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Medarex Announces 2006 Fourth Quarter and Year End Financial Results (RedNova)
PRINCETON, N.J., Feb. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Medarex, Inc. announced today its financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2006.
(Mar 1, 2007)
Defense bill had $10.5 billion in earmarks, group says (The Hill)
The fiscal year 2007 defense bill contains 2,646 earmarks worth $10.5 billion, a drop of $700 million from the previous year, according to the watchdog organization Taxpayers for Common Sense (TCS).
(Mar 1, 2007)
Toward Genetically Guided Cancer Treatment: Gene Expression Test Reveals Critical ... (Science Daily)
Two critical characteristics of breast cancer that are important to treatment can be identified by measuring gene expression in the tumor, a research team led by scientists at the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center reports in Lancet Oncology online.
(Mar 1, 2007)
IU turns to one of its own to become school's 18th president (The Indianapolis Star)
Michael A. McRobbie was passed over when Indiana University trustees were looking for a successor to Myles Brand in 2003.
(Mar 1, 2007)
MU plan could equal jobs (The Huntington Herald-Dispatch)
MU president Stephen Kopp sees a $36 million investment in the university as a research facility as a sure bet.
(Mar 1, 2007)
Acacia Technologies Licenses Credit Card Fraud Protection Technology to GNC (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.----Acacia Research Corporation announced today that Financial Systems Innovation LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Acacia Technologies group, a leader in technology licensing, has entered into non-exclusive licenses covering a patent that applies to credit card fraud protection technology with GNC Corporation.
(Mar 1, 2007)
Acacia Technologies Licenses Credit Card Fraud Protection Technology to GNC (Broadcast Newsroom)
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.,
(Mar 1, 2007)
Scientists expand microbe 'gene language' (EurekAlert!)
An international group of scientists has expanded the universal language for the genes of both disease-causing and beneficial microbes and their hosts.
(Mar 1, 2007)
Luminex Corporation to Webcast Investor Presentation (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Luminex Corporation today announced that its senior management will host an investor meeting on Thursday, March 29, 2007, at the Grand Hyatt in New York City.
(Mar 1, 2007)
OncoGenex Again Delays IPO (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Biotechnology company OncoGenex Technologies Inc. has again delayed its initial public offering after underwriters reduced the expected price range.
(Mar 1, 2007)
Biotech Weathers a Market Storm in February (RedNova)
SAN FRANCISCO, March 1 /PRNewswire/ -- While the 416-point plunge in the Dow industrials on the penultimate day of the month took the wind out of biotech's sails, which up until then was performing ahead of the general markets, it did not completely ruin what was a strong performance by biotechs.
(Mar 1, 2007)
Scientists Expand Microbe 'Gene Language' (Science Daily)
An international group of scientists has expanded the universal language for the genes of both disease-causing and beneficial microbes and their hosts. This expanded "lingua franca," called the Gene Ontology (GO), gives researchers a common set of terms to describe the interactions between a microbe and its host.
(Mar 1, 2007)
UB, JCC sign dual admission agreement (UB Reporter)
UB and Jamestown Community College have signed a new dual admission program agreement designed to assist the transfer experience and increase the number of students transferring to UB with completed JCC associate degrees that include prerequisites for parallel degree programs at UB.
(Mar 1, 2007)
eGene and Gene Company, Ltd. Enter into Three Year Distribution Relationship in China and Are Projected to Have High ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
IRVINE, Calif.----eGene Inc. , developer of a revolutionary high-performance genetic analysis technology, announced today that it has entered into a three year distribution agreement with Gene Company, Ltd. to promote and sell eGene's HDA-GT12 system in China.
(Mar 1, 2007)
Uniform Language For Describing Genes Of Pathogenic And Beneficial Microbes (Science Daily)
An international group of scientists has announced a major expansion of a lingua franca used to describe the activities of genes in living organisms. The expansion provides terms that scientists can use to describe the complex events that occur when a pathogenic or beneficial microbe encounters its host. Understanding these events is crucial for developing new interventions for preventing ...
(Mar 1, 2007)
Genencor Licenses Integrated Genomics' ERGO Software (GenomeWeb News)
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(Mar 1, 2007)
Luminex Corporation And Tm Bioscience Corporation Announce Completion Of Acquisition Of Tm Bioscience By Luminex (CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance)
Luminex Corporation and Tm Bioscience Corporation today announced that the parties have closed the previously announced definitive agreement for Luminex Corporation to acquire all of the outstanding common shares of Tm Bioscience Corporation, a leader in the commercial genetic testing market.
(Mar 1, 2007)
Chicago Company Wins EPA Innovation Research Contract (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will give a $70,000 Small Business Innovation Research contract to Integrated Genomics Inc., 2201 W. Campbell Park Drive, Chicago, Ill.
