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FDA Issues Draft Guidance On Biosimilar Product Development

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:55:43 GMT

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued three draft guidance documents on biosimilar product development to assist industry in developing such products in the United States.

INTERPHEX Unveils Conference Programming For May 2012 Event

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:53:00 GMT

The organizers and Advisory Board of INTERPHEX have reengineered the 2012 conference program, to be held at New York's Javits Center on May 1-3, 2012.

Courtagen To Partner With Tetracore In Biodefense Initiative

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:29:00 GMT

Courtagen Life Sciences, Inc. ("Courtagen"), a privately held life sciences company that provides innovative proteomic and genomic products and services to the life sciences industry, recently announced that it has entered into a strategic collaboration with Tetracore, Inc. ("Tetracore") to develop a next generation biothreat assay for identifying and diagnosing high priority biological agents in clinical and environmental samples.

Integrated DNA Technologies Acquires 1st BASE Oligonucleotide Business In Singapore

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:26:00 GMT

Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT) has acquired the oligonucleotide business of Singapore's top supplier in the field, 1st BASE Pte. Ltd (1st BASE).

Roche's xCELLigence Cardio Instrument Used To Detect Beating Rhythm And Proarrhythmic Effects Of Compounds In Stem Cell-Derived Cardiomyocytes

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:07:00 GMT

In an effort to improve preclinical cardiotoxicity assays, reduce drug testing attrition rates, and ensure drug safety, collaborating scientists at the University Medical Center Utrecht in the Netherlands, and Bioscience Department of AstraZeneca R&D, M�lndal, Sweden, have tested Roche's xCELLigence Cardio Instrument.

Safe Evaporation Of Diethyl Ether Assists Lipid Extractions

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:26:00 GMT

The Inert Gas Purge (IGP) system, available for use with most Genevac evaporators, enables safe operation even when working with highly explosive solvents, those with a low flash point, very low auto-ignition temperature and a wide explosive vapour saturation range.

Cytomedix Expands Commitment To Regenerative Medicine With Acquisition Of Aldagen

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:44:00 GMT

Cytomedix, Inc. (the "Company"), a leading developer of biologically active regenerative therapies for wound care, inflammation and angiogenesis, announces the completion of the acquisition of Aldagen, Inc., a privately held biopharmaceutical company developing regenerative cell therapies based on its proprietary ALDH bright cell ("ALDHbr") technology.

TSI Announces New Remote Particle Counters With 4-20 mA Analog Outputs

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:49:00 GMT

TSI Incorporated is pleased to announce a new range of Remote Particle Counters with 4-20 mA Analog Outputs.

Dow AgroSciences, BioDuro To Collaborate On Crop Protection Discovery Research

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:00:00 GMT

Dow AgroSciences LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company, and BioDuro, a PPD Company, announced recently a three-year, multi-program discovery research agreement to generate novel molecules for synthesizing and testing fungicides, insecticides, and herbicides across a variety of crops.

China Emerging As An Innovation Hub For Formulation And Delivery

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:30:00 GMT

A clutch of promising Chinese companies in the formulation and delivery (F/D) market underlines the emergence of the Asian giant as a center for biopharma innovation and entrepreneurship, even as Western pharmaceutical companies continue to enjoy technological and business advantages, according to a Lux Research report titled, "The Expanding Formulation and Delivery Market in China."

Marken Enhances Presence In China

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:19:00 GMT

Marken announced recently that it has recently received approval for its application for an expanded business license to allow the storage and distribution of clinical trial supplies and drug product in China.

Good Timing: NIST/CU Collaboration Adds Timing Capability To Living Cell Sensors

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:08:00 GMT

Individual cells modified to act as sensors using fluorescence are already useful tools in biochemistry, but now they can add good timing to their resum�, thanks in part to expertise from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

Brooks Life Science Systems And The Scripps Research Institute Initiate Partnership

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:00:00 GMT

Brooks Life Science Systems, a division of Brooks Automation, Inc., a leading worldwide provider of automation solutions for compound and biological sample storage and management, recently announced the initiation of a technology development and commercialization partnership with The Scripps Research Institute (Scripps Research).

NIST Announces Program To ID Human Cell Lines For Research

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:57:00 GMT

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced that it is launching a project to collect and catalog DNA identification data for up to 1,500 human cell lines used in biological and medical research.

Siemens Forms New Companion Diagnostics Partnerships With ViiV Healthcare And Tocagen

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:13:00 GMT

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics announces two new companion diagnostics partnerships with pharmaceutical companies ViiV Healthcare and Tocagen - marking a major step for Siemens (NYSE: SI) into this important and fast-growing segment of the in vitro diagnostics (IVD) market.

Treatment For TB Can Be Guided By Patients' Genetics

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:39:00 GMT

A gene that influences the inflammatory response to infection may also predict the effectiveness of drug treatment for a deadly form of tuberculosis. By Leila Gray

Drug Delivery Hits It Big In Vegas

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:14:00 GMT

Pharma and biotech experts from around the globe gathered in Las Vegas from January 25 to 27 for Drug Delivery Partnerships 2012 (DDP). Vegas seemed an appropriate location, because drug development is a high stakes game filled with risk and reward.

Why Bad Immunity Genes Survive

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:57:00 GMT

University of Utah biologists found new evidence why mice, people and other vertebrate animals carry thousands of varieties of genes to make immune-system proteins named MHCs - even though some of those genes make us susceptible to infections and to autoimmune diseases.

LifeLines Biobank Buys New BiOS System From Hamilton Storage Technologies

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:21:00 GMT

Hamilton Storage Technologies announced recently the sale of one of the first -80�C BiOS third-generation automated storage systems to the LifeLines Study at the University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG), The Netherlands.

'Smarter Particle Sizing' On Malvern Booth At Pittcon 2012 Booth #3641

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:02:00 GMT

Materials characterization company Malvern Instruments focuses on 'smarter particle sizing' as the Mastersizer 3000 laser diffraction particle size analyzer makes its Pittcon debut in 2012 (Booth #3641 Pittcon 2012, 11-15 Mar 2012, Orlando, FL).