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Addario Lung Cancer Medical Institute Announces Diagnostic Screening and Clinical Research Collaborations With ... (redOrbit)
SAN FRANCISCO, July 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Addario Lung Cancer Medical Institute (ALCMI) today announced the execution of a letter of intent (LOI) to collaborate with Response Genetics, Inc.
(Aug 1, 2009)
TGen gets $1 mil to study melanoma (The Arizona Republic)
The Melanoma Research Alliance has awarded $1 million to a TGen-led research team to uncover new genetic clues to skin cancer.
(Aug 1, 2009)
Experts urge panel to deepen forensic understanding (The Frederick News-Post)
WASHINGTON -- A panel of experts convened for a second day Friday to examine the scientific process employed by the FBI to identify the anthrax used in the deadly 2001 mailings
(Aug 1, 2009)
Algebra Adds Value To Mathematical Biology Education (Medical News Today)
As mathematics continues to become an increasingly important component in undergraduate biology programs, a more comprehensive understanding of the use of algebraic models is needed by the next generation of biologists to facilitate new advances in the life sciences, according to researchers at Sweet Briar College and the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI) at Virginia Tech.
(Aug 1, 2009)
Merck to buy genomic analysis services for 5 yrs from Covance for $145 mn (PharmaBiz)
Covance has entered into a definitive agreement with Merck & Co, Inc relating to the supply of genomic analysis services. Under the terms of the agreement Merck has committed to a five-year $145 million contract to purchase genomic analysis services from Covance.
(Aug 1, 2009)
Scientists Mesh Array, Interaction Data to Form Dynamic Picture of Protein Complex (GenomeWeb News)
Scientists at the European Molecular Biological Laboratory and the Technical University of Denmark have combined microarray data with protein-protein interaction data to come up with a novel way of observing how protein complexes form dynamically, with a few elements of the complexes corresponding temporally to the cell cycle.
(Aug 1, 2009)
DiaGenic Taps Opaldia to Sell Breast Cancer, Alzheimer’s Diagnostics in UK (GenomeWeb News)
Norwegian life sciences company DiaGenic announced last week that it has hired British genetic-testing start-up Opaldia to sell its genetic tests in the UK.
(Aug 1, 2009)
TECH: Taming Twitter: Pros give their tips (North County Times)
The microblogging service Twitter has received a lot of mockery, perhaps more than any other social networking phenomenon. Critics deride it as frivolous, a time-waster, a narcissistic fixation, a fad like CB radio in the 1970s, and a distraction from work.
(Aug 2, 2009)
On the job at TGen (The Arizona Republic)
Student interns got a real dose of what it takes to work in a research lab this summer at the Translational Genomics Research Institute in Phoenix.
(Aug 2, 2009)
Wisconsinites commute by jet to high-flying careers (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
When Milwaukee mathematician Peter Tonellato took a job in Boston, he added 1,042 miles to his commute. Tonellato is among a small cadre of Wisconsinites taking to the air regularly and enthusiastically to travel to high-end jobs in far-flung places.
(Aug 2, 2009)
On the job at TGen (The Arizona Republic)
Student interns got a real dose of what it takes to work in a research lab this summer at the Translational Genomics Research Institute in Phoenix.
(Aug 2, 2009)
TECH: Taming Twitter: Pros give their tips (North County Times)
The microblogging service Twitter has received a lot of mockery, perhaps more than any other social networking phenomenon. Critics deride it as frivolous, a time-waster, a narcissistic fixation, a fad like CB radio in the 1970s, and a distraction from work.
(Aug 2, 2009)
Shimadzu and Proteome Systems Expand North American Marketing Alliance (GenomeWeb News)
NEW YORK, March 2 (GenomeWeb News) - Shimadzu Scientific Instruments and Proteome Systems have expanded a broad alliance that they began in 2000, the companies said today.
(Aug 2, 2009)
Algebra Adds Value To Mathematical Biology Education (Science Daily)
As mathematics continues to become an increasingly important component in undergraduate biology programs, a more comprehensive understanding of the use of algebraic models is needed by the next generation of biologists to facilitate new advances in the life sciences, according to researchers.
(Aug 3, 2009)
Knome Selects Sterling Communications as Agency of Record (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Sterling Communications Inc., an independent, full-service, high-tech public relations agency, today announced the addition of Knome to its client portfolio of industry-leading technology companies.
(Aug 3, 2009)
Boston University School of Medicine and Bruker Establish a Collaborative Effort in Glycomics and Advanced FTMS ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
BILLERICA, Mass.----Bruker Daltonics announced today that it has established a collaboration with the Mass Spectrometry Resource laboratory of Professor Catherine Costello at the Boston University School of Medicine .
(Aug 3, 2009)
Risk of Pancreatic Cancer Linked to Variation in Gene that Determines Blood Type (National Cancer Institute)
Common variants of the gene that determines human blood type are associated with an increased risk of pancreatic cancer, according to a study by scientists at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, and colleagues from many universities and research institutions.
