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Key Milestones to Improve Operating Leverage Achieved Ahead of Schedule (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SANTA CLARA, Calif.----Affymetrix, Inc. today announced the earlier-than-anticipated achievement of two key milestones in its plan to consolidate array manufacturing, set a new standard in reagent capabilities, and relocate US product distribution.
(Jun 2, 2009)
Moxtek, Philips to Co-Develop Wire-Grid Microarray Platform for Outlicensing (GenomeWeb News)
The platform, called the wire-grid microarray chip, will be designed to offer high surface-specificity and suppression of background signals, and could provide improved quantitative detection of biomolecules such as proteins and nucleic acids, the firms said.
(Jun 2, 2009)
QIAGEN Announces CE Mark on Next Generation Molecular Diagnostic for KRAS Analysis (Marketwire)
Also BRAF Pyrosequencing-Based Assays for Mutation Profiling in Pipeline
(Jun 2, 2009)
Aston University Joins EU Age-related Biomarker Study (GenomeWeb News)
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Aston University, in Birmingham, UK, will collaborate in an EU-funded study aimed at finding biomarkers for human aging.
(Jun 2, 2009)
American Society for Microbiology honors Mohamed A. Karmali (EurekAlert!)
( American Society for Microbiology ) American Society for Microbiology BD Award for Research in Clinical Microbiology is being presented to Mohamed A. Karmali, M.D., director-general of the Laboratory for Foodborne Zoonoses and Office of Biotechnology, Genomics, and Population Health, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ontario. Sponsored by BD Diagnostic Systems, this award recognizes a ...
(Jun 2, 2009)
UNCC honors Rodgers Builders CEO (Charlotte Business Journal)
UNC Charlotte has given Pat Rodgers, president and chief executive of contracting firm Rodgers Builders Inc., its 2009 Distinguished Service Award.
(Jun 2, 2009)
NIAID Plans $20M for Immune Response Studies (GenomeWeb News)
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases will give $20 million next fiscal year to fund projects focused on creating a network that will use systems biology, proteomics, transcriptomics, and a range of other approaches to study human immune responses.
(Jun 2, 2009)
Cold Spring Harbor Lab gets 'dream team' cancer grant (Newsday)
A scientific "dream team" that includes a Cold Spring Harbor researcher will attempt to answer persistent questions that have vexed breast cancer specialists' efforts to successfully treat advanced cases of the disease.
(Jun 2, 2009)
Cold Spring Harbor Lab forms cancer research 'dream team' (Newsday)
A scientific "dream team" that includes a Long Island research laboratory will attempt to answer persistent questions vexing breast cancer patients and thwarting doctors' efforts to successfully treat advanced cases of the disease.
(Jun 2, 2009)
Chicago biotech company plans move to Madison (Wisconsin State Journal)
Integrated Genomics, a Chicago biotech company, will receive a $200,000 state loan and a $50,000 grant from the Technology Venture Fund to relocate its laboratory and commercial operations to Madison.
(Jun 2, 2009)
Covance Announces Monte Jarvis as Vice President of Global Data Management and Biostatistics for Periapproval Services (redOrbit)
- Data management, biostatistics expert adds more than 25 years of experience to support growing demand for periapproval services - PRINCETON, N.J., June 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Covance Inc.
(Jun 2, 2009)
Oxidative stress strongly evident in the in-utero environment of the fetus with Down syndrome (News-Medical-Net)
A paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by Tufts Medical Center and Tufts University researchers reports that amniotic fluid surrounding Down syndrome fetuses shows oxidative stress, a condition that could harm fetal cells and play a role in affected individuals. The results demonstrate secondary adverse consequences of Down syndrome and suggest potential ...
(Jun 3, 2009)
CombiMatrix Publishes Clinical Study of Its HerScan(tm) Breast Cancer Test (GlobeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance)
MUKILTEO, Wash., June 3, 2009 -- CombiMatrix Corporation today announced that the validation study performed by its wholly owned subsidiary, Combimatrix Molecular Diagnostics , in collaboration with the Department of Pathology at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio, TX is available as an advance online publication in the official journal of the United States and Canadian ...
