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AZBio Announces Recipients of 2009 Awards (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
PHOENIX----AZBio announced the winner of the association's annual awards, which were presented at the 2009 AZBio Awards Dinner, the largest annual gathering of Arizona's bioscience community, on Thursday, September 24th at the Arizona Grand Resort.
(Sep 29, 2009)
How to Tackle Proteomics Market Without a TOF/TOF? Agilent Says It Has a Method (GenomeWeb News)
Given the rosy picture of the proteomics market painted by market researchers, it’s no surprise that many instrument makers in the life sciences have warmed to proteomics.
(Sep 29, 2009)
TGen provides Arizona with $77 million in annual economic impact (EurekAlert!)
( The Translational Genomics Research Institute ) Biomedical breakthroughs by TGen help patients, create jobs, forge new businesses and propel Arizona's emerging knowledge-based economy.
(Sep 29, 2009)
Recent Research Papers of Note (GenomeWeb News)
Authors selected six recently published methods of phosphorylation site prediction methods to evaluate their performance: Disphos; NetPhosK; PPSP; KinasePhos; Scansite; and PredPhospho.
(Sep 29, 2009)
Ontario Institute for Cancer Research Validates NEBNext(TM) DNA Sample Preparation Reagents from New England Biolabs ... (redOrbit)
IPSWICH, Mass., Sept. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. John McPherson, Platform Leader, Cancer Genomics and High-Throughput Screening, and Dr.
(Sep 30, 2009)
St. Mary Medical Center offers Frameless Stereotactic Radiosurgery treatment to fight cancer (News-Medical-Net)
For patients diagnosed with a brain tumor, St. Mary Medical Center is among the first in the region to offer Frameless Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS) as a breakthrough treatment to fight cancer. Frameless Stereotactic Radiosurgery is a one-time application of a large-dose radiation precisely targeting a tumor.
(Sep 30, 2009)
Standardisation Of Direct Detection Of DNA Damage In Cells (BioresearchOnline)
Amsbio has announced a novel complete assay system for direct detection of DNA damage in cells which includes CometSlides, reagents, control cells and an electrophoresis unit.
(Sep 30, 2009)
TGen's annual economic impact can grow to $321 million by 2025 (News-Medical-Net)
The Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) provides Arizona with an annual total economic impact of $77.4 million, according to the results of an independent analysis released today.
(Sep 30, 2009)
ASU receives $32 million as research grants (News-Medical-Net)
Arizona State University researchers to date have received more than $32 million in stimulus package research grants. For ASU, which has played a very active role in attracting this additional funding, much of these research funds have gone for projects that meet challenges currently confronting society.
(Sep 30, 2009)
Burzynski Research Institute and BBSF sign Research Agreement (News-Medical-Net)
The Burzynski Research Institute, Inc. (BRI) today announced that it has signed a Research Agreement with the UAB Division of Preventive Medicine, Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Shared Facility (BBSF) that will provide biostatistical and data management support for BRI’s ongoing Phase II and Phase III protocol studies of Antineoplaston (ANP) treatment for gliomas.
(Sep 30, 2009)
Computable Genomix to release new online genomics research tool (News-Medical-Net)
Memphis-based Computable Genomix today announced it will launch a contest on Oct. 1, 2009, to coincide with the release of GeneIndexer, the company’s next-generation Web-based text-mining tool.
(Sep 30, 2009)
Comprehensive analysis of monoclonal antibody therapeutics market (News-Medical-Net)
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Reportlinker Adds Monoclonal Antibody Therapeutics 2009-2024
(Sep 30, 2009)
New Wisconsin Center Of Excellence In Genomics Science Established By The NIH National Genome Research Institute (Medical News Today)
The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) of the National Institutes of Health today announced an $8 million, three-year grant to establish a Wisconsin Center of Excellence in Genomics Science.
(Sep 30, 2009)
ImmunoCellular Therapeutics' Antibody Shows Promise in Detecting Pancreatic and Lung Cancer in Serum Test (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
LOS ANGELES----ImmunoCellular Therapeutics, Ltd. , a clinical-stage biotechnology company that is developing immune-based therapies for the treatment of brain and other cancers, announced today results from its pilot study evaluating the cancer detection abilities of one of its lead monoclonal antibody product candidates, ICT-109.
(Sep 30, 2009)
Expression Analysis Announces New Grant Initiative (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
DURHAM, N.C.----Expression Analysis, Inc., the industry’s leading provider of genomic services for clinical trials and research, announced today a family of grants focused on one unifying purpose: To accelerate research into complex diseases and aid researchers in unlocking biological mysteries.
