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Illumina Launches New Software Support Program for Downstream Analysis of Microarray Data (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SAN DIEGO, Calif.----Illumina, Inc. today announced the launch of Illumina Connect, a bioinformatics software partnership program established to advance data integration and analysis.
(May 1, 2007)
Industry Veteran Dindyal Ramkissoon Joins CombiMatrix Molecular Diagnostics as VP of Sales and Marketing (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.----Acacia Research Corporation announced today that industry veteran, Dindyal Ramkissoon has been appointed Vice President of Sales and Marketing of its CombiMatrix group's subsidiary, Combimatrix Molecular Diagnostics, Inc. .
(May 1, 2007)
Animal BiP levels determine amount of recovery sleep needed following prolonged wakefulness (EurekAlert!)
WESTCHESTER, Ill. -- Microarray studies have identified numerous genes that change in response to prolonged wakefulness. Determining which transcriptional changes translate into protein changes that are critical for recovery during sleep loss, however, can be challenging.
(May 1, 2007)
Comparison of two plankton species' genomes yields surprising results for scientists (ANI via Yahoo! India News)
Washington, May 1 (ANI): An international team of researchers have for the first time studied the genetic makeup of two species of phytoplankton - tiny plants that play a key role in global photosynthesis and carbon cycling. "Through our research we've been trying to understand Ostreococcus' role in marine ecosystems. Genomics has taught us that you can learn much more when you can ...
(May 1, 2007)
Matritech Reports First Quarter 2007 Financial Results (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NEWTON, Mass.----Matritech , a leading developer and marketer of protein-based diagnostic products for the early detection of cancer, today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2007.
(May 1, 2007)
CORRECTING and REPLACING Industry Veteran Dindyal Ramkissoon Joins CombiMatrix Molecular Diagnostics as VP of Sales and ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.----The ticker for CombiMatrix Group was listed incorrectly. The correct ticker is .
(May 1, 2007)
Industry Veteran Dindyal Ramkissoon Joins CombiMatrix Molecular Diagnostics as VP of Sales and Marketing (Broadcast Newsroom)
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.,
(May 1, 2007)
GenomeQuest, Inc. Announces Collaboration with Servier to Improve Specificity of Microarray Probes and qPCR Results (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
WESTBOROUGH, Mass.----GenomeQuest, Inc. a leader in sequence search for research and IP, today announced a collaboration with Servier, the leading French independent pharmaceutical company, to seamlessly connect results from high-throughput microarray experiments to qPCR platforms from different vendors, including Servier proprietary reagent data sets.
(May 1, 2007)
GenomeQuest, Inc. Announces GenomeQuest(TM) 4.0 Web Application for Sequence Search Analysts in Biotech Law and Research (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
WESTBOROUGH, Mass.----Seeking to expand beyond its commanding market position in gene patent and portfolio management information, GenomeQuest, Inc. is reaching out to biotech researchers with GenomeQuest 4.0, a new, web-enabled platform for genetic sequence data search and analysis.
(May 1, 2007)
GenVec Announces Additional Funding for Malaria Vaccine Program from the PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
GAITHERSBURG, Md.----GenVec, Inc. announced today that the Company has amended and extended its existing Collaborative Research, Development and Supply Agreement with the PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative .
(May 1, 2007)
Education News & Events (The Salinas Californian)
Chris Stenger and Robert Stenger Jr., sons of Robert and Christy Stenger of Salinas and grandson of Clinton and Diane Smith of Gainesville, Texas, and Ron and Alice Stenger of Brookville, Tenn., have been named All-American Scholars.
(May 1, 2007)
University study examines seasonal behavioral changes (The Justice)
The study, featured in the leading national biology journal Cell, suggests a connection between depression and biological rhythm in humans.
(May 1, 2007)
QuantRx(R) Biomedical Announces Addition to Scientific Research Leadership (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
QuantRx® Biomedical Corporation, an emerging leader in the research and development of medical diagnostic platforms and products, today announced that Anthony Burgess-Cassler, Ph.D., has been named senior scientist at the QuantRx Corporate Research Center in Portland, Oregon.
