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Plasmids, which are DNA molecules capable of independent replication in cells, have played an important role in gene technology.
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Australian reporting standards for disclosing the ties between pharmaceutical companies and health professionals are not comprehensive enough, according to an analysis in this weeks PLoS Medicine.
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Wired Science:
The TED medicine conference gave 400 people a glimpse at the future of healthcare last week, bringing together an eclectic group of innovators, from photographers to stem cell experts, each with a different point to make.Here are some of the highlights.Craig Venter said he has spent the last twenty years digitizing biology. (Read More)
Wall Street Journal:
BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- Drug stocks advanced in early trading Monday as shares of Human Genome Sciences leaped on the release of more positive Phase III clinical data for its new lupus drug Benlysta. The NYSE Arca Pharmaceutical Index was largely flat at 287.23. The NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index , meanwhile, jumped 3.7% t (Read More)
Wall Street Journal:
BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- Drug stocks edged higher in early trading Thursday,with shares of biotech groups BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. and Human Genome Sciences leading the pack. The NYSE Arca Pharmaceutical Index was largely flat at 289.24 while the NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index rose 0.6% to 832.59. Shares of BioMarin a (Read More)
Health News from Medical News Today:
The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) announced that Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore will be a keynote speaker at the 2010 BIO International Convention, which will take place May 3-6 at McCormick Place in Chicago, Ill. Mr. Gore is scheduled to speak on Wednesday, May 5 from 1:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. (Read More)
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The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) announced that a newly-formed bioscience organization in West Virginia agreed to join the Council of State Bioscience Associations (CSBA), an autonomous council operating within BIO. (Read More)
New York Times:
Westchester County has drawn a number of biotech companies with its combination of highly educated workers and easy access to Manhattan.
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Small biotechnology companies developing new medical therapies and advanced biofuels need help attracting new capital, as investors have become especially risk averse. (Read More)
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Although cost efficiency is a major factor motivating pharmaceutical and biotechnology firms to outsource research, there is an increased emphasis on expertise and capabilities with the focus being on quality management. In the long term, European contract research organisations (CROs) with scale, global (Read More)
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Caleco Pharma Corp. (the "Company") (OTCBB:CAEH)(FRANKFURT:T3R)(WKN:AON9YO) is pleased to announce that, in collaboration with Puleva Biotech S.A. (Read More)
Reuters: Deals:
NEW YORK/PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Onyx Pharmaceuticals Inc said on Monday it has agreed to buy Proteolix Inc, a privately held biotechnology company developing cancer drugs, for an upfront cash payment of $276 million, sending its shares up more than 7 percent.
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Reuters: Mergers News:
NEW YORK/PHILADELPHIA, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Onyx
Pharmaceuticals Inc said on Monday it has agreed to
buy Proteolix Inc, a privately held biotechnology company
developing cancer drugs, for an upfront cash payment of $276
million.
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Health News from Medical News Today:
In an effort to educate the public about biotechnology, its numerous applications, and its most recent innovations, the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) has created a series of educational web videos to answer many of the basic questions of biotech - "What is it?" "How does it affect me?" an. (Read More)
Wired Science:
This year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry went to three molecular biologists who study ribosomes, the protein factories within cells.Ribosomes were discovered in the 1950’s by George Palade, who went on to win the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on the makeup of cells, but scientists weren’t able to take a clo (Read More)