Updated: 2009-11-30 07:39:31
The Coverage of the World Ecconomic Forum India Economic Summit is available at http://blog.livemint.com/wefindia/
I was more interested in the Collaborative Strategy for Drug Development read the interview with Suven Lifesciences a prefered partner to Eli Lilly and Co in Drug Discoverya dn Development in India. http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/10204140/India-Economic-Summit–Collab.html
Updated: 2009-11-25 14:18:46
Breakthrough research done earlier this year by a plant cell biologist at the University of California, Riverside has greatly accelerated scientists' knowledge on how plants and crops can survive difficult environmental conditions such as drought. Working on abscisic acid (ABA), a stress hormone produced naturally by plants, Sean Cutler's laboratory showed in April 2009 how ABA helps plants survive by inhibiting their growth in times when water is unavailable research that has important agricultural implications........
Updated: 2009-11-24 09:23:29
The National Library of Medicine wants health care organizations and vendors to test drive its new mapping tool that covers 5,000 standardized clinical terms , to create a standard medical vocabulary to support applications for electronic health records
The Obama administration is distributing more than $19 billion in payments to doctors and hospitals that buy and [...]
Updated: 2009-11-24 06:04:00
There has been a flurry of discussion around social media and its implication in the last few months , So I thought it would be good to have some of these arguments laid out in one single post. Social Media has entered every business and industry even, inside the US Intelligence Community, who sorted out [...]
Updated: 2009-11-23 09:09:16
Keyword Research and Developement: Phase 1 "Brainstorming"
by: Murry Daniels
Keyword research is the cornerstone of SEO, without good keyword research, your chances of a well optimized website are pretty slim. Keyword research is no longer just for a long list of terms in your keyword tag, but from an optimization standpoint, it will dictate the wording of most of your websites content.
Understanding keyword research and development begins with understanding how your clie...
Updated: 2009-11-20 20:50:47
Search Home News GenomeWeb Daily News BioArray News BioInform In Sequence PCR Insider PGx Reporter ProteoMonitor RNAi News Magazine Blog The Daily Scan Informatics Iron The Sample Careers Job Listings Log in or Register Monday , November 30, 2009 Arrays Bioregionnews Biotechtransferweek Cbanews DxPGx Informatics PCR Sample Prep Proteomics RNAi Sequencing Home News BioInform Note to Subscribers November 20, 2009 Type size : Email Printer-friendly version RSS Feed Due to the Thanksgiving holiday in the US , BioInform will not publish on November 27. The next issue of the newsletter will go out to subscribers on December 4, 2009. Related Stories MalariaGEN Researchers Address Data Policies for Developing Country GWAS November 24, 2009 GenomeWeb Daily News Latest Top500 Supercomputer List Includes Fewer Life Science Systems as Entry Level Rises to 20 Tflops November 23, 2009 BioInform DNAStar , Wageningen University Broaden Licensing Agreement November 23, 2009 GenomeWeb Daily News Start-up Convey Computer Sees Acceleration in Bioinformatics as a Good Fit for Hybrid-Core' System November 20, 2009 BioInform New Broad Institute Algorithm , Satsuma , Aligns without Seeding , is Fast , and
Updated: 2009-11-20 11:22:36
“My sales people are wasting valuable time on Facebook and Linkedin when they should be selling”: Now thats what most sales managers would say. I know thats true , I have irritated fare share of my managers by using social media to create and close sales and in lead generation. And I continue to do [...]
Updated: 2009-11-19 14:59:11
Search Home News GenomeWeb Daily News BioArray News BioInform In Sequence PCR Insider PGx Reporter ProteoMonitor RNAi News Magazine Blog The Daily Scan Informatics Iron The Sample Careers Job Listings Log in or Register Monday , November 30, 2009 Arrays Bioregionnews Biotechtransferweek Cbanews DxPGx Informatics PCR Sample Prep Proteomics RNAi Sequencing Home News BioInform Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation Sequencing Core Deploys Isilon for Next-Gen Data Storage November 19, 2009 Type size : Email Printer-friendly version RSS Feed Storage provider Isilon said this week that the DNA Sequencing Core Facility of the non-profit Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation has set up Isilon IQ as its primary repository for its second-generation genome sequencing and analysis workflow in research on Alzheimer's disease , lupus , and Sjögren's syndrome . Stuart Glenn , a software engineer at the core , said in a statement that he and his colleagues wanted to maximize both our infrastructure investment and the value of our genetic data by installing a storage system that can keep pace with data growth and power a virtual data center without the burden of costly upgrades and tedious data
Updated: 2009-11-19 13:59:55
