|
Isolating, Purifying And Concentrating Biomolecules (BioresearchOnline)
Cellufine pre-packed Mini-Columns from AMSBIO provide a new level of convenience and productivity for isolating, purifying and concentrating biomolecules from aqueous samples.
(May 8, 2009)
Case Western Reserve med school wins $3 million-plus grant (Crain's Cleveland Business)
The federal money will be used to study how past or present drug abuse and Hepatitis C co-infection affect the progression of HIV and treatments.
(May 8, 2009)
My Pharmiweb.com (PharmiWeb)
AnaSpec Inc. Zebrafish (Danio rerio) as an experimental model has gained widespread use since the pioneering days of Dr. George Streisinger.
(May 8, 2009)
Innovative transfer of research knowledge at ACHEMA: a microreactor mixes delicious cocktails (uniprotokolle)
Next week at ACHEMA 2009 in Frankfurt am Main, exhibits for research and development topics will be presented in learning modules on information terminals. These will be virtual reflections of current research.
(May 8, 2009)
$3M From NIDA To Support Effective Prevention, Treatment And Service Strategies For Drug Abusing Youth And Adults (Medical News Today)
The Center for Proteomics and Bioinformatics and the Case Center for AIDS Research at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have a received a $989,108 grant from the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA) at the National Institute of Health (NIH), with the ability to receive a total of $3,007,946 by 2011.
(May 8, 2009)
MOSAIQUES And U.S. FDA Describe Detection Of Drug-Induced Side Effects In Early Phase Animal Models (Medical News Today)
Drug-induced toxicity represents a significant problem in health care delivery: Over 100,000 people die per year from adverse effects of medications in the U.S. (Starfield, JAMA 2000, 284: 483-485). This has led to an intense awareness of drug-induced side effects, which may hamper the development of new therapeutic agents.
(May 8, 2009)
Response Biomedical Seeks to Raise $9.5M (GenomeWeb News)
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Response Biomedical has filed a prospectus to sell 73,333,333 units at a price of C$.15 per unit for gross proceeds of around C$11 million (US$9.5 million).
(May 8, 2009)
Ipsogen Launches A New Test To Guide Hormonotherapy Prescription In Breast Cancer (Medical News Today)
Ipsogen SA (Alternext - FR0010626028 - ALIPS), a molecular diagnostic company specialized in the development, manufacturing and commercialization of diagnostic assays for breast cancer and leukemia, today announces the European launch of the MapQuant Dx(TM) HR test.
(May 8, 2009)
GE to Commercialize Cytori's Stem Cell Technology in North America (GenomeWeb News)
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – GE Healthcare and San Diego-based Cytori jointly announced today that GE will commercialize Cytori's StemSource technology in North America for the stem cell banking and research markets.
(May 8, 2009)
Helicos Demonstrates The Utility of Its Single Molecule Sequencing Platform at Cold Spring Harbor Genome Conference (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.----Helicos BioSciences was featured prominently at The Biology of Genomes meeting this week at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. At the meeting, Helicos scientists and their collaborators presented scientific results using the Helicos Genetic Analysis system describing novel views of genome structure and function, and the high productivity gains available from single molecule ...
(May 8, 2009)
It's Everybody's Favorite Virus (GenomeWeb News)
These days, it seems like if you're not researching swine flu, something's wrong with your lab. BBC reports that the National Institute for Biological Standards and Control in the UK has gotten the first "full genetic fingerprint of the virus that has infected Europeans."
(May 8, 2009)
This Week in Science (GenomeWeb News)
A special section in Science this week covers plant-microbe interactions . One perspective looks at PAMP-triggered immunity , another checks in on resistance proteins that function as molecular switches , and yet another investigates the cross-talk between hormonal and defense signaling pathways in these interactions.
(May 8, 2009)
Bioinformatics Briefs (GenomeWeb News)
Ingenuity Systems said this week that it has signed a multi-year deal with AstraZeneca. Financial details were not disclosed.
