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Cold Spring Harbor Protocols features high-throughput methods for analyzing gene activity (EurekAlert!)
COLD SPRING HARBOR, N.Y. (Mon., March 3, 2008) – New high-throughput methods are revolutionizing our understanding of transcriptional regulation. This month’s issue of Cold Spring Harbor Protocols ( www.cshprotocols.org/TOCs/toc3 ) highlights two methods for analyzing the switches that turn genes on and off.
(Mar 3, 2008)
More News (Gazette.Net)
Celera’s parent, Applera Corp., announced Friday that its board has authorized a possible separation of Celera. For the past several years, Celera and Advanced Biosystems Inc. have operated as two branches of Applera.
(Mar 3, 2008)
Winnick Family Clinical Research Center Celebrates 6th Anniversary (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
The Winnick Family Clinical Research Center celebrated its sixth anniversary this month and announced that it has 60 active research protocols at the Center in 2008, representing 210 clinical researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
(Mar 3, 2008)
Gene Map Becomes a Luxury Item (New York Times)
On a cold day in January, Dan Stoicescu became the second person in the world to buy the full sequence of his own genetic code.
(Mar 4, 2008)
Gene map becomes a luxury item (International Herald Tribune)
On a cold day in January, Dan Stoicescu became the second person in the world to buy the full sequence of his own genetic code. He paid $350,000.
(Mar 4, 2008)
Bruker Introduces A Broad Range Of New Life Science And Analytical High-Performance Systems And Innovative Solutions ... (PharmaceuticalOnline)
Bruker Corporation recently introduced numerous innovative high-performance systems and breakthrough solutions for life science and materials research, for molecular imaging research, for homeland security and environmental monitoring, as well as for applied and industrial analysis at Pittcon 2008.
(Mar 4, 2008)
Shorts (right) (The Tech)
By Sean P. MurphyWarren E. LearyNicholas BakalarNicholas Bakalar Massachusetts House Speaker Salvatore F. DiMasi stepped up his attacks Monday on Governor Deval Patrick’s proposal to license three resort casinos in Massachusetts, accusing the governor and his staff of failing to do their homework and calling Patrick’s prediction that it would generate 30,000 new construction jobs “absurd.”
(Mar 4, 2008)
Pharmatech Teams Up With Systems Medicine LLC And The Sarcoma Foundation Of America For A Phase II Myxoid Liposarcoma ... (Medical News Today)
Pharmatech, Inc., a Research Management Organization (RMO), has contracted with Systems Medicine LLC (SML), a subsidiary of Seattle-based Cell Therapeutics, Inc. (CTI), to provide research and site management services for their phase II open-label clinical study for patients with myxoid liposarcoma with a (12;16) translocation.
(Mar 4, 2008)
For the wealthy, a map of their genetic code (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
In January, Dan Stoicescu, a millionaire living in Switzerland, became the second person in the world to buy the full sequence of his own genetic code. He is also among a relatively small group of individuals who could afford the $350,000 price tag.
(Mar 4, 2008)
New luxury: gene mapping (Seattle Times)
On a cold day in January, Dan Stoicescu, a millionaire living in Switzerland, became the second person in the world to buy the full sequence...
(Mar 4, 2008)
Thermo Fisher Scientific Introduces NanoDrop Family Of Micro-Volume Spectroscopy Instruments (PharmaceuticalOnline)
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, recently announced that the Thermo Scientific NanoDrop line of micro-volume spectroscopy systems makes its debut at PITTCON 2008. These unique instruments utilize a patented technology that enables easy measurement of UV-Vis and fluorescence without the use of cuvettes.
(Mar 4, 2008)
Clinical Data, Inc. Develops microRNA Analysis Capabilities With Rosetta Biosoftware (Centre Daily Times)
Clinical Data, Inc. (NASDAQ:CLDA), a leader in the development of targeted therapeutics and predictive tests from its growing portfolio of proprietary genetic biomarkers, announced today that its Cogenics division has completed its work with Rosetta Biosoftware to develop microRNA analysis capabilities for the Rosetta Resolver(R) Gene Expression Data Analysis System, the leading software system ...
