Producing medicines in plant seeds
...mber of today's medicines are made with the aid of biotechnology (and this number should only grow in the future). To do this, scientists use genetically modified bacteria, yeasts, or animal cells that are able to produce human proteins. These proteins are then purified and administered as medicines. Examples of s...JDRF forms partnership with MacroGenics
...rtnership with MacroGenics, Inc., a Maryland-based biotechnology company that specializes in developing therapeutics for autoimmune diseases, cancer and infectious diseases. Through this new partnership, JDRF is providing up to $2 million in funding for the "Protg" trial: a multinational Phase II/III clinical ...Synthetic peptide targets latent papilloma virus infections
...n people." The researchers hope to partner with a biotechnology company to improve the peptide or develop better drug candidates, and ideally to find a formulation that can be taken orally rather than applied topically. Botchan, Voitenleitner and Abbate obtained the crystal structure of the site where E2 binds t...Lab on a Chip and Corning Incorporated are pleased to announce
...patents. Professor Beebe has also co-founded three biotechnology companies that are in the process of commercializing these technologies. After the announcement Beebe commented, "Receiving this award is indeed a great honour. To be selected by peers in conjunction with Lab on a Chip, the top journal in the field ...The power of one: A simpler, cheaper method for cell fusion
...y with a wide variety of applications in research, biotechnology and medicine. The technique is integral to stem cell research, where it affords researchers greater insight into how genes guide protein synthesis. It also may be used to create large quantities of different disease-specific antibodies and has helped...Kentucky first state to match federal SBIR-STTR Phase 1 and Phase 2 grants
...ensive assessment of the state's life sciences and biotechnology infrastructure and assets is nearing completion. The ensuing report will detail recommendations and strategies to help ensure Kentucky's innovation and commercialization efforts are aligned with the commonwealth's technological resources." Clayton ex...Lab-on-a-chip could speed up treatment of drug-resistant pneumonia
...sco, Michael Lochhead, a bioengineer at the Denver biotechnology company Accelr8, described a new lab-on-a-chip that can identify single bacterial cells for the most common cases of drug-resistant pneumonia, cutting down the wait from days to hours. The technology could also help in the development of new drugs. ...Selecting life: Scientists find new way to search for origin of life
...in disease. The high-throughput has revolutionized biotechnology research. Hazen, working with Carnegie staff scientist Andrew Steele and his team, has developed modifications of this tool to study molecule/mineral interactions. The scientists have devised protocols for cleaning mineral surfaces, spotting the s...Spin-out company seeks medicines from South American rain forests
... company's capabilities in the pharmaceuticals and biotechnology markets....VIB and Johnson & Johnson set up a new fund
...n the industrial and one in the academic world) in biotechnology and pharmaceutical sciences in Flanders, Belgium. The winning projectsThe projects are pre-screened by a VIB committee and the final selection will be done by COSAT and J&J PRD team. 4 Projects will be selected on the basis of several criteria (mo...Science survey ranks top Biopharma employers
...ar's survey identified 19 other pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, making up a top 20 of biopharma employers. The rankings, determined from a study conducted by an independent research firm commissioned by the business office of the journal, will appear in a special business supplement of the 20 October...Grant to UA makes Kartchner Caverns a Microbial Observatory
...hat could be exploited for medical, industrial and biotechnology applications. The formations at Kartchner are still growing. Robert Casavant, science and research manager for Arizona State Parks said research conducted in some other caves linked the growth of cave formations, or speleothems, and microorganisms....Yale-BioHaven Entrepreneurship Seminar: 454 Life Sciences aiming for the $10K Human Genome
...evelopment subsidiary of the Branford, Conn.-based biotechnology company CuraGen Corporation. 454 Life Sciences develops and commercializes novel instrumentation and technology for conducting high-throughput nucleotide sequencing, with specific application to whole-genome sequencing and ultra-deep sequencing of ta...Case Western Reserve University licenses methoxyamine to Tracon
...r pathway. TRACON Pharmaceuticals is an emerging biotechnology company focused on identifying, developing and commercializing targeted therapies for cancer and angiogenesis. TRACON's management team couples their ability to execute with their extensive knowledge of oncology drug development and first generation...Symposium at Yale to honor Mary Helen Goldsmith and auxin research
...s of the University of California, San Diego, "Can biotechnology help abolish food insecurity in the least developed countries?" In the afternoon, Daniel Cosgrove, of Pennsylvania State University will speak on "Plant Cell Wall loosening: a Journey from Darwin's Phototropism Experiments to the Crystal Structure...16 outstanding researchers receive Singapore's highest honor in science and technology
...tee set up in 1988 to spearhead the development of biotechnology in Singapore. In 2000, he was appointed co-chair of the newly formed Biomedical Sciences International Advisory Council (BMS IAC) and member on the Biomedical Sciences Executive Committee. In 2001, Dr Brenner was appointed to the A*STAR Board and t...ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- Oct. 4, 2006
...ersity included colleagues from the Bradford-based biotechnology company AGT Sciences Ltd. It describes development and preliminary testing in laboratory cell cultures of the new hydrogel dressing in a report scheduled for publication in the Oct. 6 issue of the ACS bimonthly journal Biotechnology Progress. The r...Comments, experts and background on the 2006 Nobel Prize in chemistry
...re technologies that enabled molecular biology and biotechnology to leap ahead. I am delighted that this Nobel Prize highlights chemistry's role in such an important field of research." E. Ann Nalley, Ph.D., is president of the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society, and professor of ch...Study suggests earlier crop plantings could curb future yields
...improved land management practices and advances in biotechnology - have been far more instrumental in the decision to sow seeds earlier from year to year. Farmers now have access to new types of seeds, for instance, that are engineered so that plants are more resistant to the colder soils of early spring. Another...'Failed' experiment yields a biocontrol agent that doesn't trigger antibiotic resistance
...scovery also led to the startup of a promising new biotechnology firm that has already brought Wisconsin a dozen ne... And beyond helping to expand Wisconsin's booming biotechnology sector, success at ConjuGon will ultimately help nurture future scientific innovations from the univ...