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FDA Hopes to Publish List of Cross-Platform Standard Microarray Probes Later This Summer (GenomeWeb News)
The US Food and Drug Administration plans to issue a preliminary list of genes that are common to the three leading microarray platforms — Affymetrix’s GeneChips, Agilent Technologies’ microarrays, and Amersham’s CodeLink — some time this summer, Karol Thompson of the FDA told BioArray News this week.
(Sep 12, 2009)
Facing Brain Cancer, Professor Works To Find Cure (Medical News Today)
Faced with a life-threatening illness, an organic chemist at Southern Illinois University Carbondale is determined not only to beat the odds but to help others do the same. Daniel J.
(Sep 13, 2009)
Every drop of funding counts for nonprofits in recession (Miami Herald)
he business of housing the homeless and feeding the hungry has never been easy. Most years, the South Florida nonprofit groups that provide these and other services are lucky to break even.
(Sep 14, 2009)
TCAD therapy shows potency against seasonal and novel H1N1 influenza viruses (News-Medical-Net)
Adamas Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a privately held company, announced today that a multi-center in vitro study of its proprietary triple combination antiviral drug (TCAD) therapy showed substantially greater potency against seasonal and novel H1N1 influenza viruses than currently recommended single or double therapy and that the triple combination is active against drug-resistant flu strains.
(Sep 14, 2009)
Better world: Learn to love genetic engineering (New Scientist)
The technology environmentalists love to hate really could play a big role in saving the planet
(Sep 14, 2009)
CombiMatrix Receives New $1.5 Million U.S. Air Force Contract (GlobeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance)
MUKILTEO, Wash. -- CombiMatrix Corporation announced today that it has received a contract from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory for $1,476,000 to develop automated instrumentation that uses semiconductor microarray technologies for detecting chemical, biological and environmental hazards that can impact the health of deployed military personnel.
(Sep 14, 2009)
Zacks #5 Rank Additions for Monday (Zacks.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Here are the stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank List for Monday
(Sep 14, 2009)
Local nonprofits get creative to stay afloat in recession (Sun-Sentinel)
The business of housing the homeless and feeding the hungry has never been easy. Most years, the South Florida nonprofit groups that provide these and other services are lucky to break even.
(Sep 14, 2009)
Guest post: Daniel Vorhaus and Lawrence Moore on what happens when a personal genomics company goes bankrupt [Genetic ... (ScienceBlogs)
In this series of three guest posts, lawyers Daniel Vorhaus and Lawrence Moore of the excellent Genomics Law Report provide insight into the intriguing question of what happens to customers' genetic data in the event that a personal genomics company goes out of business. Part II and III of this series will be posted over the next two days. What Happens if a DTC Genomics Company Goes Belly Up ...
(Sep 14, 2009)
Almac to Partner with Lilly UK on Lung Cancer Dx (GenomeWeb News)
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Almac Diagnostics said today that it will collaborate with Lilly UK to develop a companion diagnostic for a combination lung cancer therapy.
(Sep 14, 2009)
CombiMatrix Lands $1.5M Air Force Contract (GenomeWeb News)
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – CombiMatrix will develop microarray technology for the US Air Force Research Laboratory under a new $1.5 million contract, the company said today.
(Sep 14, 2009)
New marker for Alzheimer's discovered (uniprotokolle)
Gothenburg researchers have discovered a previously unknown substance in spinal fluid that can be used to diagnose Alzheimer's disease. The findings, described in a thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, will also be useful in research on new medications.
(Sep 14, 2009)
The Company's Gone, But What About the Data? (GenomeWeb News)
Inspired by the financial problems at TruGenetics and DeCode , a guest post at Genetic Future from Genomics Law Report's Daniel Vorhaus and Lawrence Moore discuss what happens when a direct-to-consumer genomics company goes out of business . In particular, they take a look at the company's privacy and confidentiality policies.
