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Staff Writer (BioWorld)
Beckman Coulter, of Fullerton, Calif., a developer of automated complex biomedical tests, and San Diego-based Biosite, a biomedical company commercializing proteomics discoveries, have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Beckman Coulter will acquire all of Biosite's outstanding common stock in a cash tender offer of $85 per share, or about $1.55 billion on a fully diluted share ...
(Mar 27, 2007)
Holling Family Award program honors UNL faculty, teaching assistant (Iowa Farmer)
Lincoln, Neb. - Six University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty and one teaching assistant were recipients of the 2007 Holling Family Awards for Teaching Excellence in Agriculture and Natural Resources.
(Mar 27, 2007)
Biotech Day in Review: Biosite Takes $85 Offer from Beckman Coulter (SeekingAlpha via Yahoo! Finance)
Centient Biotech Investor submits: Biosite agreed to be acquired by Beckman Coulter for $85 per share or a total of $1.55 billion. Biosite uses proteomics to develop medical diagnostics, and Beckman Coulter makes biomedical tests.
(Mar 27, 2007)
Affymetrix Automated Microarray Processing Platform Analyzes up to 96 Samples at a Time (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SANTA CLARA, Calif.----Affymetrix Inc. today announced the commercial launch of its GeneChip® HT Array Plate System, a full microarray processing platform that analyzes up to 96 samples at a time.
(Mar 27, 2007)
Rosetta Genomics Reports Fourth Quarter and 2006 Financial Results (PrimeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance)
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. and REHOVOT, Israel, March 27, 2007 -- Rosetta Genomics , today reported its consolidated financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2006.
(Mar 27, 2007)
BIOBASE to Coordinate EU-backed Project to Develop Technology for Studying Mechanisms of Disease (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
WOLFENBUTTEL, Germany & BEVERLY, Mass.----BIOBASE, a leading provider of knowledge solutions for the life sciences industry, announced today that they have received a European Union research contract to develop innovative technology to analyze complex disease mechanisms.
(Mar 27, 2007)
Bio-IT Briefs (Bio-IT World)
March 27, 2007 | BioWisdom Inc. released version 5 of the OmniViz data visualization and mining software. OmniViz Version 5 can visualize and analyze millions of documents or billions of data points, as well as chemical structures and genome sequences – all in the same visual framework.
(Mar 27, 2007)
Newly Public Rosetta Genomics Says Q4 R&D Rises 30 Percent; No Revenue Yet (GenomeWeb News)
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(Mar 27, 2007)
Breakthrough Cancer Research at George Mason University Launches New Company (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
George Mason University proteomics researchers Lance Liotta, MD, PhD, and Emanuel Petricoin, PhD, today announced the formation of a new company -- Theranostics Health, LLC -- that will use their breakthrough technology to provide critical new services to medical professionals on the front line of the war on cancer.
(Mar 27, 2007)
Microplate Products For Biomolecular Screening (BioresearchOnline)
Porvair Sciences Ltd. has chosen the 13th Annual Society for Biomolecular Screening (SBS) meeting in Montreal, Canada (15th-19th April 2007) for the North American launch of a range of exciting new microplate products
(Mar 27, 2007)
GMU researchers start cancer-fighting company (Washington Business Journal)
Two George Mason University researchers have founded a new company to develop more personalized treatments to fight cancer.
(Mar 27, 2007)
Genomic Rises on Upgrade to 'Outperform' (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Genomic Health Inc. shares rose Tuesday after a Piper Jaffray analyst upgraded the stock to "Outperform," saying the company is optimistic about its future drugs and its breast cancer test Oncotype Dx.
(Mar 27, 2007)
Ingenuity Systems Announces Molecular Toxicology Solution (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Ingenuity Systems, the leading provider of information solutions for the exploration, interpretation, and analysis of experimental data for life sciences researchers, today launched IPA-Tox, a pathways-driven molecular toxicology solution that enables researchers to understand safety issues associated with new drug candidates.
