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Johns Hopkins University Researchers to Clinically Assess Rosetta Genomics' miRview(TM) Squamous Assay (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Rosetta Genomics, Ltd. , a leader in the development of microRNA-based diagnostic and therapeutic products, announced today the initiation of a clinical assessment study with the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
(Oct 2, 2008)
RTP-based BioMedomics wins $750K SBIR grant (TechJournal South)
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC – BioMedomics, a privately held biotechnology company developing advanced medical diagnostics tools for use in personalized medicine, has received a $750,000 Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract from the National Institutes of Health.
(Oct 2, 2008)
23andMe Announces Breast Cancer Initiative (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
based Community For Women Impacted by Breast Cancer
(Oct 2, 2008)
CLC bio Partners with Illumina to Provide Next Generation Sequencing Analysis Technology (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
AARHUS, Denmark----Following an overwhelming reception of CLC Genomics Workbench 1.0, CLC bio is happy to announce the release of its next major version of their flagship product: CLC Genomics Workbench 2.0.
(Oct 2, 2008)
CLC bio Partners with Illumina to Provide Next Generation Sequencing Analysis Technology (Centre Daily Times)
Following an overwhelming reception of CLC Genomics Workbench 1.0, CLC bio is happy to announce the release of its next major version of their flagship product: CLC Genomics Workbench 2.0. Additionally, CLC bio has taken another important step in leading next generation sequencing data analysis by becoming an Illumina Connect partner. Illumina Connect is a bioinformatics software partnership ...
(Oct 2, 2008)
Johns Hopkins to Evaluate Rosetta Genomics' Lung miRNA Cancer Diagnostic (GenomeWeb News)
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(Oct 2, 2008)
CLC Joins Illumina Bioinformatics Partnering Program (GenomeWeb News)
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(Oct 2, 2008)
'Reprioritise' genetic goals, developing nations told (SciDev.net)
[HYDERABAD] Developing countries need to review their research priorities in genomics and not blindly adopt developed countries' focus on complex lifestyle-related disorders, cautions an expert.
(Oct 2, 2008)
19th International Symposium on Human Identification Features Advances and Applications in DNA Testing (Centre Daily Times)
The expanding power of DNA analysis is a key focus of this year's 19th International Symposium on Human Identification hosted by Promega Corporation. This year, keynote speaker, Dr. Sean Carroll will discuss the utility of DNA as the "Ultimate Record of Evolution." Additional presentations will feature methods used to identify the slain children of Czar Nicholas who were murdered during the ...
(Oct 2, 2008)
Friday, October 3, 2008 (Deccan Herald)
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited: Award presentation of Vishist Sanchar Seva Padak, T V Srirangan, Member P and T Board, T S Kuppuswamy, Chief General Manager, Karnataka Telecom Circle to preside, Chowdiah Memorial Hall, Vyalikaval, 4.30 pm.
(Oct 2, 2008)
Invitrogen Sets Third Quarter Earnings Release Date for Tuesday, October 21, 2008 (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
CARLSBAD, Calif.----Invitrogen Corporation , a provider of essential life science technologies for research, production and diagnostics, will announce its third quarter 2008 earnings on Tuesday, October 21, 2008, after Market close.
(Oct 2, 2008)
Invitrogen Sets Third Quarter Earnings Release Date for Tuesday, October 21, 2008 (wallstreet:online AG)
Invitrogen Corporation (8208;NASDAQ:IVGN), a provider of essential life science technologies for research,
(Oct 2, 2008)
Invitrogen Sets Third Quarter Earnings Release Date for Tuesday, October 21, 2008 (Centre Daily Times)
Invitrogen Corporation (NASDAQ:IVGN), a provider of essential life science technologies for research, production and diagnostics, will announce its third quarter 2008 earnings on Tuesday, October 21, 2008, after Market close. Following the earnings release, Invitrogen senior management will hold a live webcast at 4:30 p.m. EDT to discuss the financial and business results in more detail.
