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Genizon BioSciences Secures $31 Million In Additional Financing (CanadaIT.com)
Funding for genome-wide association studies in metabolic syndrome and coronary artery disease. Montreal, Quebec - January 7, 2008 - Genizon BioSciences today announced the closing of its Series E financing in the amount of CAD$31 million.
(Jan 7, 2008)
Illumina Introduces the Infinium(R) High-Density (HD) Human1M-Duo and Human610-Quad BeadChips (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SAN DIEGO----Illumina, Inc. today unveiled two ground-breaking new products for DNA analysis: the Infinium HD Human1M-Duo and the Human610-Quad , featuring up to 2.3 million single nucleotide polymorphisms per BeadChip.
(Jan 7, 2008)
Noticias Infobolsa / Titulares (InfoBolsa)
Illumina s new Infinium HD Human1M-Duo BeadChip features up to 2.3 . million SNPs per chip. (Graphic: Business Wire) million SNPs per chip. (Graphic: Business Wire) 07/01/2008 18:30:00 Business Wire US4523271090 Illumina, Inc.
(Jan 7, 2008)
Illumina Introduces the Infinium(R) High-Density (HD) Human1M-Duo and Human610-Quad BeadChips (wallstreet:online AG)
Illumina, Inc. (7884;NASDAQ:ILMN) today unveiled two ground-breaking new products for DNA analysis: the
(Jan 7, 2008)
Noticias Infobolsa / Titulares (InfoBolsa)
07/01/2008 19:50:00 Business Wire SIGA Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SIGA), a company specializing in the development of pharmaceutical agents to fight biowarfare pathogens and protect the population at large, today announced that its Chief Executive Officer, Dr.
(Jan 7, 2008)
Comprehensive gene atlas underlying drug addiction (News-Medical-Net)
Using an integrative meta-analysis approach, researchers from the Center for Bioinformatics at Peking University in Beijing have assembled the most comprehensive gene atlas underlying drug addiction and identified five molecular pathways common to four different addictive drugs.
(Jan 7, 2008)
Rosetta Genomics Licenses Roche’s PCR Technology for miRNA Dx Products (GenomeWeb News)
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(Jan 7, 2008)
Biotech That Mines Canadian Genomes Lands $31 Million (Wired News)
Genizon, a Canadian biotech company, gets an infusion of cash to develop personalized medicine for metabolic disorders, including obesity and diabetes.
(Jan 7, 2008)
Internet Access Is Only Prerequisite For More and More College Classes (Washington Post)
Berkeley's on YouTube. American University's hoping to get on iTunes. George Mason professors have created an online research tool, a virtual filing cabinet for scholars. And with a few clicks on Yale's Web site, anyone can watch one of the school's most popular philosophy professors sitting...
(Jan 7, 2008)
Scientists discover molecular basis of monarch butterfly migration (EurekAlert!)
Since its discovery, the annual migration of eastern North American monarch butterflies has captivated the human imagination and spirit.
(Jan 8, 2008)
Ocimum rated as top vendor in bioinformatics (PharmaBiz)
Ocimum Biosolutions (Ocimum) has been rated as the top vendor in Bioinformatics by a ValueNotes/KnowGenix research report - Bioinformatics Outsourcing in Life Sciences - India Opportunity.
(Jan 8, 2008)
QIAGEN to Supply Singapore Ministry of Health With Avian Flu Surveillance Solutions (PrimeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance)
VENLO, The Netherlands, Jan. 8, 2008 -- QIAGEN today announced that it has been awarded an exclusive contract by the Singapore Ministry of Health to supply sample preparation solutions and molecular tests for the specific detection of Influenza H5N1 viruses -- better known as avian flu.
(Jan 8, 2008)
Alternative for smallpox vaccine identified (ANI via Yahoo! India News)
Washington, Jan 8 (ANI): Researchers at the University of California, Irvine have identified a potential alternative to the existing smallpox vaccine that can replace the current biodefense stockpile for this lethal virus. The study, conducted by Philip Felgner and Huw Davies with the Department of Medicine, found that the modified vaccinia virus Ankara (MVA) produced the same antiviral ...