(May 8, 2009)
Downloads and Upgrades (GenomeWeb News)
Illumina will release new software on May 12 for its Genome Analyzer IIx system that will allow scientists to increase their sequencing output by "up to 65 percent" compared with the Genome Analyzer II.
(May 8, 2009)
Alnylam CEO Says Firm's Cholesterol Rx Target More 'Compelling' Than Partner Tekmira's (GenomeWeb News)
Despite the high quality of Tekmira Pharmaceuticals' investigational new drug application for its phase I hypercholesterolemia therapy ApoB SNALP, the siRNA-based drug's target is less "compelling" than the one chosen by partner Alnylam Pharmaceuticals for its competing high-cholesterol program, Alnylam's top official said yesterday.
(May 8, 2009)
Funding Update (GenomeWeb News)
Greg Cooper is doing a joint postdoc project with Evan Eichler and Debbie Nickerson in which he aims to connect structural variation data from the human genome to the common traits linked to them. To this end, studying variation in HapMap samples has become a major focus of Cooper’s lab work.
(May 8, 2009)
Chipola College News (Chipley Bugle)
MARIANNA—Chipola College recognized the outstanding achievements of its students at the recent annual Awards Ceremony. Awards were presented for academics, athletics and extracurricular activities.
(May 8, 2009)
Peter L. Elkin, MD, MACP, FACMI Elected to Mastership in the American College of Physicians (Newswise)
Peter L. Elkin, MD, MACP, FACMI, who directs Mount Sinai's new Center for Biomedical Informatics, has been elected to Mastership in the American College of Physicians (ACP). Dr. Elkin is Professor of Medicine at Mount Sinai School of Medicine; Director of The Mount Sinai Center for Biomedical Informatics; Vice Chair of Informatics in the Department of Medicine and Vice President of Biomedical ...
(May 8, 2009)
Stuart C. Sealfon, MD, Named Chair of Neurology at Mount Sinai School of Medicine (Newswise)
Stuart C. Sealfon, MD, a leader in the study of the mechanisms of therapeutic and side effects of drugs, has been named Chair of the Department of Neurology. His appointment becomes effective on June 1.
(May 8, 2009)
ELSI Panel Addresses Genomics Consent and Privacy at CSHL (GenomeWeb News)
COLD SPRING HARBOR, NY (GenomeWeb News) – Data sharing, identifiability, informed consent and related issues are intimately linked to community resource genomics projects — but there is no one size fits all solution for addressing these problems in genomics research, attendees heard at a Biology of Genomes panel yesterday afternoon.
(May 8, 2009)
Case Western Reserve Lands NIDA Grant of up to $3M (GenomeWeb News)
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) — Case Western Reserve University has received a grant worth up to $3 million from the National Institute of Drug Abuse to conduct proteomic studies of Hepatitis C and HIV infections, Case's School of Medicine said today.
(May 8, 2009)
In Brief This Week: TGen; BD Biosciences; Signature Genomics Laboratories (GenomeWeb News)
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) - A new breast health center that has opened in Phoenix will include a tumor biorepository for researchers at the Translational Genomics Research Institute.
(May 8, 2009)
Treating Wrinkles with Cutting-Edge Technology--Without Going Under the Knife (Scientific American)
Editor's Note: This story is part of an In-Depth Report on the science of beauty. Read more about the series here. At-home treatment for wrinkles has come a long way since grandma slathered on Pond's. The old standby is still around, but it's now just part of the mix of over-the-counter and Rx beauty salves as researchers worldwide race against the (biological) clock--to find ways to slow the ...
(May 8, 2009)
Conference highlights Research Campus role in emerging biotech economy (The Salisbury Post)
By Emily Ford [email protected] CHARLOTTE — The N.C. Research Campus in Kannapolis could be the crown jewel in the Charlotte area's emerging bio ...
(May 9, 2009)
Case Western Reserve med school wins $3 million-plus grant (Crain's Cleveland Business)
The federal money will be used to study how past or present drug abuse and Hepatitis C co-infection affect the progression of HIV and treatments.
