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Research and Markets: CNS Biomarkers: Players, Products and Prospects (Volume II) - in 2007, the CNS Biomarker Market ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "CNS Biomarkers: Players, Products and Prospects " report to their offering.
(Sep 10, 2008)
Bioinformatics, Zebrafish: The Future Of Cancer Research (Medical News Today)
With the Stand Up To Cancer telethon having raised millions of dollars, now the real work begins on applying that money toward the next generation of cancer research.
(Sep 10, 2008)
e-Learning Program - How To Better Analyze And Prove Product Purity Through Greater Sensitivity And Precision In ... (Medical News Today)
SACHEM announced the launch of a new displacement chromatography e-Learning program. With the growing popularity of SACHEM's Isolis™ displacers, SACHEM is offering scientists worldwide the ability to learn more about applying displacement chromatography in two dimensional High Performance Liquid Chromatography (2-D HPLC).
(Sep 10, 2008)
Erwin Schrödinger Prize 2008 Goes to the Max Delbrück Center - First Map Showing Human Protein Interactions (uniprotokolle)
A Berlin research team led by Professor Erich E. Wanker of the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) Berlin-Buch, Germany, has been awarded this year's Erwin Schrödinger Prize for creating a unique "connection scheme" showing for the first time how thousands of human proteins - the building blocks and machines of life - interact with each other.
(Sep 10, 2008)
Illumina Announces 2-for-1 Stock Split (Centre Daily Times)
Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) today announced that the proposed amendment to its certificate of incorporation, designed to increase the number of authorized shares of its common stock from 120 million to 320 million, was approved at the special meeting of its stockholders held on September 9, 2008. Accordingly, Illumina now has enough authorized shares to effect the 2-for-1 stock split approved ...
(Sep 10, 2008)
First Of 100 Arab Human Genomes Sequenced By Saudi Biosciences, Beijing Genomics Institute Shenzhen, And CLC Bio (Medical News Today)
An international consortium consisting of Saudi Biosciences, Beijing Genomics Institute Shenzhen, and CLC bio have in a joint effort performed an initial sequencing and analysis of the first Arab human genome, as part of a large project to sequence 100 Arab human genomes to map the unique genetic variations of the Arab population.
(Sep 10, 2008)
BioWorld International Correspondent (BioWorld)
LONDON - Anglo/German kinase specialist Cellzome Inc., sealed a deal worth a headline value of £830 million (US$1.5 billion) with GlaxoSmithKline plc for the development of kinase inhibitors in the treatment of inflammatory diseases.
(Sep 10, 2008)
Plexigen, Inc. Announces the Appointment of Bill Haas as President and CEO (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
CARY, N.C.----"We are very excited to have Bill Haas join Plexigen at this critical premarket point." says Founder and Chief Scientific Officer, Ben Liu, PhD. "Bill spent eighteen years at Laboratory Corporation of America, Inc., in many dynamic roles, most recently as their Executive Vice President, Esoteric Business.
(Sep 10, 2008)
Plexigen, Inc. Announces the Appointment of Bill Haas as President and CEO (Centre Daily Times)
"We are very excited to have Bill Haas join Plexigen at this critical premarket point." says Founder and Chief Scientific Officer, Ben Liu, PhD. "Bill spent eighteen years at Laboratory Corporation of America, Inc., in many dynamic roles, most recently as their Executive Vice President, Esoteric Business. This broad expertise will contribute significantly to Plexigen's future success."
(Sep 10, 2008)
14th Heinz Award recipients are announced (Moldova.org)
The Heinz Family Foundation says five Americans have been selected to receive a $250,000 award in the memory of the late U.S. Sen. John Heinz, R-Pa.The 14th annual Heinz Award recipients and their categories are:--Technology, Economy and Employment: Associate Professor Joseph DeRisi of the University of California-San Francisco, a noted researcher in molecular genomics.-- Arts and Humanities: ...