(Oct 2, 2008)
Minerva Biotechnologies Announces Major Stem Cell Breakthrough (Centre Daily Times)
Minerva Biotechnologies, a leading nanotechnology, cancer and stem cell development company today announced a major breakthrough in stem cell research. Minerva and collaborators at the University of California at Santa Barbara discovered that a single, new growth factor can not only support massive growth of human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) in vitro, but also maintains them in a nearly 100% ...
(Oct 3, 2008)
SurModics acquires CodeLink activated slide business from GE Healthcare (Pharmaceutical Business Review)
SurModics, a provider of surface modification and drug delivery technologies to the healthcare industry, has acquired the CodeLink activated slide microarray business from GE Healthcare. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
(Oct 3, 2008)
What HIV Needs: Identification Of Human Factors May Yield Novel Therapeutic Targets For HIV (Science Daily)
Scientists have found 295 host cell factors that are involved in human immunodeficiency virus infection. Their research could lead to the development of a new class of HIV therapeutics aimed at disrupting the human-HIV interactions that lead to viral infection.
(Oct 3, 2008)
Dietrich Stephan (AskMen)
Why Is He Famous? Dietrich Stephan is a brilliant genetic scientist who has slowly but surely moved to the forefront of the fight against deadly genetic diseases, as his work has proven instrumental in identifying genes that lead directly to such disorders as autism and even heart attacks.
(Oct 3, 2008)
Former Scientific Director at Genomics Institute of Novartis Research Foundation Named President of Cell Therapeutics ... (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Cell Therapeutics, Inc. announced today that Christina A. Waters, Ph.D., M.B.A., most recently President and COO of a Tyr Pharma and formerly Director of Scientific Development at Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation, has been named President of CTI Europe.
(Oct 3, 2008)
CombiMatrix to Hold Conference Call to Discuss the Development of Array for Cancer Screening (GlobeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance)
MUKILTEO, Wash., Oct. 3, 2008 -- CombiMatrix Corporation will hold a conference call to discuss the development of its CombiMatrix Cancer Array test for cancer screening. Dr. Amit Kumar, President and CEO of CombiMatrix will host this call and will make a short presentation, followed by Q&A.
(Oct 3, 2008)
Johns Hopkins University Researchers To Clinically Assess Rosetta Genomics' MiRview(TM) Squamous Assay (Medical News Today)
Rosetta Genomics, Ltd. (NASDQ: ROSG), a leader in the development of microRNA-based diagnostic and therapeutic products, announced today the initiation of a clinical assessment study with the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
(Oct 3, 2008)
Wall Street Journal Selects PhyloChip Developed on the Affymetrix Platform as a Top Technology Innovation (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SANTA CLARA, Calif.----Affymetrix Inc. announced today that the PhyloChip, a custom Affymetrix microarray developed by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, won the bronze prize in the 2008 Wall Street Journal Technology Innovation Awards.
(Oct 3, 2008)
Wall Street Journal Selects PhyloChip Developed on the Affymetrix Platform as a Top Technology Innovation (Centre Daily Times)
Affymetrix Inc. (Nasdaq:AFFX) announced today that the PhyloChip, a custom Affymetrix microarray developed by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, won the bronze prize in the 2008 Wall Street Journal Technology Innovation Awards. The PhyloChip helps researchers identify dangerous pathogens before they can affect humans. The PhyloChip was the only biotech company in the top three to be ...
(Oct 3, 2008)
Saliva Proteins May Help Spot Oral Cancer (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
FRIDAY, Oct. 3 (HealthDay News) -- A simple test of saliva proteins may one day help doctors detect oral cancer, according to a new study in the Oct. 1 issue of Clinical Cancer Research.
(Oct 3, 2008)
FDA Awards Up To $2.5 Billion To Modernize Information Technology Over Ten Years - Cornerstone Of 21st Century ... (Medical News Today)
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced the selection of ten contractors to receive up to a total of $2.5 billion for information technology (IT) and data center management services over the next ten years.
