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Cell Biosciences Announces First UK System Sale (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Cell Biosciences, Inc., a provider of nanoproteomic analysis systems to life science researchers, today announced the sale of its flagship protein analysis system to The University of Manchester's Stem Cell and Leukaemia Proteomics Laboratory, led by Professor Tony Whetton.
(Mar 10, 2009)
Grain News (Grainnet.com)
London— Monsanto 's historic investment in research and development in breeding and biotechnology has contributed to a 24 percent compound annual growth rate for the company's Seeds and Genomics segment since 2001.
(Mar 10, 2009)
Rosetta Genomics Publishes Data on Lung Cancer Test (GenomeWeb News)
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Rosetta Genomics and its research collaborators have published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology data from a study showing that the same biomarker used in the firm's miRNA-based test for squamous lung cancer provided 96 percent sensitivity.
(Mar 10, 2009)
Univ. of Manchester Buys Cell Biosciences System (GenomeWeb News)
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Cell Biosciences has sold one of its protein analysis systems to The University of Manchester, the company said today.
(Mar 10, 2009)
Luminex Corporation to Present at Cowen and Company Annual Healthcare Conference (Centre Daily Times)
Luminex Corporation (NASDAQ: LMNX) today announced that management will present at the Cowen and Company 29 th Annual Healthcare Conference to be held March 16-19, 2009, in Boston.
(Mar 10, 2009)
Study of protein structures reveals key events in evolutionary history (EurekAlert!)
( University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ) A new study of proteins, the molecular machines that drive all life, also sheds light on the history of living organisms.
(Mar 10, 2009)
Monsanto's historic R&D investment has contributed to mid-20s gross profit growth for its seeds and genomics segment - ... (SeedQuest)
Monsanto 's historic investment in research and development in breeding and biotechnology has contributed to a 24 percent compound annual growth rate for the company's Seeds and Genomics segment since 2001. This is one of the key messages Kerry Preete, Monsanto's Vice President of International Commercial, will tell investors today as part of a presentation at the Credit Suisse 14th Annual ...
(Mar 10, 2009)
DNASTAR launches ArrayStar v3.0 gene expression analysis software with RNA-Seq capability (SeedQuest)
DNASTAR, Inc. , a leading bioinformatics software company, today announced the released of its latest upgrade to its gene expression analysis software.
(Mar 10, 2009)
Interactive High-Def Cinema and Animation, Green Computing, Rural Broadband Take CENIC’s 2009 Innovations in ... (Centre Daily Times)
Four groundbreaking projects that focus on the innovative use and expansion of high-performance networking were honored by the Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California (CENIC) as recipients of the 2009 Innovations in Networking Awards .
(Mar 10, 2009)
Denator Launches Stabilizor T1 - Instant Stabilization Of Tissue Samples Upstream Enhances Quality And Value Of ... (Medical News Today)
Denator AB has laucnhed StabilizorTM T1, the company's first commercially available system for instant stabilization of tissue samples. Rapid degradation of proteins and peptides in ex vivo samples is a well known problem facing scientists trying to establish proteomic and peptidomic profiles in normal or diseased states.
(Mar 10, 2009)
Further 100 Million Euros Allocated to Netherlands-Based R&D Targeting the Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Disease (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
The Center for Translational Molecular Medicine - the Dutch public-private partnership committed to the research and development of new techniques for the diagnosis and treatment of major diseases - today announced that eight new research projects will receive funding from the CTMM.
(Mar 10, 2009)
Further 100 Million Euros Allocated to Netherlands-Based R&D Targeting the Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Disease (ITNews)
EINDHOVEN, The Netherlands, March 10 /PRNewswire/ -- The Center for Translational Molecular Medicine (CTMM) - the Dutch public-private partnership committed to the research and development of new techniques for the diagnosis and treatment of major diseases - today announced that eight new research projects will receive funding from the CTMM. It means that almost 250 million Euros have now been ...
(Mar 10, 2009)
New Report - Prospering in a Down Market: Strategies for Life Science Suppliers (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
BioInformatics, LLC announces availability of its newest report, Prospering in a Down Market:
(Mar 10, 2009)
Short Reads (GenomeWeb News)
Applied Biosystems, a business of Life Technologies, said this week that has formed a strategic alliance with the Translational Genomics Research Institute to sequence human disease samples on SOLiD sequencers.
(Mar 10, 2009)
Canada Gives $2.3M Grant for Cod Genomics (GenomeWeb News)
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – The Canadian government has given C$3 million ($2.3 million) to Genome Atlantic to conduct genomics studies of the Atlantic cod in order to understand what causes a developmental problem in the fish.
(Mar 10, 2009)
Q&A: NCGR's Greg May on Building a Next-Gen Genome Center from Scratch (GenomeWeb News)
In 2007, the National Center for Genome Resources installed its first Illumina Genome Analyzer, marking a shift from pure bioinformatics research to both data production and analysis.
(Mar 10, 2009)
New Product Watch (GenomeWeb News)
Febit this week said that its microRNA Geniom biochips have been updated to reflect the updated content of miRBase version 13.0, which was released by the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute this week.
