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Digilab Biovision Clears ISO Certification for Proteomics and Peptidomics Services (GenomeWeb News)
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(Aug 7, 2007)
Archemix and SomaLogic Expand Strategic Alliance (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. & BOULDER, Colo.----Archemix Corp. and SomaLogic, Inc. announced today an expansion of their alliance focused on the use and development of aptamers for therapeutic, diagnostic, and other applications.
(Aug 7, 2007)
Applied Biosystems to Webcast Investor Meeting (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
FOSTER CITY, Calif.----Applied Biosystems Group , an Applera Corporation business, will webcast a meeting with investors on August 14, 2007. The meeting, which will be held at Applied Biosystems' offices in Framingham, Massachusetts, is scheduled to begin at approximately 1:30 p.m. and end at 3:00 p.m.
(Aug 7, 2007)
Do You Believe in UB? (WKBW-TV Buffalo)
University Officials are counting on a word of mouth campaign to increase support for the University's growth plan.
(Aug 7, 2007)
BioTek Instruments plans to set up manufacturing facility in India (PharmaBiz)
The US based BioTek Instruments, a global leader in the development, manufacture and sale of microplate instrumentation and software, as part of its global expansion plan commenced operations in India. The company will also set up a manufacturing facility India soon.
(Aug 8, 2007)
Drug production, disease management and digital world revolutionized by Stanford inventions (Stanford Report)
The Office of Technology Licensing helps transfer Stanford inventions from the laboratory to the public. Since its inception as a pilot program in 1968, the office has generated more than $1 billion in royalties and has grown from a staff of two to 29 in order to accommodate the growing number of inventions produced by Stanford scientists.
(Aug 8, 2007)
UA gets new tool with $925K award (Tucson Citizen)
A new, $925,000 scientific research instrument will boost the University of Arizona's position as a world leader in mass spectrometry.
(Aug 8, 2007)
Acacia Technologies Enters into License Agreement with Avid (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.----Acacia Research Corporation announced today that its Disc Link Corporation subsidiary, which is part of its Acacia Technologies group, a leader in technology licensing, has entered into a license agreement with Avid Technology, Inc. covering patents relating to portable storage devices with links.
(Aug 8, 2007)
PREMIER Biosoft Releases Version 5 of AlleleID with MLPA support. Premier Biosoft International Posted on: 08 Aug 07 (PharmiWeb)
Palo Alto, California--April 15, 2007, PREMIER Biosoft International today announced the world wide release of version 5 of AlleleID, the only tool available for designing diagnostic assays for both real time PCR and microarrays.
(Aug 8, 2007)
Research center offering technology grant (Portsmouth Herald)
DURHAM — The New Hampshire Innovation Research Center is soliciting proposals for research collaborations between New Hampshire industries and academic institutions.
(Aug 8, 2007)
Summit Corporation plc (PharmiWeb)
Oxford, UK, 8 August 2007 – Summit Corporation plc (AIM: SUMM), a leading UK biotechnology company, announces that, for the first time, data generated by its zebrafish technology platform about the safety and toxicity of potential drug candidates has formed part of a successful submission to the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (“MHRA”). This submission has permitted ...
(Aug 8, 2007)
Title: Potential for Early Disease Detection Promotes European Personalised Medicine and Pharmacogenomics Market Growth (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the new Frost & Sullivan "European Personalised Medicine and Pharmacogenomics Markets" to their offering.
(Aug 8, 2007)
Acacia Technologies Enters into License Agreement with Avid (Broadcast Newsroom)
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.,
(Aug 8, 2007)
Simpson rallies Believers to boost UB (The Buffalo News)
When University at Buffalo President John B. Simpson speaks to the community about his vision for a bigger, better UB, he inevitably gets one question: How can we help?
(Aug 8, 2007)
Simpson rallies Believers to boost UB (The Buffalo News)
When University at Buffalo President John B. Simpson speaks to the community about his vision for a bigger, better UB, he inevitably gets one question: How can we help?
(Aug 8, 2007)
Software facilitates protein sequence analysis. (ThomasNet)
Using SIMD technology, CLC Bioinformatics Cell parallelizes and accelerates bioinformatics algorithms on Intel and AMD processor powered computers as well as computer clusters. Program is optimized for Smith-Waterman searches, ClustalW alignments, and HMMER protein sequence analysis. Operating on Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux, software works with graphical interface through commercial workbenches ...
(Aug 8, 2007)
SEQUENCING GENOMES Almost as a Matter of Course (St Louis Commerce Magazine)
The Internet might provide a usefully, albeit simplistic, analogy for the amazing technical advances happening at Washington University’s Genome Sequencing Center. Dial-up was amazing as you were introduced to the ever growing net. DSL was boggling as more and more information arrived even faster.
(Aug 8, 2007)
MISSOURI’S JOB GROWTH, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUCCESSES IN NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT (St Louis Commerce Magazine)
At a time when the State of Missouri continues to add jobs, its economic development effort is being recognized nationally. The Summer 2007 issue of Southern Business and Development magazine gives Missouri and Gov. Matt Blunt high marks for job growth and economic development in its ranking the Top 100 corporate and industrial job and investment announcements in the South in 2006.
