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University at Buffalo, SUNY, Leads Data-Intensive Discovery Initiative Via an Academic, Government and Industry ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
MARLBOROUGH, Mass.----Netezza Corporation , the global leader in data warehouse and analytic appliances, today announced that the academic, government and industry consortium the Data Intensive Computing Initiative has emerged and has entered its second phase by deploying Netezza's largest appliance in open science.
(May 5, 2009)
Breast health center gives TGen new research opportunities (EurekAlert!)
( The Translational Genomics Research Institute ) Today's opening of a new breast health center next to John C. Lincoln Deer Valley Hospital will provide significant research opportunities for the Translational Genomics Research Institute. The 9,000-square-foot Breast Health and Research Center will include a tumor biorepository for TGen that will aid the non-profit research institute in ...
(May 5, 2009)
Medical research gets personal (The Australian)
IAN Frazer is a man excited by the rise of personalised medicine, where genes are used to "fingerprint" which cancers are risky for individuals, and help tailor therapies for them.
(May 5, 2009)
Illumina Files Patent Infringement Suit Against Affymetrix (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SAN DIEGO----Illumina, Inc. today announced that it has filed a patent infringement suit against Affymetrix, Inc. . The suit, filed in United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin, asserts that Affymetrix' GeneChip® HT Array Plate and GeneChip® HT Array Plate Scanner infringe upon Illumina's United States Patent No. 7,510,841.
(May 5, 2009)
Stowers researchers develop whole genome sequencing approach for mutation discovery (EurekAlert!)
( Stowers Institute for Medical Research ) The Stowers Institute's Hawley Lab and Molecular Biology Facility have developed a "whole-genome sequencing approach" to mapping mutations in fruit flies. The novel methodology promises to reduce the time and effort required to identify mutations of biological interest. The work was published in the May issue of the journal Genetics.
(May 5, 2009)
Integrated Genomics, Inc. Appoints Jose Laplaza, Ph.D. as Director of Strain Engineering and Lab Operations (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
CHICAGO----Integrated Genomics, Inc. today announces it has appointed Jose Laplaza, Ph.D. as Director of Strain Engineering and Lab Operations. Dr. Laplaza brings significant experience in gene expression, fermentation optimization and strain development.
(May 5, 2009)
Illumina files patent infringement suit against Affymetrix (SeedQuest)
Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) today announced that it has filed a patent infringement suit against Affymetrix, Inc. (“Affymetrix”).
(May 5, 2009)
InDevR's FluChip detects and distinguishes swine-origin H1N1 from human influenza viruses (EurekAlert!)
( University of Colorado at Boulder ) InDevR of Boulder, Colo. and the Influenza Division of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta confirmed today that a version version of InDevR's FluChip can detect and distinguish swine-origin H1N1 influenza A viruses from seasonal influenza viruses (A/H1N1 and A/H3N2) as well as the deadly avian A/H5N1 virus.
(May 5, 2009)
New Product Watch (GenomeWeb News)
SAS last week introduced JMP Genomics 4.0 , a software tool for analyzing and exploring data from a variety of high-throughput studies, including microarray experiments.
(May 5, 2009)
Clarifying The Enzymatic Activity Of Factors Involved In Childhood Leukemia (Medical News Today)
The Stowers Institute's Shilatifard Lab and colleagues have provided new insight into the molecular basis for H3K4 methylation, an activity associated with the MLL protein found in chromosomal translocation-based aggressive infant acute leukemias. Studies describing these collaborative studies were published online by Molecular and Cellular Biology and Cell this week.
(May 5, 2009)
Paired Ends (GenomeWeb News)
Gina Raimondo will be joining the board of directors of nanopore sequencing startup Nabsys . She is a general partner of Point Judith Capital , the lead investor in Nabsys' recent $4 million equity round.
(May 5, 2009)
BioInformatics, LLC New Report - Capitalizing on New Opportunities for Stem Cell Products, Now Available (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
BioInformatics, LLC announces the release of its newest report, Capitalizing on New Opportunities for Stem Cell Products. Despite a sluggish economy and cuts being made to laboratory budgets, the market for stem cell research products is expected to increase substantially over the next several years to $688.9 M in 2009 and just under one billion at the end of 2011.