(Mar 4, 2008)
Understand Companion Diagnostics in Personalized Medicine and Cancer Therapy (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of "Companion Diagnostics in Personalized Medicine and Cancer Therapy" to their offering.
(Mar 4, 2008)
High-Throughput Methods For Analyzing Gene Activity Featured In Cold Spring Harbor Protocols (Medical News Today)
New high-throughput methods are revolutionizing our understanding of transcriptional regulation. This month's issue of Cold Spring Harbor Protocols highlights two methods for analyzing the switches that turn genes on and off. Both methods are freely accessible on the Web site for Cold Spring Harbor Protocols (http://www.cshprotocols.org/)
(Mar 4, 2008)
Adnavance Technologies Opens R&D Laboratory in San Diego, California (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
VANCOUVER, British Columbia & SAN DIEGO----Adnavance Technologies Inc., a developer of new direct detection molecular diagnostic tests for medical applications, announced today the opening of 2,400 square feet of laboratory space in the Sorrento Valley area of San Diego.
(Mar 4, 2008)
Novel Transcription Factors For Stemness Suggested By Stem Cell Research Using Genomatix (Medical News Today)
Genomatix Software with businesses in Munich, Germany and Ann Arbor, Michigan has released that the group of Kenneth R. Boheler at the National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, Md published some remarkable work on embryonic stem (ES) cells.In their work they first identified and validated ES cell predominant transcripts by SAGE and qRT-PCR methods.
(Mar 4, 2008)
Global MNCs keen for bolt-on Indian nutraceutical acquisitions, sources say (Financial Times)
This article is provided to FT.com readers by mergermarket —a news service focused on providing actionable, origination intelligence to M&A professionals.
(Mar 4, 2008)
BioInformatics, LLC Studies Trade Show Exhibition Strategies in the Life Science Market (ThomasNet)
ARLINGTON, VA - February 28, 2008 -- BioInformatics, LLC (http://www.gene2drug.com) - the leading market research and consulting firm serving the life science industry -- announces the publication of its latest report, "Conferences & Exhibits in the Life Sciences: What's Working Now." Exhibits at scientific conferences and trade shows are an essential element of the marketing mix, but ...
(Mar 4, 2008)
Fujifilm Life Science Launches Its Flagship, Multi-Purpose Imaging System For Proteomics Research (BioresearchOnline)
FLA-9000 redefines the application versatility of image scanners. Researchers can choose among multiple configurations to meet specific research needs
(Mar 4, 2008)
Genome-wide association study on Parkinson's disease finds public home at NIH (EurekAlert!)
Data from one of the first genome-wide association studies (GWAS), which focused on Parkinson’s diseases and was funded in part by The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF), is now being made available to researchers through the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), both of the National Institutes of ...
(Mar 4, 2008)
S.F. equity firm launches health initiative with CalPERS, GE, others (BizJournals)
Health Evolution Partners, a new health-care private equity firm headed by former Bush administration health IT czar David Brailer, M.D., said Tuesday it's launching a coalition of big state pension funds and large employers interested in speeding adoption of ways to improve health-care quality and lower costs.
(Mar 4, 2008)
New "International Max Planck Research School" with focus on biophysics in Göttingen (uniprotokolle)
As of Mai 2008, there will be a new doctoral program for the training of graduate students in Göttingen, the "International Max Planck Research School (IMPRS) for Physics of Biological and Complex Systems".
(Mar 4, 2008)
This Latest Report Serves as a Guide to ADME/Tox Industry, Covering 341 Companies that are Engaged in ADME/Tox ... (Business Wire via Yahoo!7 Finance)
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets has announced the addition of Adme/Tox Technologies to their offering.
(Mar 4, 2008)
This Latest Report Serves as a Guide to ADME/Tox Industry, Covering 341 Companies that are Engaged in ADME/Tox ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of Adme/Tox Technologies to their offering.
(Mar 4, 2008)
Senate President Ken Pruitt's Legislative Opening Statement (The Tampa Tribune)
Senators, families, our professional staff, and our invited guests: Welcome.
