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Evident Technologies Files for Bankruptcy
in Nanotechbuzz, on July 10, 2009
...$3.9 million in assets."
"Ballinger said a protracted legal battle with the California biotechnology company Invitrogen Corp. had sapped Evident financially," writes The Albany Tim...
Bioscience Education in America: A State by State Analysis
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 12, 2009
...repared and supported by Battelle. BIO commissioned the report and had the input and support of the Biotechnology Institute.
WHEN: Monday, May 18, 2009, 2 p.m. EDT
WHERE: BIO 2009 International Co...
New Agricultural Biotechnology Blog
in The Biotech Weblog, on April 20, 2009
... The Council for Biotechnology Information has launched a blog dedicated to agricultural biotechnology news and information for the 2009 BIO International Convention in Atlanta, Georgia, May ...
Google to Invest in Biotechnology
in The Biotech Weblog, on April 2, 2009
...velop, to comanage Google Ventures. The other managing partner, Bill Maris, who has a background in biotechnology and healthcare, will be based at Google's corporate headquarters in Mountain View,...
Pharma CI Conference & Exhibition 2009
in The Biotech Weblog, on March 18, 2009
What: Pharma CI Conference & Exhibition
When: September 15-16, 2009
Where: Sheraton Parsippany Hotel in New Jersey
Join this premier gathering and network with other key decision makers as you learn about the most pressing and relevant issues facing the competitive intellige...
Using Biotechnology in Cultural Heritage Conservation
in The Biotech Weblog, on February 10, 2009
...iotech scientists to find ways to restore and prevent the decay of art and cultural artefacts using biotechnology.
Prof. Giancarlo Ranalli, of the Universitá degli Studi del Molise in Pesche, Italy,...
Nominations Open for the Biotech Humanitarian Award
in The Biotech Weblog, on January 13, 2009
...cientist, researcher, academic, entrepreneur, financier, philanthropist or educator - whose work in biotechnology made significant impact in the areas of therapeutics, food and agriculture, or industr...
Industrial Production of Succinic Acid Genetically Modified Bacteria
in The Biotech Weblog, on December 21, 2008
...The technology produces industrial quantities of succinic acid using the principles of "white biotechnology" i.e., production without the use of petroleum.
"In this process, we're...
Genetically Modified Anthocyanin-Rich Tomatoes
in The Biotech Weblog, on October 27, 2008
...ion of life span.
See news release from the John Innes Center and the study published in Nature Biotechnology , doi:10.1038/nbt.1506.
Note: Two years ago, I reported on the work of a group of sci...
New Scientific Journal: EMBO Molecular Medicine
in The Biotech Weblog, on October 11, 2008
...ited from research groups at universities, independent research laboratories and pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies worldwide.
Research groups from universities, independent research institut...
Corporate fraud soars
in Sox First, on September 15, 2008
...il prices and the industry's shift into higher-risk areas. The healthcare, pharmaceuticals, and biotechnology sectors also reported increased problems with corruption and theft of assets and stock...
HD Biosciences Raises First Round
in China Venture News, on August 16, 2008
...ors supporting the ongoing effort to build a world-class biology CRO serving the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries," said Xuehai Tan, Ph.D., president and chief executive officer of HD ...
2028 Vision for Mechanical Engineering
in Nanotechbuzz, on August 14, 2008
... to accomplish this. By collaborating and combining resources, engineers working in nanotechnology, biotechnology, and large-scale systems will lead the future of technological development....
Tissue Engineering
in Nanotechbuzz, on July 24, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Aaliya Landholt
Wouldn't it be great if we could just grow new organs? It sounds like science fiction if you could grow a new kidney and transplant that organ. Bioengineers are working aggressively to re-create human tissues by growing cells and look...
Roche Made US$43.7B Bid For Remaining Genentech Shares
in The Biotech Weblog, on July 21, 2008
...id of US$43.7 billion to the rest of Genentech that it doesn't own.
Genentech is a leading biotechnology company specializing in oncology drug. The combined powers as reported aims to 'fo...
Report: Innovations in Biotechnology 2008
in The Biotech Weblog, on June 25, 2008
... The publishers of BioWorld Today have released Innovations in Biotechnology 2008: Development-Stage Companies and Scientific Findings Leading the Way - an executive report focusing on the in...
Micromagnets can act as RFID tags for MRI Technology
in The RFID Weblog, on June 20, 2008
...magnets can be compared to microscopic RFID tags and besides MRI could also be used in the field of biotechnology and medical toolkits.
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Nanoparticles Enter Cells without Causing Cell Death
in Nanotechbuzz, on June 13, 2008
Human cells are covered by a protective membrane. Generally speaking, if that membrane is penetrated, then the cell may rupture and die. However, scientists have created a nanoparticle that can enter a cell without killing it. What's the secret? Striped particle coatings. MIT researchers h...