(May 5, 2009)
IP Roundup (GenomeWeb News)
The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology of Tsukuba, Japan, and Dainippon Screen of Kyoto, Japan, have received US Patent No. 7,527,692, "Processing apparatus which performs predetermined processing while supplying a processing liquid to a substrate."
(May 5, 2009)
Papers of Note (GenomeWeb News)
The genome sequence of the psychrophilic archaeon, Methanococcoides burtonii: the role of genome evolution in cold adaptation. Allen MA, Lauro FM, Williams TJ, Burg D, Siddiqui KS, et al.
(May 5, 2009)
New Products (GenomeWeb News)
SAS has released JMP Genomics 4.0 for genomic data analysis. The new version combines capabilities of SAS 9.2 and JMP 8 . It provides new statistical tools for quality control, normalization, and pattern discovery for the analysis of multiple data types from different platforms.
(May 5, 2009)
Personal Genome Project to Enroll 100 More Participants This Summer; Seeks to Raise $1.5M in Donations (GenomeWeb News)
The Personal Genome Project plans to increase its enrollment by 100 this summer, following approval by Harvard Medical School's Institutional Review Board of revised consent forms and procedures for the project, according to a newsletter posted on the project's website last month.
(May 5, 2009)
With Upcoming iScan Module, Illumina Looks to 'Transition' Array Users to Sequencing (GenomeWeb News)
Illumina is developing a new sequencing module for its iScan array scanner that it expects to launch later this year, according to company officials.
(May 5, 2009)
Ontario Pledges $85M for Genomics (GenomeWeb News)
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Ontario plans to start a large funding program focused on genomics research that aims to lure talented researchers to the area.
(May 5, 2009)
La Jolla Institute announces 2.0 launch of major database to aid vaccine development worldwide (EurekAlert!)
( La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology ) Key improvements in a major infectious disease database that will aid vaccine development worldwide were unveiled today with the 2.0 launch of the National Institutes of Health-sponsored Immune Epitope Database and Analysis Resource. The 2.0 launch was announced by a research team from the La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology, who ...
(May 5, 2009)
Agilent Taps Golden Helix to Provide Bioinformatics Support for New CNV Array Line (GenomeWeb News)
Golden Helix and Agilent Technologies this week announced that Golden Helix will provide researchers with software tools and services for Agilent’s expanding menu of copy number variation microarrays.
(May 5, 2009)
In Print (GenomeWeb News)
Journal: The Analyst . 2009 Apr;134(4):800-4. Title: Magnetic bead-based DNA hybridization assay with chemiluminescence and chemiluminescent imaging detection.
(May 5, 2009)
Genome Canada announces results of its Bioproducts and Crops Competition (SeedQuest)
The Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State (Science and Technology), and Dr. Calvin Stiller, Chairman of the Board of Genome Canada , today announced 12 new genomics and proteomics research projects in the areas of bioproducts and crops.
(May 5, 2009)
Genomic Health's Q1 Revenues Increase 45 Percent (GenomeWeb News)
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Genomic Health reported after the close of the market on Tuesday that its first-quarter revenues increased 45 percent, while it trimmed its net loss 30 percent.
(May 5, 2009)
PerkinElmer Buys Analytica (GenomeWeb News)
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – PerkinElmer said on Tuesday that it has purchased the mass spectrometry company Analytica of Branford for an undisclosed sum.
(May 5, 2009)
Life Science Sales, Currency Effects Pull Bio-Rad's Q1 Revenue Down 5 Percent (GenomeWeb News)
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Bio-Rad Laboratories reported after the market close on Tuesday that its first-quarter revenues fell 5 percent on lower life science products sales and the negative effect of foreign currency translation.
(May 5, 2009)
Blog - New UCSF Chancellor a Boost for Personalized Medicine? (Technology Review)
Former Genentech president Susan Desmond-Hellmann is nominated to be the next UCSF chancellor.
