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ESRC Genomics Forum Urges Wider Debate On Genes Discovery Announcement (Medical News Today)
The Economic and Social Research Council's (ESRC) Genomics Policy and Research Forum1, based at the University of Edinburgh, is calling for wider debate about the implications of the recent genes discovery announcement. [click link for full article]
(Jun 11, 2007)
Incidence of asthma puzzling (The Salt Lake Tribune)
Woods Cross and North Salt Lake have the state's highest incidence of childhood asthma. Bountiful has the lowest. If you want to know why close neighbors would be so far apart, take a wild guess.
(Jun 11, 2007)
Research Team Identifies New Alzheimer's Gene (Medical News Today)
A study comparing more genetic markers in the DNA of people with and without Alzheimer's disease than ever before has enabled researchers to identify a common gene that appears to increase a person's risk for developing Alzheimer's disease. [click link for full article]
(Jun 11, 2007)
Bioinformatics team heads for Houston research facility (Boston Globe)
Excerpts from the Globe's blog on the Boston-area medical community. Stephen Wong, who directed research programs at Harvard Medical School and at Brigham and Women's Hospital is leaving Boston and taking about 20 researchers with him to develop a bioinformatics program in Houston.
(Jun 11, 2007)
BrainAcademy: The Search for Creative Compute-Ability Talent Continues (Online Recruitment)
11/06/2007 BrainAcademy is back for 2007. The computer science competition offering university bursaries and career boost prizes continues its search to find the cream of computing talent; this year's theme is Computer Science, Creativity and Going Green.
(Jun 11, 2007)
Federal grants give a lift to small Iowa businesses (The Des Moines Register)
Government to offer more than $2.2 billion this year to research and develop products at manufacturing companies.
(Jun 11, 2007)
Illumina Unveils the First Industry-Hosted Controls Database for Genetic Research (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SAN DIEGO----Illumina, Inc., announced today the launch of iControlDB, the first industry-hosted genotyping control repository available for immediate use by researchers conducting case-control whole-genome association studies.
(Jun 11, 2007)
Drug-discovery Companies Get Even Higher Risk Profile in Tough Venture, Market Environment (Local Tech Wire)
NY — Editor's note: Cabot Adams LLC tracks trends in biotechnology venture funding. Stephen Dunn, executive advisor for biotechnology, pharmaceuticals and medical devices, sees changing capital funding risk profiles within the biotechnology sector.
(Jun 11, 2007)
SEC Declares CombiMatrix S-1 Registration Statement Effective (Broadcast Newsroom)
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., BUSINESS WIRE -- Acacia Research Corporation (Nasdaq:ACTG)(Nasdaq:CBMX) and CombiMatrix Corporation announced today that on June 8, 2007 the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission declared the effectiveness of CombiMatrix's S-1 registration statement.
(Jun 11, 2007)
Sorenson Genomics Expands with Acquisition of Identigene's Advanced DNA Testing Services (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SALT LAKE CITY & HOUSTON----Sorenson Genomics, a leading global provider of DNA testing services based in Salt Lake City, Utah, announced today it has acquired Identigene of Houston, Texas.
(Jun 11, 2007)
Patel graduates from Baylor (NWAnews.com)
Baylor University conferred degrees on more than 1,700 graduates during spring commencement exercises May 12 in Waco, Texas Achal Patel of Rogers graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor of science for intelligence degree in bioinformatics. (Benton County Daily Record)
(Jun 11, 2007)
SGI Joins Bio-IT Alliance to Help Advance Scientific Discovery (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
To spearhead new ways of sharing complex data in the bioinformatics market, SGI today announced that the company has joined the BioIT Alliance, a group of organizations working together to realize the potential of personalized medicine.