(Jun 3, 2009)
Illumina to Present at the Goldman Sachs Global Healthcare Conference (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SAN DIEGO----Illumina, Inc. announced today that the Company will webcast its presentation at the Goldman Sachs Global Healthcare Conference in New York, New York, on June 10, 2009.
(Jun 3, 2009)
Is Your Environment Damaging Your Health? New Center Aims To Find Out (Medical News Today)
The damage that our modern living and working environment could be doing to our health will be investigated by a new £5M MRC-HPA Centre for Environment and Health at Imperial College London and King's College London.
(Jun 3, 2009)
Researchers Suggest That Oxidative Stress Is Strongly Evident In The In-Utero Environment Of The Fetus With Down ... (Medical News Today)
A paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by Tufts Medical Center and Tufts University researchers reports that amniotic fluid surrounding Down syndrome fetuses shows oxidative stress, a condition that could harm fetal cells and play a role in affected individuals.
(Jun 3, 2009)
Roche NimbleGen Introduces the MS 200 Microarray Scanner, Unleashing the Full Potential of NimbleGen Arrays (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
MADISON, Wis.----Roche NimbleGen introduces a new high-resolution scanning instrument, the NimbleGen MS 200 Microarray Scanner. The MS 200 is the first scanner optimized to reveal the full potential and capture the complete picture from all NimbleGen DNA microarrays.
(Jun 3, 2009)
InforSense and febit Announce OEM for Geniom Platform (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
InforSense Ltd., the leading provider of next generation business and scientific intelligence solutions, today announced that febit has integrated key components of the InforSense platform to provide the data analysis and visualization functionality in febit's new Geniom flexible microarray platform. febit has embedded the InforSense platform, workflows and visualizations and delivers them to ...
(Jun 3, 2009)
RainDance Technologies Announces First European Order for Sequence Enrichment Solution to ... (ThomasNet)
VIENNA, AUSTRIA, May 26, 2009 - RainDance Technologies, Inc., a provider of innovative microdroplet-based solutions for human health and disease research, today announced it has received the first European order for its Sequence Enrichment Solution from ATLAS Biolabs GmbH of Berlin, Germany, a leading genomic services provider. In an announcement at the European Society of Human Genetics (ESHG) ...
(Jun 3, 2009)
New and Expanded Free Tutorials on UCSC Genome Browser Now Available (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
University of California, Santa Cruz and OpenHelix announce the free availability of online free tutorial suites on the UCSC Genome Browser.
(Jun 3, 2009)
CLC bio expands Next Generation Sequencing solutions with ChIP-sequencing (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
AARHUS, Denmark----CLC bio today announced the release of new versions of their premier solutions for analyzing and visualizing Next Generation Sequencing data, the desktop application CLC Genomics Workbench, version 3.5 and the award-winning enterprise platform CLC Genomics Server, version 1.5.
(Jun 3, 2009)
InforSense and febit Announce OEM for Geniom Platform (Marketwire)
febit Embeds InforSense Platform to Support Flexible Microarray Analysis
(Jun 3, 2009)
Febit Integrates InforSense Technology into Microarray Platform (GenomeWeb News)
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Febit has integrated components of the InforSense visualization platform into its new Geniom microarray system, InforSense said today.
(Jun 3, 2009)
Why You're Going to Get Crushed -- Again (The Motley Fool)
Don't let your history repeat itself.
(Jun 3, 2009)
Despite Dire Predictions, MS Businesses Surviving Through Economic Downturn (GenomeWeb News)
PHILADELPHIA – Despite early predictions that the market for mass spectrometers could be among the hardest hit by the economic nosedive, sales of the instruments have been able to weather the topsy-turvy environment, and in some cases thrive.
(Jun 3, 2009)
Research and Markets: Early Stage Drug Safety Strategies and Risk Management: Maximizing Opportunities Towards ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
DUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Early Stage Drug Safety Strategies and Risk Management: Maximizing Opportunities Towards Achieving Clinical Success" report to their offering.
