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Noesys Data Adds Seasoned Industry Veteran to Bolster Sales
Noesys Data announced today that Thomas Bennett, a 15 year veteran in physiological data collection and analysis market, has joined its team to deliver its unique solutions to the scientific research community. - February 03, 2010 - Noesys Data
Biomarker Discovery Grant Deadline Extended
RayBiotech, Inc., today announced that they are extending the deadline for submitting applications for its Biomarker Discovery Pilot Grant program. RayBiotech will now accept applications for the pilot grants through February 22nd, 2010. “The last-minute surge in interest in the grant program has been overwhelming,” said Brett Burkholder, Director of Marketing & Business Development for RayBiotech, Inc. - February 02, 2010 - RayBiotech, Inc
HT PARP in Vivo Pharmacodynamic Assay II
Trevigen announces a validated assay, with higher sensitivity and pre-coated antibody plates to measure the effectiveness of PARP inhibitors in cell and tissue lysates for anticancer drug screening. - February 02, 2010 - Trevigen, Inc.
Role of YAP in Cancer Revealed Using EGFR Phosphorylation Array
A study, published in the December 2009 issue of Nature Cell Biology, identified amphiregulin (AREG) as the key effector molecule in YAP-mediated proliferation of breast epithelial cells. Since AREG is a a diffusible, secreted factor, it represents a new potential drug target for cancer. Two antibody arrays from RayBiotech were instrumental in this discovery; one is a unique array detecting phosphorylation of EGFR family receptors at multiple sites. - January 29, 2010 - RayBiotech, Inc
To Usability Labs, and Beyond! New Book Explores Online User Experience Studies
Usability experts and authors Bill Albert, Tom Tullis and Donna Tedesco have launched the first guide for conducting large-scale user experience research using the Internet. Beyond the Usability Lab: Conducting Large-scale Online User Experience takes practitioners out of the ordinary... - January 28, 2010 - User Experience Alliance
Health Decisions CEO Authors First Complete Guide to Adaptive Clinical Research
Wiley Publishers Releases “The Agile Approach to Adaptive Research: Optimizing Efficiency in Clinical Development,” by Michael Rosenberg, MD, MPH. - January 25, 2010 - Health Decisions
Bioo Scientific Launches Barcoded Adapters for Sample Multiplexing in Next Generation Sequencing
Bioo Scientific launched AIR™ Barcoded Adapters which allow sample multiplexing in miRNA Next-Generation Sequencing reactions, thus decreasing costs by increasing the number of samples that can be run at the same time. - January 25, 2010 - Bioo Scientific
Blue Sky Biotech and Protein Attachment Technologies Announce Global Exclusive Licensing Agreement
Blue Sky Biotech, Inc. (Blue Sky) and Protein Attachment Technologies, LLC (PA Tech) announced today that they have entered into a global, exclusive license agreement covering PA Tech’s proprietary Template Directed Assembly (TDA™) technology for use in High-Throughput Screening [HTS] of drug candidates against membrane-associated protein targets. - January 24, 2010 - Blue Sky Biotech
Proteome Solutions Announces ProteinID Finder Version 1.8.0
ProteinID Finder is a proteomics analyzation software capable of extracting information from the online universal protein resource database UniProt. The release of v1.8 adds new powerful graphing capabilities to Proteome Solutions ProteinID Finder. - January 13, 2010 - Proteome Solutions
ForeFlight Launches ForeFlight Mobile 3 for iPhone with Weather Powered by WDT
Best-Selling Aviation Application Lets Pilots Gather Preflight Intelligence and Improve Situational Awareness Faster and Easier Than Ever Before. - January 12, 2010 - Weather Decision Technologies
Adaptive Clinical Research is Expanding Opportunities in Personalized Medicine: CED Invites Health Decisions to Discuss
Health Decisions CEO Dr. Michael Rosenberg will forecast the future of molecular testing at the CED 2010 Biotech Conference - January 09, 2010 - Health Decisions
XTractor Premium Has Surpassed the 523,127 Relationships Milestone as Forward-Looking Researchers Around the World Invest in XTractor Premium Technology
Life Science researchers of all areas, increasingly are selecting XTractor Premium over competing solutions for its manually annotated approach to relationships from the latest PUBMED publications, Regular E-mail alerts on scientific literature and Highly Advanced Semantic and Bibliographic Search. - December 28, 2009 - Molecular Connections Pvt. Ltd.
