The European Commission has granted an orphan drug designation to an investigational anticancer drug, 1D09C3, developed for the treatment of Hodgkin's lymphoma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia....
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After the fiasco South Korea had to face, will China be the next hub of stem cell research? A new report by Kline & Company, a consulting and market research firm about life sciences among...
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This entry is submitted by Gloria Gamat, via Creative Reporter.To save 14 million deaths from tuberculosis, world leaders have been asked to back a multi-billion dollar plan over the next ten years:...
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) causes proliferation of that tissue which lines the joints, referred to as synovial tissue. In theory, compounds which can induce apoptosis, or cell death, should be able to...
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There have been theories circulating for some time now that obesity is not just a genetic or physiological disease, but is actually an infectious one, which means that it is a result of contact with...
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This entry is submitted by Gloria Gamat, via Creative Reporter."Ethanol fuel from plants may be more efficient that petrol, but for now it offers only marginal environmental benefits",...
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The European Medicines Agency's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) gave a positive opinion on the generic growth hormone Omnitrope, bringing the first so-called...
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A group of researchers identifies a new region in the brain where the hormone leptin acts upon and subsequently control the regulation of body weight. They report that, in mice, in addition to the...
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This entry is submitted by Gloria Gamat, via Creative Reporter.Monday, 23rd January, marked the launch of The Crops Research Informatics Lab (CRIL), the first tangible product of an initiative...
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New York Gov. George Pataki announced that $200 million has been earmarked for a program to promote biotech research. Of the $200 million, $40 million will be used to build facilities in Manhattan...
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What: BIO-Asia Partnering ConferenceWhen: January 30 - 31, 2006Where: Grand Hyatt Tokyo, Japan The BIO-Asia Partnering Conference 2006 is an exclusive, customized partnering forum that brings...
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After more than a decade of research, the US FDA approved the first inhalable version of insulin. The novel alternative to injectable insulin for the treatment of type-1 and type-2 diabetes has been...
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Because of their well-studied genome and its rapid life cycle, the common fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, is one of the most commonly used model in genetic research. In an article published on...
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You've read all about them here in the Biotech Weblog: Biotech centers sprouting all over the world and doing their best to attract biotech companies and talents to set up shop on their...
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Among fungi, secondary metabolites are primary sources of drug lead candidates. In the past, secondary metabolites have been sources of antiviral agents, antifungals, antibacterials,...
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Following an 11-3 result of a votation among the FDA Advisory panel, GlaxoSmithKline's weight-loss pill, Alli (60 mg orlistat, half the Dosage of Roche's Xenical), might be the first...
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Artemisinin drugs are a class of anti-malarial drug derived from a Chinese medicinal herb. Although also sold commercially in combination with other anti-malarials, about 60% of sales are...
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More than a year ago, Gilead Sciences and Bristol-Myers Squibb entered into a joint venture to develop and commercialize a once-daily fixed-dose combination of drugs against AIDS. Last week, in an...
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Good news to early-stage biotech companies in North Carolina: The North Carolina Biotechnology Center offers "bridge" loan programs, helping young companies to survive that stage between...
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This entry is submitted by Gloria Gamat, via Creative Reporter. Norway is planning to build a �doomsday� vault: The Norwegian government will hollow out a cave on the ice-bound island, Spitsbergen...
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