(Aug 8, 2007)
Renowned Cancer Drug Researcher Chris Takimoto, M.D., Ph.D., Joins South Texas Accelerated Research Therapeutics (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SAN ANTONIO----Chris H. M. Takimoto, M.D., Ph.D., an internationally recognized leader in the development of new anti-cancer drugs, has been named director of pharmacology at South Texas Accelerated Research Therapeutics .
(Aug 8, 2007)
Archemix inks a pair of aptamer deals (BizJournals)
Cambridge biotech Archemix Corp. reports it has signed a deal with California's Isis Pharmaceuticals Inc. to gain access to Isis technology related to oligonucleotide-based treatments. Archemix has also signed a separate deal with a Colorado developer for use of its proteomics systems.
(Aug 8, 2007)
Purdue peps up State Fair with president, parade, exhibits Aug. 15 (Rushville Republican)
WEST LAFAYETTE — Purdue Day at the Indiana State Fair on Aug. 15 will feature the university's new president, France A. Córdova, along with a pep rally, a parade, the Boilermaker Special, exhibits and demonstrations.
(Aug 8, 2007)
Almac Diagnostics announces pioneering genetic research on ductal carcinoma in situ (EurekAlert!)
CRAIGAVON, NORTHERN IRELAND, 8 Aug 2007 – Today Almac Diagnostics announced a major study analysing ductal carcinoma in situ tissue samples using its novel Breast Cancer DSA™ microarray.
(Aug 8, 2007)
DNA Tests Can Tell You Fido's Makeup (CBS News)
Dr. Debbye Turner says a company is offering kits that determine which breeds are in your dog's genes. At the moment, 38 types can be pinpointed, but that'll be expanding soon to at least 115.
(Aug 8, 2007)
Understanding Transcription Of DNA Using Living Mammalian Cells (Medical News Today)
Transcription -- the transfer of DNA's genetic information through the synthesis of complementary molecules of messenger RNA -- forms the basis of all cellular activities. Yet little is known about the dynamics of the process -- how efficient it is or how long it takes. [click link for full article]
(Aug 8, 2007)
Ending reliance on anti-biotics researcher’s goal (Tri-City News)
SFU researcher and Coquitlam mom Fiona Brinkman is the 2007 recipient of the Fisher Award from the Canadian Society of Microbiologists. She lives in Harbour Chines with her family, including her husband Ryan, also a researcher, and Ewan, left, now 4, and Elise, aged 13 months.
(Aug 8, 2007)
Nanogen Reports 2007 Second Quarter Financial Results (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SAN DIEGO----Nanogen, Inc. , developer of advanced diagnostic products, today reported its unaudited financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2007.
(Aug 8, 2007)
Applera Retains Morgan Stanley to Explore Potential Corporate Restructuring (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NORWALK, Conn.----The Board of Directors of Applera Corporation announced two initiatives today related to its Applied Biosystems Group and Celera Group .
(Aug 8, 2007)
County renews support for genomic group (East Valley Tribune)
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors agreed Wednesday to provide a second installment of $5 million in economic development funds to the International Genomics Consortium.
(Aug 9, 2007)
County oks $5 million to gene researchers (The Arizona Republic)
County approves $5 million for gene research group.
(Aug 9, 2007)
Board extends genomic program funding (East Valley Tribune)
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors agreed Wednesday to provide a second installment of $5 million in economic development funds to the International Genomics Consortium.
(Aug 9, 2007)
Shall I compare thee (code) to a summer's day? (The Register)
Beauty that's code deep Book review Beautiful code? Well, we've all seen plenty of ugly code in our time. If we're being honest, we'd probably even admit to have written some dog-ugly code at one time or other (no doubt with every intention to refactor it later so that it's a bit less brutally repulsive). But code that's beautiful? What does that even mean?…
(Aug 9, 2007)
DNA-microarray analysis of brain cancer: molecular classification for therapy (Nature)
Primary brain tumours are among the most lethal of all cancers, largely as a result of their lack of responsiveness to current therapy.
(Aug 9, 2007)
UNH center seeks technology grant partners (New Hampshire Business Review)
The New Hampshire Innovation Research Center at the University of New Hampshire is soliciting proposals for research collaborations between industries and academic institutions in the state.
(Aug 9, 2007)
Stem cell institute board wants CSU to detail need for trained lab workers (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Aug. 9 (UNION-TRIBUNE): Is there really a shortage of trained lab technicians for California's academic and biotechnology laboratories? Does working in a stem cell lab really require a distinct set of skills?
(Aug 9, 2007)
Sigma-Aldrich Launches Glycoprofile Flag-Phosphine and New Azido Labeled Sugars (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Sigma-Aldrich is pleased to announce launch of the Glycoprofile FLAG® Phosphine and new azido labeled sugars , enabling highly sensitive and selective characterization of glycan biosynthesis.