(Jun 11, 2007)
Ludesi 2DGE Analysis Service Improves Discovery Potential in Proteomics, Gains Global Leading Research Customers (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
Ludesi AB, developer and provider of the world's leading 2D Gel Image Analysis Service, today announced results demonstrating that its technology significantly improves discovery potential in 2D gel electrophoresis based on data from its growing customer list of leading global research institutes, pharmaceutical companies, and universities. The Ludesi 2DGE Image Analysis Service offers two ...
(Jun 11, 2007)
Breakthrough Developments In Rheumatoid Arthritis Reported (Science Daily)
About one percent of the US population will develop rheumatoid arthritis, an autoimmune disease that leads to painful joint swelling. Scientists are cracking the genetic code that makes the immune system wage an attack on a person's joints.
(Jun 11, 2007)
Illumina Unveils the First Industry-Hosted Controls Database for Genetic Research (RedNova)
Illumina, Inc., (Nasdaq:ILMN) announced today the launch of iControlDB, the first industry-hosted genotyping control repository available for immediate use by researchers conducting case-control whole-genome association studies.
(Jun 11, 2007)
Identigene to merge with Sorenson Genomics (BizJournals)
Sorenson Genomics LLC has agreed to acquire Identigene Inc.
(Jun 11, 2007)
New Techniques Could Spot Alzheimer's Early (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
MONDAY, June 11 (HealthDay News) -- Three groups of researchers are reporting progress on the early detection of Alzheimer's disease -- advances that, if validated, could aid patients and drug developers alike, experts said.
(Jun 11, 2007)
Asthma Uncontrolled in 55% of Cases: Survey (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
MONDAY, June 11 (HealthDay News) -- A new survey finds that asthma was not controlled in 55 percent Americans with moderate-to-severe forms of the disease, even though most of them had health insurance and regularly visited their health care providers.
(Jun 11, 2007)
Molecular Biology Freeware for Windows (Addict 3D)
Huge collection of free Bioinformatics Software. Get your genomic geek on. via Molbiol-tools.ca .
(Jun 11, 2007)
GenVault Corporation Increases Venture Backing (RedNova)
CARLSBAD, Calif., June 11 /PRNewswire/ -- GenVault Corporation, the leader in room temperature biosample management, announced today the addition of $1.5 million in venture funding from Cross Creek Capital, the private equity affiliate of Wasatch Advisors, Inc.
(Jun 11, 2007)
Asthma Uncontrolled in 55% of Cases: Survey (HealthCentral.com)
Copyright © 2007 ScoutNews, LLC . All rights reserved. MONDAY, June 11 (HealthDay News) -- A new survey finds that asthma was not controlled in 55 percent Americans with moderate-to-severe forms of the disease, even though most of them had health insurance and regularly visited their health care providers.
(Jun 11, 2007)
Neurotechnology Industry Report Says Revenues Grew 10% to $120.5 Billion (RedNova)
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets has announced the addition of "The Neurotechnology Industry 2007 Report: Drugs, Devices and Diagnostics for the Brain and Nervous System" published by NeuroInsights to their offering.
(Jun 11, 2007)
AB&C adds KFDunn to its healthcare offerings (The Delaware Business Ledger)
Aloysius Butler & Clark ( http://www.a-b-c.com (AB&C)), healthcare marketing and KFDunnhave merged to form KFDunn Life Sciences, a division of AB&C. Kathleen F. Dunn will serve as the president of the new division.
(Jun 11, 2007)
Sorenson Genomics Buys DNA-Testing Company Identigene (GenomeWeb News)
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(Jun 11, 2007)
Rockville-Based Correlogic, JEOL in Synch (RedNova)
Correlogic Systems Inc., of Rockville, a bioinf
(Jun 11, 2007)
ChemGenex announces publication confirming activity of Ceflatonin in T315I-Positive CML (EurekAlert!)
MELBOURNE, Australia, and MENLO PARK, California U.S.A. (June 11, 2007). ChemGenex Pharmaceuticals Limited (ASX:CXS and NASDAQ:CXSP) announced today the publication of a report in the prestigious Nature publication Leukemia confirming the positive clinical activity of the company's lead compound, Ceflatonin® against Gleevec®-resistant, chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) associated with the T315I ...
