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Trillium Expands Immunology Pipeline And Enters Stem Cell Field Through In-Licensing Of Two New Programs

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:31:00 GMT

Trillium Therapeutics Inc. (TTI), a biopharmaceutical company developing innovative immune-based biologics, today announced that it has entered into two definitive license agreements with University Health Network (UHN) and The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in Toronto, Ontario, granting Trillium exclusive worldwide rights to commercialize two immunology programs in the areas of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and cancer.

BIO Asks Congress To Support Deployment Of Biotech Chemical Platforms To Create Green Jobs

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:00:00 GMT

Federal tax policies should incentivize commercial deployment of advanced industrial biotechnologies, which can create jobs, reduce reliance on petroleum, and achieve greenhouse gas reductions.

Pfizer, Teva In 3-Way Bidding War For Ratiopharm

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:26:00 GMT

Another potential merger pits generic against brand-name in a quest to win over German generic drugmaker Ratiopharm GmbH.

Pilgrim Software And PSC Group Sign Strategic Agreement

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:24:00 GMT

Pilgrim Software, Inc., a world-leading provider of Enterprise Risk, Compliance and Quality Management software solutions, recently announced a strategic partnership agreement with PSC Group, LLC, an information technology and professional services consulting company that enables its clients to predict change accurately and prepare for it in ways that mitigate risk while leveraging opportunity.

BMG LABTECH Is Proud To Announce Their Participation At The Analytica 2010

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:21:00 GMT

BMG LABTECH to showcase the PHERAstar FS reader and other microplate readers designed for automation platforms at the Analytica 2010.

Lab901 Extends ScreenTape User Base For Rapid, Automated SDS-PAGE; Plans US Launch

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:19:00 GMT

Lab901 announced recently a significant extension of the user base for its protein ScreenTape platform for rapid, convenient, automated SDS-PAGE.

Simple, Reliable Method For Determining Sample Purity

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:08:00 GMT

Exeter Analytical Inc. have written a technical paper that discusses how CHN microanalysis offers a simple and reliable method for determining sample purity by providing a precise and accurate analysis of percentage carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen content.

Sigma-Aldrich® Licenses RAFT Polymerization Technology From CSIRO®

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:21:00 GMT

Sigma-Aldrich (Nasdaq: SIAL) announced today that it has entered into a worldwide licensing agreement with Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) to manufacture and sell Reversible Addition-Fragmentation chain Transfer (RAFT) agents - organic molecules that can be added to polymerization reactions to precisely control molecular weights and structures of polymers.

CBio Secures Another Clinical Trial Milestone

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:14:00 GMT

Australian drug development company CBio Limited (ASX: CBZ) today announced the achievement of a clinical trial milestone under its option agreement with global pharmaceutical leader Novo Nordisk A/S.

Research From Best Practices, LLC Delivers Blueprint For Commercial Success Of New Product Planning Groups

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:55:00 GMT

With patent expiration a looming concern across the bio-pharmaceutical industry, new product commercialization efforts have taken on increased importance.

AutekBio, Suma Ventures And Beijing E-Town To Invest In The Largest CMO Project In Asia

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:00:00 GMT

AutekBio, Inc., SUMA Ventures and Beijing E-Town Harvest International Capital Management Corporation, a venture capital group from Beijing Municipal Government announced a joint investment of more than US$100m to develop a new contract manufacturing organization (CMO) for biopharmaceutical industry in China.

Freeze Dryer Sterilization Using H2O2

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:40:00 GMT

Millrock Technology is offering H2O2 AS an alternative means to steam sterilization for a freeze dryer.

Whole Genome Analysis Comes Nearer To Use In Routine Diagnosis

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:26:00 GMT

For the first time, researchers have used whole genome sequencing to achieve a molecular diagnosis in a patient with a genetic disorder. The results suggest that in the near future, genome sequencing could become a routine part of medical care, both to diagnose rare disorders and help estimate the risk of common disorders.

BioTek Highlights Microplate Instrumentation Technologies At Analytica 2010

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:37:00 GMT

BioTek Instruments, Inc., will present their latest microplate instrumentation technologies at Hall A3, Stand #330 during Analytica 2010, the 22nd International Trade Fair for Laboratory Technology, Analysis and Biotechnology.

Glycos Biotechnologies Announces Successful Production Of Biochemicals In Pilot Plant Size Environment

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:30:00 GMT

Glycos Biotechnologies, Inc. (GlycosBio), an emerging biochemical company pioneering metabolic engineering and microbiology innovations to produce sustainable biochemicals, today announced it has successfully produced lactic acid and advanced ethanol in a commercial size facility capable of producing up to 150,000 liters of chemicals. This is an important milestone for GlycosBio and represents a major step forward as the company works towards the worldwide commercialization of its technology.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Offers Custom Cleaning Services

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:09:00 GMT

EP Scientific, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, offers a fully flexible custom cleaning service for any facility utilizing critical environments, whether its cleaning needs are high or low volume.

MicroBioLogics, Inc. Appoints New President

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:37:00 GMT

Brad Goskowicz has been named President of MicroBioLogics, Inc., a global leader in producing biological reference material for Quality Control testing.

Chimerix Initiates Phase 2 Study Of CMX001 In Stem Cell Transplant Recipients Seropositive For Cytomegalovirus

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:41:00 GMT

Chimerix, Inc., a biotechnology company developing orally-available antiviral therapeutics, today announced the initiation of a multi-center Phase 2 clinical trial designed to evaluate CMX001 in stem cell transplant recipients who are seropositive for cytomegalovirus (CMV).

BioTek's Synergy H4™ Hybrid Reader Is LanthaScreen® Plus Certified

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:34:00 GMT

The Synergy H4 Hybrid Microplate Reader from BioTek Instruments was awarded the LanthaScreen Certified Plus designation from Invitrogen, part of Life Technologies, a provider of essential life science technologies for research, production and diagnostics.

Hamilton Robotics And French Police Scientifique Publish Paper Describing Large-Scale Production Of Genetic Profiles

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:54:00 GMT

Scientists from Hamilton Robotics and Institut National de la Police Scientifique in Lyon, France have published an article in the December issue of Forensic Science International describing the protocols and three-year track record of a large-scale system they developed.