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CLEVELAND, Jan. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ChanTest announced today the capability to perform a bioassay in conformance with current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP)*. The in vitro assay involves higher throughput Ussing chamber experiments for measuring inhibition of CFTR (Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator) chloride ion channel short circuit current, a measure of chloride ion secretion. ChanTest passed its first regulatory inspection related to this cGMP...
ST. LOUIS, March 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Golden Globe® winner for Best Animated Feature Film, The Adventures of Tintin, bursts onto Blu-ray, DVD and Digital Download today. The film, directed by Steven Spielberg and produced by Peter Jackson, chronicles the action-packed quest of young reporter Tintin and his furry companion, Snowy, as they travel the globe to uncover the secrets of a sunken ship. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20111128/CG10500LOGO) In honor of...
HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Feb. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The incomparable team of Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson brings the world-renowned stories of Herge to life in the rollicking and wildly imaginative THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN, bursting onto Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray and DVD (all with UltraViolet(TM)), On Demand and for Digital Download on March 13, 2012 from Paramount Home Media Distribution. Winner of the 2012 Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature Film, THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN has...
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 14 , 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- As the highly-anticipated movie "The Adventures of Tintin" gets ready for release, My Idolpops LLC, a leading, premium confectionery manufacturer, has developed a relationship with DreamWorks Studios and Paramount Pictures to make lollipops promoting the movie's key classic story characters. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20111214/LA22361) "The Adventures of Tintin" opening December 21, 2011 (in 3D/2D theaters and IMAX 3D) is...
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Purina® Dog Chow® Brand Dog Food has teamed up with Paramount Pictures' upcoming animated 3D film, The Adventures of Tintin, from Oscar® winning director Steven Spielberg and Oscar® winning producer Peter Jackson. Based on the internationally beloved series of books and characters created by Herge, the film chronicles the unquenchably curious young reporter Tintin and his fiercely loyal dog Snowy on an epic, globe-hopping...
PARIS, June 6, 2011 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gameloft, a leading global publisher of digital and social games, announced plans to launch a game based on the movie The Adventures of Tintin directed by Steven Spielberg. The game will be distributed on mobile phones, smartphones and tablets. The game is scheduled to launch timed to the movie's release in October 2011. "Tintin is one of the most popular comics of the 20th century," said Gonzague de Vallois, Senior Vice-President of...
Clinical research has greater societal impact over a 15-20 year timescale, while basic research has greater academic impact, according to a new study from RAND Europe and the Health Economics Research Group (HERG) at Brunel University.Project Retrosight was a multinational, four-year study that investigated the translation of basic biomedical and clinical cardiovascular and stroke research, and its impact on future work, policy, products and healthcare. The study was based on a rich source of...
Long QT syndrome approximately affects one in every 2,500 people Â-mainly young people. It can cause torsade de pointes episodes, which can trigger sudden death. This study was conducted by researchers of the Hospital Virgen de las Nieves of the University of Granada. The genetic analyses were performed by the laboratory Lorgen in the Health Science Technology Park of GranadaResearchers from the Hospital Virgen de las Nieves of the University of Granada have identified the most frequent...
Australian researchers have come one step closer to understanding how the rhythm of the heartbeat is controlled and why many common drugs, including some antibiotics, antihistamines and anti-psychotics, can cause a potentially fatal abnormal heart rhythm.It is estimated around 40-50% of all drugs in development will block one of the main "˜channels' that carries electricity in the heart and, as a result, can cause heart rhythm problems called cardiac arrhythmias. Most sudden cardiac deaths...
NEW YORK, Oct. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue. Reportlinker Adds Ion Channel Modulator Pipelines: Targets and Agents in Development http://www.reportlinker.com/p0156556/Reportlinker-Adds-Ion-Channel-Modulator-Pipelines-Targets-and-Agents-in-Development.html#utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=prnewswire Ion channels represent a significant opportunity to address an underexploited class of...