(Mar 10, 2009)
NCGR, Beyond Batten Foundation Mull Next-Gen Sequencing for Carrier Screening Test (GenomeWeb News)
The National Center for Genome Resources has teamed up with the Beyond Batten Disease Foundation to develop an inexpensive carrier screening test for approximately 400 rare genetic disorders, possibly using second-generation sequencing.
(Mar 10, 2009)
Roche NimbleGen, Neuromuscular Disorder Group to Merge CGH, Sequencing Data in Study (GenomeWeb News)
Roche NimbleGen announced last month that the Neuromuscular Disorder-Chip Consortium, a European Union's Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technical Development, will use its microarrays for genetic research on neuromuscular disorders.
(Mar 10, 2009)
Funding Update (GenomeWeb News)
The aim of this study is to "identify proteins with large scale changes in expression, and then focus on protein expression of classical protein kinase C (PKC) isoforms and proteins associated with these isoforms in failing human hearts."
(Mar 10, 2009)
Recreational genomics: Will that be a paternity or cancer test today? (EurekAlert!)
( University of Montreal ) Commercial genetic tests, which can verify risks of cancer risks to paternity, have become commonplace in the Western societies. Yet these tests provide little information and raise a lot more questions, says Bryn Williams-Jones, a professor at the University of Montreal Department of Social and Preventive Medicine and director of bioethics programs.
(Mar 10, 2009)
Study of protein structures reveals key events in evolutionary history (PhysOrg)
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study of proteins, the molecular machines that drive all life, also sheds light on the history of living organisms.
(Mar 10, 2009)
Study of protein structures reveals key events in evolutionary history (PhysOrg)
A new study of proteins, the molecular machines that drive all life, also sheds light on the history of living organisms.
(Mar 11, 2009)
And Still a Quarter of Them Believe the Sun Revolves Around the Earth. Ouch. (GenomeWeb News)
Over at his Genomics, Evolution, and Pseudoscience blog, Steven Salzberg has a post on the current public understanding of some basic scientific principles . The US National Science Board published the results of its latest report, which comes out every two years and serves as a gauge of how well Joe Consumer has learned (or has chosen to accept) fairly basic concepts.
(Mar 11, 2009)
Protein structures reveal "big bang" of innovation in evolution (News-Medical-Net)
A new study of proteins, the molecular machines that drive all life, also sheds light on the history of living organisms.
(Mar 11, 2009)
NuGEN Taps Erwin Estigarribia to Lead Manufacturing and Quality Operations (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SAN CARLOS, Calif.----NuGEN Technologies, Inc., a leader in nucleic acid sample preparation announced today that it has hired Erwin V. Estigarribia to serve as the company's vice president of operations reporting to Elizabeth Hutt, chief executive officer.
(Mar 11, 2009)
NuGEN Taps Erwin Estigarribia to Lead Manufacturing and Quality Operations (Centre Daily Times)
NuGEN Technologies, Inc., a leader in nucleic acid sample preparation announced today that it has hired Erwin V. Estigarribia to serve as the company’s vice president of operations reporting to Elizabeth Hutt, chief executive officer. Estigarribia will lead manufacturing and quality initiatives, and direct the company in achieving cGMP compliance by the end of 2009.
(Mar 11, 2009)
Study Shows MicroRNA-Based Diagnostic Identifies Squamous Lung Cancer With 96% Sensitivity (Medical News Today)
Rosetta Genomics Ltd. (Nasdaq:ROSG) and collaborators announced the results of a research study, showing for the first time that a microRNA-based diagnostic test can objectively identify squamous lung cancer with 96% sensitivity.
(Mar 11, 2009)
Video: HSBC's ethical cash Isa is helping children in Sierra Leone (Guardian Unlimited)
Tony Levene travels to Sierra Leone to see first-hand how a new ethical investment Isa is transforming children's lives
(Mar 11, 2009)
Gentel and Eprogen Announce Partnership to Commercialize Whole Proteome Arrays (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
MADISON, Wis.----Gentel® Biosciences, a protein microarray life sciences company, announces a technology partnership with Eprogen® to create products for the discovery of new autoantibody biomarkers using whole proteome microarrays.
(Mar 11, 2009)
Agilent to Shift Life Science Focus from R&D to Profits (GenomeWeb News)
CHICAGO (GenomeWeb News) – Agilent Technologies is looking to generate a greater return on its R&D investments in the life science space, according to a company official.
(Mar 11, 2009)
State set to revise biotech policy (Business Standard India)
With an aim of making Karnataka the leader in biotechnology sector in Asia, the state government is planning to come out with a revised ‘millennium biotech policy’ which will be announced shortly.
(Mar 11, 2009)
Agilent Exec Says Success for Life Science Biz Means Shift from R&D Emphasis to Profits (GenomeWeb News)
CHICAGO – Agilent Technologies plans to focus its life science strategy on generating a greater return on its previous R&D investments in the space, according to a company official.