(May 1, 2007)
CORRECTING and REPLACING Industry Veteran Dindyal Ramkissoon Joins CombiMatrix Molecular Diagnostics as VP of Sales and ... (Broadcast Newsroom)
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., BUSINESS WIRE -- The ticker for CombiMatrix Group was listed incorrectly. The correct ticker is (NASDAQ: CBMX).
(May 1, 2007)
BioServe Acquires Genomics Collaborative (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
BioServe, a leading provider of genomics services, today announced that it has acquired Genomics Collaborative from SeraCare Life Sciences, Inc. Genomics Collaborative is a leader in facilitating biomarker discovery and validation through its Global Repository®, a comprehensive library of 600,000 human DNA, tissue and serum samples linked to detailed clinical and demographic data from 140,000 ...
(May 1, 2007)
Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, type 2 diabetes similar at molecular level (EurekAlert!)
Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, type II diabetes, the human version of mad cow disease and other degenerative diseases are more closely related at the molecular level than many scientists realized, an international team of chemists and molecular biologists reported April 29 in the online version of the journal Nature (print version to follow).
(May 1, 2007)
Bioinformatics tool updated: Geneious Pro 3 (MacNN)
New Zealand-based Biomatters has released Geneious Pro 3.0, an update to the application for scientists designed to search, organize, access, visualize and analyze genomic information. The company says that Geneious Pro 3.0 delivers a 'backbone' application connecting the spectrum of biological science, enabling existing and future software researc...
(May 1, 2007)
Waters and Northeastern University Open New Laboratory for Protein Research Focused on the World's Deadliest Diseases (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Waters Corporation and Northeastern University today opened the doors of the new Waters Mass Spectrometry Laboratory within the renowned Barnett Institute of Chemical and Biological Analysis at the University.
(May 1, 2007)
Rosetta Genomics Announces First Source for Clinical Validation of its Cancer of Unknown Primary (CUP) Diagnostic Test (FinanzNachrichten)
REHOVOT, Israel and DETROIT, Michigan, May 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Rosetta Genomics ( Nachrichten ) announced today that it has signed an agreement with the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan, one of the world's leading research centers for brain cancer, to provide the company with samples of metastases found in brain tissue.
(May 1, 2007)
Pressure BioSciences, Inc. To Unveil New, Lightweight, Compressed Air Driven Barocycler Instrument At BIO 2007 (BioresearchOnline)
Pressure BioSciences, Inc. today announced that it will unveil a patent-pending, lightweight, compressed air driven pressure cycling instrument (Barocycler NEP2320) at the 2007 BIO International Convention, being held May 6-9 in Boston, Massachusetts
(May 1, 2007)
SGI Scientific Workflow Solutions With Strategic Software Vendors Demonstrate Accelerated Research Results At Bio-IT ... (BioresearchOnline)
BioIT World, booth #405 -- An exciting, yet logical new approach that enables scientific organizations to deploy the best computing platform for each application workload is being showcased by SGI this week in Boston at the BioIT World 2007 Conference and Expo
(May 1, 2007)
BioServe Acquires Genomics Collaborative From SeraCare Life Sciences (GenomeWeb News)
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(May 1, 2007)
Hutchinson Center Establishes New Vaccine and Infectious Disease Institute (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has established a new Vaccine and Infectious Disease Institute to develop and implement prevention strategies for globally important infectious diseases, including HIV, malaria and cancer.
(May 1, 2007)
New technology detects functional genes (UPI)
The GeoChip created by U.S. scientists is described as a genomics-based tool that can detect functional genes and processes in a microbial community.
(May 1, 2007)
Rosetta Genomics First Quarter 2007 Financial Results Conference Call (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Rosetta Genomics, Ltd. announced that the company will report first quarter 2007 financial results on Tuesday, May 8, 2007, after U.S. financial markets close. Following the announcement, senior management will host a conference call and webcast at 4:30 p.m.