(Aug 3, 2009)
International Milk Genomics & Human Health Symposium Speaker Program Announced (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
The speaker program for the 6th International Symposium on Milk Genomics & Human Health has been released. The three-day event will be held September 28-29, 2009 at the Mercure Paris Porte de Versailles Expo Hotel in Paris, France. The agenda for the 6th annual meeting includes presentations on the Lactation Genome, Mammary Development and Insights Into Milk and Immunity.
(Aug 3, 2009)
TGen-led team is 1 of 7 selected for $1 million skin-cancer grants (EurekAlert!)
( The Translational Genomics Research Institute ) An international scientific team led by the Translational Genomics Research Institute has received a $1 million grant to study skin cancer from the Melanoma Research Alliance. The grant was made to a team led by Dr. Jeffrey Trent, TGen's President and Research Director, who is the team lead among the principal investigators in the two-year study: ...
(Aug 3, 2009)
Your Genome: There's an App for That (TechNewsWorld.com)
Don't look now, but we may be about to enter the genome-based economy. Soon, having a personalized analysis of your human genomes will be as commonplace as taking an IQ test in school. You could carry a specially-tuned smartphone able to scan the UPC of any clothing or food substance you buy.
(Aug 3, 2009)
Clark Atlanta, Ga. Tech team up on cancer center (Atlanta Business Chronicle)
Atlanta will soon get a high-tech cancer research institute aimed at beating prostate cancer. (DNDN)
(Aug 3, 2009)
BU Mass Spec Resource to Collaborate With Bruker (GenomeWeb News)
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Bruker Daltonics and Boston University's Mass Spectrometry Resource plan to collaborate to apply high performance ion trap mass spectrometry and Fourier transform mass spec to glycomics and proteomics research, Bruker announced today.
(Aug 3, 2009)
Biotech Hot in July Driven by Positive Drug Data and Acquisitions (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Biotech was "hot" in July driven by drug data, positive drug sales/earnings and partnering and M&A deals. As a result, the Burrill Biotech Select Index posted a solid monthly gain of 6.5 percent, mirroring the Dow and Nasdaq, which closed the month up 8.6 percent and 7.8 percent respectively marking their best performance for a July in years.
(Aug 3, 2009)
Gene Atlas Project Looks To Identify Gene Function (CattleNetwork.com)
As part of our mission to benefit farmers and ranchers, the Noble Foundation works to improve vital grasses and legumes through traditional breeding and scientific research.
(Aug 3, 2009)
Funding Update (GenomeWeb News)
Funds development of tools to identify previously unknown, putative genes in metagenomic sequence data. According to the abstract, Brian Palenik, the principal investigator, is developing tools for the analysis of metaproteomes using metagenomics data obtained from the same site.
(Aug 3, 2009)
New Tool Could Help With Early Detection Of Deadly Pancreatic Cancer (redOrbit)
A new diagnostic tool developed by Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) scientists has shown promising results when used with patients of pancreatic cancer, one of the deadliest forms of cancer due to the difficulty of diagnosing it in its early stages.
(Aug 3, 2009)
New tool may help with early detection of deadly pancreatic cancer (EurekAlert!)
( Van Andel Research Institute ) A new diagnostic tool developed by Van Andel Research Institute scientists has shown promising results when used with patients of pancreatic cancer, one of the deadliest forms of cancer due to the difficulty of diagnosing it in its early stages. The method, which studies carbohydrate structures in the bloodstream, could lead to the development of blood tests that ...
(Aug 3, 2009)
New tool may help with early detection of deadly pancreatic cancer (PhysOrg)
A new diagnostic tool developed by Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) scientists has shown promising results when used with patients of pancreatic cancer, one of the deadliest forms of cancer due to the difficulty of diagnosing it in its early stages. The method, which studies carbohydrate structures in the bloodstream, could lead to the development of blood tests that can detect cancer more ...
(Aug 3, 2009)
Turner BioSystems Combines with Promega to Expand Integrated Systems Offerings (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
MADISON, Wis.----Promega Corporation announces the recent purchase of Turner BioSystems Inc. to grow their mutual interest in offering high quality integrated systems to life scientists in research, drug discovery and clinical diagnostics.
(Aug 3, 2009)
Protagen Completes $5.3M Funding Round (GenomeWeb News)
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Protagen has received €3.7 million ($5.3 million) in funding from existing institutional European investors, the company said today.
(Aug 3, 2009)
TGen, Yale Win $2M for Melanoma Genomics Studies (GenomeWeb News)
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – As part of a $7 million round of funding for a range of molecular and cellular studies of melanoma, the Melanoma Research Alliance has granted $2 million for genomics studies through awards to the Translational Genomics Research Institute and to Yale University.
(Aug 3, 2009)
Please Step Away from the Car (GenomeWeb News)
There are few things that GTO enjoys more than a good rant. Check out this post from Mike the Mad Biologist arguing that the human microbiome initiative "is being driven by the wrong group of scientists."
(Aug 3, 2009)
Power-hungry supercomputers going green (Scientific American)
Speed and power have long been the most important criteria when judging a supercomputer's worth as a number-crunching lab workhorse, but energy efficiency is fast catching up. The greenest supercomputers are those that can process the most scientific calculations per second while drawing the least power. [More]
(Aug 3, 2009)
Will you inherit your mother's face? (seattlepi.com)
Bazaar investigates what's behind the aging process and how the new high-tech products can help you both look younger.
