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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
Baxa Corporation to Sponsor Free Webinar on Improving the Quality of Sterile Compounding Through Automation
Complimentary Webinar offers 1 CE credit to attendees for learning how automation can help health-system pharmacies improve their sterile compounding processes. The Baxa Corporation Webinar presentation, titled “Improving Sterile Compounding Quality Through Automation,” features Eric Kastango RPh, MBA, FASHP in a discussion of the testing requirements and industry regulations and the use of automation to achieve product quality and patient safety goals. - January 28, 2010 - Baxa Corporation
Biocentric Health Launches New & Improved Hydraflexin Joint & Muscle Pain Web Site
Rick Popowitz, President and CEO of Biocentric Health, Inc. announced today the re-launch of a new and improved web site for its all-natural Hydraflexin Joint and Muscle Pain nutritional supplement. The web site address is www.hydraflexin.com. About Hydraflexin: Hydraflexin, a proprietary... - January 28, 2010 - Biocentric Health, inc.
MedPro Rx, Inc. Sponsors “Hearts For Hemophilia” Casino Night
Nancy McFarlane, president of MedPro Rx, Inc. (www.medprorx.com), a provider of specialty pharmacy services to clients with chronic illnesses who need clotting factor, IVIg and other medication, has announced that the pharmacy served as “Jack of Hearts” sponsor for the 2010... - January 28, 2010 - MedPro Rx, Inc.
GenScript Recognized as Preferred Contract Supplier of Life Science Products by University of Pennsylvania
GenScript draws attention from UPENN School of Medicine for obtaining best quality products and services. - January 28, 2010 - GenScript USA Inc.
Avail Clinical Research Announces Irritable Bowel Syndrome Research Studies in DeLand, FL
Irritable Bowel Syndrome research studies for those already diagnosed with IBS being conducted in DeLand, FL. - January 27, 2010 - Avail Clinical Research
HydroPeptide Eye Cream Wins DAYSPA Magazine Beauty Award
The HydroPeptide Anti-Wrinkle Dark Circle Concentrate is the winner of a DAYSPA Magazine Editors’ Choice Award for best eye cream. - January 27, 2010 - HydroPeptide
Selexis, GE Healthcare/Wave, Charles River, and Irvine Scientific Offering Complementary Technical Seminar
Half day seminar highlighting technological advances and approaches to accelerating your clinical development of biologics. - January 27, 2010 - Selexis SA
ALPCO Launches Rat and Mouse Proinsulin ELISA Kits
ALPCO Immunoassays has developed two new low-sample volume ELISAs for the quantitative analysis of total proinsulin (I and II) in rats and mice. - January 26, 2010 - ALPCO
AncestrybyDNA Reveals Secrets of Past Heritage
DNA Diagnostics Centre UK has launched AncestrybyDNA™, a unique DNA test that reveals a person's ancestral origins. - January 26, 2010 - DNA Diagnostics Centre
Selexis to Develop Antibody Cell Line for Neogenix
Selexis and Neogenix Oncology enter into research services agreement Geneva, Switzerland, and Great Neck, New York Selexis SA ("Selexis") and Neogenix Oncology, Inc. (“Neogenix”) today jointly announced a Research Services Agreement for the rapid development of a... - January 26, 2010 - Selexis SA
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
Colorado’s Bioscience Industry Leaders and Legislators Focus on 2010 Initiatives at the Annual CBSA ‘Bioscience Day at the Capitol’
The second annual “Bioscience Day at the Capitol,” being held Wednesday, January 27, 7:30 – 10 a.m., will allow bioscience industry leaders and state legislators to discuss the industry and thoughts on the year ahead. The Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA) will also present its legislative initiatives for 2010 to the group. - January 25, 2010 - Colorado BioScience Association
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
AnaSpec Products Used in Over 400 Patents
The number of patents (both filed and awarded) that cite AnaSpec’s products has passed 400. - January 24, 2010 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
New Blog Offers Tips and Strategies for Body Pain Management
Biocentric Health’s new weblog offers people who suffer from chronic pain access to a complete portal on chronic pain management. The site offers tips and strategies in the management of body pain. - January 24, 2010 - Biocentric Health, inc.
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
Marala Scott Recognized as One of ‘Twenty Outstanding Women You Should Know’ for Her Message to Prevent Domestic Violence and Child Abuse
The new honor for Ms. Scott follows closely on the heels of Oprah Winfrey saluting her as an ‘Ambassador of Hope’ - January 23, 2010 - Seraph Books
A & G Therapeutics, Inc. Founded with Private Capital
A & G Skin Solutions, Inc., of Mission Viejo, CA, anounced today the founding of A & G Therapeutics, Inc. Financing through private capital will allow A & G Therapeutics to advance several of its development programs for the treatment of skin wounds, dry ye, and lower extremity diabetic ulcers. - January 23, 2010 - A & G Skin Solutions, Inc.
