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GlaxoSmithKline Licenses Software Kit from Merck s Rosetta Biosoftware (GenomeWeb News)
NEW YORK, Oct. 8 — Rosetta Biosoftware, the new business unit of Rosetta Inpharmatics, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Merck, and Agilent, the distributor of Rosetta software, said on Monday that GlaxoSmithKline is the first licensee of version 2.0 of the Rosetta Resolver Software Development Kit. The kit enables users of the Resolver gene expression data storage and analysis program to ...
(Apr 6, 2009)
United States of America, PerkinElmer, Affymetrix, Aviva Biosciences (GenomeWeb News)
The United States of America has received European Patent No. 1778881, "Resequencing pathogen microarray." The patent describes a method of pathogen identification by use of DNA resequencing microarrays.
(Apr 6, 2009)
Increasing Use Of Digital Gene Expression Profiling Highlighted By GEN (Medical News Today)
A novel technique for carrying out gene-expression profiling is set to challenge the market dominance of the current, widely used methodology, reports Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (GEN).
(Apr 6, 2009)
Major health care projects in WNY competing for stimulus funds (The Buffalo News)
The Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus is seeking money to kick-start five proposed projects worth $450 million that could transform downtown.
(Apr 6, 2009)
Beckman Coulter to buy Clinical Data's Cogenics division for $17 mn (PharmaBiz)
Clinical Data, Inc and Beckman Coulter, Inc announced that the companies have signed a definitive agreement for Beckman Coulter to acquire Clinical Data's Cogenics division, a global leader in outsourced genomics services, for approximately $17.0 million.
(Apr 6, 2009)
Apr 06th (Business Weekly)
Following months of planning, a new national genome centre to underpin food security and animal health for the UK has finally been given the green light.
(Apr 6, 2009)
Searching For Detoxification Genes (Medical News Today)
As the U.S. Southwest grew warmer from 18,700 to 10,000 years ago, juniper trees vanished from what is now the Mojave Desert, robbing packrats of their favorite food. Now, University of Utah biologists have narrowed the hunt for detoxification genes that let the rodents eat toxic creosote bushes that replaced juniper.
(Apr 6, 2009)
454 Sequencing Boosts Genomics Research In Spain: Genome Sequencer FLX System Installed At University Of Barcelona (Medical News Today)
454 Sequencing is now boosting genomics research at the University of Barcelona (UB). UB has recently acquired a Genome Sequencer FLX System that will be installed at the Genomics Unit of the Scientific and Technical Services (SCT). This service unit currently supports more than 110 research groups which are using the lab's equipment and technical knowledge.
(Apr 6, 2009)
Elsevier and Brain Mapping Foundation co-host 6th Annual World Congress of IBMISPS (EurekAlert!)
( Elsevier ) Program focuses on traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder as well as other neurological disorders.
(Apr 6, 2009)
University of Michigan installs second Genomatix Genome Analyzer (EurekAlert!)
( Genomatix Software GmbH ) The CCDU Bioinformatics Core of the Center for Computational Medicine and Biology at the University of Michigan installed a Genomatix Genome Analyzer (GGA) at its labs in Ann Arbor, Mich. The GGA is a purpose built high performance computer pre-configured with terabytes of proprietary database and software technology combined to provide a turnkey solution for the ...
(Apr 6, 2009)
Nuvera Biosciences Licenses PGx Assays to Veridex (GenomeWeb News)
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Nuvera Biosciences has licensed pharmacogenomic assays that it has developed to Veridex, which will commercialize the tests.
(Apr 6, 2009)
ImaGenes Lands ISO Certification (GenomeWeb News)
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – ImaGenes has been granted ISO 9001:2008 certification from the German Society for Certification and Management Systems (DQS) for its genomics and proteomics services, the Berlin-based company said today.
(Apr 6, 2009)
TRADE NEWS: Agilent Technologies Introduces Human Copy Number Variation Microarrays Based on WTCCC Design Used In ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SANTA CLARA, Calif.----Agilent Technologies, Inc. today introduced the Human CNV Association 2x105K microarray for studying associations between genomic copy number variations and disease.