(Oct 3, 2008)
Minerva Biotechnologies Announces Major Stem Cell Breakthrough (Medical News Today)
Minerva Biotechnologies, a leading nanotechnology, cancer and stem cell development company today announced a major breakthrough in stem cell research.
(Oct 3, 2008)
Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News reports on growing role of molecular diagnostics (EurekAlert!)
( Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News ) Novel platform technologies and key advances in genomics are rapidly driving the development of molecular diagnostics, reports Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News. The payoff for successful molecular diagnostic products can be significant as Kalorama Information predicts that this market currently exceeds $3.2 billion worldwide and will ...
(Oct 3, 2008)
Friday, October 3, 2008 (Deccan Herald)
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited: Award presentation of Vishist Sanchar Seva Padak, T V Srirangan, Member P and T Board, T S Kuppuswamy, Chief General Manager, Karnataka Telecom Circle to preside, Chowdiah Memorial Hall, Vyalikaval, 4.30 pm.
(Oct 3, 2008)
Growing Role Of Molecular Diagnostics (Science Daily)
Novel platform technologies and key advances in genomics are rapidly driving the development of molecular diagnostics, reports Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News. The payoff for successful molecular diagnostic products can be significant as Kalorama Information predicts that this market currently exceeds $3.2 billion worldwide and will reach $5.4 billion in four years.
(Oct 3, 2008)
Ridley teacher awarded molecular biology teaching prize (St. Catharines Standard)
When students in Bob Malyk’s biology class pick up a newspaper some day and see advances made in treating deafness or addictions, they’ll feel a [...]
(Oct 4, 2008)
US FDA selects 10 contractors for $2.5 bn IT & data centre modernisation (PharmaBiz)
The US Food and Drug Administration announced the selection of ten contractors to receive up to a total of $2.5 billion for information technology (IT) and data centre management services over the next ten years.
(Oct 4, 2008)
Molecular diagnostics now hottest biotechnology tool (New Kerala)
Washington, Oct 4 : Key advances in genomics, supported by cutting-edge technologies, are rapidly driving the development of molecular diagnostics, according to a report.
(Oct 4, 2008)
Women getting ready to lead (The Buffalo News)
Businesswomen, entrepreneurs and students are getting ready for a pilgrimage to downtown Buffalo on Tuesday.
(Oct 4, 2008)
Your family history (The Star)
This is the final article in a series of four by the Cancer Research Initiatives Foundation (CARIF) that explores how genes are linked to diseases. This week, we explore the importance of an individual’s family history in assessing the need for genetic testing, and the role of experts in providing information and services in the process.
(Oct 5, 2008)
Dreams taking shape (Cleveland Advocate)
Dr. Glover O.L. Johnson has a dream for Cleveland — to establish a biomedical research institute that rivals that best medical schools in the United States. On Saturday at the ZaZa Hotel in Houston, he shared his dream with 350 or so people at a gala to benefit the Southeast Texas Biomedical Research Institute (SETBRI).
(Oct 5, 2008)
19th International Symposium On Human Identification Features Advances And Applications In DNA Testing (Medical News Today)
The expanding power of DNA analysis is a key focus of this year's 19th International Symposium on Human Identification hosted by Promega Corporation. This year, keynote speaker, Dr. Sean Carroll will discuss the utility of DNA as the "Ultimate Record of Evolution.
(Oct 5, 2008)
Dreams taking shape (Cleveland Advocate)
Dr. Glover O.L. Johnson has a dream for Cleveland — to establish a biomedical research institute that rivals that best medical schools in the United States. On Saturday at the ZaZa Hotel in Houston, he shared his dream with 350 or so people at a gala to benefit the Southeast Texas Biomedical Research Institute (SETBRI).
