ARTICLES BY LIISA VEXLER
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Media Products And Feeding Strategies Improve Productivity In Biomanufacturing Industry4/9/2014
Biomanufacturers in the early 2000s predicted a shortage in manufacturing capacity in the not-too-distant future.
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World’s First Synthetic Chromosome Produced in Maryland4/1/2014
Scientists at Maryland’s J. Craig Venter Institute have developed a synthetic chromosome derived from yeast, opening the door to a new area of genetics for researchers to explore.
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Waiver For Plandai Biotechnology Could Hasten Medical Marijuana Research4/1/2014
Cannabis industry pharmaceutical company, Plandaí Biotechnology, Inc., may become the first publicly traded company to get to the clinical trials stage with a medical marijuana product because of an opportunity it has to move forward on research.
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High-Sensitivity Troponin Assay Safely Rules Out MI4/1/2014
Swedish emergency doctors conducted a study of more than 14,000 consecutive patients presenting at the ER with chest pain and found that a negative high-sensitivity troponin assay plus an ECG with no ischemic changes reliably ruled out myocardial infarction (MI). This type of assay, available in Europe, is currently not available in the United States.
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Glaxo Joins Expert Group To Streamline R&D3/27/2014
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) joins a group of experts working to funnel scientific data into verifiable drug targets and more successes in R&D, not an easy feat with the amount of data being produced as a result of the genomics revolution.
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Weight-Loss Drug Alli Recalled By GlaxoSmithKline3/27/2014
London-based GlaxoSmithKline Plc (GSK) has issued a recall in the United States and Puerto Rico for Alli, its weight-loss drug, due to consumer complaints received from seven states.
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Brain Cells That Fail To Mature In Utero Responsible For Autism3/27/2014
The roots of autism begin in the womb when specific brain cells do not mature fully, say researchers who have ascertained that the “scattered pattern” of underdeveloped cells may provide an explanation for the wide array of symptoms found in children with the condition.
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Israel Welcomes British Minister For Discussions About Stem Cell Research Collaboration3/26/2014
The UK and Israel join forces during a two-day conference at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa, Israel this week that will focus on continued joint stem-cell therapy research.
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Newest High-Capacity Centrifuge Offers High-Performance With High Batch Processing Volume3/25/2014
Thermo Fisher Scientific announced its newest centrifuge system with high-capacity carbon fiber rotor.
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Biotechnology Business Incubator Boasts New Home In Rejuvenated Harlem Building3/25/2014
Harlem’s gentrification in recent years has welcomed chain restaurants, retail and upscale grocery like Whole Foods. Less evident changes are also taking place, like the renovation of old buildings into new, warehouse-chic office space. One such new arrival is Harlem Biospace in the renovated Sweets Building, a structure once used as a confectionary research laboratory.