(May 1, 2007)
Rosetta Genomics to Announce First Quarter 2007 Financial Results and Host Conference Call on Tuesday, May 8, 2007 (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Rosetta Genomics, Ltd. announced that the company will report first quarter 2007 financial results on Tuesday, May 8, 2007, after U.S. financial markets close. Following the announcement, senior management will host a conference call and webcast at 4:30 p.m.
(May 1, 2007)
New technology detects functional genes (Moldova.org)
The GeoChip created by U.S. scientists is described as a genomics-based tool that can detect functional genes and processes in a microbial community.The gene chip technology created by Jizhong Zhou and colleagues at the University of Oklahoma consists of a collection of microscopic DNA spots on a tiny chip, with each spot representing a different gene probe. The GeoChip contains more than 24,000 ...
(May 1, 2007)
14 RABI-US-SAINI 1428 AH SRINAGAR WEDNESDAY, MAY 02, 2007 (Greater Kashmir)
Bioinformatics or computational biology refers to an emerging, interdisciplinary subject in which computer technology, including software, hardware and algorithms, are applied to solving problems arising in biology.
(May 1, 2007)
Rosetta Genomics Announces First Source for Clinical Validation of Its Cancer of Unknown Primary (CUP) Diagnostic Test (RedNova)
REHOVOT, Israel and DETROIT, Michigan, May 1 /
(May 1, 2007)
Canisius science center ties with M&T (BizJournals)
Canisius College will develop five research training groups at its new science center with help from a $500,000 challenge grant from M&T Bank.
(May 1, 2007)
Aushon BioSystems Appoints Ken Titlebaum Chief Financial Officer and Mike Tognotti VP of Worldwide Sales and Marketing (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
BURLINGTON, Mass.----Aushon BioSystems, developer of advanced products for microarray-based analysis, announced today the appointments of Ken Titlebaum as Chief Financial Officer and Mike Tognotti as Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Marketing.
(May 1, 2007)
Invitrogen Announces First Quarter 2007 Results (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
CARLSBAD, Calif.----Invitrogen Corporation today announced results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2007. Revenue for the first quarter was $309 million, an increase of 10 percent over first quarter 2006 revenue of $280 million, excluding the impact of discontinued operations.
(May 1, 2007)
Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Type II Diabetes Are Similar At The Molecular Level (Science Daily)
Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, type 2 diabetes, the human version of mad cow disease, and other degenerative diseases are more closely related at the molecular level than scientists realized.
(May 1, 2007)
Hutchinson Center Establishes New Vaccine and Infectious Disease Institute (RedNova)
SEATTLE, May 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has established a new Vaccine and Infectious Disease Institute to develop and implement prevention strategies for globally important infectious diseases, including HIV, malaria and cancer.
(May 1, 2007)
RNA analysis can identify rejection in lung transplant patients (News-Medical-Net)
Recent data from the Lung Allograft Rejection Gene expression Observational (LARGO) study provides compelling evidence that profiling gene expression in peripheral blood can detect organ rejection in lung transplant patients.
(May 2, 2007)
BioWorld International Correspondent (BioWorld)
Proteomics research in Denmark has received a substantial boost - in the form of a DKK600 million (US$109 million) grant from the Novo Nordisk Foundation to establish a new center for protein research at the University of Copenhagen.
(May 2, 2007)
Biosite and Beckman Coulter Amend Definitive Merger Agreement (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Biosite Incorporated today announced that it and Beckman Coulter, Inc. have entered into an amendment to their existing merger agreement dated March 24, 2007.
(May 2, 2007)
Biosite and Beckman Coulter Amend Definitive Merger Agreement (FinanzNachrichten)
SAN DIEGO, May 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Biosite Incorporated ( Nachrichten ) today announced that it and Beckman Coulter, ( Nachrichten ) Inc. have entered into an amendment to their existing merger agreement dated March 24, 2007. Under the terms of the amendment to the merger agreement, Beckman Coulter will acquire all of Biosite's outstanding common stock in a cash tender offer for $90.00 ...
