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In Brief This Week (GenomeWeb News)
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Life Technologies said this week that the Baylor College of Medicine Human Genome Sequencing Center is "expanding their fleet" of the firm's SOLiD next-generation sequencing systems, bringing its total number of SOLiD systems to 20 at that center.
(Oct 9, 2009)
In Print (GenomeWeb News)
Chen VB, Davis IW, Richardson DC. KiNG (Kinemage, Next Generation): A versatile interactive molecular and scientific visualization program . [ Protein Sci . 2009 Sep 18. (e-pub ahead of print)]: Describes Kinemage, Next Generation, or KiNG, a Java program for visualizing scientific data, with a focus on macromolecular visualization.
(Oct 9, 2009)
DTC Genomics Report for HHS Expected by Year's End (GenomeWeb News)
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – A report offering recommendations on ways to address "concerns" about genetic and genomic tests that are marketed directly to consumers, including new oversight proposals and measures for ensuring their clinical and analytical validity and utility, may arrive at the Department of Health and Human Services by the end of the year.
(Oct 9, 2009)
SACGHS Prepping Draft Report on Genomics Education (GenomeWeb News)
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – The Secretary's Advisory Committee on Genetics, Health, and Society plans to create a draft report by January on actions the Department of Health and Human Services could take to improve genomics and genetics education in the US healthcare system and in public education.
(Oct 9, 2009)
Researchers Pave The Way For Effective Liver Treatments (Science Daily)
A combination of bioengineering and medical research has led to a new discovery that could pave the way for more effective treatments for liver disease.
(Oct 10, 2009)
Thermo Fisher Embraces Workflow Tools to Keep Pace with ‘Evolving’ Proteomics Field (GenomeWeb News)
Thermo Fisher Scientific last month began shipping its Proteome Discoverer software, a major overhaul of its proteome informatics platform that is built entirely around the concept of workflow technology.
(Oct 10, 2009)
Proteomics Turner, Protea Claim This Land for Biotech (GenomeWeb News)
It may be coming into a crowded market, but Protea Biosciences can still claim a first-mover advantage. As the self-described first biotech biz in West Virigina, the proteomics company could be opening the industry floodgates in the state.
(Oct 10, 2009)
Strand Life appoints Thon de Boer as director, Product Management Team (PharmaBiz)
Strand Life Sciences has appointed Thon de Boer as director, Product Management, Software. The newly created product management director's role is to expand on Strand's current leadership position in innovation. There will be more product introductions and expanded R&D programmes.
(Oct 10, 2009)
Clinical Genomics, CSIRO extend research collaboration (PharmaBiz)
Sydney-based Clinical Genomics Pty Ltd and CSIRO have entered into a new phase in their collaboration to develop improved diagnostics for cancers of the colon and rectum (bowel cancer).
(Oct 10, 2009)
$691,930 Award Targets Brain Tumor Research (Medical News Today)
SAIC-Frederick Inc., under its prime contract with the National Cancer Institute, has named the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) as one of five national centers selected to conduct cancer experiments using advanced computer simulations.
(Oct 10, 2009)
Program Spurs 'Tweens to Consider Careers in Science (Washington Post)
Montgomery County has hit on the formula for getting young people interested in science: Unleash 190 seventh-graders in a building full of robots, prosthetic limbs, microscopes, remote-controlled surgical arms and bacteria-filled flasks, and watch what happens.
(Oct 10, 2009)
Paving The Way For Effective Liver Treatments (redOrbit)
Image Caption: UCSD researchers have developed a novel high-throughput cellular array technology that is being used to assess the complex relationships between hepatic stellate cells and components of their microenvironment. Credit: UC San Diego
(Oct 10, 2009)
KSU to host gene symposium (The Topeka Capital-Journal)
Registrations for a genomics symposium at Kansas State University are being accepted. read more
(Oct 10, 2009)
Montgomery County Lab Visit Stirs Interest in Science (Washington Post)
Montgomery County has hit on the formula for getting young people interested in science: Unleash 190 seventh-graders in a building full of robots, prosthetic limbs, microscopes, remote-controlled surgical arms and bacteria-filled flasks, and watch what happens.
