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GSK, EMBL-EBI, NLM and CDD collaborate to apply principles of open source to drug discovery for malaria

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) had teamed up with leading public-domain data providers European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM) and the U.S.-based informatics service provider Collaborative Drug Discovery (CDD) to make freely available key scientific information on more than 13,500 compounds that could ultimately lead to new treatments for malaria.

20 May 2010

Prolifiq conducts workshop on driving sales activity with systematic adherance to regulations

As the medical device industry gathers at Sales and Marketing Excellence 2010, Prolifiq, the leading provider of Sales Content Management software, offers medical device companies a solution to promote and sell in this highly regulated environment.

20 May 2010

Essen BioScience launches CellPlayer Cell Migration 96-well assay kit

Essen BioScience Inc., a global provider of life science research tools and discovery services, today announced the launch of its CellPlayer™ Cell Migration 96-well assay kit for the IncuCyte™ Live-Cell Imaging System. The expanding line of kinetic CellPlayer assays for the IncuCyte also includes a co-culture assay for Angiogenesis.

From Sartorius 19 May 2010

BioTeknica, AccuReg help companies achieve realistic FDA compliance goals

Every year, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), asks hundreds of life science companies to improve their design and manufacturing systems – or risk receiving the ultimate penalty – a Consent Decree; whereby a company must remove its products from the marketplace. It's not easy to navigate FDA regulations because they aren't always "black and white" – in fact; they're often "gray" and open to interpretation depending upon the circumstances.

19 May 2010

i3 completes acquisition of ChinaGate

i3, a global life sciences services company and subsidiary of Ingenix, has acquired ChinaGate, a contract research organization that provides product-development regulatory services for pharmaceutical, medical device and biotechnology companies looking to enter and access the Chinese market.

19 May 2010

TPP raises £9.6M to develop early-stage pre-clinical drug candidates

TPP Global Development, an innovative drug development company, announced today it has raised £9.6m which will be used to execute the Company's strategy to develop early-stage pre-clinical drug candidates.

19 May 2010

Exiqon first-quarter revenue increases 29% to record DKK 20.7M

Reported figures are for the full reporting period unless otherwise stated. Figures for the comparable reporting period last year are stated in parenthesis after realized figures. Comparative numbers in the statement of comprehensive income do not include numbers from discontinued operations. Comparative numbers in the statement of financial position include numbers from the discontinued operations.

19 May 2010

International Stem Cell announces strategic alliance with TAP

International Stem Cell Corporation, www.intlstemcell.com, announced today that it had entered into a strategic alliance with The Automation Partnership, www.automationpartnership.com, to automate and scale up the production of stem cell-derived human corneal tissue.

18 May 2010

Tufts University's School of Arts and Sciences receives $9.5M grant to create research space

Tufts University's School of Arts and Sciences has received a $9.5 million grant to create research space that will house a Collaborative Cluster in Genome Structure and Developmental Patterning in Health and Disease.

17 May 2010

ATCC unveils new brand identity

ATCC, the premier biomaterials resource and standards organization, today proudly unveiled its new brand initiative. The fresh identity is a bold and confident logotype featuring the brand promise—THE ESSENTIALS OF LIFE SCIENCE RESEARCH. GLOBALLY DELIVERED.™ The new brand promise is an accurate reflection of ATCC's multiple offerings and global distribution network. Launch of the rebrand will bring focus to ATCC's extended capabilities as a reagents and tools company in support of life science research.

14 May 2010

Tripos releases SYBYL-X 1.1 molecular modeling suite

Tripos®, a leading provider of drug discovery informatics products and services, today announced the release and general availability of SYBYL-X Version 1.1. This new release focuses on enhancing research productivity for scientists in the pharmaceutical, agrochemical, flavors and fragrances, and related industries, featuring faster navigation, new menus and toolbars, and new ways to approach life science molecular discovery projects. Previous SYBYL versions have been the benchmark for the industry in molecular modeling, and customers using this new, next generation version have given it high marks.

13 May 2010

Pacira Pharmaceuticals receives $11.25M credit facility from GE Capital, Healthcare Financial Services

GE Capital, Healthcare Financial Services today announced it has provided an $11.25 million credit facility to Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The financing provides working capital, and facilitates advances toward regulatory approval and preparation for commercialization of Pacira's EXPAREL™ program.