(Aug 9, 2007)
DuPont, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Join Forces to Boost Crop Yields, Meet Global Demand (ThomasNet)
R&D Collaboration to Bring New Choices, More Options to Global Agriculture WILMINGTON, Del., July 31 / -- (COLD SPRING HARBOR, N.Y.) DuPont (NYSE:DD) and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory today announced they have entered into a multi-year research collaboration for crop genetics research on yield enhancement and development of enabling technologies in corn, soybeans and other important agricultural ...
(Aug 9, 2007)
Biomarker Analysis Kit eliminates distracting bio-noise. (ThomasNet)
ProteoPrep® 20 LC Column enables proteomic researchers to reduce extraneous fraction analysis when studying plasma proteomes. Features include removal of 20 abundant proteins from human plasma and serum at 98% efficiency, magnification, concentration of remaining proteins to 20x original composition, accommodation of plasma or serum samples of 100 microliters, immunodepletion of more than 10,000 ...
(Aug 9, 2007)
U of L gets $4.4 million grant from National Institutes of Health (BizJournals)
The National Institutes of Health has awarded a $4.4 million grant to the University of Louisville to establish an environmental disease center.
(Aug 9, 2007)
Drug stocks mixed; Celera, ABI jump on spinout talk (Market Watch)
BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- Drug stocks traded lower Thursday, dragged down by weakness in the broader market, but shares of sibling genomics companies Applied Biosystems Group and Celera Genomics Group gained as they said they're exploring restructuring options.
(Aug 9, 2007)
New Drugs To Fight Bioterrorism to be developed by UIC Researchers (Medical News Today)
The University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy has received a grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to develop new drugs to combat agents of bioterrorism.The one-year, $880,000 grant will fund the college's new Institute for Advanced Pharmaceutical Sciences. [click link for full article]
(Aug 9, 2007)
’UB Believers’ announce effort to better WNY’s future (UB Reporter)
A coalition of business and community leaders has formed a new initiative—UB Believers—dedicated to strengthening the Western New York economy today and for future generations through growing UB by 40 percent between now and the year 2020.
(Aug 9, 2007)
South Texas Accelerated Research Therapeutics Gains Highly Respected Cancer Drug Researcher Michael Wick, Ph.D. (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SAN ANTONIO----Michael J. Wick, Ph.D., a recognized leader in the research of new anti-cancer drugs, has been named director of preclinical research at South Texas Accelerated Research Therapeutics .
(Aug 9, 2007)
Genetic Variation Helps to Understand Predisposition to Schizophrenia (Newswise)
Scientists have provided new insight into how a gene is related to schizophrenia. In a study to be published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, the scientists describe for the first time a genetic variation that causes a gene to be overexpressed in the human brain. These results may provide a new way to design better drugs to treat schizophrenia.
(Aug 9, 2007)
Abbott Receives Supplemental FDA Approval for its Best-in-Class in Sensitivity RealTime HIV-1 Viral Load Test (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Abbott has received a supplemental Premarket Approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its recently introduced RealTime HIV-1 viral load test. The approval allows Abbott to market a number of enhancements to the test, including a new design feature that will give laboratories the flexibility to perform HIV-1 viral load tests with smaller amounts of blood plasma.
(Aug 9, 2007)
Abbott Receives Supplemental FDA Approval for its Best-in-Class in Sensitivity RealTime HIV-1 Viral Load Test (FinanzNachrichten)
DES PLAINES, Ill., Aug. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Abbott ( Nachrichten ) has received a supplemental Premarket Approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its recently introduced RealTime HIV-1 viral load test.
(Aug 9, 2007)
Our Bureau (The Hindu)
Scientists and research scholars have to dredge a huge volume of scientific literature to arrive at the information they need. Conventional search engines look for words rather than ideas.
(Aug 9, 2007)
U of Louisville, UC Davis Land $12M in NIEHS Grants for Environmental Genomics and Disease (GenomeWeb News)
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(Aug 9, 2007)
Genetic variation helps to understand predisposition to schizophrenia (EurekAlert!)
Bethesda, Md. – Scientists have provided new insight into how a gene is related to schizophrenia. In a study to be published in the August 17 issue of the Journal of Biological Chemistry , Amanda J. Law, Medical Research Council Fellow and Associate Professor at the University of Oxford, United Kingdom, and Visiting Scientist at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), along with colleagues at ...
(Aug 9, 2007)
Luminex Corporation Completes a Portion of its Purchase Price Allocation (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Luminex Corporation today announced in connection with its filing of quarterly report 10-Q, an allocation of a portion of its goodwill balance to intangible assets associated with the purchase price analysis related to the acquisition of Tm Bioscience completed on March 1, 2007.
(Aug 9, 2007)
BP Headed for Greener Pastures (The Motley Fool)
The company's alternative energy subsidiary could give BP a nice lift.
(Aug 9, 2007)
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