Some people say there is no money in pursuing science. Genetic Engineering News' list of millionaires who made it big, thanks to biotechnology, proves that wrong. This is an annual listing of...
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Indevus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced favorable results from its Phase II clinical trials for pagoclone in persistent developmental stuttering, a communication disorder characterized by sppech...
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Thalomid (generic: thalidomide) is a drug manufactured by Celgene, Inc, for the treatment of certain symptoms associated with Erythema Nodosum Leprosum (ENL). It is an inhibitor of tumor necrosis...
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FDA Approves Extended-Cycle Oral Contraceptive Seasonique The US FDA has approved Duramed Pharmaceuticals, Inc's New Drug Application (NDA) for Seasonique, a novel extended-cycle oral...
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No matter how comprehensive your medical insurance is, chances are it has limited coverage when it comes to dental procedures. Unfortunately, dental caries, the root cause of most visits to the...
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AstraZeneca just pledged to invest $100 million in research and development in China. The funds will be primarily used to build the AstraZeneca Innovation Centre China, which, according to the...
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Proteus mirabilis is a microbe often associated with urinary tract infections in patients with kidney stones or in-dwelling catheters. An analysis of the P.mirabilis genome led to the discovery of a...
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By inserting a bacterial version of the gene for starch production, scientists have come up with a super-sized cassava that produces more leaves, and more importantly, more and larger roots. The...
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Since the neurons that play a role in depression and anxiety can be controlled by the same compounds that control the neurons of the lower urinary tract, antidepressants are then often used to treat...
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The European Patent Office and the European Commission held the European Inventors of the Year 2006 earlier this month in Brussels. Among the awardees in the field of Biotechnology are: Zbigniew...
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Bacteria that can help produce energy are the highlight in the ongoing 106th General Meeting of the (ASM) American Society for Microbiology. Here are three samples of such research: Generation of...
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What: Biotechnology Asia 2006 When: August 9-11, 2006 Where: Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC), Kuala Lumpur This two day conference will be held under the theme: "Convergence of Biotechnology and...
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What: Legal Breakfast Workshop: Patents 101 When: June 6, 2006 Where: San Jose BioCenter, California Fish & Richardson, the legal sponsors of the SJBC specializing in IP, will be giving BREAKFAST...
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According to a group of Finnish researchers, the carcinogenic damage caused by alcohol and smoking to the mouth, pharynx and esophagus can be accounted for in part, by the exposure of these organs to...
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As part of President Bush's global AIDS relief plan, the US FDA has issued a tentative approval to generic abacavir sulfate tablets, a generic version of GlaxoSmithKline's Ziagen, an anti-HIV...
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Thirty five years ago, the ELISA test was discovered by two Swedish scientists, Eva Engvall and Peter Perlman. The Enzyme-Linked ImmunoSorbent Assay (ELISA for short) is a powerful biochemical tool...
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For those of you in the business of biotechnology --as part of a firm or as a business consultant-- you might want to get hold of Research and Market's "The Raising Venture Capital for...
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The US FDA Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee unanimously approved Gardasil®, Merck's recombinant vaccine against the human papilloma virus (HPV), a sexually-transmitted...
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The nicotine patch is one tool developed for those who wish to quit smoking. As opposed to anti-smoking drugs or smoking vaccines, nicotine patches, nasal sprays and gums are nicotine-replacement...
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PrimeGen Biotech LLC has created a wholly owned subsidiary, PrimeCell Therapeutics LLC, to focus on the development of PrimeCell(TM) adult, non-embryonic stem cell. PrimeCell Therapeutics will focus...
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