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Journalists meet to discuss different aspects of biotechnology and its impact on society

More than 90 journalists from all over the world meet in Heidelberg, today, for the 4th Alumni Conference of the International Journalists’ Programmes (IJP). In keynote-speeches, panel discussions and excursions participants will discover different aspects of biotechnology and its impact on society.

8 Oct 2009

VWR International to acquire the laboratory distribution business of OneMed Group

VWR International, LLC, a global laboratory supply and distribution company, announced today that it has signed an agreement to acquire the laboratory distribution business OneMed Lab, a division of OneMed Group, subject to regulatory approval. The OneMed Group is a medical and scientific laboratory supply distributor operating in eight countries.

8 Oct 2009

CBI announces agenda for upcoming Biotech/Pharma Finance and Accounting Forum in San Francisco

The Center for Business Intelligence (CBI), a division of Advanstar Communications, is pleased to announce the full agenda for the upcoming Biotech/Pharma Finance and Accounting Forum in San Francisco on November 19, 2009.

7 Oct 2009

Transenterix raises $55 million to manufacture and market its revolutionary laparoscopic surgical platform

TransEnterix Inc. has secured $55 million in a second round of institutional financing, paving the way for the company to manufacture and market its revolutionary laparoscopic surgical platform.

7 Oct 2009

Promotional speaker programs on the latest drug developments help pharma companies attract physicians

In response to increased political and regulatory scrutiny, pharmaceutical companies are rebranding their promotional speaker programs as unparalleled opportunities for physicians to learn or remain current on the latest drug developments and to network with colleagues. The rebranding is helping to attract physicians who are more interested in learning than in getting a free meal. It is also working to improve program ROI and lessen pressures from outside agencies that feel the meetings are payoffs for prescriptions.

7 Oct 2009

Panel Intelligence expands patient focused market research service

Panel Intelligence, LLC, is pleased to announce expanded capabilities for patient focused market research. For 10 years, Panel Intelligence has provided actionable market intelligence in the form of primary research from clinicians and other healthcare professionals.

7 Oct 2009

Scientists expand their fleet of genomic next-generation sequencing technology to study about cancer

Scientists from the Baylor College of Medicine Human Genome Sequencing Center (HGSC) are expanding their fleet of advanced genomic next-generation sequencing technology from Applied Biosystems, part of Life Technologies Corporation to accelerate their studies of the genetic underpinnings of cancer and other complex human diseases.

6 Oct 2009

Ingenuity Systems, Millennium Science announce a multi-year deal for Ingenuity Pathway Analysis with QFAB

Ingenuity Systems, the leading provider of information solutions for life science researchers, and Millennium Science, Ingenuity Systems' exclusive distributor for Australia and New Zealand, today announced a multi-year deal for Ingenuity Pathway Analysis (IPA) with the Queensland Facility for Advanced Bioinformatics (QFAB).

6 Oct 2009

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital researcher receives the Millipore Guava Flow Cytometry Award

Millipore Corporation, a Life Science leader providing technologies, tools and services for bioscience research and biopharmaceutical manufacturing, today awarded Dr. Mari Hashitate Dallas of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn., the Millipore Guava® Flow Cytometry Award.

6 Oct 2009

Jefferies expands its global Healthcare Investment Banking Group

Jefferies today announced the expansion of its global Healthcare Investment Banking Group with the hiring of five senior professionals. Henry Elphick, Tommy Erdei and Probir Rao join as Managing Directors, Gil Bar-Nahum as a Senior Vice President, and Andrew Clayton as a Vice President. Henry Elphick, Tommy Erdei and Gil Bar-Nahum are based in London, Probir Rao is based in Mumbai, and Andrew Clayton in Hong Kong.

5 Oct 2009

Co-marketing partnership between Enzo Life Sciences and BioTek Instruments

Enzo Biochem, Inc. announced today a co-marketing partnership between its Enzo Life Sciences subsidiary, a world leader in non-radioactive probe technology, and BioTek Instruments, a privately held global leader in the development, manufacture and sale of microplate instrumentation for drug discovery and life science applications, involving powerful, integrated solutions for high throughput live cell analysis.