(Mar 1, 2007)
Sigma Introduces QuantiGene(R) 2.0 RNA Quantification System (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Sigma, a division of Sigma-Aldrich , a leading $1.8 billion Life Science and High Technology company, is pleased to introduce the QuantiGene® 2.0 RNA Quantification System .
(Mar 1, 2007)
Strategic Diagnostics Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2006 Results (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NEWARK, Del.----Strategic Diagnostics Inc. - a leading provider of antibody products and analytical test kits for a broad range of food, water, agricultural, industrial, environmental and scientific applications, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2006.
(Mar 1, 2007)
Biotech IPO Watch: Rosetta Genomics Using MicroRNAs for Diagnostics (SeekingAlpha via Yahoo! Finance)
Centient Biotech Investor submits: Rosetta Genomics , an Israeli biotech, had the good fortune to price its IPO on Monday night, which is rather early in the week for any IPO. By doing so, the Rosetta Genomics IPO was a done deal before Tuesday morning rolled around with its huge 3% downdraft caused [... ]
(Mar 1, 2007)
JCI table of contents -- March 1, 2007 (EurekAlert!)
Air pollution and tobacco smoke contain oxidants that when inhaled can cause damage to the lungs and contribute to diseases such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). In a study that appears in the March issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation, researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, identify a new mechanism by which mice are protected against ...
(Mar 1, 2007)
Sir Tim Berners-Lee Gives Congress Vision Of The Future (TechWeb via Yahoo! News)
World Wide Web inventor says entire taxicabs, desks and even subways could become computer screens in the future of a more sophisticated Web.
(Mar 1, 2007)
Sir Tim Berners-Lee Gives Congress Vision Of The Future (InformationWeek)
World Wide Web inventor says entire taxicabs, desks and even subways could become computer screens in the future of a more sophisticated Web.
(Mar 1, 2007)
Affymetrix to Webcast Presentations for UBS West Coast Life Sciences & Diagnostics Tour (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SANTA CLARA, Calif.----Affymetrix, Inc. today announced that the Company will webcast presentations at 1:00 pm PT on Tuesday, March 6th in Santa Clara, CA as part of the UBS West Coast Life Sciences and Diagnostics Tour.
(Mar 1, 2007)
Sigma Introduces QuantiGene(R) 2.0 RNA Quantification System (RedNova)
ST. LOUIS, March 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sigma, a division of Sigma-Aldrich , a leading $1.8 billion Life Science and High Technology company, is pleased to introduce the QuantiGene(R) 2.0 RNA Quantification System (http://sigma.com/quantigene).
(Mar 2, 2007)
More News (Gazette.Net)
Revenues fell to $24.3 million from $57.2 million in 2005, its net loss widened to $54.7 million from $48.3 million in 2005 and it slashed its workforce from 434 to 151 employees, the company reported Friday.
(Mar 2, 2007)
Biotech officials honored for their support of industry (Winston-Salem Journal)
The Piedmont Triad Entrepreneurial Network said yesterday that biotechnology officials and an organization received awards for supporting the region's biotechnology industry.
(Mar 2, 2007)
Stratagene Announces Fourth Quarter 2006 Earnings Release Date and Conference Call (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
LA JOLLA, Calif.------Stratagene Corporation , today announced that it will release fourth quarter financial results on March 6, 2007 after the market close. The Company will also host a conference call and webcast on March 6, 2007 at 1:30 p.m.
(Mar 2, 2007)
Acacia Technologies Licenses Fraud Protection Technology to Pilgrim Telephone (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.----Acacia Research Corporation announced today that Credit Card Fraud Control Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Acacia Technologies group, a leader in technology licensing, has entered into a non-exclusive license with Pilgrim Telephone, Inc. and its affiliates covering a patent that applies to fraud protection technology.
(Mar 2, 2007)
Acacia Technologies Licenses Fraud Protection Technology to Pilgrim Telephone (Broadcast Newsroom)
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.,
(Mar 2, 2007)
Wall Street Breakfast (SeekingAlpha via Yahoo! Finance)
What you need to know before the open today.
(Mar 2, 2007)
SuperGen to Present Discovery Platform and Pipeline Update at Analyst and Investor Day (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
SuperGen Inc. today announced it will present information on its CLIMB drug discovery technology and an overview of its current development pipeline at an analyst and investor event today in Salt Lake City.
(Mar 2, 2007)
Per Peterson, M.D., Ph.D., Joins Board of Directors of Invitrogen Corporation (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
CARLSBAD, Calif.----Invitrogen Corporation today announced that Per Peterson, M.D., Ph.D. has been appointed to its board of directors, effective March 1, 2007. Dr. Peterson recently retired as Chairman, Research & Development, at Johnson & Johnson.
