Researchers Develop Resin Beads That Capture Mad Cow Disease Agent From Blood
...the American Red Cross and ProMetic BioSciences, a biotechnology company, developed small resin beads with molecules that are able to bind to harmful prion proteins. The beads serve as an adsorption filter, capturing the bad proteins and allowing other blood components to be effectively cleansed of the prion-disea...Generic Biologics – U.S Panel Hearing Draws Mixed Response
...y Siegel, head of research for Johnson & Johnson's biotechnology business: ' You just can't take a molecule that you don't know what it is and market it to the people. It's too risky.' He opines that rival products also known as follow-on biologics should be put up for extensive clinic studies and post approval ...Biocon Unveils Renal Therapies for Kidney Disorders
India's premier biotechnology firm Biocon Ltd Thursday announced the launch of renal therapy products for treating kidney disorders and reducing// the risk of such disease. As the leading producer of immuno-suppressants in the subcontinent, the company has set up a nephrology d...Hormone-based Heart Pill to Control High Blood Pressure
...P, working in partnership with scientists from the biotechnology firm, Biocon, and to formulate it so it can be taken orally, in pill form. BNP’s therapeutic properties include its ability to dilate blood vessels, promote salt discharge in urine, and prevent both excessive cell growth and growth of fibrous tissues...India Should Take the Lead in Stem Cell Research, Expert
...e Valley Excellence award for his contributions to biotechnology at the summit. “This field offers immense potential in the treatment of various ailments which require replacement of damaged or dead tissues. Unfortunately in the US, the regulatory system does not allow research on this subject,” he regretted. ...Crucell's Rabies MAb Enters Phase I Trial in India
Dutch biotechnology company, Crucell N V’s Rabies monoclonal antibody (mAb) product has entered a phase I clinical study in India, four months after launching// a similar study in the US. Crucell has developed a human monoclonal antibody product for the post-exposure...United Biotech Launches New Oncology Division
...egel, a Brazilian company, for its entire range of biotechnology products used specifically for the treatment of cancer. The company is also in talks with four other global pharma companies for strategic tie-ups for its oncology business. With this launch, the company intends to manufacture and market molecule...Law Emerging in US for Generic Versions of Biotech Medicine
...g// to ensure availability of lower-cost copies of biotechnology drugs that now cost tens or hundreds of thousands ...ver, the big pharmaceutical companies contend that biotechnology products, made from cells and living organisms, are so complex that a copy will never be identical t...India’s Biotech Companies- Jumbos Waiting to Gro
...hat would gladden the heart of investors of Indian biotechnology companies, as well as strike fear// in the minds ...ed in Nature Biotechnology, covers about 21 Indian biotechnology companies. Accordingly, Indian firms, with low wage costs, are all set to make generic drugs when...New Hepatitis C Drug Shows Promise
...ased Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, a global biotechnology company, has released// promising early results of a trial on new hepatitis C drug, telaprevir. The drug could significantly reduce the treatment time, it has been shown. The planned interim results of the clinical trial on telaprevir were announ...India's Pharmaceutical Industry to Be Global Player: Study
...bal Health in Toronto. India could revolutionise biotechnology on the basis of its large and increasingly well-educated workforce, just as it did information technology, Singer believes. The costs are considerably lower for companies operating in India, the study published in the April 9 issue of the journal s...Biocon Net Profit Up by 15 Percent for Fiscal Year
Indian biotechnology major Biocon Ltd. Thursday announced a 15 percent surge in its profit at Rs.2 billion with a total income at Rs.9.9 billion in fiscal 2006-07. // The firm's expenditure on research and development, during 2006-07, also increased by 86 percent at R...Peptide Found in Human Blood Inhibits 60 Strains of HIV, Study Says
...n lab settings and has been licensed by the German biotechnology company Viro Pharmaceuticals, whose scientific director is a co-author of the study. According to the Chronicle, Viro is conducting animal studies to determine if VIRIP is safe to test among humans. Although the results so far "look promising," it ...Addictive Drugs Harms the Brain
...rofessor of molecular pharmacology, physiology and biotechnology at Brown said that “What we have found is that the inhibitory synapses can no longer be strengthened 24 hours after treatment with morphine, which suggests that a natural brake has been removed,” “By shutting off the natural ability to strengthen con...DBT And IAVI Forge Partnership To Develop “Next Generation” Vaccine Candidats
...ecretary, DBT. He said only through these kinds of biotechnology ventures involving international collaborations an...the development of the field of modern biology and biotechnology in India. Significant achievements include the growth and application of biotechnology in the broad ...New Hypertension Drug Wins FDA Approval
...ing, blood vessels, ambrisentan, Letairis.US-based biotechnology company Gilead Sciences said late Friday that the...ig step in an effort by Gilead, one of the largest biotechnology companies, to diversify beyond its successful drugs for H.I.V. and AIDS into drugs for heart and lun...Taiwan Skincare Empire Built on 'Natural Beauty'
...of all-natural ingredients developed with advanced biotechnology to specifically suit Asian skin, are the leading l...B international group which now also runs a listed biotechnology company in Hong Kong. As the NB facial franchise and product sales began to slow in Taiwan in the ...Anemia Drug Overused and Could Hasten Death in Some, Say Experts
...t rather than a placebo. Officials of Amgen, the biotechnology company that makes all erythropoietin sold in this country, countered that in those studies the drug was given earlier and more liberally than is current practice. When physicians and patients use the medicine more sparingly, there is no difference i...New Cancer Therapy That can Be Less Painful
... Researcher Jennifer MacDiarmid, from Sydney-based biotechnology company EnGeneIC, said: "There is no other system where you can get so much drug concentrated into a little parcel." In tests, the technique reduced tumours in animals without side effects - and by using only a very small amount of drug. The mini......e, its potential and fast growing sectors like IT, biotechnology and pharmaceuticals. McMurtry agreed in principle to set up an institute in the state and assured to provide affordable healthcare to the poor, said a statement from the chief minister's office in Hyderabad. Satyam Computers' chairman B. Ramaling...