(Mar 11, 2009)
Gentel, Eprogen Ink Proteome Array Pact (GenomeWeb News)
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Gentel Biosciences and Eprogen today said that they will collaborate on making whole proteome microarrays for identifying new autoantibody biomarkers.
(Mar 11, 2009)
Research and Markets: Orion Genomics Product Pipeline Analysis Provides Details on Clinical Trials for Products in ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of Global Markets Direct's new company profile "Orion Genomics Product Pipeline Analysis" to their offering.
(Mar 11, 2009)
Research and Markets: Orion Genomics Product Pipeline Analysis Provides Details on Clinical Trials for Products in ... (Centre Daily Times)
Research and Markets ( http://www.researchandmarkets. ) has announced the addition of Global Markets Direct's new company profile " Orion Genomics Product Pipeline Analysis " to their offering.
(Mar 11, 2009)
From Detection to Drugs (GenomeWeb News)
Giselle Knudsen wants to find a better way to detect proteins in cells. To this end, she is developing Raman spectroscopy, a detection method based on how the sample scatters light from a laser, for the life sciences, particularly proteomics and cancer drug target development.
(Mar 11, 2009)
European Food Safety Authority: Application (Reference EFSA-GMO-NL-2008-51) for the placing on the market of ... (SeedQuest)
This document provides a scientific opinion of the Scientific Panel on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO Panel) of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) on genetically modified (GM) cotton GHB614 (Unique Identifier BCS-GHØØ2-5) developed to provide tolerance to glyphosate-based herbicides.
(Mar 11, 2009)
Dutch Translational Research Center Provides 100M Euros in Funding for Research Projects (GenomeWeb News)
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – The Center for Translational Molecular Medicine, a Dutch public-private partnership founded a year ago, said that it has awarded a total of €100 million ($128 million) to eight new research projects targeting cancer, cardiovascular, neurodegenerative, and infectious diseases.
(Mar 11, 2009)
People Transfer (GenomeWeb News)
Arizona State University said last week that it has appointed Alan Nelson as director of the Biodesign Institute.
(Mar 11, 2009)
CollabRx Debuts Cancer Genomics Service to Distinguish Itself from DTC Genomics Firms (GenomeWeb News)
CollabRx said it plans to educate patients about its newly launched predictive cancer-genotyping service and link researchers through a web-based portal, but the company will not follow the direct-to-consumer model of existing personal-genomics companies.
(Mar 11, 2009)
The medium is the message: Manipulating salmonella in spaceflight curtails infectiousness (SpaceRef)
The medium is the message: Manipulating salmonella in spaceflight curtails infectiousness
(Mar 11, 2009)
Bioinformatics sheds light on evolutionary origin of Rickettsia virulence genes (EurekAlert!)
( Virginia Tech ) Scientists from three universities have revealed that genes for a specific type of molecular secretion system in Rickettsia, a structure that is linked in many cases to virulence, have been conserved over many years of evolution.
(Mar 12, 2009)
Students given ability to be 'Phage Hunters' (Brigham Young NewsNet)
BYU freshmen and sophomores have an unprecedented opportunity to take part in a national research project next year that involves isolating and naming a new virus strain.
(Mar 12, 2009)
The Year of Personal Genomics (GenomeWeb News)
A feature story in Discover magazine rounds up the progress that personal genomics companies have made in 2007, as well as what consumers should expect from them . Though some tests can make relatively concrete predictions (like Agendia's FDA-approved MammaPrint), SNP screening can only offer the probability of developing a certain disease.
(Mar 12, 2009)
Bioinformatics sheds light on evolutionary origin of Rickettsia virulence genes (News-Medical-Net)
Scientists from the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI) at Virginia Tech, the University of Maryland School of Medicine, and the University of Louisville have revealed that genes for a specific type of molecular secretion system in Rickettsia, a structure that is linked in many cases to virulence, have been conserved over many years of evolution.
(Mar 12, 2009)
Reportlinker Adds Global Biochips Market Analysis and Forecasts (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NEW YORK----Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related is available in its catalogue.
(Mar 12, 2009)
CombiMatrix Receives New Contract From NASA (GlobeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance)
MUKILTEO, Wash., March 12, 2009 -- CombiMatrix Corporation announced today that it has received a four year contract for $858,298 from NASA's Ames Research Center to design and test a microfluidic system that incorporates CombiMatrix's semiconductor microarray as part of an integrated genetic analysis platform that can be deployed in satellites.
(Mar 12, 2009)
Bioinformatics sheds light on evolutionary origin of Rickettsia virulence genes (PhysOrg)
Scientists from the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI) at Virginia Tech, the University of Maryland School of Medicine, and the University of Louisville have revealed that genes for a specific type of molecular secretion system in Rickettsia, a structure that is linked in many cases to virulence, have been conserved over many years of evolution.
(Mar 12, 2009)
Estrogen activates critical lung genes to improve lung function following preterm birth (PhysOrg)
Estrogen may be a new postnatal therapy to improve lung function and other outcomes in preterm infants, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found in an animal study.
(Mar 12, 2009)
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