(Apr 6, 2009)
Most powerful computer of its kind in western N.Y. available worldwide (PhysOrg)
Local scientist Dr. Russ Miller is leading the rollout of "Magic," one of the most powerful computers in New York State to qualified users worldwide for solving computationally-demanding problems.
(Apr 6, 2009)
The Line'll Be Around the Block for Those 750 Jobs (GenomeWeb News)
A new genomics research center is to open near Norwich, England, and it is estimated that the center will create 750 jobs, according to the Norwich Evening News . The center will open in about two months, though its official opening will be in June. The main source of funding for the center is from Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council though the East of England Development ...
(Apr 6, 2009)
Scientist to Watch: Mike Axtell (The Scientist)
The curious gardener
(Apr 6, 2009)
United Kingdom's Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council announces new national centre to analyse ... (SeedQuest)
The Genome Analysis Centre (TGAC) will be based on the Norwich Research Park and will provide genome sequencing to underpin advances to improve food security, to protect UK agriculture from exotic animal disease and exploit weaknesses in microbes to develop new ways to kill superbugs.
(Apr 6, 2009)
Minnesota May Budget $16M for Mayo Partnership (GenomeWeb News)
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Minnesota lawmakers will consider spurring genomics research with a $16 million grant over two years to fund a partnership between the University of Minnesota and the Mayo Foundation.
(Apr 6, 2009)
Cambridge, ABI Team Publishes Single-Cell Transcriptome Analysis Method (GenomeWeb News)
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Researchers from the University of Cambridge and Applied Biosystems have published their work on single cell, whole transcriptome analysis using messenger RNA-sequencing.
(Apr 6, 2009)
CGC Genetics Gets California Clinical Lab License (GenomeWeb News)
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – CGC Genetics, a Portugal-based medical genetics lab firm, today said that it recently gained a Clinical Laboratory License from the State of California.
(Apr 6, 2009)
Helicos BioSciences Releases Transcriptome Sequencing (RNA-Seq) Datasets on Open Access Web Site (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.----Helicos BioSciences today announced the release of transcriptome sequencing datasets on the HeliSphere™ Technology Center , the company's open access Web site for sharing Helicos datasets and bioinformatics software tools.
(Apr 6, 2009)
Rare window on spinal muscular atrophy genetics (EurekAlert!)
Caused by a mutation of the SMN gene, spinal muscular atrophy is an infantile and juvenile neurodegenerative disorder where motor neuron loss causes progressive paralysis. A new study published in the open access journal BMC Medicine details the first research focused on human muscle tissue atrophied due to a genetic condition, and sheds light on two distinct mechanisms at work in different ...
(Apr 6, 2009)
Compendium of pancreatic cancer biomarkers established as strategic approach to early-detection (EurekAlert!)
A cancer scientist from Johns Hopkins has convinced an international group of colleagues to delay their race to find new cancer biomarkers and instead begin a 7,000-hour slog through a compendium of 50,000 scientific articles already published to assemble, decode and analyze the molecules that might herald the furtive presence of pancreatic cancer.
(Apr 7, 2009)
Centre clears DBT's proposal to set up National Institute of Biomedical Genomics (PharmaBiz)
The Centre has approved the Department of Biotechnology (DBT)'s proposal to establish a National Institute of Biomedical Genomics (NIBMG) at Kalyani near Kolkata in West Bengal.
(Apr 7, 2009)
Bioinformatics Loses the Sexy Factor, But Still Gets Play (GenomeWeb News)
While the rest of us are just welcoming spring, Andrew Perry blogs about what's going to be getting interest at the Google Summer of Code this year. He checked the list of projects to see which ones had made it from the bioinformatics field , and found a number of them, including GenMAPP and the NESCent (National Evolutionary Synthesis Centre) Phyloinformatics project.
(Apr 7, 2009)
Helicos BioSciences releases transcriptome sequencing datasets as open access (News-Medical-Net)
Helicos BioSciences has announced the release of transcriptome sequencing (RNA-Seq) datasets on the HeliSphere Technology Center, the company's open access Web site for sharing Helicos datasets and bioinformatics software tools.