(May 5, 2009)
CDC: Virus-surveillance technology can cut H1N1 flu diagnosis time (Scientific American)
A $20 chip can cut the time it takes to distinguish swine flu--aka the H1N1 influenza A virus--from days to hours, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said today. [More]
(May 5, 2009)
Maths Conference At UBD In June (BruDirect.com)
The June 8 to 11 conference focuses on mathematical modelling and computation, together and other aspects of industrial and applied mathematics. The combined MMC09/EASIAM5 conference to be held at UBD's Chancellor Hall will discuss the latest developments in applied maths and math modelling.
(May 6, 2009)
Ocimum Biosolutions B.V. introduces Affymetrix services in Europe (New Kerala)
IJsselstein, May 5 (Business Wire India): In line with its strategic objective to build a global network of service centers in close proximity to leading genomics researchers, Ocimum Biosolutions B.V. today announced the launch of genomic services on Affymetrix platform from Europe.
(May 6, 2009)
FIZ Karlsruhe now markets in-house version of USGENE®, the USPTO Genetic Sequences Database, in Europe (uniprotokolle)
Agreement gives FIZ Karlsruhe the mandate to operate as SequenceBase Corporation's marketing agent for USGENE® in-house version / USGENE® data available for customized subscription download / expert customer support Karlsruhe, Germany / Edison, NJ, USA, May 2009 - For the purpose of promoting the USGENE® in-house version more effectively in Europe, US-based SequenceBase Corporation and FIZ ...
(May 6, 2009)
Illumina Introduces Breakthrough Software Advancements with Genome AnalyzerIIx Sequencing System (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SAN DIEGO----Illumina, Inc. today announced breakthrough software advancements for its sequencing platform that enable real time analysis and provide a significant reduction in computing infrastructure requirements.
(May 6, 2009)
Breast Health Center Gives TGen New Research Opportunities (Medical News Today)
The opening of a new breast health center next to John C. Lincoln Deer Valley Hospital will provide significant research opportunities for the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen).
(May 6, 2009)
Illumina to Present at Upcoming Investment Conferences in May (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SAN DIEGO----Illumina, Inc. today announced that the Company will webcast its presentations at two upcoming investment conferences.
(May 6, 2009)
Novel Gene Predicts Local Recurrence In Early-Onset Breast Cancer (Medical News Today)
A newly discovered gene known as DEAR1 is mutated in breast cancer and is an independent predictor of local recurrence-free survival in early-onset breast cancer, a research team headed by scientists at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center reports in the journal PLoS Medicine.
(May 6, 2009)
Aspera Enterprise Server Awarded Best of Show at Bio-IT Awards (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
EMERYVILLE, Calif.----Aspera, creators of next-generation software technologies that move the world's digital assets at maximum speed regardless of file size, transfer distance or network conditions, was awarded the Best of Show Award for its Aspera Enterprise Server in the IT Infrastructure category at the recent Bio-IT World Conference & Expo in Boston.
(May 6, 2009)
SRI International Receives $100,000 Grand Challenges Explorations Grant for Innovative Global Health Research by ... (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
SRI International announced today that it has received a US$100,000 Grand Challenges Explorations grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The grant will support an innovative global health research project conducted by Krishna Kodukula, Ph.D., executive director of SRI International's Center for Advanced Drug Research in Shenandoah Valley, Virginia and Amit Galande, Ph.D., associate ...
(May 6, 2009)
SRI International receives $100,000 Grand Challenges Explorations grant (EurekAlert!)
( SRI International ) SRI International announced today that it has received a US$100,000 Grand Challenges Explorations grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
(May 6, 2009)
Researchers Find Gene For Rare Anemia; Discover Surprising Function In Haemoglobin Process Along The Way (Medical News Today)
Nature Genetics reported an important novel gene discovery by the Dalhousie University-based team of the Atlantic Medical Genetics and Genomics Initiative (AMGGI). The gene, SLC25A38, is associated with a rare form of severe anemia called congenital sideroblastic anemia (CSA).