(Sep 10, 2008)
14th Heinz Award recipients are announced (UPI)
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- The Heinz Family Foundation says five Americans have been selected to receive a $250,000 award in the memory of the late U.S. Sen. John Heinz, R-Pa.
(Sep 10, 2008)
NEBC Bio-Linux distro falls short (NewsForge)
As the fields of computational biology and bioinformatics become more important, not only to the economy, but to our understanding of the natural world and ourselves, Linux is becoming a better platform on which to build and deploy the software scientists will rely on. A few groups have even gone so far as to create entire distributions geared for computational biology, such as BioBrew and ...
(Sep 10, 2008)
Examine this Comprehensive Report on Business Development Challenges: Learn How to Accelerate the Deal and Win ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Business Development: Accelerating the Deal" report to their offering.
(Sep 10, 2008)
Promega Maxwell(R) 16 System First Personal Automation(TM) System to Offer User Programmability (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
MADISON, Wis.----Promega Corporation announces the release of the Maxwell 16 Flexi Method Firmware, a new Maxwell software operating system providing users with the most flexibility and control of automated instrument operation.
(Sep 10, 2008)
Examine the World Proteomics Market (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the Biotechnologies and Genetics industry is available in its catalogue.
(Sep 10, 2008)
Promega Maxwell(R) 16 System First Personal Automation(TM) System to Offer User Programmability (Centre Daily Times)
Promega Corporation announces the release of the Maxwell 16 Flexi Method Firmware, a new Maxwell software operating system providing users with the most flexibility and control of automated instrument operation. The new functionality helps research labs develop and optimize instrument methods, maximizing performance for unique sample types and addressing specific application requirements. The ...
(Sep 10, 2008)
Madison, Wisconsin September 9, 2008 DNASTAR , a leading bioinformatics software company, and Wageningen University ... (SeedQuest)
(Wageningen UR), the Netherlands announced today the signing of a broad license agreement for the use of Lasergene sequence analysis software developed by DNASTAR.
(Sep 10, 2008)
Valley, MSU groups meet on presidential searches (The Clarion-Ledger)
The Mississippi Valley State University presidential search advisory committee has forwarded its candidate selections, unranked, to the state College Board for possible interviews.
(Sep 10, 2008)
NIH funds new Wellstone Center for MD at BBRI (EurekAlert!)
( Boston Biomedical Research Institute ) The NIH has awarded $9 million to launch a unique collaboration of researchers, clinicians, patients, government research agencies and pharmaceutical/biomedical companies to study the causes and potential treatments for facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy, a muscle weakening and disabling disease that affects, at the least, one in 20,000 individuals ...
(Sep 10, 2008)
Invitrogen Named Biotechnology Sector Leader by Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
CARLSBAD, Calif.----Invitrogen Corporation , a provider of essential life science technologies for research, production and diagnostics, announced today that it was selected as a new member of the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index and named the leader of the biotechnology sector for 2008.
(Sep 10, 2008)
Invitrogen Named Biotechnology Sector Leader by Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (wallstreet:online AG)
Invitrogen Corporation (8208;NASDAQ:IVGN), a provider of essential life science technologies for research,
(Sep 10, 2008)
Joseph DeRisi Receives Heinz Award (Howard Hughes Medical Institute)
Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator Joseph L. DeRisi has been selected to receive the Heinz Award in Technology, the Economy and Employment for his extraordinary breakthroughs in detecting both new and existing viruses.
(Sep 10, 2008)
Quant the News Unveils StockMood.com at TechCrunch50 (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
StockMood.com was introduced to the world at the exclusive TechCrunch50 conference on Monday, September 8, 2008. The product is the brainchild of LA firm Quant the News, LLC, and will be released to the broader public in early 2009.