(Jan 8, 2008)
Opening up the university to everyone, by way of the Web (The Daily News)
WASHINGTON -- Berkeley's on YouTube. American University's hoping to get on iTunes. George Mason University professors have created an online research tool, a virtual filing cabinet for scholars. And with a few clicks on Yale's Web site, anyone can watch one of the school's most popular philosophy professors sitting cross-legged on his desk, talking about death.
(Jan 8, 2008)
08.01.2008 - DJ HUGIN NEWS/QIAGEN to Supply Singapore Ministry of Health with Avian Flu Surveillance Solutions (4investors)
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(Jan 8, 2008)
BIOLOGY | Breakthrough gene analysis still leaves many questions (The Columbus Dispatch)
The editors of the journal Science waffled when they declared human genetic variance its "breakthrough of the year" last month. They called the new gene analysis techniques and massive amount of data they generate "exhilarating and terrifying."
(Jan 8, 2008)
Personalized Medicine Through Genomic Analysis And Molecular Diagnostics - Conference (Medical News Today)
TriMark Publications, a global leader in biotechnology, healthcare and life sciences publishing, announces the TriMark Molecular Diagnostics Conference 2008 entitled: "Personalized Medicine through Genomic Analysis and Molecular Diagnostics" The Conference will be held on Monday, March 31, 2008 at Harvard Medical School located at the Joseph B.
(Jan 8, 2008)
SQI Diagnostics Announces First SQiDworks(TM) Platform Shipped for Validation Trials (CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance)
SQI Diagnostics Inc. , a medical systems automation company focused on evolving laboratory-based biomarker testing, today announced that it has shipped the first SQiDworks platform and accompanying QuantiSpot microarray consumables to Mount Sinai Hospital, which operates a globally recognized autoimmune reference laboratory in Toronto.
(Jan 8, 2008)
UC Berkeley Expands Molecular Toxicology Curriculum to Include GeneGo's Platform (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
GeneGo, Inc., the leading provider of databases, software and services in systems biology, announced today that UC Berkeley will expand the use of its MetaCore/MetaDrug Discovery Platform in their Computational Toxicology course, a required component for Molecular Toxicology majors, and in undergrad honors research programs.
(Jan 8, 2008)
UC Berkeley Expands Molecular Toxicology Curriculum to Include GeneGo's Platform (Centre Daily Times)
GeneGo, Inc., the leading provider of databases, software and services in systems biology, announced today that UC Berkeley will expand the use of its MetaCore/MetaDrug Discovery Platform in their Computational Toxicology course, a required component for Molecular Toxicology majors, and in undergrad honors research programs. The agreement will provide students with chemical structure, network ...
(Jan 8, 2008)
Nobel Laureate Dr. Gunter Blobel to Speak at FAU (Newswise)
Gunter Blobel, M.D., Ph.D.,1999 recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, will present a lecture at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton entitled, "Nucleo-cytoplasmic Traffic," highlighting his groundbreaking research on the inner workings of the cell. His research has paved the way for major advances in fighting disease.
(Jan 8, 2008)
Power3 Medical BC-SeraPro Test Highlighted in Woman's Day Magazine (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
HOUSTON----Power3 Medical Products, Inc. , a leading proteomics company specializing in the development and commercialization of diagnostic tests for the early detection of breast cancer and neurodegenerative diseases, was highlighted in an article in the January issue of Woman's Day Magazine in the "Health Your Health" section.
(Jan 8, 2008)
Power3 Medical BC-SeraPro Test Highlighted in Woman´s Day Magazine (wallstreet:online AG)
Power3 Medical Products, Inc. (OTCBB: PWRM, https://www.power3medical.com) a leading proteomics company
(Jan 8, 2008)
Molecular Basis Of Monarch Butterfly Migration Discovered (Science Daily)
An ancestral circadian clock mechanism is defined in monarch butterflies, in which two proteins function as critical components. The proteins may also function as output molecules that connect the clock to the sun compass for successful navigation.