(Sep 30, 2009)
Immunocellular Therapeutics' pilot study can help in early cancer detection (News-Medical-Net)
ImmunoCellular Therapeutics, Ltd. (OTCBB: IMUC), a clinical-stage biotechnology company that is developing immune-based therapies for the treatment of brain and other cancers, announced today results from its pilot study evaluating the cancer detection abilities of one of its lead monoclonal antibody product candidates, ICT-109. Data from this study demonstrated that ICT-109 had a statistically ...
(Sep 30, 2009)
$77 Million In Annual Economic Impact Provided To Arizona By TGen (Medical News Today)
The Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) provides Arizona with an annual total economic impact of $77.4 million, according to the results of an independent analysis just released. Including spin-off businesses and commercialization of TGen-led research, a study by the research firm Tripp Umbach predicts TGen's total annual economic impact will grow to $321.3 million by 2025.
(Sep 30, 2009)
National Science Foundation funds systems biology study of crop drought responses (EurekAlert!)
( Virginia Tech ) Water scarcity, caused by factors such as climate change and rapid population growth, can limit crop production, especially when it occurs during essential periods of plant growth. Cereal crops such as maize, wheat, rice, and barley can be drastically affected by even slight water deficits at critical reproductive stages. Developing a more comprehensive understanding of drought ...
(Sep 30, 2009)
SDI Offers Free Webinars to Help Life Scientists Get Better Antibodies in Less Time (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NEWARK, Del.----SDI will host three free online lectures during October and November this year to help scientists enhance their research process flow using a new technology. For over 20 years, SDI has created antibodies that advance immuno-based work helping scientists and other customers reduce time, labor, and costs while increasing accuracy and reliability of test results.
(Sep 30, 2009)
VBI to Lead NSF-Funded Cereal Drought Studies (GenomeWeb News)
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – The Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech will use a $2.4 million grant from the National Science Foundation to lead an effort to create a drought gene interaction network for rice and maize.
(Sep 30, 2009)
/C O R R E C T I O N -- International Business Forum/ (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Sep-2009 by International Business Forum over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that the second paragraph, second sentence, should read "The event will take place November 11-12, 2009 at the Monona Terrace Convention Center in Madison, Wisconsin, and is expected to once again draw over 300+ attendees." rather than "The event will take place October 1-2, 2008 at the Westin Hotel in ...
(Sep 30, 2009)
Crossing over (The Scientist)
Following his instinct, Douglas Bishop has tracked the mechanisms behind mismatch repair and homologous recombination
(Sep 30, 2009)
What's In a Name? Experts Question Bill Calling DTC Genomics 'Post-CLIA Bioinformatics Services' (GenomeWeb News)
"Post-CLIA bioinformatics services" — a term introduced in a California bill seeking to legally set apart consumer genomics firms from clinical laboratories — may be too broad a term that could have unintended consequences for the broader bioinformatics field, according to some experts.
(Sep 30, 2009)
Research into Cancer, Diabetes, and Other Diseases Puts Spotlight on Clinical Proteomics at HUPO (GenomeWeb News)
TORONTO – Clinical proteomics may have a spotty and troubled history, but at the Human Proteome Organization's annual conference here this week, the push to move proteomics from the research lab to the clinical setting was everywhere to be seen.
(Sep 30, 2009)
Obama Lauds $5B in NIH Stimulus Funds, Much for Genomics (GenomeWeb News)
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – The National Institutes of Health has awarded more than 12,000 grants totaling around $5 billion so far under the economic recovery and stimulus package, the White House said today.
(Sep 30, 2009)
With $275M in New NIH Funding, TCGA to Study More than 20 Cancers over Next Two Years (GenomeWeb News)
The Cancer Genome Atlas has received $275 million in new funding from the National Institutes of Health to study more than 20 types of cancer over the next two years. Over the next five years, the project plans to generate comprehensive genomic maps for these cancers.
(Sep 30, 2009)
Gary Marchant of Arizona State University on Toxic-Tort Genomics (GenomeWeb News)
Arizona State University College of Law, Tempe Ariz. 1990 — Master of Public Policy, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.
(Sep 30, 2009)
Plant Genomics With Pfizer funding, Botanical Garden opens new lab facility (GenomeWeb News)
The genomics scene in New York City got a boost recently. This month, the New York Botanical Garden, based in the Bronx, is opening its first new building in 50 years — the Pfizer Plant Research Laboratory, a $23 million project that will house the institution’s budding genomics program.
(Sep 30, 2009)
Organon Will Use Gene Logic's Gene Express in Drug Discovery Effort (GenomeWeb News)
COLUMBIA, Md.--Gene Logic here has signed an agreement granting three years of access to its Gene Express Normal database of gene expression profiles to NV Organon, a pharmaceutical business unit of Akzo Nobel.
(Sep 30, 2009)
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