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, Microbiology
by ruth on January 14, 2009
A new molecular ecology facility at Mason called the MicroBiome Analysis Center (MBAC) aims to catalog the human microbiome - the population of microorganisms living within the human body- and try to ...
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, Other Biotechnology News
by ruth on March 27, 2008
The Norwegian Tooth Bank is requesting milk teeth from 100 000 children and could become the biggest tooth bank in the world.
Milk teeth can give invaluable information about environmental factors an...
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by ruth on January 9, 2008
China's pharmaceutical industry is booming, and there are speculations that, given its aggressive growth, China's biotech industry is on its way to becoming a world player.
For their study, Si...
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, Stem Cells
by ruth on November 29, 2007
Six Southern California institutions are collaborating to advance stem cell research by establishing the Southern California Stem Cell Scientific Collaboration (SC3).
Members of the collaboration in...
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, Nanomedicine
by ruth on September 12, 2007
The W.M. Keck Foundation has granted the University of Oregon $1.6 million to study the biological effects of exposure to precisely engineered nanoparticles that are being designed for diagnostic and...
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by ruth on August 9, 2007
Are you a scientist working in an academic, hospital, government or private organization? How is it like working in your institution? Take The Scientist's Best Places to Work in Academia survey an...
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, Energy, Environment and Ecology
, Food and Agriculture
by ruth on April 11, 2007
ConocoPhillips is investing $22.5 million on a research program at the Iowa state University to develop technologies that produce biorenewable fuels. The grant consists of an initial $1.5 million in 2...
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, Drugs, Vaccines and Therapeutics
by ruth on March 22, 2007
GlaxoSmithKline PLC had invested S$20 million (US$13 million; €9.8 million) in a new laboratory in Singapore's biotechnology hub, Biopolis, as part of its Center for Research in Cognitive and Neur...
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, Stem Cells
by ruth on February 28, 2007
Funded by a $6.2 million grant from the Diabetes Research & Wellness Foundation (DRWF) and constructed by Ryan Companies, U.S., the DRWF islet Resource Facility is a biosecure animal facility in W...
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by ruth on February 26, 2007
Fierce Biotech has released its "Top Five Regions Targeting Biotech Companies" for 2007.
This is unquestionably a highly subjective list drawn from the headlines that we scour every day for...
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, Drugs, Vaccines and Therapeutics
by ruth on December 6, 2006
The Bay Area is one of the most active biotech hubs, and is host to about 900 biotech companies in Northern California. The BayBio, an independent, non-profit trade association serving the life scienc...
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, Meetings and Other Events
by ruth on September 25, 2006
What: Biotech 2006
When: October 16-17, 2006
Where: loews Philadelphia, PA
Jointly hosted by the Biotechnology Council of New Jersey (BCNJ) and Pennsylvania Bio, this conference will focus on strengt...
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by ruth on July 25, 2006
This article from Philly.com higlights the increase in life science venture capital investing in the philadelphia region.
Two local companies, Tengion Inc. and Cardiokine Inc., were among the 10 bigge...
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, Stem Cells
by ruth on July 21, 2006
President Bush exercised his first veto overriding Congress's Bill HR810 to loosen funding restrictions on human embryonic stem cell research. An excerpt from his message delivered during a White ...
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, Diagnostics, Methodologies and Instrumentation
, Drugs, Vaccines and Therapeutics
by ruth on July 19, 2006
Novartis will build a $600 million plant in the United States to develop flu vaccines using advanced, cell-culture techniques. The facility would be based in holly Springs, North Carolina, and constru...
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by ruth on July 14, 2006
The Czech Republic is building a biotech research park in Brno, on the very place where the Father of Genetics, Gregor Mendel, elucidated the laws of genetics and inheritance based on the pea plant. T...
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by ruth on July 14, 2006
This previous entry on bioentrpreneurship and blogs emphasized the role of web presence for building a (biotech) firm's corporate PR. Apparently, not only firms are increasing their web presence; ...
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, Drugs, Vaccines and Therapeutics
, Genomics, Proteomics and Bioinformatics
by ruth on July 5, 2006
The Center for Medical Genome Research in Berlin was officially opened last week. A joint project between the Max Delbrueck Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) Berlin-Buch and the Leibniz-Institut fue...
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by ruth on June 29, 2006
The Maryland Biotechnology Investment Tax Credit Program offers incentives for individuals, companies and venture capitalists investing in seed and early-stage biotech companies in maryland.
Individua...
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, Stem Cells
by ruth on June 1, 2006
After the falsification fiasco with Korean stem-cell and cloning expert, Woo Suk Hwang, will South Korea be able to rebuild its position and reputation as a leader in stem cell research?
The South Ko...
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by ruth on April 20, 2006
Previously, they fund information technology (IT) and high-growth sectors. Now, managing director and CEO Md Zubir Ansori Yahaya announced that MALAYSIA Debt Ventures Bhd (MDV) also plans to finance b...
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, Genomics, Proteomics and Bioinformatics
by ruth on April 4, 2006
Austin-based ViaGen, Inc. a livestock cloning company, announced its collaboration with Encore Genetics, an equine marketing firm, in creating the first commercial horse cloning operation in the Unite...
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, Genomics, Proteomics and Bioinformatics
by ruth on April 4, 2006
Origene's TrueClone™ Collection is the most comprehensive collection to date of human full-length cDNA clones suitable for transfection and direct in vitro expression.
Genentech recently acquire...
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, Stem Cells
by ruth on March 22, 2006
An adult stem cell company based in Los Angeles, California, Moraga Biotechnology Corporation announced the discovery in adult tissues of a very primitive stem cell with properties that are similar to...