(Oct 11, 2009)
Tripos, Nasdaq, Cambridge University, Rescentris, Columbus Children's Research Institute, Biomatters, KAREN (GenomeWeb News)
Tripos said this week that it faces delisting for non-compliance with the Nasdaq Global Market’s minimum $10 million stockholders' equity requirement.
(Oct 11, 2009)
Video camera that records at the speed of thought (IST Results)
European researchers who created an ultra-fast, extremely high-resolution video camera have enabled dozens of medical applications, including one scenario that can record ‘thought’ processes travelling along neurons. This is ingenious science.
(Oct 11, 2009)
Integrated Science pays off for graduates (Daily Princetonian)
The integrated science curriculum, now in its sixth year, continues to attract students with an interest in pursuing graduate programs and careers in the sciences. Through its notoriously difficult multidisciplinary program of courses, the curriculum arms graduates to work at the cutting edge of many fields, said students, professors and alumni.
(Oct 12, 2009)
Research and Markets: This Essential 2009 Q2 Health Care Key Recent Media Coverage Report is Now Available (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
DUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "TecTrends Reporter: Health Care Key Recent Media Coverage, Issue 09Q2" report to their offering.
(Oct 12, 2009)
Research and Markets: This Essential Q2 2009 Report on Computer Security is Now Available (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
DUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "TecTrends Reporter: Computer Security Key Recent Media Coverage, Issue 09Q2" report to their offering.
(Oct 12, 2009)
New technique may lead to more effective treatment for liver disease (News-Medical-Net)
A combination of bioengineering and medical research at the University of California, San Diego has led to a new discovery that could pave the way for more effective treatments for liver disease.
(Oct 12, 2009)
Medical Center Researchers Honored For Excellence (Medical News Today)
Wake Forest University School of Medicine honored eight of its researchers with awards for excellence at the 13th Annual Research Awards Day Oct. 1.
(Oct 12, 2009)
Press Release (PharmiWeb)
Eligible individuals are invited to register for 6 month internships within leading bioscience and healthcare companies. Selected interns will benefit from a £220 per week tax free stipend and 12 days of bio-business training.
(Oct 12, 2009)
UCSD Researchers Pave The Way For Effective Liver Treatments (Medical News Today)
A combination of bioengineering and medical research at the University of California, San Diego has led to a new discovery that could pave the way for more effective treatments for liver disease. In this work, the researchers have utilized an array system that can identify the biological components that can lead to or alleviate liver disease.
(Oct 12, 2009)
Orion Genomics Enters Discovery Collaboration and License Agreement to Advance Personalized Diagnostics (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Orion Genomics today announced that it has entered into a multi-year collaboration and license agreement with the molecular diagnostics unit of Novartis Pharma AG. Under the collaboration, the parties seek to discover novel epigenetic biomarkers, and both parties have rights to independently develop and commercialize diagnostic products in their respective fields.
(Oct 12, 2009)
MDRNA Reports UsiRNA Reduces Tumor Growth In Vivo (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
BOTHELL, WA--(Marketwire - 10/12/09) - MDRNA, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRNA - News ), a leading RNAi-based drug discovery and development company, today presented new in vivo data demonstrating continued progress in the advancement of the Company's oncology program. J. Michael French, President and CEO, reported that MDRNA's UsiRNAs, delivered by the Company's DiLA2 platform, down-regulated a previously ...
