (NASDAQ: AFFX), 8x8, Inc. (NASDAQ: EGHT).
(Jan 9, 2007)
Analysis: Spending: A Slow, Steady Climb (RedNova)
By OLGA PIERCE Growth in the nation's healthcare spending slowed for the third straight year in 2005, according to the latest federal data released Tuesday, but that may be where the good news ends.
(Jan 9, 2007)
New dynamic view of protein dynamics (News-Medical-Net)
Scientists from the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona), the Life Sciences Programme at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC) and the National Institute for Bioinformatics (INB) have published a provisional "atlas" of the dynamic behaviour of proteins in the prestigious scientific journal, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
(Jan 9, 2007)
AnaSpec Launches the EnzoLyte(TM) 520 Renin Assay Kit with Ultra-High Sensitivity (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SAN JOSE, Calif.----The past decade has witnessed the development of a number of synthetic renin inhibitors. However, increasing demand for accelerated drug discovery and automated inhibitor screening has generated a need for a continuous, homogeneous assay with even greater sensitivity.
(Jan 9, 2007)
EDMA welcomes 7 new members (News-Medical-Net)
EDMA, the European Diagnostic Manufacturers Association, enlarges its membership with six new companies: BioSystems SA, Diagnostica Stago, Innogenetics, Luminex Corporation, Orion Diagnostica and Tecan, and the Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND).
(Jan 9, 2007)
Marine Aquaculture: Strong Environmental Legislation Recommended (Science Daily)
Congress should enact legislation to ensure that strong environmental standards are in place to regulate the siting and conduct of offshore marine aquaculture, according to an independent panel of leaders from scientific, policymaking, business and conservation institutions. At the same time, the Marine Aquaculture Task Force suggests that the federal government should provide funding and ...
(Jan 9, 2007)
National Science Foundation provides $14 million to advance research in comparative genomics (EurekAlert!)
Scientists will find improved ways of studying the structure, function and evolution of the genomes of economically important plants, thanks to $14 million in new awards from the National Science Foundation (NSF).
(Jan 9, 2007)
Electronic baggage tag with packing reminder function (FreshPatents.com)
An electronic baggage tag, attachable to the handle of a piece of baggage, for creating and reviewing a checklist of items to be packed in the bag. The tag includes a display screen, manually
(Jan 9, 2007)
System and method for playing a game including a mortgaging option (FreshPatents.com)
A method and apparatus of playing a game provides a player with at least one option for playing at least one round of the game in accordance with at least
(Jan 9, 2007)
Electronic key system for golf carts (FreshPatents.com)
A keypad-based security system limits access to the ignition of an electric vehicle such as a golf cart, to authorized operators having authorized ID codes. The security system, which is easily retrofit to existing vehicles,
(Jan 9, 2007)
Water detector probe (FreshPatents.com)
A water detector probe is disclosed which can be wetted with a small quantity of water and including a manually operated screw-type pump to force the water into an electrically conductive central passageway and thence into contact with
(Jan 9, 2007)
Illumina Announces Collaboration with Established Clinical Research Institute to Develop Molecular Diagnostics for ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SAN DIEGO----Illumina, Inc. and Mayo Clinic announced today that they have signed a diagnostic collaborative agreement to enable the co-development of molecular diagnostic tests for the study of complex diseases.
(Jan 9, 2007)
Rapid, Low-Cost DNA Testing (Science Daily)
University of Rochester Professor Lewis Rothberg received a NYSTAR grant to continue working on a recent discovery by his group: how to rapidly test DNA to improve our health and make sure we're drinking clean water and eating uncontaminated food. Rothberg's new method can help forensics labs identify criminals, test water, and identify harmful genetic sequences in medical research. Rothberg's ...
(Jan 9, 2007)
Companies Refusing To Reveal Biotech Research (Scoop.co.nz)
Some 113 university, government, hospital and corporate laboratories engaged in research often with potential to be used for germ warfare have refused to disclose their operations to the public as required by Federal rules, a nonprofit watchdog agency has charged.
(Jan 9, 2007)
U.S. National Science Foundation provides $14 million to advance research in comparative genomics (SeedQuest)
Scientists will find improved ways of studying the structure, function and evolution of the genomes of economically important plants, thanks to $14 million in new awards from the National Science Foundation (NSF).
(Jan 10, 2007)
Organon, HUYA partner to develop Chinese biopharmaceuticals (Antara News)
-- Collaboration Looks for Opportunities to Expand the Organon Biotech Research Programs and Facilitate Links With China's Biotech Industry (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.)
(Jan 10, 2007)
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