Small in Biological Technology

PharmatrophiX, Initially Funded by the Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation, Announces Exclusive Global Collaboration with Elan

... later at University of North Carolina) to find small molecules with the features of large biological ... Stephen Massa, M.D., Ph.D., set out to find small molecules that could activate a receptor on brain ... molecules. Out of the more than one million small molecules he studied, he ultimately found 4 that ...

Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announces financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2009

... of our Base Medical Products are supported by a small group of direct sales personnel, as well as a ... stent specifically designed for treating small coronary vessels. It was approved for use in vessels as small as 2.25 mm in diameter and joins the TAXUS ...

Poniard Pharmaceuticals Reports Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results and Provides a Corporate Update

... our pivotal Phase 3 SPEAR trial of picoplatin in small cell lung cancer in the fourth quarter of 2009 ... results from the pivotal Phase 3 SPEAR trial in small cell lung cancer (SCLC) in the fourth quarter of ... intravenous picoplatin include a Phase 3 trial in small cell lung cancer and Phase 2 trials in metastatic ...

Transave Enters Into Cooperative Research Agreement With NIH To Study ARIKACE(TM) In Nontuberculous Mycobacteria

... endogenous to the lung that are formulated into small (0.3 micron), neutral liposomes that enable ... delivered through nebulization, which enables the small aerosol droplet size (1 to 5 microns) to ... time. Combined with its silent mode of operation, small size (it fits in the palm of the hand), light ...

Breaking barriers with nanoscale lasers

... in breaking through previous limitations on how small lasers can be made are reported in a recent ... automatic check-out stations in supermarkets. small lasers are used in technology that enables ... devices to be more effectively integrated with small electronics components. The more lasers that can ...

ChemOutsourcing Unveils 2009 Attendee List for September Show in New Jersey

... chemical development management from large and small pharmaceutical companies is a key benefit for all ... track featuring outsourcing strategies for small molecule biotech track has been introduced to ... sourcing experiences and strategies. Given the small size of most of the firms, the 35 speakers ...

Neogen Reports 16% Increase in Revenues

... agronomic markets. Neogen's Kare line of small animal supplements experienced a record year, ... annual list of America's 100 Fastest Growing small Public Companies, and to Forbes Magazine's annual list of the 200 Best small Companies in America for the fourth consecutive ...

UCSF researchers help crack parasite genome, identify drug leads

... for Basic Research in Parasitic Diseases and the small Molecule Discovery Center, both of which are UCSF ... amenable to the robotic systems maintained at the small Molecule Discovery Center. "That, combined ... adult parasites, either in culture or in small animal models," Caffrey said. For the genome ...

Novel drug discovery tool could identify promising new therapies for Parkinson's disease

... disease by stimulating the cells to make very small proteins called cyclic peptides. Two of the ... in my lab, will lead to a whole new way to obtain small molecule tools useful for improving our ... in C. elegans, a millimeter-long worm with a small number of dopamine-producing neurons that are ...

Neogen Named to Fortune's List of Fastest Growing Companies

... its annual list of America's 100 fastest growing small public companies (FSB 100). In announcing ... times the FSB 100 constitutes an elite group of small public companies: the best of the best, measured ... ninth annual list of the fastest-growing small public companies in America includes U.S.-based ...

Study on keeping nuclear bombs from US ports shows misplaced fear over cargo scanning cost

... now in place that relies on targeting only a small number of containers that U.S. authorities ... by the international community can only handle a small percentage of the total load," the authors ... associated with attempting to scan more than the small fraction of U.S.-bound containers that the system ...

New statistical technique improves precision of nanotechnology data

... In measuring the effects of extremely small forces acting on extremely small structures, signals of interest may be only two ... Science and Engineering. "At the nanoscale, small errors are amplified. This new technique applies ...

Global Small Molecule Kinase Inhibitors Market to Reach $16.2 Billion by 2015, According to a New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc.

... the release of a comprehensive global report on small Molecule Kinase Inhibitors market. World market for small molecule kinase inhibitor drugs is projected to ... and other strategic industry activities. Global small molecule kinase inhibitors market is analyzed by ...

NeoStem Featured in Business Week; 'Promising' Adult Stem Cell Market Discussed in Fortune-CNNMoney.com Article

... and skin rejuvenation, adding it to its Very small Embryonic Like (VSEL) adult stem cell technology ... proprietary technologies, including its Very small Embryonic Like (VSEL) adult stem cell technology, ... to technology to identify and isolate VSELs (very small embryonic-like stem cells), which have been shown ...