(Oct 12, 2009)
MDRNA Reports UsiRNA Reduces Tumor Growth In Vivo (Marketwire)
Demonstrates RNAi-Mediated Knockdown of Previously "Non-Druggable" Targets in Liver and Bladder Cancers
(Oct 12, 2009)
Video camera that records at the speed of thought (PhysOrg)
(PhysOrg.com) -- European researchers who created an ultra-fast, extremely high-resolution video camera have enabled dozens of medical applications, including one scenario that can record 'thought' processes travelling along neurons. This is ingenious science.
(Oct 12, 2009)
Orion Genomics enters collaboration and license agreement with Novartis Pharma (News-Medical-Net)
Orion Genomics today announced that it has entered into a multi-year collaboration and license agreement with the molecular diagnostics unit of Novartis Pharma AG. Under the collaboration, the parties seek to discover novel epigenetic biomarkers, and both parties have rights to independently develop and commercialize diagnostic products in their respective fields.
(Oct 12, 2009)
The XTractor Premium Knowledgebase a Dynamic Repository of Refined, Manually Annotated Scientific Facts from PubMed ... (PR.com)
Molecular Connections is running a limited period Introductory Offer of $450 just for Academic Researchers for its XTractor Premium. [PR.com - May 15, 2009]
(Oct 12, 2009)
Molecular Connections Conferred with "Excellence Award" by the Institute of Economic Studies at the Conference on ... (PR.com)
Molecular Connections Private Ltd. – a pioneering Indian life sciences informatics company conferred with the “Excellence Award” & “Udyog Rattan Award” to its CEO Mr. Jignesh Bhate, by “Institute of Economic Studies” (IES) at the Conference on Economic Development. The award was presented to Molecular Connections in appreciation of the outstanding contribution to the [PR.com - May 17, 2009]
(Oct 12, 2009)
Need some money to develop your technology? You’ll likely look longer and harder… but the money’s there (MedCity News)
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A good diagnostic, drug, device or therapy may not win money from a traditional investor or in a traditional way this year. That's the cold truth wrought by a triple whammy: a global financial meltdown, U.S. banking industry rescue and trough in the business cycle. Biomedical entrepreneurs and their advisers are still getting deals done, but they're smaller deals and may ...
(Oct 12, 2009)
New Insights on Biological Clock (Psych Central)
Researchers believe they have discovered a new mechanism by which the brain sends signals to the rest of the body to control biological rhythms. The finding is salient because the discovery may overturn a long-held theory about our internal clock. Experts believe learning how the human biological clock works is an essential step toward correcting sleep problems [...]
(Oct 12, 2009)
Orion Genomics, Novartis Collaborate On Epigenetic Biomarker Research (GenomeWeb News)
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Orion Genomics, a St. Louis-based epigenetic research tools and molecular diagnostics company, and Novartis Pharma's molecular diagnostics unit have entered into a multi-year collaboration and license agreement, Orion announced today.
(Oct 12, 2009)
Research and Markets: Proteomics - Technologies, Markets and Companies: Updated Report Evaluates the Proteomic ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
DUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of Jain PharmaBiotech's new report "Proteomics - Technologies, Markets and Companies" to their offering.
(Oct 12, 2009)
Kaiser Permanente, UCSF Awarded $25 Million From NIH to Build Groundbreaking Resource for Genetic Epidemiology Research (redOrbit)
OAKLAND, Calif. and SAN FRANCISCO, Oct.
(Oct 12, 2009)
Press Release (PharmiWeb)
650 exhibitors from 28 nations were on hand to present the latest biotechnology products and applications for the health care, food production, industrial and environmental protection sectors, over a total net display area of 11,214 square meters. “BIOTECHNICA has confirmed its position as a European marketplace for unveiling innovations, doing business and forging new contacts.
(Oct 12, 2009)
NBC12 News, Weather Sports, Traffic, and Programming Guide for Richmond, VA | Va. Tech gets $28M for infectious ... (NBC 12 Richmond)
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) - Virginia Tech is receiving a $27.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health for infectious disease research at its Virginia Bioinformatics Institute.
