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DENVER and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 14 /PRNewswire/ -- (AACR 100th Annual Meeting 2009) - Genstruct Inc., a systems biology company focused on identifying molecular mechanisms, networks and biomarkers to better develop novel therapeutics, molecular diagnostics and patient-specific therapies, today announced that the results of a joint collaboration with one of its top pharmaceutical partners will be presented at the American Association for Cancer Research's (AACR) 100th Annual Meeting 2009...
PALO ALTO, Calif., April 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Cell Biosciences, Inc., a provider of nanoproteomic analysis systems to life science researchers, today announced the publication of a landmark study by a research team from Stanford University School of Medicine. Dr. Dean W. Felsher, Associate Professor of Oncology, was senior author on the study. The publication, titled "Nano-fluidic proteomic assay for serial analysis of oncoprotein activation in clinical samples", appeared on April 12, 2009 as...
PALO ALTO, Calif., April 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Cell Biosciences, a provider of nanoproteomic analysis systems to life science researchers, today announced the closing of a $10 million Series C financing led by its largest shareholder, the Wellcome Trust. Existing investors Domain Associates, Latterell Venture Partners, Novo A/S, Mitsui Ventures, Royal Bank of Canada and The Vertical Group also participated in the financing. "We are very happy to announce this financing in the current economic...
New site aims to warn synthetic biologists when the fruits of their research could include biosecurity risksScientists call them "experiments of concern" "” research projects designed to advance human knowledge or cure disease, but with potentially lethal applications should the results fall into in the wrong hands. The burgeoning field of synthetic biology, which aims for nothing less than to chemically engineer new forms of microbial life (or replicate existing ones), poses...
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., March 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Codexis, Inc. today announced Lori Giver, Ph.D., has been named to the new position of Vice President, Systems Biology for Codexis Bioindustrials. She is responsible for cellular engineering, molecular biology, and computational biology. Dr. Giver reports to David Anton, Ph.D., Vice President, Bioindustrials Research and Development. Dr. Giver is a widely-respected researcher in the directed evolution of genes and proteins. She joined...
Landmark report addresses regulatory oversight for emerging technology WASHINGTON, March 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The safety of early applications of synthetic biology may be adequately addressed by the existing regulatory framework for biotechnology, especially in contained laboratories and manufacturing facilities. But further advances in this emerging field are likely to create significant challenges for U.S. government oversight, according to a new report authored by Michael...
ST. JOSEPH, Mich., March 17 /PRNewswire/ -- GeneGo, Inc., the leading provider of pathway data mining & analysis solutions, today announced a license agreement with Entelos of Foster City, CA, a company specializing in predictive technologies, including toxicogenomics and PhysioLab(R) virtual human disease models. GeneGo will use Entelos' DrugMatrix(R) gene expression data to further develop GeneGo's Functional Descriptor predictive toxicology models. "Access to a comprehensive,...
PALO ALTO, Calif., March 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Cell Biosciences, Inc., a provider of nanoproteomic analysis systems to life science researchers, today announced the sale of its flagship protein analysis system to The University of Manchester's Stem Cell and Leukaemia Proteomics Laboratory, led by Professor Tony Whetton. Professor Whetton is a pioneer in the use of advanced proteomics technologies to understand biological processes in normal and leukaemic stem cells. The Cell Biosciences system...
ST. JOSEPH, Mich., Feb. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- GeneGo, Inc., the leading systems biology tools company, announced today that Millipore has licensed 250 manually curated pathway maps from GeneGo, Inc. for their new Interactive Biological Pathway Tool. Available at www.millipore.com/pathways, the tool links Millipore's cutting edge antibodies, proteins, and assays as well as relevant bioinformatics content to related biological pathways. These maps have been categorized by diseases and cellular...
A failure to grasp the fundamentals of biological systems may be leaving K-12 teachers and students vulnerable to claims by intelligent design creationists, new-age homeopaths and other "hucksters," according to a University of Colorado at Boulder biology professor.On the 150th anniversary of Charles Darwin's classic book "The Origin of Species" that first described natural selection in detail, polls still show that only about one third of Americans believe evolution is...