(Oct 5, 2008)
Mergers and acquisitions (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
Mergers and acquisitions involving Minnesota companies that were announced in the past week. 9/30 CommtechWireless Amcom Software Amcom acquired the provider of technology Jacksonville, Fla. Minneapolis that connects critical data sources. 9/30 Codelink Activated Slide SurModics Inc.
(Oct 6, 2008)
Dawn of Low-Price Mapping Could Broaden DNA Uses (New York Times)
A start-up company called Complete Genomics says it will start charging $5,000 next year to determine a person?s complete genetic blueprint.
(Oct 6, 2008)
Dreams taking shape (Cleveland Advocate)
Dr. Glover O.L. Johnson has a dream for Cleveland — to establish a biomedical research institute that rivals that best medical schools in the United States. On Saturday at the ZaZa Hotel in Houston, he shared his dream with 350 or so people at a gala to benefit the Southeast Texas Biomedical Research Institute (SETBRI).
(Oct 6, 2008)
This Week (Kathimerini)
Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis visits Evian, France, to attend the World Policy Conference. To tomorrow. The Education Ministry is hosting a conference on “Animals and Children: Residents of the Same Planet,” starting at 10 a.m. at the ministry. For more information, log on to www.ypepth.gr.
(Oct 6, 2008)
CLC bio partners with Illumina to provide next generation sequencing data analysis technology (PharmaBiz)
Following an overwhelming reception of CLC Genomics Workbench 1.0, CLC bio announced the release of its next major version of their flagship product: CLC Genomics Workbench 2.0. Additionally, CLC bio has taken another important step in leading next generation sequencing data analysis by becoming an Illumina Connect partner.
(Oct 6, 2008)
Growing Role Of Molecular Diagnostics Reported In Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (Medical News Today)
Novel platform technologies and key advances in genomics are rapidly driving the development of molecular diagnostics, reports Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News (GEN). The payoff for successful molecular diagnostic products can be significant as Kalorama Information predicts that this market currently exceeds $3.2 billion worldwide and will reach $5.
(Oct 6, 2008)
Dawn of Low-Price Mapping Could Broaden DNA Uses (The Gadsden Times)
A start-up company called Complete Genomics says it will start charging $5,000 next year to determine a persons complete genetic blueprint.
(Oct 6, 2008)
Start-Up Offers Lower-Price DNA Mapping (New York Times)
The cost of determining a person’s complete genetic blueprint is about to plummet again — to $5,000. That is the price that a start-up company called Complete Genomics says it will start charging next year for determining the sequence of the genetic code that makes up the DNA in one set of human chromosomes.
(Oct 6, 2008)
Complete Genomics Launches, Becomes World's First Large-Scale Human Genome Sequencing Company (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Complete Genomics Inc., a third-generation human genome sequencing company, today announced its formal launch as the world's first provider of large-scale human genome sequencing services.
(Oct 6, 2008)
Complete Genomics and the Institute for Systems Biology Announce Partnership to Conduct the First Human Genome ... (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Complete Genomics Inc., a newly launched, third-generation human genome sequencing company, and the Institute for Systems Biology today announced their partnership to conduct populationwide human genome studies.
(Oct 6, 2008)
Five Thousand Bucks for Your Genome (Technology Review)
A new sequencing service could change the face of human genomics.
(Oct 6, 2008)
James A. Fagin, MD Elected to Board of Directors of the American Thyroid Association (Newswise)
James A. Fagin, MD of New York, NY, has been elected as a director on the board of the American Thyroid Association (ATA). He will serve a four-year term of office (2008-2012).
(Oct 6, 2008)
Dawn of Low-Price Mapping Could Broaden DNA Uses (New York Times)
A start-up company called Complete Genomics says it will start charging $5,000 next year to determine a person?s complete genetic blueprint.
(Oct 6, 2008)
Dawn of Low-Price Mapping Could Broaden DNA Uses (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
A start-up company called Complete Genomics says it will start charging $5,000 next year to determine a persons complete genetic blueprint.
(Oct 6, 2008)
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