Oncothyreon appoints Scott Peterson as Vice President of Research and Development

... Chief Executive Officer. "His prior experience in small molecule drug development includes work with ... vaccines, such as Stimuvax(R), and targeted small molecules, including PX-866 and PX-478, create ... Drug Discovery. At ICOS he was involved in both small molecule and antibody development. Dr. Peterson ...

Secret of sandcastle construction could help revive ancient building technique, researchers say

... of the strength of rammed earth was due to the small amount of water present. small cylindrical samples of rammed earth underwent ... expected to dry but not lose all their water. The small amount of water remaining provided considerable ...

Ascenta Therapeutics Announces Presentation of Promising Results From Clinical Trials of AT-101 in Prostate, Brain, and Lung Cancers at 2009 ASCO Annual Meeting

... one reported serious adverse event, a case of small bowel obstruction (Grade 2), was considered ... topotecan in patients with relapsed or refractory small cell lung cancer (SCLC) who had received prior ... Ascenta's lead agent, AT-101, is an orally-active small molecule pan Bcl-2 inhibitor (Bcl-2, Bcl-xL, and ...

New rotors could help develop nanoscale generators

... replicate this property with rotors the size of small molecules. A number of rotating molecules have ... development of rotating magnetic fields at a very small scale." Scientists believe that this could be ... of machines for the generation of currents at small scale. The research is published in Physical ...

Angiotech Pharmaceuticals announces FDA approval of next-generation TAXUS(R) Liberte(R) Atom(TM) Stent system

... stent (DES) specifically designed for treating small coronary vessels. It was approved for use in vessels as small as 2.25 mm in diameter and joins the TAXUS(R) ... as the only drug-eluting stents approved for small vessel use in the U.S. The Company plans to begin ...

FDA Approves Boston Scientific's Next-Generation TAXUS(R) Liberte(R) Atom(TM) Stent System

... stent (DES) specifically designed for treating small coronary vessels. It was approved for use in vessels as small as 2.25 mm in diameter and joins the TAXUS(R) ... as the only drug-eluting stents approved for small vessel use in the U.S. The Company plans to ...

MIT reels in RNA surprise with microbial ocean catch

... boon: the presence of many varieties of small RNAs snippets of RNA that act as switches to ... in these single-celled creatures. Before now, small RNA could only be studied in lab-cultured ... The unexpected presence and abundance of these small RNAs, which can act as switches to regulate gene ...

The West Michigan Science & Technology Initiative is Named Statewide Reviewer for Life Science Funding Requests Through New Program

... its local SmartZone and meet the definition of a small business according to the small Business Association. The loan can be used to ... still in the 'investigation stage' often require small infusions of capital. ...

Resverlogix's Success in Inflammation Program Results in 2 Patents Filed

... Novel small molecules illustrate potential cost effective ... for specific inflammation markets. For example, a small molecular drug for rheumatoid arthritis is ... in a cost efficient manner. Resverlogix's novel small molecules have the illustrated early potential to ...

ChemoCentryx's Traficet-EN(TM) Phase II/III Induction Phase Data in Crohn's Disease to be Featured in Oral Presentation at 2009 Digestive Disease Week

... meeting. Traficet-EN is an orally-available small molecule drug that controls the inappropriate ... Traficet-EN is an orally-available small molecule drug which is administered in capsule ... tract. The trafficking of T cells to the small and large intestine causes persistent ...

Fate Therapeutics Granted Exclusive License for Stem Cell Modulators by Children's Hospital Boston and Massachusetts General Hospital

... platform to develop Stem Cell Modulators (SCMs) - small molecules and biologics that guide cell fate for ... accelerate the Company's core mission to develop small molecules and biologics that modulate adult stem ... tissue repair has led to the identification of small molecules and biologics that can direct stem cell ...

Trubion Announces Acceptance of Three Presentations on Its TRU-016 Product Candidate at the 2009 ASCO Annual Meeting

... 2009): A Phase 1 Trial of TRU-016, An Anti-CD37 small Modular ImmunoPharmaceutical (SMIP(TM)), in ... in patients with previously treated CLL or small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL). Abstract ... Abstract 3035 (May 30, 2009): Effect of CD37 small Modular ImmunoPharmaceutical (SMIP) on direct ...