(Aug 3, 2009)
Labcyte Echo Acoustic Liquid Handler an Essential Component of Pharmaceutical High-Throughput Screening (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SUNNYVALE, Calif.----The most recent edition of the Journal of Biomolecular Screening, the world's leading peer-reviewed publication on drug discovery sciences, focused on the significant advances made recently in the field of compound management.
(Aug 4, 2009)
Recession-proof companies Part I: Galapagos (Pharmaceutical Executive Magazine)
Galapagos CEO Onno van de Stolpe talks to Pharm Exec Europe about his 10-year run at the head of the company, a highly successful tenure that shows no sign of slowing down.
(Aug 4, 2009)
Risk Of Pancreatic Cancer Linked To Variation In Gene That Determines Blood Type (BioresearchOnline)
Common variants of the gene that determines human blood type are associated with an increased risk of pancreatic cancer, according to a study by scientists at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, and colleagues from many universities and research institutions.
(Aug 4, 2009)
Being Exclusive (GenomeWeb News)
The latest version of the US health bill includes a provision about generic biotech drugs . The version passed by the House Energy and Commerce Committee gives biotech drugs 12-year exclusivity period, reports the Wall Street Journal Health Blog. The chair of the committee, Henry Waxman, earlier this year called for a five-year period of exclusivity.
(Aug 4, 2009)
Fuel and Oil: Related News (TruckingInfo.com)
8/4/2009 - Speculation Blamed for Petroleum Run-up Speculation in the petroleum futures market was a major contributor to the rise in oil prices during 2008, according to Gary Gensler, chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission....
(Aug 4, 2009)
New tool can detect pancreatic cancer more effectively than current tests (New Kerala)
Washington, Aug 4 : Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) scientists have developed a new tool that can detect pancreatic cancer much more effectively than current tests.
(Aug 4, 2009)
Risk of Pancreatic Cancer Linked to Variation in Gene That Determines Blood Type (Kansas City InfoZine)
Common variants of the gene that determines human blood type are associated with an increased risk of pancreatic cancer, according to a study by scientists at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, and colleagues from many universities and research institutions.
(Aug 4, 2009)
Aug 04th (Business Weekly)
A major international player is the latest in a growing line of pharmaceutical giants to take technology from exciting young Cambridge company Horizon Discovery.
(Aug 4, 2009)
Photos: Advanced Electron Beams Raises $14.2 Million From GE, Flagship Ventures & Others for Market Penetration and ... (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Advanced Electron Beams , whose compact electron beam technology helps traditional manufacturers become more environmentally sustainable while improving profitability, and GE Energy Financial Services, a unit of GE announced today the close of a $14.2 million Series C financing, bringing AEB's total amount raised to more than $50 million since October 2005.
(Aug 4, 2009)
Agricultural research key to food security (EurekAlert!)
( TWAS ) Boosting agricultural research in the developing world is the key to ensuring food security for the world's poorest, says Adel el-Beltagy, chair of the Global Form on Agricultural Research.
(Aug 4, 2009)
New Tool May Help With Early Detection Of Deadly Pancreatic Cancer (Science Daily)
A new diagnostic tool has shown promising results when used with patients of pancreatic cancer, one of the deadliest forms of cancer due to the difficulty of diagnosing it in its early stages. The method, which studies carbohydrate structures in the bloodstream, could lead to the development of blood tests that can detect cancer more effectively.
(Aug 4, 2009)
Janssen to Use Horizon Cell Lines in Research (GenomeWeb News)
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Horizon Discovery announced on its website today that it has inked a collaborative agreement with Janssen Pharmaceutica division Ortho Biotech Oncology Research & Development.
(Aug 4, 2009)
U.S. Patent to be Granted for Aushon Microarray Printing Technology (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
BILLERICA, Mass.----Aushon BioSystems, Inc., a leading provider of advanced microarray instrumentation and laboratory services for biomarker discovery, development and analysis has announced that its request for a U.S. patent covering its advanced microarray printing technology has been approved.
(Aug 4, 2009)
LabCorp Completes Monogram Offer; Merger Will be Completed Today (GenomeWeb News)
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Laboratory Corporation of America today said that its tender offer for all outstanding shares of common stock of Monogram Biosciences expired at midnight last night, and the firm expects to complete its $107 million purchase at the close of business today.
(Aug 4, 2009)
Satoris to Distribute RBM's Biomarker Panel for Neuro Research (GenomeWeb News)
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Molecular diagnostics firm Satoris today said that it has been appointed global distributor for Rules-Based Medicine's DiscoveryMAP panel for neurology research.
(Aug 4, 2009)
NIDA Plans to Fund Epigenomics of HIV (GenomeWeb News)
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – The National Institute on Drug Abuse plans to fund research that will use epigenomics approaches to study HIV and how it is linked to substance abuse, the National Institutes of Health said in a notice posted on its website.
(Aug 4, 2009)
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