(Jan 8, 2008)
Scientists discover molecular basis of monarch butterfly migration (Environmental News Network)
Since its discovery, the annual migration of eastern North American monarch butterflies has captivated the human imagination and spirit. That millions of butterflies annually fly a few thousand miles to reach a cluster of pine groves in central Mexico comprising just 70 square miles is, for many, an awesome and mysterious occurrence. However, over the past two decades, scientists have begun to ...
(Jan 8, 2008)
Center for Molecular Medicine Selected to Provide DNA Analysis for Children's Oncology Group Leukemia Study (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
The Center for Molecular Medicine today announced it has been selected by the Children's Oncology Group to provide professional genotyping services and analysis as part of a study to evaluate the existence of genetic abnormalities and their association with response to therapy and/or specific toxicities to improve the diagnosis and treatment of childhood leukemia.
(Jan 8, 2008)
Navigating the Translational Science Loop: A Challenge and An Opportunity, According to Bio-IT World Magazine (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
The translational science loop -- bench to bedside and back to the bench -- is challenging enough, but how do you go from the clinic to the real world and back to the clinic, then back to discovery? That's one of the challenges facing John Reynders, the new Chief Information Officer for life sciences at Johnson & Johnson PRD.
(Jan 8, 2008)
Global Service Providers Select Applied Biosystems' Next-Generation Sequencer For Genomic Services Offerings (BioresearchOnline)
Applied Biosystems, an Applera Corporation business, today announced that it has established a next-generation genomic analysis service provider programme for scientists interested in using the SOLiD System to answer biological questions that currently cannot be addressed with existing technologies
(Jan 8, 2008)
Beijing Genomics Institute Signs First Volunteer for Project to Sequence 100 Human Genomes (GenomeWeb News)
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(Jan 8, 2008)
Alternative Smallpox Vaccine Identified (Medical News Today)
University of California, Irvine infectious disease researchers have shown the effectiveness of a potential alternative to the existing smallpox vaccine that can replace the current biodefense stockpile for this lethal virus.
(Jan 8, 2008)
Current Pharmaceutical Pipelines Are Testimony to the Intensity of Breast Cancer Drug Development with At Least 50 ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of Drug Targets for Breast Cancer to their offering.
(Jan 8, 2008)
Current Pharmaceutical Pipelines Are Testimony to the Intensity of Breast Cancer Drug Development with At Least 50 ... (Centre Daily Times)
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets has announced the addition of Drug Targets for Breast Cancer to their offering.
(Jan 8, 2008)
Multispan and Promega to Streamline GPCR Drug Screening Programs (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
MADISON, Wis.----Today Multispan and Promega agreed to co-develop assay tools for G-protein coupled receptor screening. The companies will combine Multispan GPCR cell lines and Promega bioluminescent technologies to create novel optimized GPCR screening protocols.
(Jan 8, 2008)
Bioinformatics Startup Takes Exclusive License to Software from U. of Houston (GenomeWeb News)
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(Jan 8, 2008)
CORRECTING and REPLACING Luminex Corporation to Present At JPMorgan Healthcare Conference (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
AUSTIN, Texas----In the second graph, first sentence of the release dated Jan. 4, 2008 the time of the presentation is incorrect. The correct time should be 3:00 p.m. Pacific time on Tuesday, January 8, 2008 (sted: 12:00 p.m.
(Jan 8, 2008)
Multispan and Promega to Streamline GPCR Drug Screening Programs (wallstreet:online AG)
Today Multispan and Promega agreed to co-develop assay tools for G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR)
(Jan 8, 2008)
Scientists unravel the molecular basis of monarch butterfly migration (EurekAlert!)
WORCESTER, Mass. — Since its discovery, the annual migration of eastern North American monarch butterfly has captivated the human imagination and spirit.