PMI Announces Dates for First 2010 Short Course
Porous Materials, Inc. (PMI) is happy to announce the dates for it's first Short Course for the new year. The course, titled "Advanced Techniques for Pore Structure Characterization; Theory & Practice," will be held during the week of May 11-13, 2010. The PMI Short Course brings... - December 25, 2009 - Porous Materials, Inc.
Direct Oncology Foundation Seeks $100,000 to Sequence Genome of Cancer-Proof Mouse
Direct Oncology Foundation and Livly, both California non-profit corporations, seek funding to sequence the genome of cancer proof mice developed at Wake Forest University. - December 23, 2009 - Direct Oncology Foundation
Wiley Press to Release 'The Agile Approach to Adaptive Research: Optimizing Efficiency in Clinical Development'
Michael Rosenberg, MD, MPH, provides a comprehensive guide to the adaptive methods that are shaping the future of clinical trials - December 19, 2009 - Health Decisions
Nationwide Trade Show Series at Universities Focuses on Photonics
Biotechnology Calendar, Inc. announces the addition of Physics and Photonics-specific shows to their popular series of tabletop expositions at top research universities across the country. - December 19, 2009 - Biotechnology Calendar, Inc.
Medical Society Announces Publication of Largest Stem Cell Safety Study to Date
The ICMS announces the publication of the largest stem cell safety study. Using the guidelines put forward by the ICMS, 227 patients were followed for complications after receiving adult stem cell therapies using a novel new protocol. No serious complications were reported. - December 19, 2009 - International Cellular Medicine Society
Corporate and Academic Affiliates Join the UXalliance, Expand Capabilities
SSB BART Group and Bentley University have been added as the newest User Experience Alliance (www.UXalliance.com) members, enhancing the international user research network to a total of 22 companies across the globe. The network’s first corporate member, SSB BART Group... - December 17, 2009 - User Experience Alliance
Genescient Receives Additional Angel Funding
Genescient Corporation receives an additional $500,000 in angel funding. - December 17, 2009 - Genescient Corporation
Vestas Chooses Weather Decision Technologies Lightning Decision Support System for Wind Energy Farms
Lightning display and predictions keeps wind energy crews safe, provides critical data for cost avoidance. - December 16, 2009 - Weather Decision Technologies
PDA and BPSA to Speak at IQPC's 2nd Annual Disposable Solutions for Biomanufacturing Conference
IQPC is delighted to announce the dates for the 2nd Annual Disposable Solutions for Biomanufacturing taking place in London on the 23rd-24th February 2010. The use of single-use systems within bioprocessing and manufacturing is one area within the pharmaceutical industry that constantly sees exciting developments and this year is no exception. - December 16, 2009 - IQPC
University of California, San Francisco, Researcher Receives ASBMB-Merck Award
James A. Wells, professor and chairman of the department pharmaceutical chemistry at the University of California, San Francisco, and director of UCSF's small molecule discovery center, has been named the winner of the 2010 American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology-Merck Award for his... - December 12, 2009 - American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
RayBiotech Introduces Multiplex ELISA Detecting 200 Human Proteins
RayBiotech, the Protein Array Pioneer Company, has just introduced the Quantibody® Human Cytokine Array 4000 (or Human Q4000, catalog number QAH-CAA-4000), which can quantitatively detect expression of 200 different proteins in a single experiment. The kit consists of 5 different quantitative... - December 12, 2009 - RayBiotech, Inc
Bioo Scientific Launches Kit for Targeted siRNA Delivery Into Any Cell Type
Bioo Scientific announced the launch of their T3™ Conjugation Kit, which allows scientists to deliver siRNA into targeted cell types. - December 12, 2009 - Bioo Scientific
Industry Leaders to Discuss the Future of Predictive Toxicology
www.predictivetoxicology.co.uk IQPC has confirmed the attendance of 20 internationally renowned experts at their Predictive Toxicology Conference, taking place in London on 24th- 25th February 2010. High calibre professionals presenting at the event include: - Dr Andrew Worth, Project Leader... - December 11, 2009 - IQPC
Michael Wilkinson Joins Advisory Council of Texas A&M Center for New Ventures and Entrepreneurship
Paragon Innovations’ CEO, Michael Wilkinson, joins CNVE Advisory Council -- dedicated to help Center prepare students for the challenge of entrepreneurship - December 09, 2009 - Paragon Innovations, Inc.
