Exiqon Announces New Grant Program for MicroRN...( Exiqon A/S (...),Health

Exiqon A/S (NASDAQ OMX Copenhagen: "EXQ") today announced the launch of a new research grant program, open to researchers from academic and non-profit institutions across North America.

(PRWEB) May 15, 2009 -- Exiqon A/S (NASDAQ OMX Copenhagen: "EXQ") today announced the launch of a new research grant program, open to researchers from academic and non-profit institutions across North America.

"We are excited to offer this type of financial support to the research community at-large. Scientists are making ground-breaking discoveries in the field of microRNA research every day, with implications for human medicine in the form of new insights, new therapies and new diagnostics. Now, more than ever, we recommit ourselves to the success of our customers," says Erik Holmlin, Chief Commercial Officer, Exiqon A/S.

The Exiqon Grant Program has been established with an internal seed funding of $25,000, from which awards will be given to researchers to drive projects enhancing the understanding of how microRNA expression and function relates to normal cellular development, and/or disease-related cellular pathways.

Recipients may use Exiqon Grant Program awards for the purchase of any Exiqon microRNA product or service. Exiqon offers a complete product line for microRNA investigation, including products for RNA isolation, Microarray analysis, qRT-PCR analysis, Northern Blotting, In Situ Hybridization, and Knockdown studies. Exiqon also offers microRNA profiling services for both microarray and qRT-PCR analysis, complete with full sample QC and customized data analysis and reporting.

Researchers are invited to submit an abstract, outlining their research area, project goals, and proposed workflow no later than M
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