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Underwater experiments using the latest remote surgical technologies

McMaster’s Mehran Anvari will conduct experiments using the latest remote surgical technologies and techniques during a 10-day underwater mission taking place this October.

11 Aug 2004

IBM and Cellomics offer new solution to accelerate cell-based drug discovery

IBM and Cellomics have announced they have launched a customized information technology (IT) solution that allows biopharmaceutical scientists and academic researchers to better understand how potential drug candidates or targets of interest affect cellular function.

11 Aug 2004

Free licences of European patents on the hereditary breast cancer gene BRCA2

The Institute of Cancer Research and Cancer Research Technology Limited, the technology transfer company of the charity Cancer Research UK, today announced the availability of free licences of European patents on the hereditary breast cancer gene BRCA2 to publicly funded research laboratories and not-for-profit research laboratories.

11 Aug 2004

New knee-scanning procedures will provide more accurate diagnosis methods for doctors

New knee-scanning procedures developed by Australia's Monash University will provide more accurate diagnosis methods for doctors and save patients time and money.

10 Aug 2004

Testing to ensure that personal radiation detection equipment meets new standards for identifying potential threats

A marathon of testing is under way at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory to ensure that personal radiation detection equipment purchased with Department of Homeland Security funds meets new standards for identifying potential threats.

9 Aug 2004

Electronic brainstorming has been found to be an effective means of generating many good-quality ideas

With the advent of new technologies for sharing information, you might think employees would rather take a few minutes to share ideas by computer than sit through yet another meeting.

9 Aug 2004

Signet Laboratories has announced the release of ACUITY mouse-on-mouse polymer detection system

Signet's ACUITY(TM) Mouse-on-Mouse Polymer Detection System is a sensitive biotin-free detection system for use with monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies on mouse or rat tissue. ACUITY(TM) Mouse-on-Mouse provides cost savings by enabling researchers to use less antibody, while increasing staining intensity and eliminating background.

9 Aug 2004

Advances in biomedical imaging could lead to more sensitive screening tests for cancer-fighting drugs

Advances in biomedical imaging are allowing UC Davis researchers to use mice more effectively to study cancers comparable to human disease. The system can distinguish different stages of cancer and could lead to more sensitive screening tests for cancer-fighting drugs.

9 Aug 2004

New pill-size camera travels beyond other scope procedures to reveal gastrointestinal disorders in small intestines that often go unseen

If it doesn't sound like your typical disposable camera, that's because it's not. And while this new camera is not designed to snap shots during vacations or at other special occasions, patients are finding that the latest in high-tech, digital photography is very easy to swallow.

9 Aug 2004

MRI may be better than polygraph for revealing lies

A new study involving people telling lies while undergoing functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) provides early indications that understanding the brain basis of deception may lead to a better lie detection method than polygraph tests.

9 Aug 2004

Fears for DNA privacy

Two Monash University law academics are calling for urgent state government action following the disclosure that a private Melbourne company holds the DNA records of millions of Victorians.

9 Aug 2004

McGuinty government investment in telemedicine

The McGuinty government is improving health care in northern Ontario by investing $5.7 million in telemedicine technology to deliver health services to more northern communities, Minister of Health and Long Term Care.

9 Aug 2004

Total global market for oligonucleotides is likely to grow from USD 340.0 million in 2003 to USD 776.0 million in 2010

Poised on the brink of phenomenal growth, the oligonucleotides market offers a plethora of opportunities to the enterprising investor. Recent analysis by Frost & Sullivan estimates that the total global market for oligonucleotides is likely to grow from USD 340.0 million in 2003 to USD 776.0 million in 2010.

9 Aug 2004

Scientists lead fight against blood cancers

The Leukaemia Research Fund has awarded £140,000 to three teams working within the Nuffield Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences to find and improve treatments for leukaemia and related blood cancers.

7 Aug 2004

Cyntellect issued patent covering LaserFect(TM) technology

Cyntellect a privately-held biotechnology company, has announced the issuance of U.S. Patent No. 6,753,161 covering the Company's LaserFect(TM) technology.

6 Aug 2004

Zyomyx issued five new biotech patents

Zyomyx a privately held biotechnology company, has announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued five new patents to the Company. With these additions, Zyomyx has further strengthened its proprietary position in the area of protein biochip technology development and commercialization.

6 Aug 2004

Ultra-fast computed tomography (CT) scanner to look inside the heart and its arteries for calcium build-up

Many times, people with heart disease have few visible symptoms. This is one of the reasons why heart disease is the number one killer for both men and women in America. Saint Louis University and SLUCare offer a non-invasive test that could save your life or the life of someone you love.

6 Aug 2004

Personalised medicine designed to enhance people's chances of quitting smoking

The latest spin-out from the University of Oxford, G-Nostics, focuses on personalised medicine designed to enhance people's chances of quitting smoking.

6 Aug 2004

Australian university signs multi-million dollar anti-cancer research deal

Australia's University of Newcastle Research Associates (TUNRA) Ltd has signed a licensing agreement worth approximately $10 million with the biotechnology company Psiron Ltd to develop anti-cancer treatments.

5 Aug 2004

Promising new cancer drug, Nanotax

A Lawrence company that uses patented technology created at the University of Kansas to improve the effectiveness of drugs has won a $100,000 National Institutes of Health grant to support further testing of the company's promising new cancer drug, Nanotax.

5 Aug 2004

Technology News and Research

Underwater experiments using the latest remote surgical technologies

IBM and Cellomics offer new solution to accelerate cell-based drug discovery

Free licences of European patents on the hereditary breast cancer gene BRCA2

New knee-scanning procedures will provide more accurate diagnosis methods for doctors

Testing to ensure that personal radiation detection equipment meets new standards for identifying potential threats

Electronic brainstorming has been found to be an effective means of generating many good-quality ideas

Signet Laboratories has announced the release of ACUITY mouse-on-mouse polymer detection system

Advances in biomedical imaging could lead to more sensitive screening tests for cancer-fighting drugs

New pill-size camera travels beyond other scope procedures to reveal gastrointestinal disorders in small intestines that often go unseen

MRI may be better than polygraph for revealing lies

Fears for DNA privacy

McGuinty government investment in telemedicine

Total global market for oligonucleotides is likely to grow from USD 340.0 million in 2003 to USD 776.0 million in 2010

Scientists lead fight against blood cancers

Cyntellect issued patent covering LaserFect(TM) technology

Zyomyx issued five new biotech patents

Ultra-fast computed tomography (CT) scanner to look inside the heart and its arteries for calcium build-up

Personalised medicine designed to enhance people's chances of quitting smoking

Australian university signs multi-million dollar anti-cancer research deal

Promising new cancer drug, Nanotax

Decoding Cannabis: Differentiating Hemp and Marijuana

Deciphering the Microbiome with The Microsetta Initiative

Leveraging the power of automation to boost research

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