(Sep 14, 2009)
Getting Personal (GenomeWeb News)
At Science Progress, Michael Rugnetta and Whitney Kramer say that changes need to be made to the American health care system so that personalized medicine can be incorporated . They highlight some government-based programs working to answer some of the stumbling blocks.
(Sep 14, 2009)
New Alzheimer's Marker Discovered (redOrbit)
Gothenburg researchers have discovered a previously unknown substance in spinal fluid that can be used to diagnose Alzheimer's disease.
(Sep 14, 2009)
This Week in PLoS (GenomeWeb News)
In PLoS Genetics , a paper links genetic and fossil data.
(Sep 14, 2009)
UCLA School of Dentistry to build new cancer research facility (EurekAlert!)
( University of California - Los Angeles ) Federal economic stimulus efforts will soon add muscle to the fight against cancer at the UCLA School of Dentistry. As a result of funds made available by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the National Institute of Health's National Center for Research Resources has awarded more than $5 million for a state-of-the-art complex to ...
(Sep 14, 2009)
Recent Patents of Interest in Proteomics (GenomeWeb News)
US Patent 7,586,089. Feedback fragmentation in ion trap mass spectrometers . Inventor: Ralf Hartmer. Assignee: Bruker Daltonik
(Sep 14, 2009)
Olink Bioscience contributes in situ PLA Technology to Colorectal Cancer Project (GenomeWeb News)
Swedish protein detection and analysis firm Olink Bioscience and its sister company, Olink Genomics, today announced their participation in a project to improve the survival rate of patients with colorectal cancer.
(Sep 14, 2009)
CSHL gears up for 2nd annual Personal Genomes meeting (EurekAlert!)
( Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory ) Cited for two of the best conferences in genome biology by Genome Technology magazine, CSHL gears up for 2nd annual Personal Genomes meeting, which will run Sept. 14-17.
(Sep 14, 2009)
Barcoding Endangered Sea Turtles (redOrbit)
Demonstrating that short genetic sequences identify migratory marine speciesConservation geneticists who study sea turtles have a new tool to help track this highly migratory and endangered group of marine animals: DNA barcodes. DNA barcodes are short genetic sequences that efficiently distinguish species from each other—even if the samples from which the DNA is extracted are minute or degraded ...
(Sep 14, 2009)
Some Complete Genomics Pilot Customers Consider Larger Projects While Others Wait for Data (GenomeWeb News)
Several early-access customers of Complete Genomics are talking about large-scale human genome sequencing projects with the company, In Sequence has learned, while others are eagerly awaiting their first data from pilot projects to arrive.
(Sep 14, 2009)
Open-Access Flu Research Web Site Is Relaunched Amid Controversy (Scientific American)
A database designed to help researchers worldwide develop vaccines for avian and seasonal influenza viruses, not to mention the prolific H1N1 "swine flu," is now at the center of an ugly rift between its co-creators. Both the Global Initiative on Sharing Avian Influenza Data (GISAID) Foundation that initiated the effort and the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics (SIB) that built the actual ...
(Sep 14, 2009)
Stevens awarded 6th Workforce Development grant of $563,600 by NJ Department of Labor (EurekAlert!)
( Stevens Institute of Technology ) Stevens Institute of Technology has again been awarded a $563,600 High-Growth Workforce Development training grant from the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. This is the sixth consecutive year in which Stevens has been awarded a grant to deliver training opportunities to New Jersey companies.
(Sep 14, 2009)
Genetic testing company 23andme may offer GPs a chance to try service (Times Online)
Doctors could soon be offered discounted scans of their own DNA by a leading personal genomics company, to prepare them for the challenge of using genetic information in patient care, The Times has learnt.
(Sep 14, 2009)
Barcoding Endangered Sea Turtles (Science Daily)
A new article shows that DNA barcodes can quickly and accurately determine the species identity of specimens collected from of all seven endangered sea turtles.