(Apr 7, 2009)
Illumina to Announce First Quarter 2009 Financial Results on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SAN DIEGO----Illumina, Inc. today announced that it will issue results for first quarter 2009 following the close of market on Tuesday, April 21, 2009.
(Apr 7, 2009)
Rare window on spinal muscular atrophy genetics (PhysOrg)
Caused by a mutation of the SMN gene, spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is an infantile and juvenile neurodegenerative disorder where motor neuron loss causes progressive paralysis. A new study published in the open access journal BMC Medicine details the first research focused on human muscle tissue atrophied due to a genetic condition, and sheds light on two distinct mechanisms at work in ...
(Apr 7, 2009)
Compendium of pancreatic cancer biomarkers established as strategic approach to early-detection (PhysOrg)
A cancer scientist from Johns Hopkins has convinced an international group of colleagues to delay their race to find new cancer biomarkers and instead begin a 7,000-hour slog through a compendium of 50,000 scientific articles already published to assemble, decode and analyze the molecules that might herald the furtive presence of pancreatic cancer.
(Apr 7, 2009)
Applied Biosystems/MDS Analytical Technologies Launches New Mass Spectrometer to Accelerate Proteomics Research (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
CARLSBAD, Calif.----Applied Biosystems, a division of Life Technologies , and its mass spectrometry joint-venture partner, MDS Analytical Technologies, a business unit of MDS Inc. , today introduced the AB SCIEX TOF/TOF™ 5800 System, the fastest, most sensitive MALDI-based mass spectrometer ever built.
(Apr 7, 2009)
Biotech sector grows by 20 pc (The Economic Times)
Biotech sector grows by 20 pcBiotech sector grows by 20 pc
(Apr 7, 2009)
Two Indian firms to set up pre-clinical trials units in Malaysia (The Economic Times)
Two Indian firms to set up pre-clinical trials units in MalaysiaTwo Indian firms to set up pre-clinical trials units in Malaysia
(Apr 7, 2009)
TGen helps promote cancer awareness for vast Navajo Nation (EurekAlert!)
( The Translational Genomics Research Institute ) For the second year, TGen will help organize a cancer awareness conference for northeastern Arizona's vast Navajo Nation.
(Apr 7, 2009)
NIH Clinical and Translational Science Consortium Grows to 39 Members (National Institutes of Health)
The National Institutes of Health announced today that the University of Cincinnati will become the 39th member of its Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) consortium.
(Apr 7, 2009)
Strategic Approach To Early-Detection Of Pancreatic Cancer Biomarkers (Medical News Today)
A cancer scientist from Johns Hopkins has convinced an international group of colleagues to delay their race to find new cancer biomarkers and instead begin a 7,000-hour slog through a compendium of 50,000 scientific articles already published to assemble, decode and analyze the molecules that might herald the furtive presence of pancreatic cancer.
(Apr 7, 2009)
Rhythmic genomics -- the yeast metronome and the walk of life (EurekAlert!)
( Norwich BioScience Institutes ) New genome sequence information from the humble baker's yeast has revealed surprising variation in a set of genes that can be thought of as nature's oldest clock. In a paper published in Genome Research scientists show how ribosomal RNA genes that are essential to all Earth's organisms provide insight into how genomes maintain their integrity on their ...
(Apr 7, 2009)
BiOasis Raises C$1.7M from Warrants (GenomeWeb News)
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – BiOasis Technologies today said that it will receive cash proceeds of C$1.7 million (US$1.4 million) from the exercise of warrants that expired on March 31.
(Apr 7, 2009)
Rhythmic Genomics - The Yeast Metronome And The Walk Of Life (Science Daily)
New genome sequence information from the humble baker’s yeast has revealed surprising variation in a set of genes that can be thought of as nature’s oldest clock. Scientists have shown how ribosomal RNA genes that are essential to all Earth's organisms provide insight into how genomes maintain their integrity on their evolutionary journey.
