UQ research will move medicines to market more quickly
...ess, which will be made available to biotechnology companies via TetraQ. This toolkit will give TetraQ's client... preclinical services for Australian biotechnology companies developing new pharmaceuticals. TetraQ was founded by UQ Professors Maree Smith, Istvan Toth, Rod Mi...Industry welcomes massive Victorian investment in medical research
...ment to support the growth of robust biotechnology companies in Victoria. Education for financial analysts Business mentoring programs for scientists Secondment of researchers into industry Greater emphasis on recruiting the best commercial operators just as we recruit leading scientists from overseas "...Feds' infectious diseases strategy must be broader than biodefense, say ID physicians
...egislation passed in 2004 that is designed to spur companies into making countermeasures against a bioterrorist attack. However, in testimony before the subcommittee today, Martin J. Blaser, MD, president of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), emphasized a different threat, one that infectious...Researchers identify potential targets for new pain therapies
...ERK and Kv4.2. "We've been in contact with various companies with drug discovery programs in place," he says. "We're interested in pursuing the idea that inhibitors of the ERK pathway or any compounds that would up-regulate the activity of these potassium channels might be effective treatments for pain." If su...Novel and pioneering research offers hope for cardiovascular disease
...ment in Australia in 2005 and is in the Top 10 R&D companies in Australia. "Developing Australia's knowledge base and supporting scientists like Professor Khachigian is critical to our future as a country offering world class research and science capabilities," said Mr Lirette. Levon Khachigian and his team of...Finding a better way to quiet noisy environments
...t vehicles made by BMW, Mercedes, Honda, and other companies are now using it," said Raymond de Callafon, co-author of the paper and a professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at UCSD's Jacobs School of Engineering. "Our new technique should greatly expand the potential of active noise-cancellation te...Mayo Clinic leaders offer health reform vision, prescriptions
...ents ends when Medicare coverage begins, insurance companies do not have financial incentives to best help pati...e-existing condition, because all of the insurance companies would be required to accept all patients during the open enrollment period," he says. The authors st...UPMC joins Italian government to create $398 million biomedical research center in Sicily
... help to fuel the development of new biotechnology companies and a venture capital industry in Sicily. Construction of the BRBC, to be located between the towns of Carini and Cinisi, will begin in 2007. The Italian government has budgeted 330 million over five years for construction and startup costs. Plannin...5 finalists compete for Franz Edelman Award for Achievement in Operations Research
...imal Health Institute (AHI), along with its member companies and outside O.R. firm Cox Associates, created new ways to inform this debate. They created new methods that succeeded in applying available science and data to quantify the potential human health impacts of specific animal antibiotic uses, despite un...New device could cut chemotherapy deaths
...s been filed on the drug delivery system, and drug companies across the world are expected to express great interest in the new technology. Dr Perera has been working closely with David Coleman and Jennie Solb from the University's Research Innovation Services department, to develop this technology. Her studen...New 'litmus test' could aid discovery of anti-cancer drugs
...ng that eventually could be used by pharmaceutical companies to rapidly identify promising candidates for new a...r binding affinity to duplex DNA. "Pharmaceutical companies are targeting DNA for different therapies, and they need to identify DNA or small molecules that sel...Prescription flip-side: Guidelines for medication withdrawal
...science. It's not an area that the pharmaceutical companies are looking to fund."...U-M study: Program to boost elderly flu vaccination could save lives
...tising, an effective tactic used by pharmaceutical companies to encourage consumers to seek information about new treatments, researchers at the University of Michigan Health System say the federal government could promote flu vaccination to the elderly in a cost-effective manner that would ultimately save liv...Karen Duff receives prestigious prize for Alzheimer's research
...of disease, and to test potential treatments. Drug companies have used her models to test proprietary experimen...f this mouse model in hundreds of laboratories and companies worldwide have subsequently propelled research and have aided in the testing of potential drug thera...Newer diabetic meds cost more, but users have fewer hospital visits
... typically sells for much less. The pharmaceutical companies that make TZDs still hold the patents for these drugs, so generic versions aren't yet available. A brand-name TZD may cost $100 a month, while a prescription for a generic sulfonylurea or metformin may cost as little as $10 a month, Balkrishnan said....Alcohol-branded merchandise associated with early teen drinking
... linked with teen smoking. That's why the tobacco companies voluntarily agreed to give up this type of marketing." The most common category of alcohol-branded merchandise was an article of clothing, such as a t-shirt, hat, pants, or jacket (83%). Remaining categories were bag/backpack (6%), alcohol parapherna...Could a simple test save Medicare hundreds of millions?
...atient's body during a brief exercise session. Two companies make equipment that are used to perform MTWA tests...have no association with those companies, nor with companies that make ICDs. At the ACC meeting, Chan will receive the Parmley Prize for his previous research o...Public support for science and innovation: Productivity Commission report
...00 million spent every year by innovative medicine companies on research and development, much of it in clinical trials and support for areas like new biotech medicines and vaccines. "The pharmaceutical industry, with almost $3 billion in exports, is now the second largest exporter of manufactured products aft...Proteome Systems Ltd and US-based Egenix Inc to develop semen-based test for prostate cancer
...l project will be fully funded by Egenix. The two companies will then share the rights for further development... is a very big protein covered with sugars and few companies have the ability to work with such complex molecules. We have acknowledged world-class expertise in ...5,000 rare diseases need drugs, but Europe only approves a handful each year
... international efforts have been made to encourage companies to develop orphan drugs by providing incentives like tax credits and research aids, simplifying marketing authorisation procedures and extending market exclusivity" adds Dr Jeffrey Aronson, Chair of the journal's editorial board. "Only the last of th...