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Genomatix adds Genomatix Pathway System to Illumina's BaseSpace Apps

Genomatix today announced it has added the Genomatix Pathway System (GePS) to BaseSpace Apps, Illumina's dedicated applications store and informatics community dedicated to advancing genomic analysis.

12 Sep 2013

Study suggests new path to make protective malaria vaccine

This study suggests that genetically engineered malaria parasites that are stunted through precise gene deletions (genetically attenuated parasites, or "GAP") could be used as a vaccine that protects against malaria infection. This means that the harmless (attenuated) version of the parasite would interact with the body in the same way as the infective version, but without possibility of causing disease.

11 Sep 2013

MIT-based center gets $25 million from NSF to advance brain understanding

Siri and Watson may seem brainy in certain situations, but to build truly smart, world-changing machines, researchers must understand how human intelligence emerges from brain activity.

11 Sep 2013

Weill Cornell Medical College gets $100M gift to launch Driving Discoveries, Changing Lives campaign

Weill Cornell Medical College announced today that it has received a $100 million gift from longtime benefactors Joan and Sanford I. Weill and the Weill Family Foundation to launch the Medical College's $300 million Driving Discoveries, Changing Lives campaign dedicated to using the most advanced scientific approaches to rapidly translate research breakthroughs into innovative treatments and therapies for patients.

10 Sep 2013

Roche, Inovio Pharmaceuticals to develop DNA-based vaccines for prostate cancer and hepatitis B

Roche and Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that they have entered into an exclusive worldwide license agreement to research, develop and commercialize Inovio's highly-optimized, multi-antigen DNA immunotherapies targeting prostate cancer and hepatitis B.

10 Sep 2013

Brown, University of Cape Town partner to create next generation of HIV social science in South Africa

The public health schools at Brown University and the University of Cape Town have launched a new research and training partnership to create "the next generation of HIV social science in South Africa." The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development is funding the collaboration with a new $1.9 million, five-year grant.

10 Sep 2013

European launch of new version of REVIVE™ SE Thrombectomy Device for treatment of acute ischemic stroke announced by Codman Neuro

Codman Neuro*, part of DePuy Synthes Companies of Johnson & Johnson, announced the European launch of the REVIVE™ SE Thrombectomy Device, a next generation clot removal device offering enhanced navigation through the cerebral vasculature and rapid restoration of blood flow to the brain after an ischemic stroke.

9 Sep 2013

BCGA's Triple Play Leadership Summit to focus on childhood obesity

With new reports showing childhood obesity still high nationwide, more than 125 young people from Boys & Girls Clubs around the nation will convene in Colorado Springs September 6 – 8, 2013 as Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BCGA) hosts its Triple Play Leadership Summit at the Olympic Training Center.

7 Sep 2013

Pharmathene presents new data from SparVax anthrax vaccine program at 2013 Bacillus conference

PharmAthene, Inc. announced today that new data from the Company's SparVax® next-generation anthrax vaccine program were presented in two separate oral presentations at the 2013 Bacillus – ACT international anthrax conference in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

7 Sep 2013

Combination of Baxter and Gambro enable Baxter to better serve innovative renal products and therapies

Baxter International Inc. (NYSE: BAX) today announced that the company has successfully completed the acquisition of Gambro AB, a privately held global medical technology company and leader in dialysis products based in Lund, Sweden.

From Baxter International Inc. 7 Sep 2013

International team of scientists discover new disease related to inability to process Vitamin B12

An international team of scientists, including University of Colorado School of Medicine and Children's Hospital Colorado researchers, has discovered a new disease related to an inability to process Vitamin B12.

6 Sep 2013

Olympus to showcase next generation of inverted microscope systems at EMBO Meeting 2013

Demonstrating the very latest in live cell imaging technologies, Olympus will exhibit its range of IX3 inverted microscope frames with associated software and accessories at the upcoming European Molecular Biology Organisation Meeting 2013, taking place in Amsterdam on 21-24 September.

