Center for Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine receives $8 million from Third Frontier Program
...ed on bringing together academic investigators and industry partners to accelerate moving cutting-edge research into the clinic. The center has had remarkable success in developing interdisciplinary and inter-institutional collaborations. Aided by their immediate proximity, Case, Cleveland Clinic, UHC and A...Study examines reported outcomes of trials funded by for-profits vs. not-for-profits
...ised questions regarding the design and conduct of industry funded clinical trials as well as certain ethical concerns, according to background information in the article. Whether recognition of these concerns has affected contemporary clinical trials was unknown. Paul M. Ridker, M.D., of Brigham and Women's...Tunnell Consulting awarded contract to fight avian flu
...rsonnel will support ORDC's work with contractors, industry and other necessary parties to expand the U.S. sup...or decades, we have been helping the life sciences industry solve its most difficult problems," Tempio said. "We know the industry and the public sector. We und...... greater accountability on the part of the alcohol industry and closer scrutiny of industry marketing tactics. "For example," he said, "the alcohol industry freely suggests in their advertise...New technology detects risks of drugs to heart sooner
...posed guidelines that call upon the pharmaceutical industry to develop better measurement methods for drug safety assessment. In response, pharmaceutical companies are in the process of investing significant resources in research that will allow them to identify cardiac toxicity at early stages of drug testin...How to cut energy waste in China, India, Brazil said crucial to forestalling climate change
...e business model. In 2005 alone China's new ESCO industry put into place over 300 energy efficiency projects...ge payback of less than 30 months. Brazil's ESCO industry is the oldest among the three countries, with a vibrant national ESCO association (ABESCO). It is ...Small naps a big help for young docs on long shifts
... of Chicago, "yet is has been neglected by the one industry that studies sleep. Our results show that a well timed nap can provide a significant boost in physician concentration and take away some of the burden of chronic sleep deprivation." The researchers studied 38 first-year medical residents (also known...Funding right through to the prototype
...ch facilitate cooperation between universities and industry or other users for a specific period, and which are intended to investigate to what extent the findings and insights gained from basic research can be put into practice in real-life applications, serve as prime examples....Stevens in agreement with Competitive Technologies to commercialize Stevens' IP worldwide
...nogenesis where students, faculty and partners in industry nurture new technologies from concept to commercialization. We hope that our partnership with CTT will bring the university additional revenues which will continue the expansion of our environment of innovation and enterprise." "We are pleased to en...Trans fat leads to weight gain even on same total calories, animal study shows
...ition facts panel on all foods. But the restaurant industry is exempt....The right pathway to better health and science
...ublic sectors, which the innovative pharmaceutical industry enthusiastically supports. "It is vital that Australia harness the combined expertise of the public and private sectors in driving innovation. While Australia performs well on many measures compared to our international competitors, the report highli...Vision, contributions earn two honors for UH optometrist
...ptometric education, ophthalmic and pharmaceutical industry partners, as well as several state and regional providers. "None of this would have happened except for the wisdom, organizational vision and leadership Dr. Strickland has shown throughout his career in optometric education," said Alan Lewis, presi...$20 million gift to Rush University Medical Center kicks-off campus redevelopment
...ject, have extensive experience in the health care industry and with large academic medical centers, including UCLA Medical Center and Johns Hopkins Hospital, which also have facilities replacement projects. Rush's new hospital also will include astate-of-the art emergency services facility designed to care ...Going where no unhydrogenated soybean oil has gone before
...owa Iowa State University is introducing the food industry to a new soybean oil, the likes of which they have...il and only 1 percent of linolenic acid. The food industry tests will determine if the oil can go where no unhydrogenated soybean oil has gone before--into foo...Deakin University has developed a prototype tasty snack food with special health benefits
...mples of the snack are being presented to the food industry at a workshop at Deakin University to point the way to healthy snacks of the future. "Overall, the snack is a vehicle for these health promoting compounds. However, it must be flavorsome and popular so people will want to eat it repeatedly," Dr Keas...NIAID announces leadership for newly restructured HIV/AIDS clinical trials networks
...n of AIDS, other partner NIH institutes as well as industry and non-governmental research organizations. Through the coordination of the NIH Office of AIDS Research, the other NIH institutes that plan to collaborate with one or more of the HIV/AIDS clinical trials networks and NIAID are the National Instit...Pharmaceutical industry welcomes Labor Party's Innovation Blueprint
...ance into Dollars. The innovative pharmaceutical industry welcomes the Labor Party'scommitment to build Australia's innovative economy through health and medical research. Australia is at the forefront of global science, and health and medical research, following the bipartisan commitment of successive Au...Giving African surgeons online health information; cancer in minority groups
...osal to reduce the influence of the pharmaceutical industry on prescribing decisions. "My proposal to realign the relationship between clinicians and drug companies is simple and is based on a single premise," he says. "I propose that a third party, appointed by academic institutions, must be compulsorily...Majority of health care opinion leaders say Medicare Part D helps beneficiaries, changes are needed
...eaders in the business/insurance/other health care industry sector were most supportive of the law, with 95% a...ent of the business/insurance/or other health care industry sector respondents favored this option. Fifty-one percent of all respondents favor extending the enr......he National Institutes of Health (NIH) and private industry that seeks to improve diagnosis and monitoring of osteoarthritis (OA) and foster development of new treatments, has released its first set of data. Making this information available to researchers worldwide will expedite the pace of scientific studie...