(Jun 11, 2007)
Progeniq Launches Universal Version of BioBoost Accelerated HMMer for Mac OS X (SYS-CON Media)
Delivers HMMer BioInformatics Calculations Up to 40 Times Faster
(Jun 11, 2007)
ChemGenex Announces Publication Confirming Activity of Ceflatonin(R) in T315I-Positive CML (RedNova)
ChemGenex Pharmaceuticals Limited (ASX:CXS and
(Jun 11, 2007)
Conference To Examine Role Technology Can Play In Managing Health Care Costs (Medical News Today)
The role technology can play in helping the United States manage health care costs by advancing the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disease will be examined in a conference at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Gaithersburg, Md., on 25 September.Major technological advances have greatly improved patient care since the 1970s, but have come at a steep price. U.S. ...
(Jun 12, 2007)
Molecular profiling of cancer (FreshPatents.com)
The present invention relates to compositions and methods for cancer diagnostics, including but not limited to, cancer markers. In particular, the present invention provides cancer markers useful in the diagnosis and characterization of prostate and breast cancers.
(Jun 12, 2007)
Pinpointing Genetic Changes (Technology Review)
A new technique could detect early signs of some diseases.
(Jun 12, 2007)
Sorenson Genomics adds Identigene (Deseret Morning News)
Salt Lake-based Sorenson Genomics, known for its DNA ancestral testing, announced Monday it had acquired Identigene, a Houston-based DNA testing laboratory.
(Jun 12, 2007)
CalWest sells off area properties (Seattle Times)
Pacific Northwest Walton Street Capital, a Chicago-based real-estate investment firm, has bought six Seattle-area industrial properties...
(Jun 12, 2007)
Outer Membrane Transport Mechanism Unravelled By Simulations (Medical News Today)
Using X-ray data and advanced computer simulation and visualization software, researchers at the University of Illinois have painstakingly modeled a critical part of a mechanism by which bacteria take up large molecules. Their findings provide a rare window on the complex interplay of proteins involved in the active transport of materials across cell membranes. [click link for full article]
(Jun 12, 2007)
Chr. Hansen And CLC Bio In 1.8M USD Research Project On Identifying Bacteria Genes (Medical News Today)
Chr. Hansen has teamed up with CLC bio and Roskilde University in an effort understand the genetic make-up of bacteria and see whether this knowledge can be used to improve probiotic food products. New bioinformatics solutions will make it possible to further understand why bacteria perform the way they do, and to find undiscovered potential in lactic acid bacteria. [click link for full article]
(Jun 12, 2007)
Acacia Technologies Names Two Vice Presidents (Broadcast Newsroom)
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., BUSINESS WIRE -- Acacia Research Corporation (Nasdaq:ACTG)(Nasdaq:CBMX) announced today that its Acacia Technologies group, a leader in technology licensing, has named Marc Frechette and James Trueman as Vice Presidents.
(Jun 12, 2007)
Korea NIH to Use Affymetrix Technology for Groundbreaking Genome-Wide Association Study (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SANTA CLARA, Calif.----Affymetrix Inc. announced today that the Republic of Korea's National Institute of Health and Center for Disease Control and Prevention will use the Affymetrix Genome-Wide Human SNP Array 5.0 for the Korean Association REsource project.
(Jun 12, 2007)
Nanogen Announces Collaboration with Canadian Agencies to Develop Veterinary and Bioterror Diagnostics (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SAN DIEGO----Nanogen, Inc. , developer of advanced diagnostic products, announced today that it has received project funding from several Canadian agencies, including the Canadian Food Inspection Agency .
(Jun 12, 2007)
Oxford Gene Technology Grants Microarray License to Aushon BioSystems (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
OXFORD, United Kingdom----Oxford Gene Technology and Aushon BioSystems are pleased to announce the completion of a licence agreement granting Aushon access to OGT's "Southern array patents", the fundamental patents covering the manufacture and marketing of oligonucleotide microarrays.