From Evident Corporation - Life Sciences 5 Sep 2013

A*STAR IHPC and IDA join to develop world-class cloud computing-powered technological solutions to benefit local ICT companies

Cloud solutions to accelerate local ICT companies' adoption of technologies and overcome end-user challenges faced by the ICT industry

5 Sep 2013

Study identifies new tool to accurately analyze mtDNA deletions associated with diseases, aging

A study published today in Aging Cell identifies a new tool to accurately analyze extremely rare mitochondrial DNA deletions associated with a range of diseases and disorders as well as aging. This approach, which relies on Droplet Digital PCR (ddPCR-) technology, will help researchers explore mtDNA deletions as potential disease biomarkers.

4 Sep 2013

New joint program could improve patient care, physician and staff morale

The common refrain about health care is that it's a broken system. A new joint program between the University of California, Los Angeles and the University of Southern California, demonstrates a way to mend the system with a new patient-centered program that is getting raves from patients, as well as the residents and nurses who provide their care. Results from the program are highlighted in a study being released in September.

3 Sep 2013

Glucose monitoring systems detect RBC and other interferents in burn patients blood

Glucose monitoring systems with an autocorrect feature that can detect red blood cells (hematocrit), vitamin C and other common interferents in burn patients' blood are better for monitoring care, a pilot study conducted by UC Davis researchers at the School of Medicine and College of Engineering has found.

30 Aug 2013

BTNL2 gene mutation that impacts immune function increases risk of prostate cancer

A team of researchers led by Janet Stanford, Ph.D., of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has discovered that mutations in the gene BTNL2, which encodes a protein involved in regulating T-cell proliferation and cytokine production - both of which impact immune function - increase the risk of developing prostate cancer.

30 Aug 2013

Institut Curie's Emmanuel Barillot receives Agilent Thought Leader Award

Agilent Technologies Inc. today announced that Dr. Emmanuel Barillot, director of Bioinformatics and Systems IT at the Institut Curie in Paris, has received an Agilent Thought Leader Award in recognition of his pioneering development of user-friendly, Web-based bioinformatics tools for systems toxicology.

28 Aug 2013

AIUM develops online portal to assist integration of ultrasound into medical school curricula

The American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine's Ultrasound in Medical Education Interest Group has developed an online portal to assist those with an interest in integrating ultrasound into medical school curricula.

28 Aug 2013

Companion diagnostics: an interview with Trevor Hawkins, SVP, Strategy, Innovation and Business Development for Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics

Companion diagnostics is critical in helping to pave the way for personalized medicine, in which the treatment is adapted and precisely tailored to the patient.

From Siemens Healthineers 27 Aug 2013

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Genomatix adds Genomatix Pathway System to Illumina's BaseSpace Apps

Study suggests new path to make protective malaria vaccine

MIT-based center gets $25 million from NSF to advance brain understanding

Weill Cornell Medical College gets $100M gift to launch Driving Discoveries, Changing Lives campaign

Roche, Inovio Pharmaceuticals to develop DNA-based vaccines for prostate cancer and hepatitis B

Brown, University of Cape Town partner to create next generation of HIV social science in South Africa

European launch of new version of REVIVE™ SE Thrombectomy Device for treatment of acute ischemic stroke announced by Codman Neuro

BCGA's Triple Play Leadership Summit to focus on childhood obesity

Pharmathene presents new data from SparVax anthrax vaccine program at 2013 Bacillus conference

Combination of Baxter and Gambro enable Baxter to better serve innovative renal products and therapies

International team of scientists discover new disease related to inability to process Vitamin B12

Olympus to showcase next generation of inverted microscope systems at EMBO Meeting 2013

A*STAR IHPC and IDA join to develop world-class cloud computing-powered technological solutions to benefit local ICT companies

Study identifies new tool to accurately analyze mtDNA deletions associated with diseases, aging

New joint program could improve patient care, physician and staff morale

Glucose monitoring systems detect RBC and other interferents in burn patients blood

BTNL2 gene mutation that impacts immune function increases risk of prostate cancer

Institut Curie's Emmanuel Barillot receives Agilent Thought Leader Award

AIUM develops online portal to assist integration of ultrasound into medical school curricula

Companion diagnostics: an interview with Trevor Hawkins, SVP, Strategy, Innovation and Business Development for Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics

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