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...depend on the intact rainforest." Why should drug companies set up labs and hire staff in developing nations? "They collaborate all the time with academic scientists and small biotech firms in the developed world," says Coley. "If the capability exists in developing nations, such research could be done there...Nerac.com and Infinata partner to offer BioPharm Insight(TM) Resource
...ceutical firms. "Biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies make up more than 25% of our client base. The info...lopment groups at biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies looking to keep a keen eye on competitors, new licensing opportunities and the projected fate of the...Research shows little effect from Arctic offshore oil drilling
...llion barrels in the process. More recently, these companies expanded efforts to include offshore drilling. Trefry and his Florida Tech team, Steven Wood, assistant professor of oceanography, Bob Trocine, senior research associate, Robert Rember, research scientist, and graduate students Michelle McElvaine, Le...Discovering what genes do the high-throughput way
...logy in cell culture", write the researchers. Drug companies are becoming interested in this technique, as the rate-limiting step in cell-based drug discovery is finding out which protein is inhibited by a particular drug. Using Perrimon's method they can screen to see which gene, when inhibited, changes the c...Software tackles protein pathways
...cessibility of these technologies has enabled both companies and academic labs to assemble huge libraries of ge...networks to human networks, possibly allowing drug companies to develop products that target cellular pathways unique to viruses. As for other applications, it'...Long-term natural gas supplies should meet growing demand in coming decades, study finds
...ors maintained. Projected demand and supply Both companies and the government will need to plan for a range of possible natural gas market outcomes, according to the EMF modeling experts. Total projected consumption could grow by an average of 0.8 to 2.8 percent per year between 2002 and 2020, depending upo...Experimental cancer drugs may halt events that lead to cardiac hypertrophy and heart failure
...n's Department of Medicine. "In recent years, drug companies have also begun developing more advanced HDAC inhibitors to treat cancer. These HDAC inhibitors may be among the first known medications to prevent cardiac hypertrophy." Cardiac hypertrophy can be a healthy physiological response to events, such as ...Society for Biomolecular Screening to hold ninth annual conference
...ysts representing a broad range of disciplines and companies from around the world -- are expected to gather to...l also be unveiled in visual presentations by such companies as Cyntellect, Hoffmann-La Roche, Cambrex, Vitra Bioscience, Genomic Solutions, Micronic Systems, NA...Exploring oil rigs and an ancient shoreline in the Gulf Of Mexico for new disease cures
...llect any new species anchored there. Although oil companies are required to remove these old platforms, legislation currently being considered could allow them to remain in place as artificial reefs to support corals, marine sponges and other sea life. During the expedition, scientists will run a range of te...Study shows critical role for steroids in insect embryonic development
...general. It also has implications for agrochemical companies in the development of effective pesticides. The research, funded by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, was conducted over a two-year period. Findings will be posted on Science Express, a feature of the online version of Science magazine, on Sept....Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, September 2003
...ntists, the event will feature products of several companies and demonstrations of technologies. For additional information, visit the Web site at http://public.ornl.gov/mass_spec_workshop/ . [Contact: Ron Walli, 865-576-0226; wallira@ornl.gov ] NUCLEAR -- Next-generation fuel . . . Particle fuel coating ...A new support forum for small-to-medium enterprises
...xceeding 43 million Euros). But these lean, mean companies lack many of the support networks that are taken f...as been developed in response to demand from small companies for bioinformatics support, and has been designed in consultation with them. When it launches in Oc...First production of a human protein with complex glycosylation in genetically modified yeast
...any industrial enzymes. However, biopharmaceutical companies currently manufacture few human therapeutic proteins using these organisms. The inability to correctly decorate human proteins with complex sugar molecules a process known as glycosylation has been the main obstacle that has prevented the use of f...UC Santa Barbara discovers cell survival gene may lead to treatments for degenerative diseases
... Discovery ofsuch genes could lead pharmaceutical companies to develop drugs for thetreatment of cancer and degenerative diseases. The personal side of neurodegenerative diseases does not escape Rothman, wholost a family member to ALS a few years ago. "Our human state, includingour ability to move, to feel e...Energy companies, conservation groups issue biodiversity recommendations for oil & gas development
...ity Initiative (EBI), a partnership of four energy companies and five conservation organizations, released its ...onservation into oil and gas development? How can companies integrate biodiversity considerations into their systems and operations? What are the potential neg...Chemists at four pharmaceutical companies named Heroes for treating childhood conditions
Seventeen research chemists from four companies have been named Heroes of Chemistry by the America...ear Heroes of Chemistry are nominated by their own companies to recognize their talent, creativity and innovation within specific segments of the chemistry indus...Psoriasis treatment based on Weizmann Institute Research passes phase II clinical trials
... laboratory of Wallach, are applied by a number of companies (such as Centocor, Inc. whose antibody preparation is called Remicade ®) for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis as well as for the treatment of the inflammatory bowel diseases, Crohn's disease and colitis....First company founded on UCF biotechnology formed
...egion." Chlorogen will partner with pharmaceutical companies in developing its therapeutic proteins and is also pursuing licensing agreements with developers of agronomic, nutritional and industrial proteins. Having successfully expressed proteins in the chloroplasts of tobacco and other crops, Chlorogen will......lt quickly. "Our technology enables pharmaceutical companies to manufacture fast-melting tablets on conventional tablet press machines, and that gives drug makers a low production cost advantage. This is an important component in our industry as health care costs continue to rise." The Frosta(tm) approach requ......or drugs on the body. This can cost pharmaceutical companies many millions of dollars when drugs have to be wit...r Nicholson adds: "There is a strong case for drug companies to start researching probiotics, which may affect microfloral composition. This concept opens up so...