(Sep 10, 2008)
Invitrogen Named Biotechnology Sector Leader by Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (Centre Daily Times)
Invitrogen Corporation (NASDAQ:IVGN), a provider of essential life science technologies for research, production and diagnostics, announced today that it was selected as a new member of the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World) and named the leader of the biotechnology sector for 2008. Invitrogen ranked among the top 10 percent of the world's 2,500 largest companies in terms of ...
(Sep 10, 2008)
Brewing better beer: Scientists determine the genomic origins of lager yeasts (EurekAlert!)
( Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory ) Yeast, the essential microorganism for fermentation in the brewing of beer, converts carbohydrates into alcohol and other products that influence appearance, aroma, and taste. In a study published online today in Genome Research, researchers have identified the genomic origins of the lager yeast Saccharomyces pastorianus, which could help brewers to better ...
(Sep 10, 2008)
Casting call for YouTubers: $25k for green ideas (CNET via Yahoo! News)
YouTube might be best known for videos of cute animals and teens dancing with light sabers. But one nonprofit wants to use it as an idea factory.
(Sep 11, 2008)
Casting call for YouTubers: $25k for green ideas (CNET)
The X Prize Foundation, also behind the $30 million Google Lunar X Prize, has put together an eco challenge for YouTubers called "What's your crazy green idea?"
(Sep 11, 2008)
Calculating How Breast Cancers Will Respond To Tamoxifen (Science Daily)
A discovery by Australian scientists could help clinicians decide which women with breast cancer will make good candidates for anti-estrogen therapies, such as tamoxifen, and which will not.
(Sep 11, 2008)
Regents OK raises, construction (The Norman Transcript)
TULSA -- The University of Oklahoma Board of Regents approved 2 percent across-the-board faculty and staff raises for the Norman campus at its regular meeting Wednesday at OU Tulsa.OU President David Boren said he would have liked the increase to be more, but said the university couldn't afford it because the Legislature didn't increase funding to OU this year.
(Sep 11, 2008)
Historic beer has prehistoric roots (The Daily News)
Raul Cano is the real-life “Jurassic Park” scientist. Yes, there is one.
(Sep 11, 2008)
Biotechnology & Drug Discovery Markets Push Up Demand for Lab Automation Products, According to a New Report by Global ... (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Growth in the laboratory automation industry is expected from increased demand for complex and higher throughput systems in biotechnology and pharmaceutical markets. The advent of advanced and sophisticated technologies with enhanced focus on rapid, accurate and timely results is contributing to the higher demand for laboratory automation systems.
(Sep 11, 2008)
Long-Term Investments Remain Critical to Biotechnology Industry Growth, According to a New Report by Global Industry ... (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Heightened interest in therapeutic efficiency, quality and safety of food supply, as well as increasing concerns about environmental contamination, drive the biotechnology market. Biopharmaceuticals is poised to experience spiraling growth given the recent success of commercialized products and the steady stream of products presently in the pipeline.
(Sep 11, 2008)
IBM builds supercomputer for Bulgaria (Computer Business Review)
SAITC will use the IBM Blue Gene/P supercomputer for DNA-based diagnostics, accelerated drug discovery, and financial modeling. The Linux-based system contains 8,192 microprocessors and processes 23.42 trillion operations per second.
(Sep 11, 2008)
Invitrogen and Applied Biosystems Announce Filing and Effectiveness of Definitive Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
CARLSBAD, Calif. & NORWALK, Conn.----Invitrogen Corporation and Applied Biosystems Inc. today announced that the registration statement, including a joint proxy statement/prospectus, for their proposed merger has become effective.
(Sep 11, 2008)
Invitrogen and Applied Biosystems Announce Filing and Effectiveness of Definitive Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus (Centre Daily Times)
Invitrogen Corporation (NASDAQ: IVGN) and Applied Biosystems Inc. (NYSE: ABI) today announced that the registration statement, including a joint proxy statement/prospectus, for their proposed merger has become effective. The companies expect to commence mailing the joint proxy statement/prospectus and all relevant materials to shareholders this week.