(Sep 15, 2009)
New protein substance could be used to diagnose Alzheimer's disease (News-Medical-Net)
Gothenburg researchers have discovered a previously unknown substance in spinal fluid that can be used to diagnose Alzheimer's disease. The findings, described in a thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, will also be useful in research on new medications.
(Sep 15, 2009)
UCLA receives funds for oral cancer research training (News-Medical-Net)
The UCLA School of Dentistry consistently ranks among the country's top dental schools in National Institutes of Health funding. During the past three fiscal years, the school has secured nearly $30 million in grants for oral cancer research and research training. Now, the dental school has received a major infusion of construction funding for the creation of the UCLA Yip Center for Oral/Head ...
(Sep 15, 2009)
Stevens receives training grant from LWD (News-Medical-Net)
Stevens Institute of Technology has again been awarded a $563,600 High-Growth Workforce Development training grant from the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (LWD).
(Sep 15, 2009)
Cranes Software Releases the Latest Version of Its FEA Software Suite - NISA (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
BANGALORE, India----Cranes Software announced the release of the latest version of its leading Finite Element Analysis software, NISA Version 17, today. This significantly improved version offers an enhanced DISPLAY IV, NISA’s powerful interactive graphics Pre and Post-processor.
(Sep 15, 2009)
BIOBASE Partners with Erasmus MC to Establish a Center for Training and Application (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
WOLFENBÜTTEL, Germany & ROTTERDAM, The Netherlands----BIOBASE GmbH, in cooperation with Erasmus Medical Center , announced today that they will collaborate to establish a Center of Excellence at Erasmus MC for the application of BIOBASE products.
(Sep 15, 2009)
Monsanto Shares Unprecedented Value on Farm With Investors and Growers, Recommits to 2012 Objectives (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Monsanto Company is sharing unprecedented value created on farm with both growers and investors as the company recommits to its 2012 objectives, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Hugh Grant will say today in prepared remarks.
(Sep 15, 2009)
Genedata Expressionist with New Transcriptomics Biomarker Capabilities Advances Drug Development for Personalized ... (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Expressionist modules Refiner Array and Analyst deliver expanded processing and reporting functionalities.
(Sep 15, 2009)
Palatin Technologies to announce clinical trial results of PL-3994 (News-Medical-Net)
Palatin Technologies, Inc. (NYSE Amex: PTN) announced that a poster on clinical trial results with PL-3994, its product for heart failure, will be presented today at the 13th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Heart Failure Society of America in Boston.
(Sep 15, 2009)
Luminex Corporation to Present at UBS Global Life Sciences Conference (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
AUSTIN, Texas----Luminex Corporation today announced that management will present at UBS Global Life Sciences Conference to be held September 21-23, 2009, in New York City, New York.
(Sep 15, 2009)
FDA approves BioVex' design of a Phase III clinical trial to evaluate OncoVEX (News-Medical-Net)
BioVex Inc, a biotechnology company developing clinical stage treatments for cancer and the prevention of infectious disease, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the design of a single, pivotal, Phase III clinical trial evaluating its lead product, OncoVEX (GM-CSF), for the first-line treatment of patients with squamous cell cancer of the head and neck.
(Sep 15, 2009)
Guest post: what happens when a personal genomics company goes bankrupt (part 2) [Genetic Future] (ScienceBlogs)
In the second of three guest posts, lawyers Daniel Vorhaus and Lawrence Moore of the superb blog Genomics Law Report discuss the implications for personal genomics customers if their provider goes bankrupt. In part one of the series (posted yesterday), Vorhaus and Moore dissected the implications of the privacy policies of two personal genomics companies, TruGenetics and 23andMe. Today's post ...
(Sep 15, 2009)
Algae Biofuels: From Pond Scum to Jet Fuel (Renewable Energy World)
Earlier this summer, Exxon Mobil announced that it plans to produce algae-based biofuels in partnership with Synthetic Genomics, a biotechnology company founded by human genome pioneer Dr. J. Craig Venter. Yet even with its US $600 million investment, Exxon representatives have said that large-scale production of algal biofuels is still "5-10 years away." Indeed, there are many pros and cons to ...