D.I.S.S. Announces Rocky Mountain Laboratories Selects ITS for NHP Telemetry Based Biodefense and Infectious Disease Research
Rocky Mountain Laboratories (RML) in Hamilton, MT, part of the NIAID, has chosen ITS (Integrated Telemetry Systems) as the supplier for non-human primate (NHP) telemetry hardware and data collection and analysis software to operate in its BSL-4 primate telemetry facilities. This makes the RML the... - December 05, 2009 - D.I.S.S., LLC
MHRA/EMEA Sharing Their Expertise at IQPC’s PAT & Quality by Design Event
The MHRA and EMEA have just confirmed that Des Makohon, Senior GMP Inspector, MHRA and Member, PAT Team, EMEA will be part of the speaker panel at IQPC's 7th Annual PAT & Quality by Design event, taking place January 19-20 in London. - December 03, 2009 - IQPC
Glimpses of the Medicine of Tomorrow
6th Nanotechnology Forum Hessen at the Congress Park Hanau - November 28, 2009 - HA Hessen Agentur GmbH
XTractor Premium World's Fastest Growing Semantic Discovery & Expert Curated Knowledgebase Platform Crosses 400,000 Biomedical Facts Now
XTractor Premium platform now has more than 410,773 "Expert" annotated biomedical facts. XTractor Premium platform is Fast Becoming the definitive Semantic Knowledge discovery & Expert curated Knowledgebase for Life Science Researchers. - November 26, 2009 - Molecular Connections Pvt. Ltd.
Eeonyx Corporation Announces Comprehensive, New Web Site for Conductive Plastics, Textiles, Foams, and Yarns
Eeonyx Corporation, the leading company providing a wide variety of customized conductive substrates, has announced the release of a comprehensive, updated Web site. The new Web site, www.eeonyx.com, describes in some detail the Company’s conductive products, including textiles, foams, felts,... - November 25, 2009 - Eeonyx Corporation
KLIXAR Joins Health Decisions’ Global Network of CROs Advocating Higher Efficiency Standards
Latin American CRO is now a certified partner in Health Decisions’ Agile Clinical Network, dedicated to improving processes and systems across global trials - November 20, 2009 - Health Decisions
Dave Tango and the Stars of SyFy’s Ghost Hunters, Comedian Kevin Meaney and Singer Kristen Sellers to Help Children with Tourette Syndrome on November 29
3rd Annual Dinner and Show to Benefit the New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome. - November 18, 2009 - New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome
Bio Conference Live
Bio-Synthesis has teamed up with BioConference Live for a revolutionary event. BioConference Live is a free, online-only conference for the life sciences and laboratory science community. The event will take place Tuesday, November 17, to Thursday, November 19. Attendees will be able to see and... - November 17, 2009 - Bio-Synthesis Inc.
Bioo Scientific and Texas Tech Collaborate to Suppress the Progression of HIV Using Targeted RNAi
Texas Tech University is using Bioo Scientific’s targeted RNAi delivery agent to deliver an RNAi-based treatment method for HIV infection specifically into T cells. - November 15, 2009 - Bioo Scientific
Nobel Laureate Claims the 2010 Herbert Tabor Lectureship
Phillip A. Sharp, a world leader of research in molecular biology and biochemistry and an institute professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has been named winner of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Herbert Tabor/Journal of Biological Chemistry... - November 14, 2009 - American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Cosateq Presents New Desk Hardware-in-the-Loop Solution
The new affordable modular desk HiL (Hardware-in-the-Loop) solution CompactHiL based on the ME-Neuron is available now. - November 14, 2009 - Cosateq GmbH & Co. KG
Bioo Scientific Launches a New Division, Bioo Therapeutics
Bioo Scientific launched Bioo Therapeutics to leverage their drug delivery vehicles and experience in antibody and small molecule research to develop therapeutic agents. - November 13, 2009 - Bioo Scientific
Paragon Innovations Grant Funds to Texas A&M Engineering Students Senior Project
A $5,000 grant from Paragon Innovations supports Senior Capstone Experience at Texas A&M Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution Department. - November 13, 2009 - Paragon Innovations, Inc.