(May 6, 2009)
QIAGEN to Present At Baird's 2009 Growth Stock Conference (GlobeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance)
VENLO, The Netherlands, May 6, 2009 -- QIAGEN N.V. today announced that it will present at Baird's 2009 Growth Stock Conference at 1:55 p.m. CDT on Wednesday, May 12, 2009. The conference is being held at the Four Seasons Hotel in Chicago, Illinois.
(May 6, 2009)
SRI International Receives $100,000 Grand Challenges Explorations Grant for Innovative Global Health Research by ... (Marketwire)
MENLO PARK, CA--(Marketwire - May 6, 2009) - SRI International announced today that it has received a US$100,000 Grand Challenges Explorations grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The grant will support an innovative global health research project conducted by Krishna Kodukula, Ph.D., executive director of SRI International's Center for Advanced Drug Research (CADRE) in Shenandoah ...
(May 6, 2009)
Recent Patents of Interest in Proteomics (GenomeWeb News)
US Patent 7,528,366. Method and apparatus for multiplexing plural ion beams to a mass spectrometer . Inventors: James G Boyle; Robert A Valley. Assignee: Analytica of Branford
(May 6, 2009)
If GWAS Made You Wary, Be Careful with Social Networking (GenomeWeb News)
In much the way scientists learned they could use minimal genotype data to identify "anonymized" individuals from pooled DNA samples, researchers have now determined that it is possible to ID anonymous users of social networking sites , according to this Technology Review article.
(May 6, 2009)
Researchers Develop Whole Genome Sequencing Approach for Mutation Discovery (redOrbit)
The Stowers Institute’s Hawley Lab and Molecular Biology Facility have developed a “whole-genome sequencing approach” to mapping mutations in fruit flies. The novel methodology promises to reduce the time and effort required to identify mutations of biological interest.
(May 6, 2009)
Novel Gene Shows Local Recurrence In Early-Onset Breast Cancer (redOrbit)
A newly discovered gene known as DEAR1 is mutated in breast cancer and is an independent predictor of local recurrence-free survival in early-onset breast cancer, a research team headed by scientists at The University of Texas M. D.
(May 6, 2009)
Launch Of Major Database To Aid Vaccine Development Worldwide Database To Assist Researchers Around The Globe in ... (redOrbit)
Database to assist researchers around the globe in combating infectious diseaseKey improvements in a major infectious disease database that will aid vaccine development worldwide were unveiled today with the 2.0 launch of the National Institutes of Health-sponsored Immune Epitope Database and Analysis Resource (IEDB).
(May 6, 2009)
This Week in Genome Biology (GenomeWeb News)
In Genome Biology this week, scientists at the University of Rochester studied the evolution of R1 and R2 retrotransposons across 12 Drosophila genomes. These specifically insert into the 28S rRNA genes.
(May 6, 2009)
Database To Assist Researchers Around The Globe In Combating Infectious Disease (Medical News Today)
Key improvements in a major infectious disease database that will aid vaccine development worldwide were unveiled today with the 2.0 launch of the National Institutes of Health-sponsored Immune Epitope Database and Analysis Resource (IEDB). The 2.
(May 6, 2009)
Why screening your genes is big business (CNN)
If you want to peer inside your DNA, there's no shortage of companies offering avenues for doing so these days.
(May 6, 2009)
IP Update (GenomeWeb News)
According the patent's abstract, the invention "relates to compositions and methods for modulating the expression of apolipoprotein B, and more particularly to the down-regulation of apolipoprotein B by chemically modified oligonucleotides."
(May 6, 2009)
Tech Transfer Tidbits (GenomeWeb News)
The John Wayne Cancer Institute at Saint John's Health Center, the National Institutes of Health, and Children's Hospital Los Angeles have granted Texas biotech CerRx worldwide exclusive rights to intellectual property and know-how related to a formulation of vitamin A to treat cancer, JWCI said last week.
(May 6, 2009)
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