3 Oct 2009

Adimab announces the completion of Series D financing

Adimab, Inc., a world leader in human antibody discovery, today announced the closing of a Series D financing led by Google Ventures with participation by previous investors Polaris Ventures, SV Life Sciences, OrbiMed Advisors and Borealis Ventures. Bill Maris of Google Ventures will join Adimab's Board of Directors. The total amount of the financing was not disclosed.

1 Oct 2009

Cutting Edge Information hopes to see ill patients have speedier access to potential cures

The FDA has approved the first set of vaccines aimed at preventing H1N1 infection after an approval process of less than four months. Cutting Edge Information is currently analyzing the lessons learned that may emerge for both the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and life science firms after this crisis experience.

1 Oct 2009

Prism 3.0 Electronic Data Capture solution launched by Nextrials

Nextrials, Inc. (www.nextrials.com), a leader in clinical research software and services, today announced a significant upgrade for its flagship electronic data capture and clinical trial management platform, Prism™.

30 Sep 2009

Savvion and Patni partner to deliver BPM-enabled solutions

Savvion® and Patni Life Sciences announced today a strategic partnership to jointly deliver Business Process Management (BPM)-enabled solutions for clinical operations on top of Savvion’s Life Sciences Foundation.

30 Sep 2009

BioClinica to demonstrate integrated eClinical technology at the SCDM conference

BioClinica, Inc., a leading global provider of clinical trial services, is helping to advance the discipline of clinical data management and will demonstrate integrated eClinical and imaging data management technology and expertise at the 2009 Society of Clinical Data Management (SCDM) Annual Conference, October 4-6, 2009 in Seattle, WA (Booth # 401).

From Clario 29 Sep 2009

New Fragment Screening Platform from Selcia

Selcia Ltd, a worldwide industry leading C-14 custom radiolabelling provider and drug discovery company this week launched their new Fragment Screening Platform and unveiled their new brand as part of ambitious international expansion plans.

28 Sep 2009

$4.5 million cost involved for MLSIC set up

The Michigan Economic Development Corp. (MEDC), Ann Arbor SPARK, Greater Wayne Economic Development Corporation and a private foundation have collaborated to create the Michigan Life Science and Innovation Center (MLSIC). MLSIC will connect well-funded, experienced entrepreneurs with business accelerator organizations and start-up life science companies.

25 Sep 2009

Direct RNA sequencing performed using Helicos’ True Single Molecule Sequencing technology

Helicos BioSciences Corporation a life science company focused on innovative genetic analysis technologies, today announced the publication of a landmark study in which Helicos’ True Single Molecule Sequencing (tSMS)™ technology was used to directly sequence individual molecules of RNA. The paper appeared yesterday in the on-line edition of Nature and will appear in an upcoming 2009 print issue of Nature.

24 Sep 2009

William A. Berry & Son acquired by Suffolk Construction Company

Suffolk Construction Company, New England’s largest construction company announced today that they have acquired William A. Berry & Son (Berry), the second largest construction company in the region.

24 Sep 2009

Life science News and Research

Journalists meet to discuss different aspects of biotechnology and its impact on society

VWR International to acquire the laboratory distribution business of OneMed Group

CBI announces agenda for upcoming Biotech/Pharma Finance and Accounting Forum in San Francisco

Transenterix raises $55 million to manufacture and market its revolutionary laparoscopic surgical platform

Promotional speaker programs on the latest drug developments help pharma companies attract physicians

Panel Intelligence expands patient focused market research service

Scientists expand their fleet of genomic next-generation sequencing technology to study about cancer

Ingenuity Systems, Millennium Science announce a multi-year deal for Ingenuity Pathway Analysis with QFAB

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital researcher receives the Millipore Guava Flow Cytometry Award

Jefferies expands its global Healthcare Investment Banking Group

Co-marketing partnership between Enzo Life Sciences and BioTek Instruments

Adimab announces the completion of Series D financing

Cutting Edge Information hopes to see ill patients have speedier access to potential cures

Prism 3.0 Electronic Data Capture solution launched by Nextrials

Savvion and Patni partner to deliver BPM-enabled solutions

BioClinica to demonstrate integrated eClinical technology at the SCDM conference

New Fragment Screening Platform from Selcia

$4.5 million cost involved for MLSIC set up

Direct RNA sequencing performed using Helicos’ True Single Molecule Sequencing technology

William A. Berry & Son acquired by Suffolk Construction Company

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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