(Jun 3, 2009)
'Ambry Genetics Announces Launch of Chromosomal Microarray to Offer Whole Genome Analysis' (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Ambry Genetics is pleased to announce the launch of whole-genome Chromosomal Microarray Analysis , offering the Ambry CMA: 105K Oligo Array, which is designed to identify chromosomal abnormalities associated with over 270 genetic disorders.
(Jun 3, 2009)
School notes (The Martinez Record)
Queen of All Saints is offering a six-week summer school program open to all Catholic school and public school students. The program will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Monday through Friday, June 15-July 24, at 2391 Grant St., Concord.
(Jun 3, 2009)
Fitch upgrades Monsanto long-term IDR rating (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Credit ratings agency Fitch Ratings upgraded Monsanto Co.'s long-term issuer default rating based on the company's strong operating performance and growth over the past two years, which has bolstered cash flow and earnings.
(Jun 3, 2009)
Integrated Genomics to Re-locate to Wisconsin, Gets $250K from State (GenomeWeb News)
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Wisconsin will provide $250,000 to Integrated Genomics through a combination of a loan and a grant, and the company plans to relocate its laboratory and commercial operations from Chicago to Madison, the state's governor's office said Tuesday.
(Jun 3, 2009)
Lineup set for summer lecture series (UB Reporter)
“Innovation and Discovery: UB at the Cutting Edge” will the theme of the 2009 UBThisSummer Lecture Series, the annual summer series showcasing prominent UB faculty members.
(Jun 3, 2009)
Febit to Bundle InforSense Software, Workflows with Geniom Microarray Platform (GenomeWeb News)
InforSense said today that it has signed an OEM agreement with Febit under which it will bundle its workflow technology and VisualSense visualization software with Febit's Geniom microarray system.
(Jun 3, 2009)
Virginia Tech Carilion MD Program Granted Preliminary Accreditation (Newswise)
The Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine (www.vtc.vt.edu/) announced today that the educational program leading to the doctor of medicine (M.D.) degree has received preliminary accreditation by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME). The program is unique in that research and interprofessionalism are interwoven throughout the curriculum.
(Jun 3, 2009)
Biotechnology Stocks: 25% to 35% Will Run Out of Cash in Six Months (Wall Street Transcript via Yahoo! Finance)
67 WALL STREET, New York - June 3, 2009 - The Wall Street Transcript has just published its Biotechnology Report report offering a timely review of the sector to serious investors and industry executives. This 107 page feature contains expert industry commentary through in-depth interviews with public company CEOs, Equity Analysts and Money Managers. The full issue is available by calling (212) ...
(Jun 4, 2009)
GENEART Receives Major Contract from Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics within the BMBF Joined Project "IG ... (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
GENEART AG, global leader in Gene Synthesis and specialist in the field of Synthetic Biology, received a major order from the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics.
(Jun 4, 2009)
French Researchers Accelerate Biomarker Research With QTRAP 5500 Mass Spectrometry Systems (DrugDiscoveryOnline)
Applied Biosystems, a division of Life Technologies Corporation, recently announced that scientists at bioMérieux, a world leader in the field of in vitro diagnostics, and the Institute of Analytical Sciences of the University of Lyon in France are collaborating on research to advance the discovery of biomarkers that can be used to diagnose or monitor disease
(Jun 4, 2009)
DJ HUGIN NEWS/GENEART Receives Major Contract from Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics within the BMBF Joined ... (Financial.de)
- Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics awards GENEART a major contract for the production of genes and gene variants - Expected order volume is approximately EUR 300,000 - The genes delivered will be used within the Mutanom Project - Goal of the Mutanom Project is to research the effects of mutations in the genotype and their relevance for genetic diseases Regensburg, June 4, 2009 - ...
(Jun 4, 2009)
04.06.2009 - DJ HUGIN NEWS/GENEART Receives Major Contract from Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics within the ... (4investors)
Regensburg, June 4, 2009 - GENEART AG, global leader in Gene Synthesis and specialist in the field of Synthetic Biology, received a major order from the Max Planck Institute (MPI) for Molecular Genetics.