Founder of Biotech Firm Actelion Named World Entrepreneur Of The Year 2008
in The Biotech Weblog, on June 5, 2008
... for Strategic Growth Markets. "His vision and passion have enabled him to become one of the biotechnology industry's most recognized global success stories."
Read more here .
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Wakame and Halomonas Bacteria May Help Remediate Polluted Seawater
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 10, 2008
...seaweed significantly within a week.
The study has been published in the International Journal of Biotechnology .
Photo: http://nutratherapie.uqam.ca/Nutratherapie_FR.htm
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T. reesei Genome Analysis Reveals Potential in Biofuel Production
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 7, 2008
... In a study published in Nature Biotechnology , scientists discover that based on the genome analysis of Tricoderma reesei , the fungus has the genes required to break down plant cell walls, to ...
Engineered Cyanobacteria: New Source for Biofuels
in The Biotech Weblog, on April 24, 2008
Scientists have engineered a cyanobacteria to produce sugars which may be used as raw material for ethanol and designer fuels production.
Nobles made the new cyanobacteria (also known as blue-green algae ) by giving them a set of cellulose-making genes from a non-photosynthetic "vin...
Pharma CI Conference and Exhibition
in The Biotech Weblog, on April 20, 2008
...attended by a large variety of executives from large,
medium-sized, and smaller pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. This
conference is the industry standard for professionals in the pharma C...
Novocell's Human Stem Cells, Treat Diabetes in Mice
in Daily Diabetic, on April 9, 2008
...diabetes cure .
As reported by Novocell's team of researchers in the journal Nature Biotechnology:
Human stem cells transformed into nearly normal insulin-producing cells when implant...
Stem Cells Making Headlines in China
in China Venture News, on March 19, 2008
...at was fascinating before the money angle ever got mentioned. Seems a company in China called Beike Biotechnology is treating optic nerve hypoplasia (ONH) among other things with stem cells and...
World Science Festival
in The Biotech Weblog, on March 6, 2008
What: First Annual World science Festival
When: May 28 to June 1, 2008
Where: New York City
For five days, the Festival will bring together Nobel Laureates, leading researchers, top-level technologists, dedicated educators, and high-level policy makers with creative artists, filmmaker...
Natural Products Discovery and Production
in The Biotech Weblog, on February 25, 2008
What: Natural Products Discovery & Production II: Celebrating Successes of Traditional and Novel Cultures
When: June 22-26, 2008
Where: Hilton Whistler Resort, Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
This conference will use a cross-disciplinary approach to explore the present and future...
Stem Cell Therapy Against Diabetes: A Breakthrough!
in Daily Diabetic, on February 21, 2008
...lly for the treatment and control of diabetes.
According to the said report, the team from the biotechnology company Novocell and the University of Miami researchers was able to make stem cells...
National Awareness Campaign Surrounding Follow-On Biologics
in The Biotech Weblog, on February 11, 2008
...FOB.
Backgrounder about the video:
Mike, a scientist at Insmed , a Boulder, Colorado-based biotechnology company wants Washington to act now to allow access to safe, affordable follow-on biol...
Will China Be the Next Big Biotech Player?
in The Biotech Weblog, 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, Singer and his colleagues selected 22 small- and medium-sized biotech firms from literally thousan...
2008 Asia Pacific Biotechnology Venture Capital Directory
in The Biotech Weblog, on January 4, 2008
... BioWorld Today has released the 2008 Asia Pacific Biotechnology VC Directory which lists more than 100 VC firms that funds biomedical research in China, India, Korea, Australia, New Zealand and n...
Following Up: Tesla Electric Car, Safety of Cloned Livestock, and Chinese Food
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on December 23, 2007
...ed for another $40 million to get the tech right, according to Earth2Tech (via TechCrunch ).
Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) has urged the FDA to release a final assessment on the s...
Biotech Still Attract VC Investors
in The Biotech Weblog, on November 30, 2007
...According to the national venture capital association , venture capital investing in the biotechnology arena continue to be robust .
Biotechnology had $1.1 billion going into 99 deals in ...
Inhibitex Licenses HIV Integrase Inhibitors
in The Biotech Weblog, on October 15, 2007
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Georgia biotechnology company Inhibitex has licensed a series of HIV integrase inhibitors discovered by Vasu Nair, Georgia Research Alliance Eminent scholar in Drug Discovery at the Uni...
Career Opportunities in Biotechnology and Drug Development (Book)
in The Biotech Weblog, on October 4, 2007
...as nothing to do with DuBiotech or its recruitment teams. For those of you looking into a career in biotechnology and life science industry, you might want to get hold of a new book published by Cold...