(Mar 27, 2007)
Expression Analysis is First Provider of NuGEN Technologies' Solution for FFPE Specimens (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
DURHAM, N.C.----Expression Analysis, the industry's leading provider of Affymetrix GeneChip® brand microarray services for clinical trials, announced today an agreement with NuGEN Technologies, Inc. to offer genomic services using the WT-Ovation FFPE System.
(Mar 27, 2007)
House DFL Plan Aims To Slow Tuition Increases (WCCO Minneapolis/St. Paul)
Minnesota House Democrats have outlined a higher education bill that would shrink tuition increases more than a Senate bill approved last week. More Education News More Political News
(Mar 27, 2007)
House education bill more generous than senate bill (KARE 11 Minneapolis-St. Paul)
A higher education bill outlined Tuesday by House Democrats would shrink tuition increases more than a Senate bill approved last week. The proposal
(Mar 27, 2007)
House DFL plan aims to slow tuition increases (Minnesota Public Radio)
The bill would hold tuition increases to 2 percent at MnSCU schools, and 3.5 percent at the University of Minnesota.
(Mar 27, 2007)
Gene Behind Autoimmune Diseases Identified by Researchers (Newswise)
A report in the March 22 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine reveals that a pinpointed region of chromosome 17, a gene named NALP1, could be a new target of treatment for autoimmune diseases.
(Mar 27, 2007)
New science of metagenomics 'will transform modern microbiology' (EurekAlert!)
WASHINGTON -- The emerging field of metagenomics, where the DNA of entire communities of microbes is studied simultaneously, presents the greatest opportunity -- perhaps since the invention of the microscope -- to revolutionize understanding of the microbial world, says a new report from the National Research Council.
(Mar 27, 2007)
U.S. company formed for individualized cancer treatment (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
George Mason University researchers announced on Tuesday the formation of a company to tailor cancer treatments to individual patients based on new technology that tracks protein activity in tumor cells.
(Mar 27, 2007)
Health and science news from UC campuses and labs (UC Newswire)
$50 Million Gift For Cardiovascular Research And Treatment Mar 27, UCSF -- UCSF has received a $50 million gift toward construction of a new building for cardiovascular research and clinical treatment at the University's Mission Bay campus.
(Mar 27, 2007)
Making University of Rhode Island a Biotech Leader (RedNova)
By Benjamin N. Gedan, The Providence Journal, R.I. Mar. 27--Amgen Inc.
(Mar 28, 2007)
NDIS Approval Creates New Options in the Backlog Battle (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
The FBI's national DNA Index System (NDIS) recently approved the FSS-i3(TM) DNA Expert System for reviewing data and uploading convicted offender profiles to CODIS. This approval smooths the way for crime laboratories to incorporate FSS-i3 software into their operations as well.
(Mar 28, 2007)
AnaSpec Launches Optimized Website (PR.com)
In an effort to optimize the online experience of its customers, AnaSpec, a worldwide provider of integrated proteomics solutions, has moved its website to a faster, dedicated server. AnaSpec sales & marketing manager, Violeta Rajkovska, MBA, stated, “With the huge number of catalog products that AnaSpec carries, we realized that a faster website would be essential for an efficient navigation ...
(Mar 28, 2007)
NDIS Approval Creates New Options in the Backlog Battle (PR Web)
The FBI's national DNA Index System (NDIS) recently approved the FSS-i3(TM) DNA Expert System for reviewing data and uploading convicted offender profiles to CODIS. This approval smooths the way for crime laboratories to incorporate FSS-i3 software into their operations as well. (PRWeb Mar 28, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: ...
(Mar 28, 2007)
AutoGenomics Closes Series C Private Placement Offering (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
AutoGenomics, Inc., a leader in developing automated molecular diagnostic testing solutions, announced today that it has completed its Series C financing round of $12,000,000.