(May 9, 2009)
Lab901 introduces ScreenTape system for gel electrophoresis (PharmaBiz)
Lab901, a developer of innovative automation for life sciences, has launched the ScreenTape system, the first fully automated, walk-away solution for gel electrophoresis.
(May 9, 2009)
Google co-founder backing vast Parkinson's study (Pioneer Press)
Sergey Brin, the billionaire co-founder of Google, says he plans to contribute money and his DNA to a large study intended to reveal the genetic underpinnings of Parkinson's disease.
(May 9, 2009)
Autism Studies Presented At Mid-Atlantic Research Consortium Meeting (Medical News Today)
Science is largely a collaborative enterprise. Frequently researchers from various disciplines but with some common interests pool their efforts and exchange ideas, to devise new avenues of investigation.
(May 9, 2009)
Investing dropoff hurting biotechs (Boston Globe)
Three years after Altus Pharmaceuticals Inc. went public and raised $105 million in a single day, the Cambridge biotechnology company is running out of money, and its stock, which once traded for more than $25 a share, closed at 40 cents yesterday.
(May 9, 2009)
Life sciences bloom as VC funding rises (Daily Breeze)
Investors find balance | Chart: Q4 funding Within Silicon Valley, the life sciences sector is often overshadowed by flashy Internet brands and global tech giants, but for venture capitalists, it may hold the greatest long-term potential.
(May 9, 2009)
In this market, cancer has serious competition (The Arizona Republic)
Banner Health recently unveiled a pact with the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center to build a $90 million cancer hospital and clinic in the East Valley. Many expect the center to bring a competitive force to the Valley that will shake up the lucrative business of cancer care among health-care providers.
(May 10, 2009)
Natural Selection, Inc. and Empowered Energy Solutions, Inc. Partner for Optimized Renewable Energy Products (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Natural Selection, Inc. and Empowered Energy Solutions, Inc. partner to develop software tools that will automate optimal energy efficiency analysis for buildings.
(May 10, 2009)
Natural Selection, Inc. and Empowered Energy Solutions, Inc. Partner for Optimized Renewable Energy Products (PRWeb)
Natural Selection, Inc. and Empowered Energy Solutions, Inc. partner to develop software tools that will automate optimal energy efficiency analysis for buildings. Solar power and other renewable energy technologies will finally make financial sense for the majority of residences and businesses thanks to this revolutionary new approach that seamlessly integrates alternative energy production and ...
(May 10, 2009)
Translational Research Demands Virtual Biobanks (GenomeWeb News)
As translational medicine efforts evolve, institutions are looking to build "virtual" biorepository management systems that combine open source tools from the National Cancer Institute's Cancer Biomedical Informatics Grid with commercial software development and support.
(May 10, 2009)
New genes implicated in high blood pressure (EurekAlert!)
( Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions ) Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, along with an international team of collaborators, have identified common genetic changes associated with blood pressure and hypertension. The study, reporting online next week in Nature Genetics, breaks new ground in understanding blood pressure regulation and may lead to advances in ...
(May 10, 2009)
New Genes Implicated in High Blood Pressure (Newswise)
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, along with an international team of collaborators, have identified common genetic changes associated with blood pressure and hypertension. The study, reporting online next week in Nature Genetics, breaks new ground in understanding blood pressure regulation and may lead to advances in hypertension therapy.
(May 10, 2009)
The Benefits of Electronic Medical Records (KYW News Radio 1060)
There is more and more discussion about the prospect of electronic medical records becoming reality here in the US.
(May 10, 2009)
New High Blood Pressure Genes Identified (Science Daily)
Scientists have identified common genetic changes associated with blood pressure and hypertension. The study breaks new ground in understanding blood pressure regulation and may lead to advances in hypertension therapy.
