Field in Biological Technology

NeoStem, Inc. Appoints Leading Chinese Medical Official to Its Advisory Board

... She has been extensively published in her field and is well regarded for her work in the research ... in the United States and China, especially in the field of stem cell research and applications using ... other technologies to advance its position in the field of stem cell tissue regeneration. For ...

Cellular Dynamics International In-Licenses Key Patent Portfolio for Using Stem Cell-Derived Cells in Drug Testing

... The license, obtained from Dr. Loren field and Indiana University-Purdue University ... cells for drug screening. First, the field patents cover a cell purification strategy that ... purity of any type of cells. Secondly, the field patents cover the use of stem cell-derived ...

iZumi Bio and Pierian Merge to Form iPierian to Advance Cellular Reprogramming

... bringing together the leading scientists in the field as active colleagues and members of the SAB to create a new and powerful force in the field of stem cell science," said CEO John Walker. ... a new SAB with world-renowned scientists in the field of stem cell research and in the company's ...

ArborGen and Senesco Announce Wood Quality Results

... today announced wood quality results from ongoing field trials that are utilizing technology in-licensed ... significantly enhanced growth rates in 3-year-old field trials. Selected trees from the field trials were harvested and their wood chemistry ...

Unexpectedly long-range effects in advanced magnetic devices

... structures for extremely sensitive magnetic field detectors. Arrays of nanoscale sandwiches of a ... in the opposite direction if the external field is reversed. For reasons that are still debated, ... one preferred direction, essentially pinning its field in that orientation. In a magnetoresistance read ...

Qforma Appoints Four Executives in Sales and Field Operations

... the appointments of four executives to sales and field operations positions: Mark J. Grove is appointed ... H. Kleyn advances within Qforma from Director, field Operations to Vice President, Sales and Services; ... and Kim Foster join Qforma as Directors, field Operations. These appointments follow a ...

Successful Field-Trial Remediation of 1,2-DCA and VC Contaminated Groundwater in Northern Italy

... is proud to announce that laboratory and field tests recently conducted in Italy resulted in its ... presentation described rigorous laboratory and field tests conducted to select and optimize an in situ ... on soil and groundwater conditions. The initial field test area was ca. 50 m2 and the total volume of ...

Leaders in Health Literacy Recognized by the Partnership for Clear Health Communication at the National Patient Safety Foundation

... and influential efforts in the Health Literacy field were Dr. Michael Wolf, Director of the Center for ... innovation, and real-world solutions to the field of health literacy," said Diane Pinakiewicz, ... is a true pioneer and leader in the burgeoning field of health literacy," said Ms. Pinakiewicz. ...

Research Reinforces Economic, Environmental Benefits of Corn Cobs as Source for Cellulosic Ethanol

... the first year of the study, conducted on a test field near the Emmetsburg site, indicate that fertilizer treatment for a field in which cobs have been removed would be almost identical to treatment of a field in which cobs were not removed. ISU researchers ...

A New Era in the Application of Lab-on-a-Chip to Rapid Point-of-Care Diagnosis

... Test Kit for Influenza Type A/H1N1 and a MOBILE field UNIT ensuring effective deployment of diagnostic ... other acute respiratory infections. The MOBILE field UNIT will deliver sensitive and accurate ... use of a dielectric material for both electric field generation and capture probe DNA immobilization, ...

Amylin Pharmaceuticals Announces a New Sales Approach to Better Target the Diabetes Market

... diabetes products. The changes to Amylin's field sales organization will be coordinated and ... sales efforts of Lilly. Amylin's resulting field sales organization will include approximately 325 ... "We appreciate the significant contributions of field sales employees who will be affected by today's ...

United States Recognizes Leading Scottish Scientist for Disease Research

... of Dundee , Sir Philip has advanced the field of biochemistry. In particular, he has studied ... disease. Sir Philip's contribution to the field of life sciences is demonstrated by his ... second most cited scientist from 1993-2003 in the field of Biology and Biochemistry and has been ...

Charles Saldarini is New CEO of Sentrx

... the Board. Saldarini is a proven leader in the field of biopharmaceutical outsourcing services. He ... services and an innovator in the field of outsourcing," said John Martinson, ... Additionally, Saldarini is active in the field of education, serving on the Board of Visitors at ...