(Jan 9, 2008)
Smallpox Vaccine Alternative Identified (Science Daily)
Infectious disease researchers have shown the effectiveness of a potential alternative to the existing smallpox vaccine that can replace the current biodefense stockpile for this lethal virus. Scientists applied blood serum samples taken from both humans and animals given the MVA or Dryvax vaccines to “microarray” chips containing more than 200 vaccinia virus proteins, on which they ...
(Jan 9, 2008)
Washington, DC January 8, 2008 (SeedQuest)
Cyst nematodes are menacing, microscopic roundworms that infect and feed on the root cells of many important agricultural crops. One species of cyst nematode, Heterodera glycines , feeds on soybean crops, resulting in up to $1 billion in crop loss in the United States each year.
(Jan 9, 2008)
$60 million to firm to Port St. Lucie will deplete Florida's innovation fund (The Palm Beach Post)
It will formally be called OHSU VGTI-Florida, an alphabet-soup answer to the thorny issue of Florida tax dollars paying to finance research by an institution connected to, and created by, the state of Oregon.
(Jan 9, 2008)
Patents (The Salt Lake Tribune)
Radial discharge actuator device, patent No. 7,316,187, invented by David D. Hansen of Layton, assigned to Autoliv ASP Inc. of Ogden. Drain plug retention system, patent No.
(Jan 9, 2008)
'Fort Knox for genes' (The Huntsville Times)
Some 3 million cloned genes - the largest public collection of complementary DNA - have a new home in Huntsville, after a cross-country journey in freezers kept at 80 degrees below zero.
(Jan 9, 2008)
A new DNA test for dogs (The Gainesville Sun)
The test could determine what breeds your mutt is made of.
(Jan 9, 2008)
The Monarch Butterfly Migration: Model For The Study Of Neural Processes (Medical News Today)
Since its discovery, the annual migration of eastern North American monarch butterfly has captivated the human imagination and spirit. That millions of butterflies annually fly up to 2000 miles to reach a cluster of pine groves in central Mexico comprising just 70 square miles is for many an awesome and mysterious occurrence.
(Jan 9, 2008)
Monsanto Profit Nearly Triples in 1st-Quarter, Boosts Outlook, Shares Jump (Canadian Business)
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Seed company Monsanto Co. said Thursday that its first-quarter earnings nearly tripled, tied to the strong performance of its Latin American business. It boosted its forecast for the year, and its shares leapt 6 percent in morning trading.
(Jan 9, 2008)
Cancer center funding pays off (Albany Times Union)
UAlbany East Campus facilities attract top scientists and pharmaceutical program
(Jan 9, 2008)
NanoString Technologies Signs Second Early-Access Agreement for the nCounter(TM) Analysis System (Centre Daily Times)
NanoString Technologies today announced the signing of the second Early-Access Agreement for the nCounter Analysis System for digital gene expression with the Genome Sequencing Center at the Washington University School of Medicine.
(Jan 9, 2008)
Navigating The Translational Science Loop: A Challenge And An Opportunity, According To Bio-IT World Magazine (Medical News Today)
The translational science loop -- bench to bedside and back to the bench -- is challenging enough, but how do you go from the clinic to the real world and back to the clinic, then back to discovery? That's one of the challenges facing John Reynders, the new Chief Information Officer for life sciences at Johnson & Johnson PRD.
(Jan 9, 2008)
OmniComm Systems, Inc. Experiences Banner Year End Results Delivering Electronic Data Capture (EDC) Services and ... (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
OmniComm Systems, Inc., a leader in integrated electronic data capture solutions for clinical trials, today announced that record growth for the company combined with international expansion and a dedicated focus on the company's support services infrastructure have positioned OmniComm as a significant player among the market leaders and a technological leader for integration with EDC related ...
(Jan 9, 2008)
GATC Forms Consumer Genomics Subsidiary LifeCode; Pitches 'Medical Context' of Service (GenomeWeb News)
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(Jan 9, 2008)
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