(Oct 12, 2009)
Va. Tech gets $28M for infectious disease research (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
BLACKSBURG—Virginia Tech is receiving a $27.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health for infectious disease research at its Virginia Bioinformatics Institute. Rep. Rick Boucher joined university officials Monday to announce the five-year contract from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. It’s the largest one-time federal award the school has received.
(Oct 12, 2009)
Virginia Tech gets $27M for infectious disease research (WDBJ 7 Roanoke)
Rep. Rick Boucher joined university officials Monday to announce the five-year contract from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
(Oct 12, 2009)
Va. Tech gets $28M for infectious disease research (WRIC 8 News Richmond)
Associated Press - October 12, 2009 1:35 PM ET BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) - Virginia Tech is receiving a $27.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health for infectious disease research at...
(Oct 12, 2009)
UT Houston Wins $30M for Genome-based Disease Studies (GenomeWeb News)
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston will use nearly $30 million of the $49 million in funding it has received from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for genomics research related to cardiovascular and other diseases, according to UTHSC.
(Oct 12, 2009)
Kathy Hudson, Next-Gen Sequencing on the Rise, Centers of Excellence in Genomic Sciences, and More (GenomeWeb News)
Kathy Hudson, director of the Genetics and Public Policy Center at Johns Hopkins University, appeared on the cover of last year's October issue of Genome Technology . In the cover story on personalized medicine's move into the clinic, Hudson was cautiously optimistic.
(Oct 12, 2009)
Va Tech Receives Largest One-Time Federal Award (WRIC 8 News Richmond)
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) - Virginia Tech is receiving a $27.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health for infectious disease research at its Virginia Bioinformatics Institute. Rep. Rick Boucher
(Oct 12, 2009)
Virginia Tech gets $27 million federal grant for research (WSLS Newschannel 10 Roanoke)
Congressman Rick Boucher joined senior Virginia Tech officials to announce the award of approximately $27 million from the National Institutes of Health to the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech.
(Oct 12, 2009)
Why do human populations differ? Fruit fly study aims to provide genetic answers (Cornell News Service)
Evolution is a continuing process, affecting all organisms, humans among them. Indeed, humans continue to adapt to their environment. But how does this adaptation take place, and how do genes vary within a population?
(Oct 12, 2009)
Kreatech Biotechnology, Corus Pharma, Sopherion Therapeutics, Zyomyx, Whitehead, MIT, Center for Integrated Electronics (GenomeWeb News)
Kreatech Biotechnology of Amsterdam recently received a third round of private equity financing of €6 million ($6.6 million) led by 3i Group, a London-based firm, joined by Life Sciences Partners of Amsterdam and Munich, and Alafi Capital of Berkeley, Calif.
(Oct 13, 2009)
News Near You for Oct. 13 (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Powhatan Tips and suggestions that will help Powhatan County residents and their families prepare for and survive emergencies will be the focus of a class from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday at the Powhatan County Public Library, 2270 Mann Road, off U.S. 60. The program teaches citizens how to identify hazards, take protective measures for specific hazards, create a family disaster plan ...
(Oct 13, 2009)
Related Articles (Pharmaceutical Business Review)
Orion Genomics has entered into a multi-year collaboration and license agreement with the molecular diagnostics unit of Novartis.
(Oct 13, 2009)
Exhibitors display latest biotechnology products and applications at BIOTECHNICA 2009 (News-Medical-Net)
Chalking up an increase in the number of exhibitors and trade visitors plus the amount of display space sold, the BIOTECHNICA, exhibition (6 to 8 October 2009) sent some important signals in the midst of an economic crisis.
(Oct 13, 2009)
John P. Hussman Institute For Human Genomics Forms Scientific Collaboration With Life Technologies To Advance Autism ... (Medical News Today)
Genetics researchers at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine's John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics will embark on the next phase of their search for genes that cause autism.
(Oct 13, 2009)
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