(Apr 7, 2009)
Government of Canada Provides Support to Canada Research Chairs at 14 Ontario Universities (Marketwire)
LONDON, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - April 7, 2009) - To help further research and development in Canada, Joe Preston, Member of Parliament for Elgin-Middlesex-London, on behalf of the Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State (Science and Technology), today announced 61 new or renewed Canada Research Chairs for 14 universities across the province of Ontario. Scientists and researchers at these ...
(Apr 7, 2009)
Arrayit Corporation and The Parkinson's Institute Announce New Research Collaboration (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
Arrayit Corporation, a proprietary life sciences technology leader, announces a new research collaboration with The Parkinson's Institute of Sunnyvale, California to discover biomarkers for Parkinson's disease.
(Apr 7, 2009)
NIH Clinical and Translational Science Consortium grows to 39 members (EurekAlert!)
( NIH/National Center for Research Resources ) The National Institutes of Health announced today that the University of Cincinnati will become the 39th member of its Clinical and Translational Science Award consortium. Led by the National Center for Research Resources, part of the NIH, this national network of medical research institutions is working together to accelerate the process of turning ...
(Apr 7, 2009)
Arrayit Corporation and The Parkinson's Institute Announce New Research Collaboration (Marketwire)
SUNNYVALE, CA--(Marketwire - April 7, 2009) - Arrayit Corporation ( OTCBB : ARYC ), a proprietary life sciences technology leader, announces a new research collaboration with The Parkinson's Institute of Sunnyvale, California to discover biomarkers for Parkinson's disease. This unique study involves the prospective collection of samples from well-characterized Parkinson's patients combined with ...
(Apr 7, 2009)
Gene Network Sciences Names Departing Merck Head of Genetics Eric Schadt as Co-Chair of Scientific Advisory Board (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Gene Network Sciences, Inc. today announced that it named Dr. Eric Schadt, a leading researcher in the field of genomics-driven drug discovery, co-chair of its Scientific Advisory Board.
(Apr 7, 2009)
Protocols for Life Scientists Available on the iPhone App Store (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
MADISON, Wis.----Life Scientists can now access protocols at the bench on their iPhone™ or iPod® Touch using the Promega Protocols and Applications Guide . Available on the App Store, the Promega App provides a comprehensive selection of step-by-step protocols across a range of molecular and cell biology applications, and features illustrations, animations of key techniques and cellular events, ...
(Apr 7, 2009)
BioArray Briefs (GenomeWeb News)
CGC Genetics, a Portugal-based medical genetics lab firm, this week said that it recently gained a Clinical Laboratory License from the State of California.
(Apr 7, 2009)
New Product Watch (GenomeWeb News)
BioDiscovery last week launched Nexus Copy Number Version 4 , a platform-independent application for DNA copy number analysis of microarray-derived data.
(Apr 7, 2009)
Antibody Firm Affomix Readies to Launch Service Biz in the Summer; Technology for PTM Differentiation in the Works (GenomeWeb News)
Antibody firm Affomix , founded about a year ago, is ready to launch a custom antibody service business using a technology that it said significantly improves the affinity and specificity of the antibodies while shortening the production time as compared to other methods such as yeast two-hybrid.
(Apr 7, 2009)
B vitamins may offer migraine relief (Nutraingredients.com)
Daily vitamin supplements were found to produce a two-fold reduction in migraine disability, according to scientists from the Genomics Research Centre (GRC) at Griffith University in Brisbane.
(Apr 7, 2009)
With NY License in Hand, Quest to Add Array-Based Cyto Testing for Prenatal, Oncology Apps (GenomeWeb News)
New York State's Department of Health Clinical Laboratory Evaluation Program last month gave Quest Diagnostics the green light to offer its ClariSure microarray-based comparative genomic-hybridization neonatal test in the state.
(Apr 7, 2009)
BioInformatics, LLC New Report - Capitalizing on New Opportunities for Stem Cell Products (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
BioInformatics, LLC announces the pending release of its newest report, Capitalizing on New Opportunities for Stem Cell Products. As a result of the March 9, 2009 reversal of the 2001 restrictions on federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research, suppliers of stem cell related products are in need of a fast, accurate assessment of new opportunities in the stem cell products market.
(Apr 7, 2009)
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