Paul Keim Appointed to febit's Scientific Advisory Board

... Paul Keim brings deep knowledge in the field of medical microbiology, biodefense and pathogens ... Northern Arizona University . As an expert in the field of medical microbiology, biosecurity and the ... helpful in febit's research activities in the field of biosecurity which have resulted from its ...

New 'near-field' radiation therapy promises relief for overheating laptops

... one of the premier international journals in the field of nanotechnology. The article, titled "An ... This polariton is particularly strong in the near field zone just above the substrate on which the carbon ... or layer of carbon nanotubes, in a near field zone," says Rotkin, "this enables the hot ...

Sinovac Reports Unaudited Full Year 2008 and Fourth Quarter Financial Results with Financial Tables

... China's Ministry of Agriculture to conduct field trials of internally developed inactivated animal rabies vaccine. Sinovac expects the field trials to take approximately nine months ... from China's Ministry of Agriculture to conduct field trials of its internally developed ...

Sinovac Reports Unaudited Full Year 2008 and Fourth Quarter Financial Results

... China's Ministry of Agriculture to conduct field trials of internally developed inactivated animal rabies vaccine. Sinovac expects the field trials to take approximately nine months ... from China's Ministry of Agriculture to conduct field trials of its internally developed ...

Keynote Panel at Bio-IT World Expo to Feature Five Leaders in the Field of "Personal Genomics"

... A plenary panel discussion on the exciting field of "personal genomics," featuring five ... -- A plenary panel discussion on the exciting field of "personal genomics," featuring five ... is extraordinary excitement and interest in the field of personal or consumer genomics at the ...

Peregrine Pharmaceuticals Awarded New U.S. Patent Further Strengthening Its Anti-Phospholipid Patent Portfolio

... company's intellectual property leadership in the field of phospholipid-targeting agents for the ... "Our growing patent estate in the closely related field of anti-PE binding agents should provide us with ... which adds to our leadership in the emerging field of aminophospholipid-targeting anti-viral ...

Otonomy Introduces Scientific Advisory Board

... of internationally recognized experts in the field of otology will guide the clinical development of ... for "important work of great merits in the field of otological and biological research". ... for diseases of the inner and middle ear. This field represents a large untapped opportunity with ...

New Brain Fitness Survey Reinforces Importance of Brain Awareness Week

... naturally merge and, as this happens, a whole new field of valued added services will emerge for our ... and early adopters in the brain fitness field to identify attitudes and behaviors. The ... important problem you see in the brain fitness field and how do you think it can be solved?" ...

SenesTech Scientists Attend International Workshop on Fertility in New Zealand

... into chemical fertility management in the rice field rat of Southeast Asia as it is the only ... yields in Southeast Asia by reducing the rice field rat population. Over half of the worlds 6 billion ... Asian rice crop is severely damaged by these rice field rats. SenesTech's product is a unique non-toxic, ...

Pharmexa and Affitech to Combine Operations to Create a New Antibody Therapeutics Company

... Company will focus its activities entirely in the field of human antibody therapeutics. Antibodies ... event that moves us into the exciting field of antibody therapeutics, one of the most ... in creating a leading new Company in the antibody field with the potential for sustained growth in ...

Financial Results for Full Year 2008: NicOx in a Unique Position to Deliver Significant Shareholder Value

... Merck & Co., Inc. in the antihypertensive field and Pfizer Inc in ophthalmology. Operating ... by Merck & Co., Inc. in the hypertension field In May 2008, Merck initiated a series of ... technology across the entire field of ophthalmology and current research activities ...

Nyenrode Honorary Doctorate for Professor Michael E. Porter

... degree to Professor Michael Porter, icon in the field of microeconomics, competitive strategy and ... "Professor Porter has great influence on the field of business administration. Nyenrode admires ... School , has done groundbreaking work in the field of competitive strategy. His The ...

DuPont Expects Increased Global Seed Corn Share, Continued Agriculture Earnings Growth

... through molecular breeding validated in on-farm field trials. 2010/2011 - Seed Production ... the expansion of its Pioneer direct-to-customer field sales force and its new PROaccess(SM) strategy. ... cost of raw materials; research, development and field testing of new products, including regulatory ...