BIO Investor Forum 2007
in The Biotech Weblog, on September 7, 2007
...e: Palace Hotel, San Francisco
The BIO Investor Forum 2007 showcases leading public and private biotechnology companies, from small to mid-cap public growth companies. There will be workshops on t...
Dr. Reddy's Selects ValueCentric To Provide Supply Chain Visibility
in Supplychainer, on September 6, 2007
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Dr. Reddy's produces and markets finished dosage forms, active pharmaceutical ingredients and biotechnology products in more than 100 countries and conducts research in the areas of diabetes, ca...
Human Source of Stem Cells With Potential To Repair Muscle Damaged by Disease or Injury
in The Biotech Weblog, on September 5, 2007
...m cells from another source."
In the study published in September issue of the journal Nature Biotechnology, the researchers report that a thousand myoendothelial cells transplanted into the inj...
New Publication: Microbial Biotechnology
in The Biotech Weblog, on August 30, 2007
...y for Applied Microbiology (SfAM) announced today publication of the first articles for Microbial Biotechnology .
"More than 90% of microbial diversity still remains to be discovered. It is th...
Cardiac Muscles Derived from Embryonic Stem Cells May Treat Heart Attack Damages
in The Biotech Weblog, on August 26, 2007
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In a report published in the September issue of Nature Biotechnology , scientists have successfully created human heart muscle cells from embryonic stem cells which have been successfully implante...
About Generex's Oral-Lyn™ Oral Insulin Spray
in Daily Diabetic, on August 17, 2007
... A flagship product of Generex Biotechnology Corporation - Oral-lyn™ - is an oral insulin spray for the treatment of diabetes.
Oral-lyn™ , a liquid formulation of regular human insulin , is ...
Genetically Engineered Mice Produce Human Live Cells
in The Biotech Weblog, on August 13, 2007
...billion a year, Yecuris business plan seems to be a viable. The study has been published in Nature Biotechnology .
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Plant-Derived Insulin Capsules Work in Diabetic Mice
in Daily Diabetic, on August 1, 2007
...the negative stigma associated with tobacco.
The findings, reported in the July issue of Plant Biotechnology Journal was made possible through a $2 million grant from the National Institutes of...
Restless Legs Caused by a Gene
in Well Woman Blog, on July 20, 2007
...their legs in a dramatic fashion," said Dr. Kári Stefánsson, president of deCODE Genetics, a biotechnology company based in Reykjavik, iceland .
What causes the misery of restless legs syn...
BLOODchip®: DNA Biochip That Ensures Safety in Blood Transfusions
in The Biotech Weblog, on July 11, 2007
... Manufacturesd by a Basque biotechnology company, Progenika Biopharma - BLOODchip® - is a DNA biochip which greatly eliminates the risk of adverse reactions due to incompatibility in blood group...
Male Hormones Inhibitor May Cure Hard-to-Treat Prostate Cancer
in Straightfromthedoc, on July 9, 2007
...d improvements in symptoms.
Next year, abiraterone will go into Phase III clinical trials. Cougar Biotechnology 's prostate cancer drug candidate is abiraterone acetate, dubbed CB7630 .
Find...
Cytos Biotech's Allergy Drug Showing Promise in Clinical Trials
in Allergies, on July 4, 2007
... Cytos Biotechnology AG 's CYT003-QbG10 is an immunotherapeutic product candidate currently in development for the treatment of allergic diseases. This allergy product have previously shown s...
Premier's customers win supply chain award in health sector
in Supplychainer, on June 25, 2007
...ad the way for our more than 1,500 member hospitals."
According to Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News , all of the winners' supply expense performance is measured by Premier's...
DNA: How the Biotech Revolution Is Changing the Way We Fight Disease
in The Biotech Weblog, on June 19, 2007
In the new book DNA: How the Biotech Revolution Is Changing the Way We Fight Disease molecular biologist Frank H. Stephenson tells the story of how scientists on many fronts are succeeding in the battle against disease.
According to Stephenson, efforts to understand the nature of disease, do...
Genetically Modified Foods and Allergies
in Allergies, on June 18, 2007
...ugh of the process not to be fazed by propaganda I read against genetically modified foods and even biotechnology, in general. Some of you have sent me private messages, even newsletters, on the subje...
Watson Receives Personal Genome Sequence Data
in The Biotech Weblog, on June 3, 2007
...uencing Center .
The raw sequencing data is publicly available at the GenBank National Center for Biotechnology Information Trace Archive .
More details from the Baylor College of Medicine .
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Probiotic Strain Bifantis Shows Anti-Inflammatory Properties in Arthritis and Salmonella Infection Models
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 25, 2007
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During the 38th annual Digestive Disease Week , the biotechnology firm Alimentary Health presented results indicating that a natural probiotic bacterial strain of human origin, Bifantis(R) (Bi...