UCSD Researcher Recognized for Her Outstanding Career Achievements in Biological Science
Susan S. Taylor, professor of chemistry and biochemistry, professor of pharmacology and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator at the University of California, San Diego, has been named the recipient of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology 2010 Excellence in Science... - November 13, 2009 - American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
UXalliance Exhibits Years of Global User Research Expertise in New Handbook
53 user experience professionals. 21 countries represented. 250+ global research projects conducted. 1 book that combines expert knowledge and experience for conducting international user research projects. The Handbook of Global User Research, a united academic effort from the members of the User... - November 12, 2009 - User Experience Alliance
The Cryogenic Institute of New England, Inc. Receives International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) Registration
The Cryogenic Institute of New England, Inc., a U.S.-based cryogenic service provider to the global marketplace, announced the approval of its International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) registration from the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs. ITAR is a collection... - November 12, 2009 - Cryogenic Institute of New England, Inc.
Dr. Ann A. Kiessling, Director of the Bedford Stem Cell Research Foundation Honored with the Jacob Heskel Gabbay Award for Biotechnology and Medicine
101 healthy babies have been born from SPAR, the Special Program of Assisted Reproduction, which allows HIV positive men to safely father children. Dr. Kiessling’s recent work is bridging the gap between assisted reproduction and stem cell science. - November 09, 2009 - Bedford Stem Cell Research Foundation
Heath Decisions CIO Maurice Hagar Wins Business Leader Media's Movers & Shakers Award
Business Leader Media’s sixth annual award honors up-and-coming business leaders in the Triangle community. - November 08, 2009 - Health Decisions
Bio-Synthesis Gears Up for Virtual Conference for the Life Sciences
Bio-Synthesis has teamed up with BioConference Live for a revolutionary event. BioConference Live is a free, online-only conference for the life sciences and laboratory science community. The event will take place Tuesday, November 17, to Thursday, November 19. Attendees will be able to see and... - November 06, 2009 - Bio-Synthesis Inc.
Bioo Scientific Introduces a ELISA to Screen Food for Flumequine Contamination
Bioo Scientific released the MaxDiscovery™ Flumequine ELISA kit for testing food and feed samples for flumequine contamination. - November 04, 2009 - Bioo Scientific
Force Dimension Introduces a New Edition of Its delta.x Family of Haptic Devices
Force Dimension announced today that the delta.3 and delta.6 haptic products have received a major update. The new enhancements expand both the performance and usability of the devices by integrating the results of Force Dimension's most recent developments in actuation, kinematic design and... - October 27, 2009 - Force Dimension
Proteome Solutions Announces ProteinID Finder Version 1.7.0
Proteome Solutions, creator of ProteinID Finder and a leader in proteome database extraction and analyzation, today announced the availability of ProteinID Finder version 1.7.0 (v1.7.0). ProteinID Finder is a proteomics analyzation software capable of extracting information from the online... - October 27, 2009 - Proteome Solutions
XTractor Premium Scales a New Milestone as It Surpasses 300,000 Mark of Expert Annotated PubMed Facts
Premium platform surpasses 302,269 "Expert" annotated facts from PubMed. XTractor is also available as LinkOut service of Entrez gene that allows to link XTractor directly from Entrez databases to a wide range of information and services beyond the Entrez system. - October 25, 2009 - Molecular Connections Pvt. Ltd.
Understanding and Managing ADHD in Children and Adolescents
New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome presents this no-cost webinar on Oct. 28th - October 21, 2009 - New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome