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Foamix Announces Phase II Clinical Trial of Topical Minocycline Foam for Rosacea
The first-in-class topical Minocycline product, protected by 4 patent applications, is directed for the treatment of Rosacea, Acne, Skin Infections and Chronic Wounds - January 20, 2011 - Foamix Ltd
Ameridose Opens New State-of-the-Art Sterile Admixing Facility
Ameridose, LLC, nationwide provider of sterile admixing services to hospital pharmacies, is pleased to announce the opening of its third and newest manufacturing facility. Located in Westborough, MA, the new 70,000 sq. ft. facility has been constructed using the finest building materials and contains state-of-the-art clean room equipment. - January 19, 2011 - Ameridose, LLC
GenScript Corporation Has Installed the First BiacoreTM T200 Biosensor in the World
GenScript Corporation and GE Healthcare Life Sciences China together held an opening ceremony on Dec 22nd 2010 in Nanjing China, to celebrate the successful installation of the first unit of BiacoreTM T200 instrument in the world. To an audience of primarily research scientists from both big... - January 19, 2011 - GenScript USA Inc.
BPA in Medical Devices - is This a Concern? Carmel Pharma's PhaSeal Closed-System Drug Transfer Device (CSTD) Does Not Contain BPA.
Bisphenol A (BPA) is a substance used to make common polycarbonate plastic. However, the growing global concern regarding the health effects of this substance has lead several countries and organizations to issue health warnings. BPA will be banned in the manufacture of baby bottles 2011 in the... - January 14, 2011 - Carmel Pharma
New Cancer Treatment Techniques Offer Hope to Patients Fighting Deadly Tumors
The Integrative Cancer Therapies Fellowship with the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M; www.worldhealth.net) announces that Dr. Mark Rosenberg, Medical Director of the Institute for Healthy Aging and Director of the Integrative Cancer Therapies Fellowship, will present preliminary findings of a novel technique for treating advanced-stage cancer. Dr. Rosenberg will be sharing his findings at the Fellowship in Integrative Cancer Therapies taking place March 10-13, 2011 in Boca Raton, FL - January 13, 2011 - A4M
This Valentine's Day, Go for the Sexy Scruff, Says MenScience
Research shows women like men with a little sexy scruff. MenScience has the products men need to be their sexiest. - January 13, 2011 - MenScience Androceuticals
Oncolytics Biotech® Inc. Announces Opening of Enrollment in U.S. Phase I Colorectal Cancer Study
The principal investigator of the new colon cancer trial using Reolysin is Dr. Sanjay Goel of the Montefiore Medical Center at The Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York. - January 13, 2011 - Oncolytics Biotech
Pacific Biomarkers, Inc. Announces Awards of Major Research Contracts
Pacific Biomarkers, Inc. (OTCBB: PBMC, “PBI”), a provider of biomarker laboratory services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and diagnostics industries, announced today that it has been awarded two major research contracts with two multinational pharmaceutical companies (the... - January 13, 2011 - Pacific Biomarkers Inc
Study Proves Macular Health Dissolves Up to Five and a Half Times Faster Than Many Competing AMD Vitamin Supplements
According to a recent study, the Macular Health vitamin supplement dissolves up to five and a half times faster than other leading eye vitamin supplements. The study indicated that Macular Health, which slows the progression of vision loss due to age-related macular degeneration (AMD), dissolves in... - January 12, 2011 - Macular Health
CCC Diagnostis Inc. Launches Improved Test for Breast Cancer Treatment
CCC Diagnostics Inc has released the DirectHit Panel for Breast Cancer. DirectHit is a CLIA certified test, that accurately predicts the tumor’s response to four commonly prescribed classes of anti-cancer drugs. DirectHit allows a physician to personalize treatment plans for breast cancer patients. - January 12, 2011 - CCC Diagnostics LLC
New Medimix Asia Commercial Manager Brings Valuable Experience in Chinese Lifesciences Market
Medimix Asia announces the appointment of Jiayin He as Commercial Manager in its Shanghai office. Ms. He brings a comprehensive knowledge of the fields of biotechnology and chemistry, as well as medical research, license applications, and pharmaceutical sales in the Chinese hospital environment. This combined understanding of medical research and Chinese doctors’ behavior promises to offer invaluable insights to life science companies seeking to enter or expand in the Asian markets. - January 12, 2011 - Medimix International
MRSA Infected Mesh Successfully Treated with Triticum's L-Mesitran Honey Ointment
The overall reported percentage of mesh infections is 1.3%. Infections after incisional ventral hernia repair depend on many factors. Salvaging an infected mesh should be the priority, because serious complications are reported following mesh removal. Dr Chatzoulis et al. reports a case report and... - January 12, 2011 - Mesitran
ALPCO Appoints Cosmo Bio Co., Ltd. as Their New Distribution Channel in Japan
Cosmo Bio Co., Ltd. is a distributor of high quality research reagents and instruments throughout Japan. ALPCO Diagnostics is a leading developer and distributor of high quality immunoassay kits in the US. The two companies feel that their mutual commitment to offering quality products in the life science research area will be the basis for a strong partnership. - January 10, 2011 - ALPCO
Healthy Pet Depot Launches Line of All-Natural Supplements for Dogs and Cats
Supplements Will Help Dog and Cat Owners Promote the Health and Longevity of Their Pets - January 08, 2011 - Healthy Pet Depot
Bee Health Announce Increase to Food Supplement Manufacturing, Filling and Packing Capacity
Bee Health have announced a dramatic increase to their production capability for tablet, 2 piece hard capsule and soft gelatine capsule products with the installation of new tub and pot filling lines. The new packing equipment provides additional capacity to the Bridlington based company for both “screw cap” and “push on” pot filling and adds to the current tablet, powder and liquid fill capability. - January 05, 2011 - Bee Health Limited
Chrysalis Health & Beauty Announce Discounted Range of Food Supplements for Trade Private Label Clients
Chrysalis Health & Beauty Limited are offering a discounted range of quality food supplements to UK & overseas trade clients from January 2011. The low cost food supplements include single and combination vitamin, mineral and natural extracts in tablet, hard capsule and soft capsule formats. Products are offered in both bulk and packed “retail ready” supply from European manufacturing facilities. - January 05, 2011 - Chrysalis Health & Beauty Business Solutions Limited
AnaSpec Introduces Industry’s First FRET-Based - SensoLyte® Green Elastase Assay Kits
AnaSpec, Eurogentec Group is pleased to introduce the SensoLyte® Green Elastase Assay Kit - the first FRET-based Elastase activity assay kit in the industry. This kit employs a natural substrate, elastin that is labeled with the 5-FAM fluorophore and the QXL™ 520 quencher. Proteolytic... - December 30, 2010 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
AnaSpec Expands Anti-GFP Collection – mAb & Chicken Polyclonal Antibodies
AnaSpec is pleased to expand their GFP antibodies offerings. The new GFP antibodies include two monoclonals raised in mouse and a third, a polyclonal raised in chicken. Purified green-fluorescent protein (GFP) was used as antigen. Antibody reactivity was confirmed by ELISA and specificity was... - December 30, 2010 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
Remedy Health Provides Solutions for America’s Health Crisis
Remedy Health launches its new price comparison website for nutritional health care products. As America faces a huge health care crisis and runaway health care costs, the American College of Preventive Medicine suggests that the time has never been better for preventative health care and more cost effective health remedies. According to Walter Willett of the Harvard School of Public Health, "Obesity and diabetes will be the public health challenge of the century around the globe." - December 23, 2010 - Remedy Health
AnaSpec Offers Double-Dye Oligo Synthesis Service
AnaSpec, Eurogentec Group is pleased to highlight our Double-Dye Oligo Synthesis Service. With over 20 years expertise of oligonucleotide synthesis, and Eurogentec production facilities in San Diego, California and Liege, Belgium, AnaSpec now offers the largest number of fluorescent reporters and... - December 22, 2010 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
AnaSpec Expands HCV NS3/4A Protease Selection
AnaSpec, Eurogentec Group is pleased to announce the expansion of their NS3/4A protease selection to include proteases from genotypes 1a, 1b, 2a, 3a and 4d. These recombinant HCV NS3/4A proteases are highly active and can be used with the SensoLyte® 490, 520, or 620 HCV Protease Assay Kits for... - December 22, 2010 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
Nutricap Labs President and Founder Featured in Today’s CEO Executive Suite Column of Newsday
Leader of New York-based vitamin and supplement manufacturing company was featured in today’s CEO Executive Suite column of Newsday to discuss his contributions to various local and national charities and how he grew his business into one of America’s fastest-growing companies despite a global recession. - December 20, 2010 - Nutricap Labs
Latest Research Confirms That Triticum's L-Mesitran Honey Products Show Antibacterial Efficacy Against Antibiotic Resistant Bacteriae
Honey based products for wound care proved to be highly effective against strains of antibiotic bacteriae including ESBL. - December 16, 2010 - Mesitran
LiquidWholeFood.com Now Selling Life Force Vitali-C Plus in Australia, New Zealand
Consumers in Australia and New Zealand now have a direct import option for completely natural Vitamin C, Zinc, Black Currant, and Pine Cone Extract Immune Nutrition Supplement. - December 12, 2010 - LiquidWholeFood.com
Anti-5-Methylcytidine Antibody from AnaSpec - Most Cited
AnaSpec, Eurogentec Group is pleased to offer anti-5-methylcytidine (Clone 33D3), Eurogentec’s most popular monoclonal antibody, for use in epigenetics research. 5-Methylcytidine is a modified base found in the DNA of plants and vertebrate. DNA methylation is a post-replication process... - December 11, 2010 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
AnaSpecs Offers Dyes for Labeling Amine- and Thiol-Modified Oligos
AnaSpec is pleased to highlight their own proprietary HiLyte Fluor dyes for labeling amine and thiol modified oligonucleotides from AnaSpec’s wide collection of amine and thiol reactive 6-isomeric dyes of fluoresceins and rhodamines. Fluorescent dye-labeled oligos are widely used as primers... - December 11, 2010 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
Buying Vitamins Can Now Help Fight Childhood Cancer
DrNewtons.com, Maine’s largest direct-to-consumer vitamin company, announced it will be donating a percentage of every sale made between 12/9 and 12/15 to the Maine Children’s Cancer Program. - December 10, 2010 - Dr. Newton's Naturals
Interest in Sclerostin as a Regulator of Bone Formation Remains High
Sclerostin, a protein produced primarily in osteocytes, inhibits osteoblast activity via antagonism of the wnt signaling pathway and, as such, has garnered a great deal of attention as a potential therapeutic target for increasing bone formation. The annual publication rate for peer-reviewed... - December 07, 2010 - ALPCO
RayBiotech Renews Biomarker Discovery Grants for 2011
RayBiotech, Inc., announced today it will renew its Biomarker Discovery Pilot Grant program for 2011. RayBiotech will accept applications for pilot grants beginning in early 2011. Winning applicants will be eligible for restricted grants of $5,000 to $20,000 worth of RayBiotech products and/or services. This is the second year RayBiotech has sponsored these grants to demonstrate the application of antibody-based products to biomarker discovery. - December 04, 2010 - RayBiotech, Inc
St Johns Wort Licensed Herbal Medicine Approval
Chrysalis Health & Beauty Limited have announced the availability of a licensed St John’s Wort tablet for private labeling in the UK and overseas. A traditional herbal medicinal product used to relieve the symptoms of slightly low mood and mild anxiety based on traditional use only. - December 03, 2010 - Chrysalis Health & Beauty Business Solutions Limited
Vollara Announces December Promotional Specials
Vollara, LLC, a global leader in direct sales of natural health products and one of the world’s most inspired home business opportunities today launched an unprecedented group of promotional specials for the month of December 2010. For the previous few months the company has had a buy two,... - December 03, 2010 - Vollara
Aerus Relaunches Once Upon a Family with a Holiday Special
Aerus Holdings L.L.C. of Dallas, TX today announced that its subsidiary, TX-OUAF Investments, LLC, will relaunch home and family-products business, Once Upon a Family. The relaunch of the web portal - www.onceuponafamily.com comes with an amazing one-month 40% off everything special. Aerus... - December 03, 2010 - Vollara
Spotaway™- a Licensed Cream for the Treatment of Acne, Spots & Pimples
Chrysalis Health & Beauty Limited have announced the availability of Spotaway™ a licensed OTC medicine for the treatment of Acne, Spots and Pimples for private labeling in the UK and overseas. - December 02, 2010 - Chrysalis Health & Beauty Business Solutions Limited
Organic Gluten-Free Snack Wins 2010 “GreatGearTM” Awards
For a third year in a row, Jungle Grub Snack bars have won awards for great taste and nutrition from ShapeYou.com’s Gear Awards. This year all three flavors, Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, Peanut Butter Groove and Berry Bamboozle won the honor of a “Great Gear” Award. “This... - December 01, 2010 - Organic Nutrition, Inc.
Echinacea for Colds & Flu- Herbal Medicine License Approval
Chrysalis Health & Beauty Limited have announced the availability of a licensed Echinacea tablet for private labeling in the UK and overseas. A traditional herbal medicinal product used to treat the symptoms of the common cold, influenza and minor upper respiratory tract infections based on traditional use only. - December 01, 2010 - Chrysalis Health & Beauty Business Solutions Limited
Relivergen™- a New Natural Formula to Support and Protect Liver Health
Relivergen™ a new clinically proven liver health formula has been announced by Chrysalis Health & Beauty Limited. The marketing of Relivergen™ is a collaboration between the technology holder Phynova Group Limited and Chrysalis Health & Beauty UK Limited who are seeking distributors for Relivergen™ globally. - November 30, 2010 - Chrysalis Health & Beauty Business Solutions Limited
Wholesale Vitamin and Food Supplement Supply Expansion
Chrysalis Health & Beauty Limited have announced an expansion to their wholesale vitamin and food supplement business for UK and export markets for 2011. Previously a provider of “bulk only” products, Chrysalis will now offer full service packing for private label supply of a full range of vitamin and food supplements in tablet, capsule, powder and liquid formats. - November 30, 2010 - Chrysalis Health & Beauty Business Solutions Limited
FatigFix™- a New Adaptogenic Ingredient for the Relief of Fatigue and Improvement of Sleep Quality
Chrysalis Health & Beauty Business Solutions Limited have announced the launch of FatigFix™, a new clinically proven formula to help reduce symptoms of fatigue and promote improvements in sleep quality. The marketing of Fatigfix™ is a collaboration between the technology holder Phynova Group Limited and Chrysalis Health & Beauty who jointly seek distributors for Fatigfix™ globally. - November 29, 2010 - Chrysalis Health & Beauty Business Solutions Limited
DHA is for Lowering Triglycerides Naturally: Source-Omega Praises EFSA Judgment
An internal Source-Omega report suggests at 3 months, high triglyceride reductions with DHA are temporally correlated with omega-3 essentiality, or saturation levels of omega-3s in red blood cell (RBC) membranes, also called the omega-3 index. - November 27, 2010 - Source-Omega
GenScript Received OLAW (Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare) Approval for Animal Welfare Assurance
GenScript received the approval of Animal Welfare Assurance for its animal facility on 9 Nov, 2010. This approval accentuates the responsibilities and procedures of GenScript regarding the care and use of laboratory animals. - November 24, 2010 - GenScript USA Inc.
NC Company Partnering with South Africa Company to Offer Medical Food Product Internationally
Source-Omega licenses Solal Technologies of Johannesburg, South Africa, to offer novel Vegetarian Omega-3 (SM) product with DHA and EPA from sustainable algae oil source. - November 23, 2010 - Source-Omega
Aerus Launches New Guardian Heater
Aerus, LLC, a manufacturer and distributor of healthy home products launched its new Guardian personal heating technology product this month. The new Guardian Heater includes an advanced PTC heating element that works with its’ innovative ceramic stone, radiant heat system to evenly... - November 20, 2010 - Vollara
Successfully Increasing Capsule Potency Using Roller Compaction
Metrics scientist presents case study during AAPS poster session - November 20, 2010 - Metrics, Inc.
Metrics AAPS Poster Presentation Examines Filler Moisture Absorption
Long-term storage comparative analysis between two common fillers finds mannitol protects better - November 19, 2010 - Metrics, Inc.
Metrics Scientist Finds Varnish Molecule Migrates Through Bottle
AAPS poster presentation examines how molecule migrated from label through bottle onto drug - November 18, 2010 - Metrics, Inc.
Metrics Launches New Video Monitoring Service "PharmaVision"
A first for a CDMO, new web-based streaming video offers clients "man in plant" oversight - November 17, 2010 - Metrics, Inc.
Bee Health to Drive Nutraceutical Sales for Branded and Private Label Clients Globally
Bee Health the UK based Nutraceutical manufacturing experts have announced a significant sales drive into Europe and Asia with the appointment of new senior business executives to expand their existing export business. - November 15, 2010 - Bee Health Limited
AnaSpec Introduces Anti-MOG (1-125), Mouse Monoclonal
Being the first in the industry to provide a whole suite of reagents and assay kits for the advancement of MS research, AnaSpec is pleased to announce the release of the mouse monoclonal Anti-MOG (1-125). Anti-MOG monoclonal antibody was produced by immunizing Balb/c mice with recombinant MOG... - November 14, 2010 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
AnaSpec Introduces Fluorescent Endothelin GO Peptides
AnaSpec is pleased to announce the release of new HiLyte Fluor™ 488 and 5-FAM labeled Endothelin peptides (human, bovine, porcine, rat) adding on its Endothelin peptides collection. Endothelins (ET) are highly potent vasoconstrictor proteins distributed throughout all areas of the body, and... - November 13, 2010 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
Three Metrics Scientists to Present at AAPS Annual Meeting
Research reflects thoughtfulness that company scientists put into solving clients’ problems. - November 13, 2010 - Metrics, Inc.