(Sep 15, 2009)
Qatar home to world-class biomedical research program (EurekAlert!)
( Weill Cornell Medical College--Qatar ) Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development and Weill CornellMedical College in Qatar have unveiled a major initiative to establish a world-class biomedical research program, the first of its kind in the Middle East.
(Sep 15, 2009)
Discovery Of New Marker For Alzheimer's (Medical News Today)
Gothenburg researchers have discovered a previously unknown substance in spinal fluid that can be used to diagnose Alzheimer's disease. The findings, described in a thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, will also be useful in research on new medications. The substance is a beta-amyloid protein called Abeta16.
(Sep 15, 2009)
23andMe to offer discounted genome scans to clinicians to boost genomic literacy [Genetic Future] (ScienceBlogs)
Mark Henderson's interview with Anne Wojcicki , co-founder of personal genomics company 23andMe , is well worth a read. The big story is this: Wojcicki has floated the possibility of offering discounted genome scans to clinicians "to teach them to interpret genomic information that is now readily available to their patients". Wojcicki explains: Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments ...
(Sep 15, 2009)
Dartmouth researchers get personal with genetics (EurekAlert!)
( Dartmouth College ) Two recent studies by Dartmouth researchers use individual genetic data to reveal the powers and limits of our current understanding of how the genome influences human health and what genes can reveal about the ancestry of the people of New Hampshire.
(Sep 15, 2009)
UMBI Spins Out Proteomics Company (GenomeWeb News)
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – The University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute said Monday that it has spun out a proteomics venture that will commercialize protein characterization and quantification technology.
(Sep 15, 2009)
University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute Forms Omic Biosystems to Develop Proteomics IP (GenomeWeb News)
The University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute yesterday announced the formation of Omic Biosystems, a new spinout company formed to commercialize proteomics technology developed by UMBI researchers.
(Sep 15, 2009)
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Gears Up For 2nd Annual Personal Genomes Meeting (Medical News Today)
For decades, scientific meetings at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) have been held in great esteem by scientists for their role in shaping the agenda of molecular biology. Their reputation for relevance continues, as evidenced by results of a survey of nearly 1,000 attendees of biology meetings over the last year.
(Sep 15, 2009)
UCLA School Of Dentistry To Build New Cancer Research Facility (Medical News Today)
The UCLA School of Dentistry consistently ranks among the country's top dental schools in National Institutes of Health funding. During the past three fiscal years, the school has secured nearly $30 million in grants for oral cancer research and research training.
(Sep 15, 2009)
Indiana U medical researchers boost research and jobs with stimulus legislation grants (EurekAlert!)
( Indiana University ) Indiana University School of Medicine scientists have received more than $12 million in grants funded by the federal economic stimulus legislation, funding that has bolstered both research initiatives and research employment on the medical center campus.
(Sep 15, 2009)
Got an Opinion? (GenomeWeb News)
An online survey from the University of British Columbia is asking for people's views on "values and attitudes related to Personal Genomics," according to a post at one of the researchers' blog . The American Journal of Bioethics blog says this is a "deliberative" survey that is more akin to an " asynchronous town hall meeting " as participants can respond to what others have said.
(Sep 15, 2009)
Fluidigm and Quimica Valaner Team Together in Mexican Distribution Deal (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. & MEXICO CITY----Fluidigm Corporation, the inventor of integrated fluidic circuits , has appointed Química Valaner S.A de C.V as exclusive distributor for Fluidigm’s industry-leading instrumentation and chips in Mexico.
(Sep 15, 2009)
Antibiotics Bought Easily on the Internet (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
TUESDAY, Sept. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Consumers who decide on their own that they need antibiotics can easily find and buy the medications on the Internet, without the benefit of a prescription, new research shows.
(Sep 15, 2009)
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