(Mar 2, 2007)
Genome Analyzer optimizes expression profiling resolution. (ThomasNet)
Human GW (genome wide) SpliceArray(TM) enables research and clinical communities to proceed with comprehensive analysis of human genome. It monitors 23,000+ human genes, covering 130,000+ expressed transcripts, and requires over 6 million probes to help elucidate diversity of human proteome. Able to detect all known and novel expressed transcripts, solution interrogates both exons and splice ...
(Mar 2, 2007)
Florida Atlantic University to Host EDC BioTech 2007 (Newswise)
Florida Atlantic University will host The Enterprise Development Corporation of South Florida's (EDC) 6th annual bioscience conference in April. The theme of BioTech 2007 is "New Frontiers in South Florida Bioscience" and will focus on industry, clinical and academic collaborations and the region's 60-year life science history.
(Mar 2, 2007)
Integrated Genomics Sues Two Former Employees for Helping DOE’s JGI Develop Competing Tech (GenomeWeb News)
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(Mar 2, 2007)
Thermo Fisher Scientific Showcases Software Solutions For Award-Winning LTQ Orbitrap Hybrid Mass Spectrometer (BioresearchOnline)
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., a leader in serving science, announced the introduction of application-specific software that unleashes the full potential of the Thermo Scientific LTQ Orbitrap, winner of the 2006 R&D 100 award and the Editors Gold Award at PITTCON 2006
(Mar 2, 2007)
Biography of Keyan Salari, recipient of Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans (Payvand Iran News)
KEYAN SALARI is a joint MD/PhD candidate at Stanford University. He has completed two years of medical school and is currently in the first year of a PhD program in Genetics. MR. SALARI is a 2004 graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, where he earned a BA with honors and high distinction in Molecular and Cellular Biology.
(Mar 2, 2007)
SuperGen to Present Discovery Platform and Pipeline Update at Analyst and Investor Day (RedNova)
DUBLIN, Calif., March 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SuperGen Inc. today announced it will present information on its CLIMB(TM) drug discovery technology and an overview of its current development pipeline at an analyst and investor event today in Salt Lake City.
(Mar 2, 2007)
‘Perspectives on Diabetes’ lecture series presented by Univ. of Md. School of Medicine (Baltimore Times)
The University of Maryland School of Medicine presented the first in a series of Bicentennial Lecture Series entitled “Perspectives on Diabetes: The Historian, The Physician, The Patient” at the Hippodrome Theater on Monday, February 26, 2007.
(Mar 2, 2007)
Vita Genomics and ITRI to Market Each Other's PGx Tools to Pharmas (GenomeWeb News)
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(Mar 2, 2007)
Florida Atlantic University to Host EDC Biotech 2007 (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Florida Atlantic University will host The Enterprise Development Corporation of South Florida's 6th annual bioscience conference in conjunction with FAU's "Research Week" on Wednesday, April 4, 2007 in the University Center on FAU's Boca Raton Campus located at 777 Glades Road.
(Mar 2, 2007)
FAU to host biotech gathering (BizJournals)
Florida Atlantic University is to be home to the Enterprise Development Corp. of South Florida's sixth annual bioscience conference, on April 4.
(Mar 2, 2007)
ONLINE UPDATE: X Prize Foundation to announce competition to explore new frontiers (Las Cruces Sun-News)
LOS ANGELES — In 2004, the little-known X Prize Foundation single-handedly kicked off the civilian space race with a $10 million contest to build a private spacecraft.
(Mar 2, 2007)
CU Offers Innovative Global Health Program with Weill Cornell (Newswise)
Funded by the National Institutes of Health and Cornell, the university's new Global Health Program will be the home to academic, research, internship and outreach collaborations related to global health issues across the Ithaca campus and Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City.
(Mar 3, 2007)
Piedmont Triad Entrepreneurial Network Hands Out Five Bio Awards (Local Tech Wire)
Posted: Today at 2:15 p.m. GREENSBORO, N.C. – Five leaders in the Triad’s growing biotechnology/life science sector received awards at the “Triad BioNight” put on by the Piedmont Triad Entrepreneurial Network on Thursday night.
(Mar 3, 2007)
Wanted: the next really big idea. Prize: $10 million (Austin American-Statesman)
LOS ANGELES — In 2004, the little-known X Prize Foundation single-handedly kicked off the civilian space race with a $10 million contest to build a private spacecraft.
(Mar 3, 2007)
Breast care center marks anniversary (The Daily American)
“I am a breast cancer survivor,” said Elizabeth Edwards. The wife of presidential candidate John Edwards was the keynote speaker Friday at the Joyce Murtha Breast Care Center 5th Anniversary Celebration.
(Mar 3, 2007)
Life Scientists' Media Engagement Revealed (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
At a recent event, Bill Kelly, President of BioInformatics, LLC, revealed how life scientists who are "highly engaged" with the marketing materials of their preferred suppliers are the ideal target market.
(Mar 3, 2007)
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