FDA grants accelerated approval of TYSABRI, formerly antegren, for the treatment of MS
...lan Elan Corporation, plc is a neuroscience-based biotechnology company. We are committed to making a difference in the lives of patients and their families by dedicating ourselves to bringing innovations in science to fill significant unmet medical needs that continue to exist around the world. Elan shares tra...Gene vaccine protects mice against development of Her2/neu breast cancer
...s. Researchers at AlphaVax, Inc., a privately held biotechnology company in Research Triangle Park, N.C., have deleted certain genes from the VEE virus, thereby making it impossible for the vector version of virus to reproduce itself, but still allowing the vector to express the target protein. For this study, the...Leading researchers in allergic disease to gather for 2005 AAAAI Annual Meeting
...one of the world's leading scientists in molecular biotechnology and genomics, will present a keynote session on Saturday, March 19. With his development of the DNA gene sequencer and other automated biotechnical instrumentation, Dr. Hood has played a crucial role in contributing to the successful mapping of the h...Cogtest and NetMet join forces
...onal pharmaceutical companies and small innovative biotechnology companies are developing new treatments for a numb...NetMet and Cogtest will provide pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies with a turn-key solution for evaluating these new and exciting drugs for disorders affect...Biochip for detection of inflammatory bowel disease
...into the IBDchip for their analysis. Progenika, a biotechnology company of the Basque Country, pioneer in this field in Spain, has already developed other, similar products. An example is the Lipochip developed for the Lcer pharmaceutical company and which diagnoses family hypercholesterolemia. The Lipochip was t...Impact of scientific advances on drug studies and membrane research to be explored
...Oxford, who will discuss the role of the brain and biotechnology in the future; and Lee Silver, professor of molecular biology at Princeton University, who will present "Challenging Mother Nature: Biotechnology in a Spiritual World." The first day of the conference is geared toward the general public and scientist...Promising new strategy for Swedish medical research
...oal of "LifeGene" is to combine advances in modern biotechnology with information on people's lifestyles. The infrastructure being established will provide new data about the causes of disease and their prevention, as well as refined diagnostic methods and therapeutic opportunities. It is hoped that "LifeGene" wil...Columbia researchers receive $3 million to combat genetic killer of infants & toddlers
... initiatives, formed a number of partnerships with biotechnology companies, reduced barriers in the drug development process by providing open access to mouse models of SMA and has been instrumental in working with both Congress and the National Institutes of Health in creating awareness and increasing federal fun...2005 Basic Research in Periodontal Disease Award
...the group has developed close collaboration with a biotechnology company, Medivir. This partnership aims to determine molecular targets for protease inhibitor design using a genome-screening approach. In the case of bacterial virulence determinants, glycosylation is likely to play an important role in interactions......rite the authors. Jones and Cheshire, director of biotechnology ethics for The Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity and associate professor of neurology at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida," argue that "the decision whether to create novel variations on human life should be held to a higher precautionar...