, Search Home News GenomeWeb Daily News BioArray News BioInform In Sequence PCR Insider PGx Reporter ProteoMonitor RNAi News Magazine Blog The Daily Scan Informatics Iron The Sample Careers Job Listings Log in or Register Monday , November 30, 2009 Arrays Bioregionnews Biotechtransferweek Cbanews DxPGx Informatics PCR Sample Prep Proteomics RNAi Sequencing Home News RNAi News Tekmira May Name Third Drug Target , Aims to Release Data from Cholesterol Trial in 2010 November 19, 2009 Type size : Email Printer-friendly version RSS Feed View on one page By Doug Macron Tekmira Pharmaceuticals’ top official last week said that the company is actively working on selecting a target for its third drug candidate , but noted that it may not choose one until early next . year We are continuing to work on selecting our next product candidate for development , Tekmira President and CEO Mark Murray said during a conference call held to discuss the company’s third-quarter financial results . This year , we’ve evaluated a number of oncology , metabolic , and infectious disease targets and have some exciting candidates in each of these areas . And while he had previously speculated that selection of
Updated: 2009-11-19 13:56:20
, Search Home News GenomeWeb Daily News BioArray News BioInform In Sequence PCR Insider PGx Reporter ProteoMonitor RNAi News Magazine Blog The Daily Scan Informatics Iron The Sample Careers Job Listings Log in or Register Monday , November 30, 2009 Arrays Bioregionnews Biotechtransferweek Cbanews DxPGx Informatics PCR Sample Prep Proteomics RNAi Sequencing Home News RNAi News Bioo Scientific Creates Drugs Division to Advance Antibody-Based Delivery Tech , In-House Rx Programs November 19, 2009 Type size : Email Printer-friendly version RSS Feed By Doug Macron Bioo Scientific last week announced that it has established a new division that will apply the company’s drug-delivery technologies , as well as its antibody and small-molecule know-how , toward the development of treatments for cancer and other . diseases While the company’s primary interests are its food and feed safety products , and its life science research and services offerings , there are several technologies that cross the therapeutics boundary , particularly in regards to RNAi delivery , Lance Ford , Bioo Scientific’s vice president of research and business development , told RNAi News this . week For example , the
Updated: 2009-11-19 13:55:58
, Search Home News GenomeWeb Daily News BioArray News BioInform In Sequence PCR Insider PGx Reporter ProteoMonitor RNAi News Magazine Blog The Daily Scan Informatics Iron The Sample Careers Job Listings Log in or Register Monday , November 30, 2009 Arrays Bioregionnews Biotechtransferweek Cbanews DxPGx Informatics PCR Sample Prep Proteomics RNAi Sequencing Home News RNAi News Cequent Files IND for FAP Drug , Expects Trial to Begin in Early 2010 November 19, 2009 Type size : Email Printer-friendly version RSS Feed Cequent Pharmaceuticals said last week that it has filed an investigational new drug application to begin human trials of CEQ508, the company’s orally delivered , RNAi-based treatment for advanced familial adenomatous . polyposis FAP is an inherited , colorectal cancer syndrome characterized by the growth of colorectal polyps . Though the polyps are initially benign , they become malignant in nearly all cases in the absence of colectomy , according to the . company CEQ508, which is based on Cequent’s transkingdom RNAi technology , is designed to inhibit the oncogene beta-catenin , which is expected to prevent new polyp formation and possibly slow the progression to
Updated: 2009-11-19 08:37:17
Did I really read the news correct or was I just plain drunk on a weekend while reading it. Turns out it is true. Just a week after the Novartis CEO has blasted the Indian IP laws, Novartis has announced plans to invest 1 Billion US Dollar in China for Drug Discovery and Developement. The [...]
Updated: 2009-11-18 08:52:44
The moment I learned about this new project started by MIT, I could think of only one thing, I want to be part of it. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, have, started a pharmaceutical innovation program to help drug companies adapt some successful approaches now used in aeronautics, like lean management and information-sharing among rivals.
The [...]
Updated: 2009-11-17 00:25:58
I always thought that biotech business is unique in that you can burn all the cash and sell the IP for good money. But lately several company simply filed for chapter 11. deCODE, Altus, just name a few.
What has changed?
Company just want get the debts off their back? Or there is no more valuable IPs or IP got seriously discounted these days?
Updated: 2009-11-16 18:35:31
Search Home News GenomeWeb Daily News BioArray News BioInform In Sequence PCR Insider PGx Reporter ProteoMonitor RNAi News Magazine Blog The Daily Scan Informatics Iron The Sample Careers Job Listings Log in or Register Monday , November 30, 2009 Arrays Bioregionnews Biotechtransferweek Cbanews DxPGx Informatics PCR Sample Prep Proteomics RNAi Sequencing Home News BioInform Downloads and Upgrades November 16, 2009 Type size : Email Printer-friendly version RSS Feed Personal genomics firm Knome has launched KnomeDiscovery a human genome sequencing and data-processing service . The new service targets researchers in medical genomics seeking assistance with rapid-turnaround sequencing and the computationally intensive process of background genome analysis , Knome said . Pricing for KnomeDISCOVERY starts at less than 12,000 per sample and turnaround can be as little as eight weeks . Knome's bioinformaticians use kGAP the company's proprietary analysis platform , to detect and analyze novel and known sequence variants . Knome's analysis includes annotation of published allele-disease associations , as well as prediction of potential functional effects of newly discovered variants .