(Mar 28, 2007)
Cell Signaling Technology Announces Alliance with Merck to Provide PhosphoScan(R) Proteomics & Antibody Development for ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
DANVERS, Mass.----Cell Signaling Technology, Inc. announced today an alliance with Merck under which it will provide its patented PhosphoScan® proteomics technology for biomarker discovery and its expertise in antibody development and validation to develop high specificity biomarker assays to help advance Merck's targeted therapeutic programs for oncology.
(Mar 28, 2007)
PPS Silent(TM) Surfactant Now Available in 1 mg Vials for Membrane Proteomics Protocols (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
Protein Discovery, Inc. today announced that PPS Silent Surfactant is now available for sale in 1 mg vials. PPS Silent Surfactant is an effective reagent for preparing membrane proteins from small populations of microdissected cells prior to nanoLC-MS/MS analysis. The new 1 mg vial size has been introduced to help membrane proteomics researchers streamline their sample preparation protocols and ...
(Mar 28, 2007)
Unique partnership produces life-critical 3D structures (EurekAlert!)
Most diseases are caused by malfunctions in the body’s complex protein machinery. The next generation of drugs will be designed on the basis of 3D protein models that scientists are creating.
(Mar 28, 2007)
Study: TV ads = higher obesity risk for kids (CNN Money)
Even with child obesity rates soaring in America, food marketers are bombarding kids with a steady diet of snack and candy ads, a new study said Wednesday.
(Mar 28, 2007)
Rosetta Genomics to Present Advancements in Its Diagnostic and Therapeutic Development Programs At Cambridge Healthtech ... (PrimeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance)
REHOVOT, Israel, March 28, 2007 -- Rosetta Genomics, Ltd. announced today that Dr. Dalia Cohen, the company's Global Head of Research and Development, will be presenting at Cambridge Healthtech Institute's microRNA in Human Disease and Development conference taking place March 29 - 30, 2007 in Boston, MA.
(Mar 28, 2007)
TGen North grand opening set for April 13 (Arizona Daily Sun)
The Translational Genomics Research Institute and Northern Arizona University will officially open the doors of TGen North in Flagstaff April 13.
(Mar 28, 2007)
Sixth Annual Five Ventures Announces Finalists and Keynote Speakers (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
CHARLOTTE, N.C.----Five Ventures has announced the five finalists for the sixth annual business plan competition and conference. Ten entrepreneurs from throughout the Charlotte region presented their business plans on March 21st to nearly 20 distinguished business judges.
(Mar 28, 2007)
Alzheimer's, commercialization are top priorities for Minnesota Partnership (Post-Bulletin)
Alzheimer's disease researchers at Mayo Clinic and the University of Minnesota have been awarded millions of dollars by the Minnesota Partnership for Biotechnology and Me
(Mar 28, 2007)
Cell Signaling pens proteomics deal with Merck (BizJournals)
Cell Signaling Technology Inc. (CST) reports it has formed an alliance with drug giant Merck & Co. Inc., providing its proteomics technology for biomarker discovery and related expertise to aid Merck's efforts to develop cancer-fighting drugs.
(Mar 28, 2007)
Unique Partnership Produces Life-critical 3D Structures (Science Daily)
Most diseases are caused by malfunctions in the body's complex protein machinery. The next generation of drugs will be designed on the basis of 3D protein models that scientists are creating. The Structural Genomics Consortium laboratory at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden has now made available the structure of PARP3, the four hundredth structure in this unique project to chart the body's ...
(Mar 28, 2007)
Ariadne Expands Presence in Australia and New Zealand: GeneWorks Starts Distributing Pathway Studio (PR Web)
Ariadne today announced that GeneWorks, a major Australian supplier of molecular biology research products, will be distributing Ariadne products in Australia and New Zealand. GeneWorks will offer Pathway Studio to its clients as a must-have tool for microarray, proteomics and other experimental data analysis. (PRWeb Mar 28, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: ...
(Mar 28, 2007)
Cotonou, Benin March 28, 2007 At its just-concluded meeting, the Africa Rice Center (WARDA) Board of Trustees strongly ... (SeedQuest)
WARDA is joining forces with IRRI and CIAT as part of a new wave of partnership aimed to create a strong synergy for rice research in Africa.