Google Invests $39M in Biotech Start-up on Personal Genetics
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 24, 2007
...side from Google, venture capital firms New Enterprise Associates and Mohr Davidow Ventures and biotechnology giant Genentech Inc. were among the investors in this initial round of outside fundi...
New Petroleum-Degrading Bacteria Found at Rancho La Brea Tar Pits
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 11, 2007
...alternative energy (biofuels), enhanced oil recovery, and industrial applications (biochemicals and biotechnology).
"We were surprised to find these bacteria because asphalt is an extreme and ho...
BIO Europe 2007
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 10, 2007
...14, 2007
Where: Hamburg, Germany
BIO-Europe brings together international decision-makers from the biotechnology, pharmaceutical and financial sectors, offering networking opportunities, workshop ...
BIO 2007 on the Web
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 8, 2007
...ts on their web site, where you also view short videos on malaria , cotton in India , and Asian Biotechnology Centers . The BioVoice blogs in situ and provides blow-by-blow feedback on the going...
Novartis Acquires Rights to Cytos' Smoking Vaccine
in The Biotech Weblog, on April 26, 2007
...ired worldwide exclusive rights to a novel vaccine candidate against nicotine addiction from Cytos Biotechnology AG for up to 600 million Swiss francs (US$500 million; €366 million) for the exclusiv...
Genetically Modified Cows To Produce Human Insulin
in The Biotech Weblog, on April 25, 2007
...tagonia 1, 2, 3 and 4 -- will start producing the human hormone when they reach adulthood, said the biotechnology company behind the project, Bio Sidus .
Once these genetically modified cows produce...
Aussie Biotech Co. Offers Safe Diabetes Treatment
in Daily Diabetic, on April 23, 2007
...signed to help the patients' insulin to work better.
As what is being offered by an Australian Biotechnology company Dia-B Tech Limited who have tested its insulin sensitising factor known as ...
BIO 2007: BIO International Convention
in The Biotech Weblog, on April 22, 2007
...tional Convention offers attendees an opportunity to meet face-to-face with every key player in the biotechnology industry. Program participants include researchers, academia, entrepreneurs, venture c...
First Genetic Test for Type 2 Diabetes Risk: DeCode T2™, Soon in the U.S. Market
in Daily Diabetic, on April 17, 2007
... An Icelandic biotechnology company - DeCode Genetics Inc. - is bringing to the U.S. market the first genetic test for type 2 diabetes risk : DeCode T2™ .
DeCode T2™ is DeCode's fi...
Biotech Showed Robust Growth in 2006
in The Biotech Weblog, on April 17, 2007
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Ernst & Young has released Beyond Borders 2006 , its annual review of the biotechnology sector globally, as well as of major regional markets, including the Americas, Asia-Pacific, and Europe...
India's Health Biotech Sector: Potentials and Challenges
in The Biotech Weblog, on April 11, 2007
... A study published this week at Nature Biotechnology takes a closer look at the current state of biotechnology in India .
This study focuses on the private Sector firms at the heart of innov...
Spring Breaks Here at the Biotech Weblog
in The Biotech Weblog, on April 11, 2007
...ou for your patience and join me watch and explore the latest news and developments in the field of biotechnology!
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Mission impossible: predicting the future
in Sox First, on April 10, 2007
...et them into trouble. Forces driving change now include the constant shifts in digital technology; biotechnology; knowledge management, which is the code for the kind of branding, marketing and techn...
Biofuels and Biotechnology
in IfEnergy, on March 23, 2007
...cularly the replacement of petroleum products with biofuels, it was just a matter of connecting biotechnology with biomass power. This article explains why.
To make sure feedstock is available...
Biotech Receives 18% of Angel Investments in 2006
in The Biotech Weblog, on March 22, 2007
According to a study released by the Center for Venture Research at the University of New Hampshire, angel investing picked up in 2006, and is likely to continue to do so in 2007. And biotech is one the top three bets receiving funds from angel investors.
Healthcare services, and Medical dev...
Glaxo Invests S$20 Million in Biopolis to Discover Alzheimer and Schizophrenia Drugs
in The Biotech Weblog, on March 22, 2007
...C 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 Neurodegenerative D...
Final Four
in Businesspundit, on March 13, 2007
There seems to be a canyon-wide disconnect between the ivory towers of theoretical academia and the reality of industry and commercial applications. The Institute for Technology Entrepreneurship and Commercialization (ITEC) at Boston University is aiming to bridge that gap with its 7th Annual Busin...
Metabolomics and Nutrigenomics Symposium
in The Biotech Weblog, on March 6, 2007
...l 15-17, 2007
Where : Charlotte, NC
Planned as a comprehensive national meeting in nutritional biotechnology , the conference will feature research presentations by prominent researchers from lea...