Updated: 2009-11-16 18:31:31
Search Home News GenomeWeb Daily News BioArray News BioInform In Sequence PCR Insider PGx Reporter ProteoMonitor RNAi News Magazine Blog The Daily Scan Informatics Iron The Sample Careers Job Listings Log in or Register Monday , November 30, 2009 Arrays Bioregionnews Biotechtransferweek Cbanews DxPGx Informatics PCR Sample Prep Proteomics RNAi Sequencing Home News BioInform People in the News November 16, 2009 Type size : Email Printer-friendly version RSS Feed IO Informatics has named Kashef Qaadri director of sales as part of its expansion in life science R D , translational research , and personalized medicine . Kashef was previously at Ingenuity Systems and before that at ICON Clinical Research His background is in clinical and life sciences research , senior level account management , and business development . Paul Alivisatos has been named director of the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory by the University of California Board of Regents . The university manages the lab . Alivisatos replaces former LBL director Steven Chu who was sworn in as US Secretary of Energy in January . From 2005 to 2007, prior to being named deputy director of the Berkeley
Updated: 2009-11-16 18:25:31
. . Search Home News GenomeWeb Daily News BioArray News BioInform In Sequence PCR Insider PGx Reporter ProteoMonitor RNAi News Magazine Blog The Daily Scan Informatics Iron The Sample Careers Job Listings Log in or Register Monday , November 30, 2009 Arrays Bioregionnews Biotechtransferweek Cbanews DxPGx Informatics PCR Sample Prep Proteomics RNAi Sequencing Home News BioInform NIH Bioinformatics Grants Awarded Sept . 18 Nov . 12, 2009 part 2 of 2 November 16, 2009 Type size : Email Printer-friendly version RSS Feed View on one page NIH Bioinformatics Grants Awarded Sept . 18 Nov . 12, 2009 part 2 of 2 Note : Due to the large number of NIH intramural grants added to the database in the last month , this funding update appeared in two parts . Start and end dates for intramural awards are not . provided Development of Software to Annotate Interpret MS data of O and N-linked Glycans Principal Investigator : Atwood , James Institution : Bioinquire Start Date : Sept . 26, 2009 Expires : Aug . 31, 2010 Awarded Amount in FY 2009 : 199,980 NIH Institute : NCRR Structural Bioinformatics Principal Investigator : Lee , Byungkook Institution : National Cancer Institute Awarded Amount in FY
Updated: 2009-11-12 13:57:22
Overview of key RNAi-based therapeutics currently in human trials
Updated: 2009-11-12 13:00:25
Latest news reports from yours truly on Spectroscopynow.com
Juggling matters on the brain – UK scientists have used magnetic resonance imaging to reveal that learning a complex task like juggling can causes changes in the white matter in the brain. The findings could have implications for developing new approaches to neurodegenerative diseases, such as multiple sclerosis.
Cancer [...]Juggling cancer nano news is a post from: Sciencebase Science Blog
Updated: 2009-11-12 11:25:36
Intel Corp.’s Digital Health Group has introduced a handheld product to convert printed text to digital text, then read it aloud to the user.
The Intel Reader is designed for persons with dyslexia, other learning disabilities or impaired vision, according to the Santa Clara, Calif.-based vendor. The reader includes a high-resolution camera to point and shoot [...]
Updated: 2009-11-12 10:07:33
MUMBAI: A mop left inside a patient’s stomach after a surgery, an expired drug administered to an ailing person or a hospital-acquired
infection-medical errors are a nightmare for both doctors and patients. Such incidents, which are usually swept under the carpet, will now be recorded and reported to an independent body in India. This will be [...]
Updated: 2009-11-06 21:37:42
Upcoming Webcast: Data Management and Integration for the Future of Clinical Trials
Attend this interactive webcast presented by Applied Clinical Trials and Oracle Health Sciences featuring speaker Tom O’Leary, Senior Vice President, Data Management, ICON Clinical Research and Claire Castaings, Vice President Worldwide Director, Clinical Data Management Sanofi-Aventis. This session examines the use of the latest [...]
Updated: 2009-11-06 13:31:32
Since the FDA cracked down on social media marketing and online advertising, drugmakers have been walking on eggshells. A key FDA meeting is scheduled for Nov. 12-13. Read on …
Drug [...]
Updated: 2009-11-06 02:30:33
November 2009
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Updated: 2009-11-05 10:51:42
A PhD student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s famed Media Lab, Mr Pranav Mistry, 28, has come a long way from being the president of the Young Scientists Club at hometown, Palanpur, in northern Gujarat, India
‘SixthSense’ is a wearable gestural interface that augments the physical world around us with digital information and lets us [...]
Updated: 2009-11-04 06:23:16
Published in hte Indian Journal of Pharmacology. Edwards B. How should you safely outsource pharmacovigilance to an Indian contract research organization?. Indian J Pharmacol 2008;40:24-7
The articles focus on different types of CRO that operate in India and the concerns western companies should address before deciding to oursource the trial to Indian companies.
exerpts from the article
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