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Bio-Matrix Scientific Group provides updates on COPD research

Bio-Matrix Scientific Group, Inc. provided a progress report on the Company’s previously announced new opportunities. The Company has been moving forward in the areas of stem cell research for treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Tumor Banking and Cancer Treatment.

12 Oct 2009

Merial to expand its plant in China

Merial, the Animal Health division of the sanofi-aventis Group, announced today that Merial Animal Health Co. (China) held a ground-breaking ceremony for an expansion project at its plant located in the Nanchang Hi-tech Development Zone, China. Merial Animal Health Co. (China), a venture of Merial Limited and the Group's first production facility in China has been in operation for almost 20 years.

12 Oct 2009

Sunwin to provide marketing support and technical staff to support Hunan Fuhui's sales efforts

Sunwin International Neutraceuticals, Inc. (OTCBB: SUWN), one of the world's leading producers of all-natural, zero-calorie stevia in China and a leader in the production and distribution of Chinese herbs and veterinary medicines, announced today it has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Hunan Fuhui Flavors Co. Ltd. to distribute Sunwin's stevia extract within Hunan province in China.

8 Oct 2009

Researchers to analyze role of air pollution in respiratory and cardiovascular diseases

A new mobile air research laboratory will help a team of researchers led by a Michigan State University professor better understand the damaging health effects of air pollution and why certain airborne particles - emitted from plants and vehicles - induce disease and illness.

8 Oct 2009

Experts to develop effective surveillance system to monitor emerging infections at global level

Avian influenza (H5N1), rabies, plague, Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), and more recently swine flu (H1N1) are all examples of diseases that have made the leap from animals to humans.

8 Oct 2009

Entest BioMedical applies for Phase II grant from National Cancer Institute

Entest BioMedical, Inc. a majority owned subsidiary of Bio-Matrix Scientific Group, Inc. announced today that it has applied for an Exploratory/Development Phase II grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI).

8 Oct 2009

IP Advocate collaborates with Marion Kauffman Foundation on education and policy initiatives

Sharing a mutual goal of helping researchers turn their discoveries into products that help people and stimulate the economy, IP Advocate (http://www.IPAdvocate.org) founder and noted scientist Dr. Renee Kaswan is collaborating with the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation (http://www.kauffman.org) on a range of education and policy initiatives.

7 Oct 2009

Research confirms that probiotic bacteria promotes health and boosts immune system

Functional food is the food industry's fastest-growing product group, its leading products including dairy products which contain probiotics, that is, bacteria promoting health. Valio's Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG®) is the most frequently studied and used probiotic.

5 Oct 2009

Construction of $50 million campus to address the crisis of a growing and aging population with autism begins

Marking a new chapter in the realization of life quality for those with autism and other developmental disabilities, the Training, Education & Research Institute (TERI, Inc.) today officially broke ground on construction for the Charles R. Cono Center for Research & Life Planning. Set on 20 acres in North San Diego County, the $50 million campus will directly address the crisis of a growing and aging population with autism and other developmental disabilities by providing a comprehensive array of services and support programs covering their entire lifespan in a dynamic location.

3 Oct 2009

Phase 1 clinical trial to test safety and activity of human MAB launched in India

MassBiologics of the University of Massachusetts Medical School today announced the beginning of a Phase 1 clinical trial, testing the safety and activity of a human monoclonal antibody (MAB) developed to neutralize the rabies virus.

1 Oct 2009

FDA's Structured Product Labeling to be discussed

The Center for Business Intelligence (CBI) is pleased to announce the full agenda for their forum on FDA's Structured Product Labeling (SPL R4). The inaugural program will be chaired by Theresa Brunone, Assistant Director, GlaxoSmithKline. The conference will take place in Washington, DC, on December 8-9, 2009.

30 Sep 2009

IP Advocate founder to speak on commercialization barriers faced by university faculty inventors

Speaking of the then-divided Berlin, former President Reagan famously admonished Soviet leader Gorbachev to “tear down this wall.” In a similar spirit, IP Advocate founder Dr. Renee Kaswan is calling on the university technology transfer system to remove the barriers that keep innovations from moving swiftly into the marketplace.