(Mar 4, 2008)
Pezcoller Foundation-AACR International Award For Cancer Research Recognizes The Outstanding Achievements Of Axel ... (BioresearchOnline)
Axel Ullrich, Ph.D., is the recipient of the 2008 Pezcoller Foundation-AACR International Award for Cancer Research for his pioneering work in the translation of genomics-based discoveries into novel approaches for cancer therapy
(Mar 4, 2008)
Study Reveals That Life Scientists Use Social Media to Inform Lab Purchasing Decisions (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
PJA Advertising + Marketing, 2006 BtoB Agency of the Year, and BioInformatics, LLC, a leading provider of market intelligence to the life science, medical device, and pharmaceutical industries, today announced the complete results of their first social media study among life scientists.
(Mar 4, 2008)
General Colin Powell Inspires Health Care Leaders Gathered at MedImpact Annual Conference in San Diego (Centre Daily Times)
General Colin L. Powell, USA (Ret.), Secretary of State (2001-2005) shared lessons about leadership as he addressed nearly 500 health care leaders gathered in San Diego. These managed care CEOs and CFOs, medical and pharmacy directors, Medicaid and Medicare Part D experts, hospital representatives, and others were attendees at the MedImpact Annual Conference - Changing Tides in Health Care - ...
(Mar 4, 2008)
Luminex Announces Executive Management Changes (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
AUSTIN, Texas----Luminex Corporation , the worldwide leader in multiplexed solutions, today announced the following executive management organizational changes effective March 1, 2008.
(Mar 4, 2008)
Luminex Announces Executive Management Changes (wallstreet:online AG)
Luminex Corporation (9295;NASDAQ:LMNX), the worldwide leader in multiplexed solutions, today announced
(Mar 4, 2008)
Luminex Announces Executive Management Changes (Centre Daily Times)
Luminex Corporation (NASDAQ: LMNX), the worldwide leader in multiplexed solutions, today announced the following executive management organizational changes effective March 1, 2008. Randel S. Marfin has been named to the new position of vice president of strategic development, Gregory J. Gosch has been named vice president of the Luminex Bioscience Group and Darin Leigh has been named vice ...
(Mar 4, 2008)
Brazil GMO Cane Research Advances, Waits For OK (Planet Ark)
SAO PAULO - Sugar cane genetically modified for greater ethanol and sugar production could be developed in three to five years but strict Brazil biotechnology regulation could keep it off the market for as much as seven years, companies said on Tuesday.
(Mar 5, 2008)
BioBlower Closer To Protecting Soldiers From Biological Attack (Space War)
by Staff Writers Buffalo NY (SPX) Mar 05, 2008 A powerful air sterilization technology developed at the University at Buffalo has killed every biological agent with which it has been challenged, including airborne spores, viruses and bacteria in independent tests conducted for the U.S. Department of Defense.
(Mar 5, 2008)
MorphoSys AG: AbD Serotec Receives Large Research Antibody Order From Proteomics Specialist Proteomika (PrimeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance)
MARTINSRIED, Germany, March 5, 2008 -- MorphoSys AG today announced that its AbD Serotec business unit has received a multiple research antibody order from Proteomika SL, a Spanish biotechnology company specializing in biomarker discovery.
(Mar 5, 2008)
05.03.2008 - DJ HUGIN NEWS/AbD Serotec Receives Large Research Antibody Order from Proteomics Specialist Proteomika (4investors)
MorphoSys AG (FSE: MOR; Prime Standard Segment, TecDAX) today announced that its AbD Serotec business unit has received a multiple research antibody order from Proteomika SL, a Spanish biotechnology company specializing in biomarker discovery.
(Mar 5, 2008)
Accelrys Releases Three New Component Collections For SciTegic Pipeline Pilot, The Scientific Operating Platform for ... (DrugDiscoveryOnline)
Accelrys, Inc., a leading provider of scientific business intelligence software and services, recently announced the release of three new component collections for SciTegic Pipeline Pilot , the platform for scientific discovery and development
(Mar 5, 2008)
Thermo Fisher Scientific Introduces NanoDrop Family Of Micro-Volume Spectroscopy Instruments For Simple UV-Vis And ... (DrugDiscoveryOnline)
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., one of the world leaders in serving science, recently announced that the Thermo Scientific NanoDrop line of micro-volume spectroscopy systems makes its debut at PITTCON 2008
(Mar 5, 2008)
Thermo Fisher Scientific Showcases Product Innovation At Pittcon 2008 (PharmaceuticalOnline)
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today launched significant new technologies at PITTCON 2008 that are designed to make advanced analytical techniques available to a wider range of end users and applications. PITTCON, the world's largest conference and exposition for laboratory science, is under way in New Orleans from March 3 - 6.
(Mar 5, 2008)
World-First Stem Cell Screening Facility To Target Brain Tumours, Australia (Medical News Today)
More effective treatments for brain cancer will be developed at a tumour-cell testing facility opened today at The University of Queensland's Queensland Brain Institute (QBI). Funded by a $1.14 million grant from the Australian Cancer Research Foundation (ACRF), the ACRF Brain Tumour Research Centre was officially opened by Queensland Minister for Health, The Hon. Stephen Robertson, MP.
(Mar 5, 2008)
Metabolomics 2008 Now Available (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of "Metabolomics 2008" to their offering.
(Mar 5, 2008)
Parkinson's Disease Data From Study Funded By Michael J. Fox Foundation Now Available To Researchers Worldwide (Medical News Today)
Data from one of the first genome-wide association studies (GWAS), which focused on Parkinson's diseases and was funded in part by The Michael J.
(Mar 5, 2008)
This Report Analyzes the Prevalent Stem Cell Technologies and the Therapeutic Areas in Which Stem Cells Find ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of "Stem Cell Research 2008" to their offering.
(Mar 5, 2008)
QuantRx(R) Biomedical Announces MOU Agreement With Jant Pharmacal (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
QuantRx® Biomedical Corporation, a broad-based diagnostics company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative diagnostic products based on its patented technology platforms for the worldwide healthcare industry, today announced that it has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding agreement with Jant Pharmacal to form a strategic alliance to develop and commercialize new ...
(Mar 5, 2008)
Power3 Medical Files U.S. Utility Patent Application for Forty-Seven Protein Biomarkers (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, filed a U.S.
(Mar 5, 2008)
Power3 Medical Files U.S. Utility Patent Application for Forty-Seven Protein Biomarkers (wallstreet:online AG)
Power3 Medical Products, Inc. (OTCBB: PWRM, https://www.power3medical.com) a leading proteomics company
(Mar 5, 2008)
At Technische Universitat Dresden, SGI Altix Accelerates Three Months of Research Into a Single Day (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
At Technische Universitat Dresden , a massive deployment of compute and data management solutions from SGI is enabling researchers throughout Germany to break through information processing barriers in a broad range of disciplines, including physics, chemistry, engineering, bioinformatics and nanotechnology.
(Mar 5, 2008)
GeneGo Products Available on Mac, Linux (ThomasNet)
ST. JOSEPH, Mich., Feb. 26 / / - GeneGo, Inc., the leading systems biology tools company, announced today that its data analysis products MetaCore, MetaLink, MapEditor and MetaRodent are now supported by Mac and Linux operating systems and multiple web browsers. "Mac-compatibility is good news for our industrial and academic users," said Julie Bryant, GeneGo's VP of Business development. "The ...
(Mar 5, 2008)
Global Biomarkers Market is Projected to Reach about US$ 22.7 Billion by 2012, with the United States Retaining Its ... (Business Wire via Yahoo!7 Finance)
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets has announced the addition of Biomarkers 2008 to their offering.
(Mar 5, 2008)
Global Biomarkers Market is Projected to Reach about US$ 22.7 Billion by 2012, with the United States Retaining Its ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of Biomarkers 2008 to their offering.
(Mar 5, 2008)
Signature Announces Release of New Oligonucleotide Microarray (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SPOKANE, Wash.----Signature Genomic Laboratories, LLC, announced the release of its newest microarray, the oligonucleotide-based SignatureChip Oligo SolutionTM .
(Mar 5, 2008)
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