(Sep 11, 2008)
Researchers Delve Into the Genomics of Lager Beer Yeast (GenomeWeb News)
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(Sep 11, 2008)
TheraGenetics Announces Agreement With King's College London To Participate In AddNeuroMed Consortium To Identify ... (Medical News Today)
TheraGenetics Limited, a personalized medicine diagnostics company that is developing and commercializing a portfolio of pharmacogenetic diagnostic tests to guide and improve the treatment of central nervous system (CNS) disorders, announced an agreement with King's College London for its participati
(Sep 11, 2008)
X PRIZE Foundation Moving Headquarters to Playa Vista (Centre Daily Times)
The X PRIZE Foundation, an educational nonprofit prize institute widely recognized for fostering innovation through competition, is moving its headquarters from Santa Monica to Playa Vista, effective October 1.
(Sep 11, 2008)
Bulgarian Center to Use IBM Supercomputer for Genomics and Drug Studies (GenomeWeb News)
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(Sep 11, 2008)
Sigma-Aldrich Signs Exclusive Agreement With IsoSciences, LLC, to Distribute Isotopically Labeled Bioactive Compounds (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Sigma-Aldrich announced today that it has entered into an exclusive agreement with IsoSciences, LLC, to distribute isotopically labeled bioactive compounds and their metabolites through its Aldrich division.
(Sep 11, 2008)
Pharmacyclics, Inc. Announces Board and Management Transitions (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Pharmacyclics, Inc. announced today that Christine A. White, M.D., Richard M. Levy Ph.D., Mr. Miles R. Gilburne and Richard A. Miller, M.D. have resigned as members of the Board of Directors of the Company, effective immediately.
(Sep 11, 2008)
Clinical Features (CIDRAP)
The following table outlines the features of the clinical syndromes associated with salmonellosis. Conditions that should be considered as causes of symptoms in patients with suspected salmonellosis are listed below.
(Sep 11, 2008)
Mate selection more biologically determined in some human populations (EurekAlert!)
( Public Library of Science ) Some human populations may rely on biological factors in addition to social factors when selecting a mate. In a recent study, published Sept. 12 in the open-access journal PLoS Genetics, scientists in China, France and the United Kingdom report genomic data showing that immunity traits may be involved in mate choice in some human populations.
(Sep 12, 2008)
The University Times | The University of North Carolina at Charlotte's Student Newspaper Since 1949 (Niner Online)
As a student of UNC Charlotte, what does the word ‘expansion’ mean to you? Do you think about the constant construction, the need for more parking, or the limited amount of on-campus housing?
(Sep 12, 2008)
CSIR to appoint full-time directors for its 14 institutes after long gap (PharmaBiz)
The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has finally initiated steps to appoint full-time directors at its many premier institutes which have been remaining headless for a long time.
(Sep 12, 2008)
$40 million nine-year boost for genetics research (NZPA via Yahoo!Xtra News)
The Government will put $40 million over nine years into a consortium aimed at boosting genetic research in New Zealand , Research Science and Technology Minister Pete Hodgson announced today.
(Sep 12, 2008)
Genetics research boosted (TVNZ)
The Government will put $40 million over nine years into a consortium aimed at boosting genetic research in New Zealand, Research Science and Technology Minister Pete Hodgson announced on Friday.
(Sep 12, 2008)
How Plants Fine Tune Their Natural Chemical Defenses (ChemicalOnline)
Even closely related plants produce their own natural chemical cocktails, each set uniquely adapted to the individual plant's specific habitat
(Sep 12, 2008)
IBM Builds Supercomputer for Bulgaria (Computer Business Online via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
The Bulgarian State Agency for Information Technology and Communications, SAITC, and IBM have announced the installation of an IBM supercomputer at SAITC's computing center in Bulgaria.
(Sep 12, 2008)
Historic beer has prehistoric roots (The Daily News)
Raul Cano is the real-life “Jurassic Park” scientist. Yes, there is one.
(Sep 12, 2008)
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