(Mar 28, 2007)
Finalists Announced for 2007 Life Science Industry Awards (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
The finalists have been announced for the 2007 Life Science Industry Awards, which recognize those life science suppliers that are best-in-class in both product categories and customer communications and support categories.
(Mar 28, 2007)
Brain tissue reveals possible genetic trigger for schizophrenia (EurekAlert!)
CHAPEL HILL –A study led by scientists from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill may have identified a molecular mechanism involved in the development of schizophrenia.
(Mar 28, 2007)
Alzheimer's, Commercialization Are Top Priorities for Minnesota Partnership (RedNova)
By Jeff Hansel, Post-Bulletin, Rochester, Minn. Mar. 28--Alzheimer's disease researchers at Mayo Clinic and the University of Minnesota have been awarded millions of dollars by the Minnesota Partnership for Biotechnology and Medical Genomics.
(Mar 28, 2007)
Scientists identify a candidate gene for osteoporosis (EurekAlert!)
LOMA LINDA, Calif. (Thurs., Mar. 29, 2007) – Today, researchers report the identification of a gene that may play a role in susceptibility to osteoporosis—the crippling disease that leads to bone fractures, especially of the hip and spine.
(Mar 28, 2007)
Finalists Announced for 2007 Life Science Industry Awards (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
The finalists have been announced for the 2007 Life Science Industry Awards, which recognize those life science suppliers that are best-in-class in both product categories and customer communications and support categories. The 28 finalists represent the three companies receiving the highest overall score in each of 20 award categories.
(Mar 29, 2007)
Invitrogen and Emiliem Sign Major Kinase Screening Agreement (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
CARLSBAD, Calif. & EMERYVILLE, Calif.----Invitrogen Corporation , a provider of essential life science technologies for disease research and drug discovery, today announced a partnership with Emiliem, Inc. to screen the company's multi-kinase inhibitors using Invitrogen's SelectScreen platform.
(Mar 29, 2007)
SRU Biosystems Secures Exclusive License to Evanescent Resonance Technology for Optimized Drug Discovery and Diagnostics (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
SRU Biosystems, a leader in highly sensitive labeled and label-free detection technologies, today announced that it has secured an exclusive license to Evanescent Resonance technology, a detection platform that enhances the sensitivity of fluorescence-based assays for drug discovery and diagnostics.
(Mar 29, 2007)
From Phylogenetics to Phylogenomics: The Evolutionary Relationships of Insect Endosymbiotic [Gamma]-Proteobacteria As a ... (RedNova)
By Comas, Iaki; Moya, Andrs; Gonzlez-Candelas,
(Mar 29, 2007)
Chromosomal microarray analysis proves accurate (EurekAlert!)
Two years and more than 2,000 samples after researchers at Baylor College of Medicine started to use a new gene-chip technology called chromosomal microarray analysis to look for potential genetic abnormalities in children, they find that it is remarkably sensitive in detecting abnormalities in individual chromosomes, according to a report that appears online today in the journal Public Library ...
(Mar 29, 2007)
Chromosomal Microarray Analysis Proves Accurate (Science Daily)
Chromosomal microarray analysis, a two-year-old gene-chip technology used to look for potential genetic abnormalities in children, has proved to be remarkably sensitive in detecting abnormalities in individual chromosomes.
(Mar 29, 2007)
The role of diagnostics in bioterrorism (Medical Device Link)
The significance of the effects of bioterrorism-associated category A agents (e.g., anthrax, plague, tularemia, and smallpox) on human health, public safety, and the economy makes the availability of rapid and accurate diagnostic testing of critical importance.
(Mar 29, 2007)
Health and science news from UC campuses and labs (UC Newswire)
Binary asteroid revealed as twin rubble piles Mar 29, UCB -- The asteroid Antiope is among the few known binary asteroids discovered in recent years, visible through even the Earth's largest telescopes as merely two bright blobs orbiting one another endlessly.
(Mar 29, 2007)
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