GenScript Launches Click Peptide Services
GenScript’s click peptide service aims to handle difficult peptide you intended to study. - January 21, 2010 - GenScript USA Inc.
GenScript’s Presence in Japan Relocated from Osaka to Tokyo
GenScript plans to expand its Japanese market from its capital. - January 21, 2010 - GenScript USA Inc.
New Year, New User-Inspired Products from Carmel Pharma
Smartly-designed components are even easier to use, offer reliable PhaSeal® protection. - January 20, 2010 - Carmel Pharma
Regulatory Affairs Associates Announces Partnership with Ohio State University to Manufacture New Drug
Regulatory Affairs Associates announced today that a contract was signed with Ohio State University to manufacture clinical supplies for a break-through drug to prevent oral cancer. The drug will be tested at multiple clinical sites in the United States during 2010. The topical gel formulation... - January 20, 2010 - Regulatory Affairs Associates
Help Haiti by Helping Yourself to Liquid Vitamins
How can buying liquid vitamins for yourself helping with the Haitian relief effort? The answer lies with LiquidWholeFood.com. - January 20, 2010 - LiquidWholeFood.com
Free Sleep Disorder Screening Clinic at Sound Sleep Centers Coming to Burnsville, Saturday, Jan 30
Snoring and Sleep disorders can cause serious health problems. The most common disorder, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, makes a person stop breathing repeatedly during sleep, and can lead to an increased risk of high blood pressure, heart attack and stroke. Other common sleep disorders include insomnia,... - January 20, 2010 - Sound Sleep Centers
AnaSpec to Host Bone Marrow Donor Drive
AnaSpec, Inc. has partnered with AADP to host a bone marrow donor drive on the AnaSpec campus on February 1, 2010. The goal of the event is to raise awareness around bone marrow donations and add new donors to the bone marrow donor registry. The event will take place in AnaSpec’s cafeteria... - January 20, 2010 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
Nutricap Labs Energizes 2010 with Move to More Advanced GMP Certified Facility
Terrific growth leads vitamin and supplement manufacturer to moves its headquarters to a larger facility to better serve their customers. - January 18, 2010 - Nutricap Labs
High Energy Labs, Inc. Relocates Offices
High Energy Labs, Inc., developer and manufacturer of premium sports nutrition and anti-aging supplements, announced today that they have completed their move from their former offices into a larger, facility in Heber City, Utah in order to accommodate increasing sales and growth. High Energy Labs... - January 15, 2010 - High Energy Labs
MedPro Rx Scholarship Coordinator Discusses Education is Power Program in New Podcast
Nancy McFarlane, president of MedPro Rx, Inc. (www.medprorx.com), a provider of specialty pharmacy services to clients with chronic illnesses who need clotting factor, IVIg and other medication, has announced the release of a podcast detailing the 2010 “Education is Power” scholarship... - January 15, 2010 - MedPro Rx, Inc.
DRSI Promotes New Diabetes Energy Formula with YouTube Humor
Diabetica Research Solutions, Inc. (www.drsiretoreenergy.com) is promoting its new energy formula, drsi™ Restore! Energy, the only energy formula specifically designed for people with diabetes, in a comical YouTube video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSp03CrciF4). The spot features talking... - January 14, 2010 - Diabetica Research Solutions, Inc.
Bioinformatics Summer Projects Training in Hyderabad from DLI (DNA Labs India)
Bioinformatics Summer Projects Training in Hyderabad in Drug Designing, Immunoinformatics, Chemioinformatics, Rational Drug Designing and Protein Modeling. - January 13, 2010 - DNA Labs India
Prestigious Local Award Boosts First-Time Author Marala Scott's Message to Prevent Domestic Violence and Child Abuse
One of Columbus' most popular radio stations honored the first-time author with inclusion into their elite circle of "Outstanding Women." - January 13, 2010 - Seraph Books
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
G.S. Cosmeceutical Names Marketing Manager to Spearhead Corporate Marketing Strategy
Premier San Francisco Bay Area formulator and contract manufacturer of antiaging skincare and beauty products for physicians, dermatologists and beauty professionals continues the marketing push for rapid growth. - January 11, 2010 - G.S. Cosmeceutical USA, Inc.
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
No Evidence that Chiropractic Causes Stroke According to Foundation for Vertebral Subluxation
Amidst a great deal of emotion and rhetoric coming out of Connecticut this week regarding the stroke issue The Foundation for Vertebral Subluxation has just released a very clear position statement on the issue of chiropractic and strokes. - January 07, 2010 - Foundation for Vertebral Subluxation
Two Long-Established Independent IRBs Discussing Merger
Two Independent Review Boards, responsible for the review of human subject research are discussing a merger to utilize their combined 46 years of experience to create a new Limited Liability Corporation. - January 07, 2010 - Ethical and Independent Review Services
Vanessa Pironio Joins MedPro Rx, Inc.
