Big pharma companies such as Pfizer, are expected to repatriate up to about $100 billion of foreign profits and re-invest them domestically, in an effort to churn out new products and replace products...
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This entry is submitted by Gloria Gamat, via Creative Reporter.To make cancer cells easier to kill with ionizing radiation, a protein called mammalian Rad9 should be inactivated, based on a research...
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The iCoast technology cluster in South Florida will launch an online training program for prospective biotechnology technicians particularly for those in the region, including Palm Beach County,...
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This entry is submitted by Gloria Gamat, via Creative Reporter.Type 1 diabetes in humans has been successfully reversed by researchers using islet transplantation. However, the demand for islet cells...
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During the recently concluded 8th Annual BIO CEO & Investor Conference at the Waldorf-Astoria, the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) announced this year's winners of the James D....
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This entry is submitted by Gloria Gamat, via Creative Reporter.Microscopic bugs usually viewed as destructive pests can also be productive. Scientists and several companies are now working with these...
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What: BIO 2006 Chicago Annual International Convention When: April 9-12, 2006 Where: McCormick Place Convention Center, Chicago, IL Many companies, from Abbott to the smallest start-ups, have chosen...
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Researchers from the Florida State University used a gene transfer technique (in mice) to block the expression of a gene which associated with clinical depression. The results could lead to better...
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This entry is submitted by Gloria Gamat, via Creative Reporter.Fetal hypoxia is dangerous situation in the birth process when the unborn child's brain is starved of oxygen. Current tests for this...
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Last year, the US Department of Agriculture issued a regulatory clearance for Monsanto's genetically engineered herbicide-resistant alfalfa. Now, the USDA is facing the heat as a coalition of...
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This entry is submitted by Gloria Gamat, via Creative Reporter.The triple problem that is among the greatest challenges to the environmental health: waste, water, energy. Bruce Rittmann, director of...
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Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers is a reputable venture capital firm in Silicon Valley which has provided financial backing to some of the best known technology and biotech firms today, including...
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This entry is submitted by Gloria Gamat, via Creative Reporter.Researchers at the University of Buffalo are developing a rugged, inexpensive Breathalyzer-type device that, just like the nose of a...
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Visceral leishmaniasis, the deadly parasitic disease also known as kala-azar is caused by the parasite Leishmania donovani, which is transmitted to people by the bite of sandflies. It causes fever,...
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This entry is submitted by Gloria Gamat, via Creative Reporter.Computer Science's most intractable problem is teaching a machine to sense its environment. However, a European project is now...
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After more than two years of research, the first 100% biodegradable plastic is ready for commercial-scale production. As opposed to petroleum-derived plastics, biodegradable plastics are made up of...
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Harvard Medical School investigators have created the first publicly-available library of reliably expressible proteins in breast cancer. By selecting and expressing a subset of the 1,300...
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Chelsea Therapeutics International, Ltd. sold approximately 7.2 million shares of its common stock, raising about $21.5M in proceeds. Healthcor Management, LP was the lead investor in this financing,...
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In a revised, expanded agreement, Amgen receives exclusive worldwide rights to develop and commercialize Biovitrum's drug candidate for Type 2 diabetes and related metabolic Diseases. Previously,...
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Ribomed Biotechnologies Inc. has been granted $3.5 million in new federal grants via the US Department of Homeland Security to develop anti bio-terrorism technology. Specifically, Ribomed has been...
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Last week, bird flu cases broke out in Nigeria, the first reported incidence of avian flu in Africa. the country is already ill-equipped to battle the disease in the first place, and control may be...
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