(Jun 4, 2009)
Protea Announces Drug Development Partnership With Mayoly Spindler, A European Pharmaceutical Company (DrugDiscoveryOnline)
Protea Biosciences, Inc., a leader in the development of new protein technology, announced recently that it has entered into a drug development partnership with LABORATOIRES MAYOLY SPINDLER (Mayoly), a European pharmaceutical company based in France, that specializes in Gastroenterology therapeutics
(Jun 4, 2009)
Greatbatch celebrates opening of its new Clarence headquarters (The Buffalo News)
Hank Yun never planned on moving to the Buffalo Niagara region, but a good job brought the battery engineer here.
(Jun 4, 2009)
Scientists discover new genetic immune disorder in children (EurekAlert!)
( NIH/National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases ) Your immune system plays an important function in your health -- it protects you against viruses, bacteria, and other toxins that can cause disease. In autoinflammatory diseases, however, the immune system goes awry, causing unprovoked and dangerous inflammation. Now, researchers from the National Institute of ...
(Jun 4, 2009)
Africa: Scientists Call for African Genomics Boost (AllAfrica.com)
Oudtshoorn — A new era of medicines tailored to suit the genetic profiles of specific populations could leave Africa behind, some of the continent's most respected geneticists are warning.
(Jun 4, 2009)
Penn study demonstrates new way to boost immune memory (EurekAlert!)
( University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine ) University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine researchers have found that a common anti-diabetic drug might enhance the effectiveness of preventive cancer vaccines.
(Jun 4, 2009)
GENEART Receives Major Contract from Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics within the BMBF Joined Project "IG ... (Marketwire)
REGENSBURG, GERMANY--(Marketwire - June 4, 2009) - - Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics awards GENEART a major contract for the production of genes and gene variants - Expected order volume is approximately EUR 300,000 - The genes delivered will be used within the Mutanom Project - Goal of the Mutanom Project is to research the effects of mutations in the genotype and their relevance ...
(Jun 4, 2009)
AnaSpec Signs up Eastern European Distributor (GenomeWeb News)
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – AnaSpec said today that it has signed up Bioeksma UAB to distribute its catalog and custom proteomics products in Lithuania and Latvia.
(Jun 4, 2009)
Q&A: University of Cincinnati Researchers ID Proteins in Mycobacterium Afflicting Machinists (GenomeWeb News)
In 2000, a bacterium called Mycobaterium immunogenum was identified as the cause of an ailment called hypersensitivity pneumonitis, an inflammation of the lungs that seemed to affect mostly machinists in metal-cutting factories.
(Jun 4, 2009)
Study Demonstrates New Way To Boost Immune Memory (redOrbit)
After a vaccination or an infection, the human immune system remembers to keep protecting against invaders it has already encountered, with the aid of specialized B-cells and T-cells.
(Jun 4, 2009)
MSD, Shanghai Biochip, Illumina, J&J, Integromics, Affymetrix, Agendia, QBI, GWC Tech (GenomeWeb News)
Merck Sharp & Dohme, known as Merck & Co. in the US, and Shanghai Biochip Corp. last week said that they will collaborate in an oncology research program using SBC's microarray-based gene expression profiling technology.
(Jun 4, 2009)
Sequenom Buys Michigan CLIA Lab for $4M (GenomeWeb News)
Act-certified diagnostics lab, in an agreement worth roughly $4 million. CMM is a joint venture that was created last March between Spectrum Health, a non-profit health system, and the Van Andel Research Institute, an independent research institute.
(Jun 4, 2009)
Stellar Pharmaceuticals Announces Record First Quarter Financial Results and Profitability (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
Stellar Pharmaceuticals Inc., a Canadian pharmaceutical developer and marketer of high quality, cost effective products for select health care markets, today announced that Stellar finished the period with the highest revenues it has ever reported for a first quarter.
(Jun 4, 2009)
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