Nancy McFarlane, president of MedPro Rx, Inc. (www.medprorx.com), a provider of specialty pharmacy services to clients with chronic illnesses who need clotting factor, IVIg and other medication, has announced that Vanessa Pironio has joined the pharmacy as a Clinical/Sales/Marketing Assistant. In... - January 07, 2010 - MedPro Rx, Inc.
Applied Food Sciences Inc. Appoints CK Nutritional Ingredients as Its Exclusive Sales, Marketing and Distribution Partner for the Canadian Natural Health Products Market
Applied Food Sciences Inc. Austin, Texas (AFSTM) and CK Nutritional Ingredients (CKNI), Toronto, Ontario, Canada are pleased to announce the execution of an exclusive sales, marketing and distribution agreement for the Canadian natural health products market. Specifically, CKNI will market... - January 05, 2010 - Applied Food Sciences Inc
AnaSpec Introduces Its Longest-Wavelength Dye, HiLyte Fluor™ 750
Highlighting its collection of high performance HiLyte Fluor™ dyes, AnaSpec has introduced HiLyte Fluor™ 750. Spectrally similar to Cy7™ dye, HiLyte Fluor™ 750 dye is the longest-wavelength HiLyte Fluor™ dye currently available. Its fluorescence emission maximum at... - January 02, 2010 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
Life Force International Member LiquidWholeFood.com Trashes Current Green Office Practices
‘Out with the old, in with the new’ shouldn’t generate garbage, says award-winning liquid vitamins online retailer LiquidWholeFood.com. They are expanding their award-winning commitment to Green Office Practices by using single-stream recycling. - January 02, 2010 - LiquidWholeFood.com
Mogo Organics Promotes Organic Health Products to Boost Immune Systems Harried by the Hectic Holiday Season
Mogo Organics, developer and distributor of organic health products, promotes the use of immune boosters during the holiday season. The stress that the season portends can be harmful to one’s immune system. As errands, engagements and indulgences increase, the immune system is forced to work... - December 31, 2009 - Mogo Organics
MedPro Rx, Inc. Names New Pharmacist
Nancy McFarlane, president of MedPro Rx, Inc. (www.medprorx.com), a provider of specialty pharmacy services to clients with chronic illnesses, has announced that Stephanie Y. Clifton-Pace, PharmD, has joined the company as a clinical pharmacist. In this position, Clifton-Pace will be responsible... - December 30, 2009 - MedPro Rx, Inc.
MedPro Rx, Inc. Releases 2010 Calendar
Nancy McFarlane, president of MedPro Rx, Inc. (www.medprorx.com), a provider of specialty pharmacy services to clients with chronic illnesses who need clotting factor, IVIg and other medication, has announced the release of the company’s 2010 penguin family calendar. Based around the story of... - December 30, 2009 - MedPro Rx, Inc.
Baxa Corporation to Sponsor Free Culture of Safety Webinar
Complimentary Webinar offers 2 CE credits to attendees for learning how a culture of safety can improve patient safety in health systems. In addition to this Webinar, Baxa announces the launch of a redesigned microsite to support its 2010 Webinar series. - December 29, 2009 - Baxa Corporation
LiquidWholeFood.com Joins Life Force International's Stimulus Package of 50% Off Liquid Vitamins
Liquid vitamins retailer LiquidWholeFood.com has announced they will feature Life Force International's groundbreaking promotion of half-off one Life Force item per month running now through April 2010. - December 26, 2009 - LiquidWholeFood.com
Kyrgyz Pharmaceutical Plant Pharmaco Group Will Get Feedback from Drug Consumers Through Its New Website: pharmacogroup.com
Alexandr Karpov, the General Manager of Pharmaco Group LLC: “The main goal of this web-resource is to inform society about factory’s activity. And because of the fact, that our factory produces drugs, its activity directly connected with people’s health. We hope that this website... - December 24, 2009 - Pharmaco Group
"The Ultimate Mindbody Detox" 7-Day Retreat at Chiva-Som International Health Resort
The MindBody Detox Retreat will be running from 5 to 11 February, 2010 and from 12 to 18 February, 2010. This retreat provides the unique opportunity to discover and heal the mental and emotional causes of your physical conditions and life stresses. - December 24, 2009 - Chiva-Som International Health Resort
Oprah Salutes Seraph Books' Newly Published, First-Time Author Marala Scott as an ‘Ambassador of Hope’
Literary newcomer Marala Scott has garnered the praise of Oprah Winfrey, one of America's most powerful cultural voices. - December 23, 2009 - Seraph Books
AnaSpec Adds Z-Fish™ MMP Antibodies to MMP Research Portfolio
AnaSpec has introduced the industry’s most comprehensive collection of anti-MMP zebrafish (Z-Fish™) specific antibodies. - December 23, 2009 - AnaSpec, EGT Group