(May 2, 2007)
Upcoming Xtalks Web Conference Explores Opportunities and Perspectives of Personalized Medicine (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
In a Xtalks Web Conference on Wednesday, May 30, 2007, 1:00 - 3:00pm EST, Raymond Woosley, MD, PhD, President and CEO, The Critical Path Institute, Mara G.
(May 2, 2007)
Upcoming Xtalks Web Conference Explores Opportunities and Perspectives of Personalized Medicine (PR Web)
In a Xtalks Web Conference on Wednesday, May 30, 2007, 1:00 - 3:00pm EST, Raymond Woosley, MD, PhD, President and CEO, The Critical Path Institute, Mara G. Aspinall, President, Genzyme Genetics, Wayne Rosenkrans, Business Strategy Director External Scientific Affairs, Co-Chair Personalized Medicine Coalition, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, and Dr. Elaine Weidenhammer, Associate Director, Strategic ...
(May 2, 2007)
News Tips From The Journal Of Biological Chemistry (Medical News Today)
Cholesterol Metabolism Without OxygenThis article was featured as a "Paper of the Week" by the Journal of Biological Chemistry's Editors, meaning that it belongs to the top one percent of papers reviewed in significance and overall importance.Researchers report the first details of how cholesterol is metabolized without oxygen. [click link for full article]
(May 2, 2007)
Acacia Technologies Acquires Patent for Text Auto-Completion Technology (Broadcast Newsroom)
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., BUSINESS WIRE -- Acacia Research Corporation (Nasdaq:ACTG)(Nasdaq:CBMX) announced today that Acacia Patent Acquisition Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary that is part of the Acacia Technologies group, a leader in technology licensing, has acquired a patent relating to text auto-completion technology.
(May 2, 2007)
Nanogen to Host First Quarter Conference Call and Webcast on May 9, 2007 (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SAN DIEGO----Nanogen, Inc. , developer of advanced diagnostic products, will host a conference call on Wednesday, May 9, 2007, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern to discuss 2007 first quarter financial results.
(May 2, 2007)
Affymetrix to Webcast Presentation at Baird Growth Stock Conference (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SANTA CLARA, Calif.----Affymetrix, Inc. today announced it will webcast its presentation at the Baird Growth Stock Conference in Chicago. Doug Farrell, Vice President of Investor Relations, will provide a company overview at 11:50 a.m.
(May 2, 2007)
AlgoNomics Selects CTCLS as Japanese Representative for Its Immunogenicity Screening Services (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
GHENT, Belgium & TOKYO----AlgoNomics, a global provider of immunogenicity screening solutions, and CTC Laboratory Systems Corporation , a leading supplier of software, services and consultancy to the Japanese pharmaceutical and biotech industry, today announced to have entered into an agreement for AlgoNomics' Epibase® screening technology.
(May 2, 2007)
Ingenuity Systems Announces Molecular Toxicology Solution (ThomasNet)
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.,
(May 2, 2007)
SIM2 Gene Focus of Cancer Research Agreement with FAU and Torrey Pines Inst. for Molecular Studies (Newswise)
A research team at FAU has identified a cancer specific gene called SIM2. This gene is found on chromosome 21 and is normally associated with Down's syndrome. Researchers identified the SIM2 gene using an approach called bioinformatics, which uses the power of computers to understand biology and medicine.
(May 2, 2007)
Matritech, Inc. (Amex: MZT) Q1/07 Review issued by Scimitar Equity Research, Inc. (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Scimitar Equity Research, Inc. issues a review on Matritech, Inc. entitled "Revenue and Net Loss Increased, Guidance is Reaffirmed and Debt Increases the Need to Examine Future Options."
(May 2, 2007)
Study: Some diseases molecularly related (UPI)
A U.S.-led international study suggests Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and other degenerative diseases are more molecularly linked than has been thought. Harmful rope-like structures known as amyloid fibrils, which are linked protein molecules that form in t
(May 2, 2007)
AlgoNomics Selects CTCLS As Japanese Representative for Its Immunogenicity Screening Services (RedNova)
AlgoNomics, a global provider of immunogenicity
(May 2, 2007)
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