(May 10, 2009)
Medco-FDA PGx Alliance Aims to Improve Rx Efficacy, Safety, Consider Label Updates (GenomeWeb News)
The US Food and Drug Administration this week said it plans to use patient databases held by pharmacy-benefit manager Medco to help it assess the pharmacogenomic safety and efficacy of currently marketed and investigational drugs, and to determine which drug labels should be updated to include genetic risk information.
(May 11, 2009)
A Big Team for a Big Lab (GenomeWeb News)
According to his bio, Richard Smith, chief scientist and director of proteomics research at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, has presented more than 350 lectures at major scientific meetings, authored almost 600 research publications, and holds some 27 patents.
(May 11, 2009)
Gene Responsible For Acetaminophen-induced Liver Injury Identified (Science Daily)
Acetaminophen (Tylenol and generics) is one of the most commonly used over-the-counter drugs in the United States. While generally safe, acetaminophen is known to cause severe liver injury if taken in high doses. Scientists have now found a genetic marker linked to the risk of acetaminophen-induced liver injury, using a strategy that will help develop safer drugs in the future.
(May 11, 2009)
Research at UCR yields discovery for plants during droughts (The Press-Enterprise)
In a state parched by drought, finding ways to help plants survive with less water is critical. A UC Riverside professor has taken a major step toward making that happen. The discovery could ultimately mean greater agricultural yields in conditions such as drought, heat, salty soil and other conditions that stress plants.
(May 11, 2009)
DGAP-News: 4SC AG receives research funding from the Federal Ministry of Education and Research under the ‘Medical ... (Financial.de)
Release of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer / publisher is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
(May 11, 2009)
Genes linked with hypertension identified (New Kerala)
London, May 11 : An international team of scientists, including an Indian-origin researcher, have identified new genes associated with hypertension.
(May 11, 2009)
Researchers Identify The Gene Responsible For A Rare Form Of Congenital Anemia (Medical News Today)
The latest electronic edition of the journal Nature Genetics reports the discovery of a new gene responsible for congenital sideroblastic anemia, a rare disease, mainly characterized by the presence of ringed sideroblasts in the patients' bone marrow. This Genome Canada project, co-directed by Dr.
(May 11, 2009)
Bruker Redefines Ion Trap Mass Spectrometry with the Introduction of amaZon, the Next-Generation Ultra-Sensitive Ion ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
BILLERICA, Mass.----Bruker Daltonics today launches the next-generation ultra-sensitive, ion trap amaZon™ series. Delivering 10x improved MS/MS sensitivity over current platforms, novel technology for accelerated data acquisition, significantly enhanced mass resolution, and second-generation fast and sensitive ETD/PTR capabilities, this unique, highest performance ion trap delivers unrivalled ...
(May 11, 2009)
New Genes Implicated In High Blood Pressure (Medical News Today)
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, along with an international team of collaborators, have identified common genetic changes associated with blood pressure and hypertension. The study, reporting online in Nature Genetics, breaks new ground in understanding blood pressure regulation and may lead to advances in hypertension therapy.
(May 11, 2009)
MDRNA, Inc. to Hold First Quarter 2009 Earnings Conference Call on Friday, May 15, 2009, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
MDRNA, Inc. announced today that it will host a conference call with investors and security analysts on Friday, May 15, 2009, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2009.
(May 11, 2009)
MDRNA, Inc. to Hold First Quarter 2009 Earnings Conference Call on Friday, May 15, 2009, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time (Marketwire)
BOTHELL, WA--(Marketwire - May 11, 2009) - MDRNA, Inc. ( NASDAQ : MRNA ) announced today that it will host a conference call with investors and security analysts on Friday, May 15, 2009, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time (5:30 a.m. Pacific Time) to discuss financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2009. To participate in the live conference call, U.S. residents should dial 866-761-0748 and ...
(May 11, 2009)
Affymetrix Appoints Gary Guthart to Board of Directors (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SANTA CLARA, Calif.----Affymetrix Inc., announced today that Gary S. Guthart, Ph.D., President and Chief Operating Officer of Intuitive Surgical, has been elected to the company's board of directors.
(May 11, 2009)
|