29 Sep 2009

Virginia Tech student granted fellowship for research study on LaCrosse Virus disease

Camille Harris of Ridgeland, Mississippi, a graduate student in biological sciences at Virginia Tech, has been awarded a National Institutes of Health (NIH) Graduate Research Fellowship for her study of forest disturbance and its ecological impacts on LaCrosse Virus, a mosquito-borne disease that can cause seizures, coma, paralysis, and permanent brain damage in severe cases.

26 Sep 2009

Neogen announces first-quarter results of fiscal 2010

Neogen Corporation announced today that its revenues for the first quarter of FY 2010, which ended Aug. 31, increased 12% from the previous year's first quarter to $32,347,000. First quarter net income increased 18% from the prior year's $3,733,000 to $4,395,000, or to $0.29 per share in the current year compared to the previous year's $0.25.

25 Sep 2009

Global effort needed to protect people from species-crossing diseases, Report finds

A team of health experts on Tuesday called for the U.S. "to lead a global effort to protect people from new outbreaks of deadly infectious diseases that originate in animals, such as swine flu, AIDS and SARS," Reuters writes (Morgan, 9/22).

24 Sep 2009

Report outlining global weaknesses in preventing deadly diseases

Significant weaknesses undermine the global community's abilities to prevent, detect early, and respond efficiently to potentially deadly species-crossing microbes, such as the pandemic H1N1 influenza virus sweeping the globe, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine and National Research Council. The report provides a detailed plan for establishing and funding a comprehensive, globally coordinated system to identify novel zoonotic disease threats as early as possible wherever they arise so appropriate measures can be taken to prevent significant numbers of human illnesses and deaths, and livestock losses.

23 Sep 2009

Report on species-crossing microbes and H1N1

23 Sep 2009

Vaccine Global Congress organized by Elsevier's Vaccine journal

Elsevier, a leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, announced today, that its journal Vaccine, the most comprehensive and pre-eminent journal for those interested in vaccines and vaccination, will organize the 3rd Vaccine Global Congress from 4-6 October, 2009, in Singapore.

21 Sep 2009

Research reveals binge drinking weakens the body's ability to fight off infection

As if a bad hangover wasn't enough of a deterrent, new research has shown how binge drinking weakens the body's ability to fight off infection for at least 24 hours afterwards. The study, published today in the open access journal BMC Immunology, focused on the effect of heavy drinking on toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), a protein that has an important role in immune system activation.

17 Sep 2009

A.P. Pharma and Merial sign license and development agreement for a long-acting pain management product

A.P. Pharma (Nasdaq:APPA), a specialty pharmaceutical company, today announced that it has entered into a license and development agreement with Merial, a world leading animal health company, for a long-acting pain management product.

15 Sep 2009

Veterinary News and Research

Bio-Matrix Scientific Group provides updates on COPD research

Merial to expand its plant in China

Sunwin to provide marketing support and technical staff to support Hunan Fuhui's sales efforts

Researchers to analyze role of air pollution in respiratory and cardiovascular diseases

Experts to develop effective surveillance system to monitor emerging infections at global level

Entest BioMedical applies for Phase II grant from National Cancer Institute

IP Advocate collaborates with Marion Kauffman Foundation on education and policy initiatives

Research confirms that probiotic bacteria promotes health and boosts immune system

Construction of $50 million campus to address the crisis of a growing and aging population with autism begins

Phase 1 clinical trial to test safety and activity of human MAB launched in India

FDA's Structured Product Labeling to be discussed

IP Advocate founder to speak on commercialization barriers faced by university faculty inventors

Virginia Tech student granted fellowship for research study on LaCrosse Virus disease

Neogen announces first-quarter results of fiscal 2010

Global effort needed to protect people from species-crossing diseases, Report finds

Report outlining global weaknesses in preventing deadly diseases

Report on species-crossing microbes and H1N1

Vaccine Global Congress organized by Elsevier's Vaccine journal

Research reveals binge drinking weakens the body's ability to fight off infection

A.P. Pharma and Merial sign license and development agreement for a long-acting pain management product

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