ChemoCentryx Identifies Novel Small Molecule C5aR Antagonist

... that it has identified an orally bioavailable small molecule antagonist of the C5a receptor, CCX168, ... is a highly potent and specific C5a receptor small molecule antagonist, and unlike other compounds ... immune cells, making it an attractive target for small molecule therapeutics. Given architectural ...

Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announces financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2009

... of our Base Medical Products are supported by a small group of direct sales personnel, as well as a ... Atom Stent, which is BSC's first approved small stent and the only DES currently approved by the FDA to treat small blood vessels. The TAXUS Liberte Long Stent is ...

Telik Reports Preclinical Results at AACR Annual Meeting

... presented additional data for a novel class of small molecule drug candidates showing strong and ... company focused on discovering and developing small molecule drugs to treat cancer and inflammatory ... enables the rapid and efficient discovery of small molecule drug candidates. TELIK, the Telik ...

Resverlogix Provides Quarterly Update

... About RVX-208 RVX-208, a novel small molecule therapeutic that facilitates endogenous ... the Company's knowledge RVX-208 is the only novel small molecule that is specifically designed to ... Company's primary focus which is to develop novel small molecules that enhance ApoA-I. These vital ...

Fate Therapeutics and Stemgent Launch Catalyst: A Unique Industry Program for First Access to the Most Advanced Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Technology

... Catalyst to Provide Proprietary Protein and small Molecule Products for the Generation and ... Ding's ground-breaking methods using proteins and small molecules to generate iPS cells and Dr. ... continues to be the leader in developing small molecules and biologics to modulate cell fate for ...

Ascenta Therapeutics Announces Results of Preclinical Evaluation of AT-406 in Multiple Cancer Models

... of preclinical studies of its orally-active, small molecule, pro-apoptotic agent, AT-406, have been ... About AT-406 AT-406 is an orally-active, small molecule drug designed to promote programmed cell ... Mcl-1 or Bcl-2). They showed that Ascenta's small molecule pan-Bcl-2 inhibitor, AT-101, had ...

Vantia Therapeutics Appoints Rachel Morten as Head of Regulatory Affairs

... Vantia Therapeutics, a company developing novel small molecule drugs targeting large ... emerging pharmaceutical company developing novel, small molecule drugs targeting large, underserved ... VA106483 and nocturia: VA106483 is a novel small molecule drug candidate in Phase II trials ...

Amira Initiates Phase I Clinical Trial of Novel DP2 Antagonist

... milestone in our company's short existence. Our small but effective team has been able to bring three ... in San Diego, Amira Pharmaceuticals is a small molecule pharmaceutical company focused on the ... company with the ingenuity and energy of a small company, creating an environment for efficient ...

Nobel Laureates to Speak at Keystone Symposia RNA Silencing Conference

... on the evening of April 25 on "Adventures in the small RNA-ome." On Monday morning, April 27, Craig ... /Massachusetts General Hospital for work on small RNAs and gene regulation. The four-day ... understanding of the breadth and complexity of small RNA-related phenomena. RNA silencing pathways ...

Solidus Bioscience Protect their Research and Improve Efficiency With Amphora's PatentSafe Solution

... is targeted specifically at startup companies and small biotechs, to document contract studies and new ... PatentSafe Starter Pack was ideal for us. The small financial outlay meant that we were able to move ... are used around the world by large and small companies, including those in the pharmaceutical ...

Accera, Inc. Launches Neuera Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

... on the discovery and development of proprietary small molecule drugs for acute and chronic neurological ... join the newly formed company, and the current small molecule pipeline at Accera including the ... Neuera. In addition to in-house development of small molecules, Neuera Pharmaceuticals is actively ...

Cell Biosciences Announces Publication in Nature Medicine

... the authors report on new methods for detecting small modifications in cancer-related proteins. ... methods enabled oncoprotein studies in extremely small tumor samples derived from cancer patients. This ... the Cell Biosciences system uses exceptionally small test samples - the authors report using only 4 ...

Nuevolution Announces Progress in Its Collaboration With Merck & Co. Inc.

... drug discovery technology to identify novel small molecule leads against several drug targets. ... a new multi-million member proprietary library of small molecule drug candidates. In addition, this ... of millions of chemically diverse drug-like small molecule compounds and the efficient screening of ...

Publication of Shire plc's Annual Report 2008

... impact net sales and growth comparisons A small number of large wholesale distributors control a ... of rare genetic diseases are concentrated with a small number of customers. Changes in the ... there were many questions about this relatively small company's future. Three deals later-with Amicus ...