12 May 2010

Jubilant Organosys reports 17.7% increase in fourth-quarter consolidated revenue

Jubilant Organosys Limited, an integrated pharmaceutical industry player and the largest Custom Research and Manufacturing Services Company in India, today announced its financial results for Q4 & FY2010.

10 May 2010

BD Biosciences introduces new Influx Cell Sorting System

BD Biosciences, a segment of BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), announced today the launch of the new BD Influx™ Cell Sorting System that researchers can configure with up to seven lasers to support two-way, four-way and six-way sorting, giving them flexibility to meet specific application or environmental requirements.

From BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) 10 May 2010

Series Three of Percepta's Gene Expression Profiling Life Science Dashboard market research report

Percepta Associates Inc. announces the release of Series Three of its Gene Expression Profiling Life Science Dashboard market research report. Unique to the Percepta report, Series Three offers comparisons to the findings of Series One (February 2007) and Series Two (April 2008).

6 May 2010

United BioSource Corporation acquires Abt Bio-Pharma Solutions

Abt Associates announced today the sale of its wholly-owned subsidiary Abt Bio-Pharma Solutions, Inc. to United BioSource Corporation, a global scientific and medical affairs organization that partners with life science companies to develop and commercialize biopharmaceuticals, medical devices, and other health care technologies.

6 May 2010

Stanford University's Herzenberg Lab wins 2010 Laureate in Computerworld Honors Program

Stanford University's Herzenberg Laboratory is a 2010 Laureate in the prestigious Computerworld Honors Program. SAS, the leader in business analytics software and services, announced the award today.

30 Apr 2010

Investment report on Somaxon Pharmaceuticals from MicroStockProfit.com

MicroStockProfit.com announces an investment report featuring Somaxon Pharmaceuticals Inc. The report includes financial, comparative and investment analyses, and industry information you need to know to make an educated investment decision.

29 Apr 2010

European commission's FP7 programme allocated euro 6.10 billion

Europe is moving towards becoming a knowledge-based economy. Keeping in line with this objective, the European commission has instituted the Framework 7 (FP7) programme. Launched to support the re-launched Lisbon strategy, FP7 focuses on research themes rather than the framework programmes of the past. It has been designed to meet some of the persisting challenges of raising Europe to match global excellence in research, thereby benefiting the European life science funding.

27 Apr 2010

AES CHEMUNEX to distribute SDIX's RapidChek food pathogen detection systems in Europe

Strategic Diagnostics Inc., now doing business as SDIX, a leading provider of biotechnology-based products and services for a broad range of life science, biotechnology, diagnostic, and food safety applications, today announced it has signed a distribution agreement with AES CHEMUNEX.

27 Apr 2010

Life science News and Research

GSK, EMBL-EBI, NLM and CDD collaborate to apply principles of open source to drug discovery for malaria

Prolifiq conducts workshop on driving sales activity with systematic adherance to regulations

Essen BioScience launches CellPlayer Cell Migration 96-well assay kit

BioTeknica, AccuReg help companies achieve realistic FDA compliance goals

i3 completes acquisition of ChinaGate

TPP raises £9.6M to develop early-stage pre-clinical drug candidates

Exiqon first-quarter revenue increases 29% to record DKK 20.7M

International Stem Cell announces strategic alliance with TAP

Tufts University's School of Arts and Sciences receives $9.5M grant to create research space

ATCC unveils new brand identity

Tripos releases SYBYL-X 1.1 molecular modeling suite

Pacira Pharmaceuticals receives $11.25M credit facility from GE Capital, Healthcare Financial Services

Jubilant Organosys reports 17.7% increase in fourth-quarter consolidated revenue

BD Biosciences introduces new Influx Cell Sorting System

Series Three of Percepta's Gene Expression Profiling Life Science Dashboard market research report

United BioSource Corporation acquires Abt Bio-Pharma Solutions

Stanford University's Herzenberg Lab wins 2010 Laureate in Computerworld Honors Program

Investment report on Somaxon Pharmaceuticals from MicroStockProfit.com

European commission's FP7 programme allocated euro 6.10 billion

AES CHEMUNEX to distribute SDIX's RapidChek food pathogen detection systems in Europe

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