(Jun 12, 2007)
AB&C adds KFDunn to its healthcare offerings (The Delaware Business Ledger)
Aloysius Butler & Clark ( http://www.a-b-c.com (AB&C)), healthcare marketing and KFDunnhave merged to form KFDunn Life Sciences, a division of AB&C. Kathleen F. Dunn will serve as the president of the new division.
(Jun 12, 2007)
U.S. Genomics Recognized for Outstanding Entrepreneurship by the National Science Foundation (NSF) (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
U.S. Genomics Inc., a pioneer of single molecule biology technologies for the biodefense and life sciences industries, has been recognized by the NSF for outstanding entrepreneurship at its May NSF SBIR /STTR Phase II Grantee Conference.
(Jun 12, 2007)
ITRI Hosts Annual Forum and Career Fair in Silicon Valley, Championing Innovation and Collaboration Across the Pacific (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
ITRI , a global, nonprofit R&D organization engaged in applied research and industrial services, today announced that the ITRI Forum 2007 and Career Fair will be held at the Santa Clara Convention Center on Thursday, June 14, 2007 from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
(Jun 12, 2007)
Researchers discover link between common sleep disorder and high blood pressure (EurekAlert!)
An international team of researchers, led by Emory University clinician scientists, has found evidence that people suffering from moderate to severe cases of restless legs syndrome (RLS) are at significantly increased risk for developing hypertension.
(Jun 12, 2007)
ITRI Hosts Annual Forum and Career Fair in Silicon Valley, Championing Innovation and Collaboration Across the Pacific (SYS-CON Media)
ITRI (Industrial Technology Research Institute of Taiwan), a global, nonprofit R&D organization engaged in applied research and industrial services, today announced that the ITRI Forum 2007 and Career Fair will be held at the Santa Clara Convention Center on Thursday, June 14, 2007 from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Under the theme of "Innovation and Collaboration Across the Pacific," the 2007 ITRI ...
(Jun 12, 2007)
CombinatoRx and Angiotech Extend Research and Development Collaboration to Create Next Generation Drug Device and Local ... (T-Net British Columbia)
Vancouver, BC, June 12, 2007--(T-Net)--CombinatoRx (NASDAQ: CRXX) and Angiotech Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ANPI, TSX: ANP) today announced an early extension of their collaboration based upon the successful advancement of a number of product candidates in relevant preclinical models.
(Jun 12, 2007)
Chenomx and GeneGo Offer Metabolomics Data Integration (PRWeb)
Chenomx, Inc. and GeneGo, Inc. are pleased to announce a partnership to provide metabolomics data integration between their software products. (PRWeb Jun 12, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.ph
(Jun 12, 2007)
Chenomx and GeneGo Offer Metabolomics Data Integration (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Chenomx, Inc. and GeneGo, Inc. are pleased to announce a partnership to provide metabolomics data integration between their software products.
(Jun 12, 2007)
Rehovot, Israel June 12, 2007 (SeedQuest)
Evogene Ltd. announced today that it has completed an Initial Public Offering on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE: EVGN). The company sold units consisting of ordinary shares, Series 1 warrants and Series 2 warrants.
(Jun 12, 2007)
ITRI Hosts Annual Forum and Career Fair in Silicon Valley, Championing Innovation and Collaboration Across the Pacific (RedNova)
SAN JOSE, Calif., June 12 /PRNewswire/ -- ITRI
(Jun 12, 2007)
Affymetrix to Webcast Presentations at the NASDAQ 19th Investor Healthcare Forum (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SANTA CLARA, Calif.----Affymetrix, Inc. today announced that Kevin King, Executive Vice President and President of Life Sciences, will provide a company overview at the NASDAQ 19th Investor Healthcare Forum on June 19, 2007 in London, UK, and on June 20, 2007 in Zurich, Switzerland.
(Jun 12, 2007)
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