Weed Science Society of America Announces Winners in Annual Scientific Awards Program

... (WSSA) for their outstanding contributions to the field of weed science. The WSSA awards program is ... (WSSA) for their outstanding contributions to the field of weed science. The annual awards were ... and have made substantial contributions to the field of weed science. Karen Renner, Ph.D. ...

A supercharged metal-ion generator

... sputterer is characterized by a strong electric field between the target disk (the cathode) and a ... or two) and free electrons. The electric field created by the negative bias of the target disk ... called the sheath, a layer where the electric field is concentrated between the target surface and ...

Capture of nanomagnetic 'fingerprints' a boost for next-generation information storage media

... nanomagnet arrays which take advantage of the new field of spintronics: using electron spin as well as ... each cycle at full saturation that is, using a field strong enough to align all the nanomagnets then applying a progressively more negative field with each reversal, they created a series of ...

Netsmart University Announces Partner Referral Agreement With New York Association of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Providers

... and professional training that is critical to the field in a forum that is both convenient and conducive ... to make available to the chemical dependency field access to best practices in workforce ... valuable information to persons working in the field of addictions. ASAP is committed to ...

Sinovac Enters Veterinary Vaccine Market with Inactivated Rabies Vaccine

... from China's Ministry of Agriculture to conduct field trials of its internally developed inactivated ... is the first among a number of products to reach field trials in Tangshan Yian's animal health pipeline. The Company anticipates that the field trials for the inactivated animal rabies vaccine ...

Easy assembly of electronic biological chips

... the nanowires. They then apply an electrical field between electrodes that define the area where ... are attracted to the area with an electric field and they fall into the proper tiny wells. "We ... The researchers then move the electric field and position the next tagged nanowires. In this ...

Festschrift Issue Honoring Judah Folkman, M.D. in Lymphatic Research and Biology

... in the extension of the same principles to the field of lymphangiogenesis research," says Stanley G. ... Michael Detmar provide an in-depth review of the field in "The Lymphatic System in Health and Disease," ... News ( GEN ) , was the first in its field and is today the industry's most widely read ...

Kiadis Pharma Appoints Dr. Maarten Egeler, MD PhD as Chief Medical Officer

... of innovative cell based therapeutics in the field of bone marrow transplantation, announces today ... "The depth of his medical expertise in the field of bone marrow transplantations, his leadership ... and his network with key opinion leaders in the field will greatly contribute to the success of our ...

Synthetic Biology Importance in the 21st Century

... The promise of this burgeoning scientific field lies in the potential to apply engineering ... Project. But just how much about this field is covered in the media? And while these ... Biology , which examines coverage of the field in recent years, as well as a quiz that tests ...

Cardium's InnerCool Announces First Patient Treated With New Tissue-Specific UroCool(TM) System in Robotic-Assisted Prostate Surgery Study

... Irvine . Dr. Ahlering is an expert in the field of prostate surgery, particularly in the rapidly ... working with one of the nation's experts in the field of robotic-assisted prostate surgery. Last month ... medical technology company in the emerging field of temperature modulation therapy to rapidly and ...

Minimally Invasive Surgery: Olympus Further Enhances Credentials by Entering Into Exclusive Sales and Distribution Partnership With Market and Technology Leader Advanced Surgical Concepts

... further cemented its position as a leader in the field of minimally invasive surgery by signing an ... "As the global market leader in the field of quality endoscopic systems, we will now be ... manual instruments and the optics for the dynamic field of minimally invasive surgery from a single ...

60 LED Lights Enhance Magnifying Lamp for Assembly, Engineering, Inspection or Research

... The result is a brightly lit, distortion-free field of view that eases eye strain and enhances ... less magnification is needed, allowing a bigger field of view and greater working distance under the ... precision," says Shahpurwala. The enlarged field of vision can assist repair technicians, ...

J. Craig Venter Institute Researchers Publish Significant Advance in Genome Assembly Technology

... was the first essential enabling step in the field of synthetic genomics as it is a key mechanism by ... the societal implications of their work and the field of synthetic genomics generally. As such, the ... report in October 2007 outlining options for the field and its researchers. About the J. ...

Self-powered devices possible, says Texas A&M researcher

... discovery in the area of power harvesting a field that aims to develop self-powered devices that do ... has investigated methods for soldiers in the field to generate power for their portable equipment ... in their physical properties when an electric field is applied. Discovered by French scientists in ...