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Sigma-Aldrich Acquires ChemNavigator, Inc., to Provide Researchers With Industry-Leading Chemical Compound Selection and Procurement Services

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sigma-Aldrich(R) (Nasdaq: SIAL ) today announced the acquisition of cheminformatics company, ChemNavigator(R).com, Incorporated, a provider of leading discovery research informatics software tools used for design, selection and procureme...

Informex Rebrands Into Separate Pharmaceutical and Specialty Chemical Segments to Better Serve Exhibitors and Attendees

PRINCETON, N.J., July 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Serious buyers and sellers of leading fine and custom chemical companies from around the world who gather at InformexUSA 2010 will experience even more focused, more efficient networking opportunities than in the past, allowing them to connect mor...

BASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter - Why Does Your Urine Smell so Different After You've Eaten Asparagus?

LUDWIGSHAFEN, Germany, June 10 /PRNewswire/ -- It doesn't take long after you've polished off a plateful of the delicious vegetable before you are forcefully reminded of it in the restroom. Some people are surprised by the strange odor rising from the bowl after urinating. The unmistakable olf...

Structure of enzyme against chemical warfare agents determined

This release is available in German . The enzyme DFPase from the squid Loligo vulgaris , is able to rapidly and efficiently detoxify chemical warfare agents such as Sarin, which was used in the Tokyo subway attacks in 1995. A detailed understanding of the mechanism by which enzymes ca...

Dr. Chris Huber Joins Asymchem Laboratories Inc. as Director of Chemical Development

MORRISVILLE, N.C., May 20 /PRNewswire/ --Asymchem Laboratories, Inc., a leading research-based contract manufacturer of API's, intermediates and Drug Products to the pharmaceutical industry, with sites in the U.S. and China, is pleased to announce the recent addition of Dr. Chris Huber as Director...

Structure of enzyme against chemical warfare agents determined

This release is available in German . The enzyme DFPase from the squid Loligo vulgaris , is able to rapidly and efficiently detoxify chemical warfare agents such as Sarin, which was used in the Tokyo subway attacks in 1995. A detailed understanding of the mechanism by which enzymes ca...

A molecular ripcord for chemical reactions

Researchers at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) have developed an entirely new method for starting chemical reactions. For the first time they used mechanical forces to control catalytic activity one of the most fundamental concepts in chemistry. This allowed them to initiate chemical re...

Cytopia Scientific Presentation on JAK2 Inhibitor Program at American Chemical Society Conference

MELBOURNE, Australia, March 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Cytopia Limited (ASX: CYT) today announced that it will present data on its JAK2 program at the American Chemical Society Spring meeting, currently underway in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. Dr Tracy Nero, Senior Scientist at Cytopia, will be presen...

Structure of enzyme against chemical warfare agents determined

This release is available in German . The enzyme DFPase from the squid Loligo vulgaris , is able to rapidly and efficiently detoxify chemical warfare agents such as Sarin, which was used in the Tokyo subway attacks in 1995. A detailed understanding of the mechanism by which enzymes ca...

New Genomatica Chemical Process Targets Ailing Ethanol Assets

First-ever bio-manufacturing process to produce methyl ethyl ketone from renewable feedstocks proven in rapid order SAN DIEGO, Feb. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Researchers at Genomatica, Inc., a sustainable chemical company, have developed a bio-manufacturing process for methyl ethyl ketone (MEK), a c...

Free Webinars in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

METTLER TOLEDO invites you to register for our free webinars providing continuing education for Chemists and Chemical Engineers. Visit our Webinar Directory for a complete listing of upcoming webinars, as well as a listing of over sixty On-Demand Webinars. For your convenience, the On-Demand Web...

Researcher working on destruction of chemical weapons

COLLEGE STATION, Sept. 24, 2008 America's war on terror includes fighting the dark side of deadly chemical agents, and Texas A&M University chemist Dr. Frank Raushel is helping with the fight by developing an enzyme that might neutralize one such chemical agent, the organophosphates. Synthetic ...

Researcher working on destruction of chemical weapons

COLLEGE STATION, Sept. 24, 2008 America's war on terror includes fighting the dark side of deadly chemical agents, and Texas A&M University chemist Dr. Frank Raushel is helping with the fight by developing an enzyme that might neutralize one such chemical agent, the organophosphates. Synthetic ...

New England Peptide Names Director of Chemical Development

New England Peptide, LLC (NEP), has named Robert P. Hammer, Ph.D., director of chemical development. Gardner, Mass. (PRWEB) September 30, 2008 -- New England Peptide, LLC (NEP), has named Robert P. Hammer, Ph.D., director of chemical development. Hammer comes to NE...

Introducing the next generation of chemical reactors

Unique nanostructures which respond to stimuli, such as pH, heat and light will pave the way for safer, greener and more efficient chemical reactors. Being developed by a consortium of UK universities, the nanostructures can regulate reactions, momentum, and heat and mass transfer inside chemic...

Advanced Chemical Transport Opens Merced Facility

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Sept. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Advanced Chemical Transport, one of the leading environmental services companies in California, has announced the opening of a new location in Merced, Calif. ACT will provide all of its environmental services -- hazardous, biological and radioactiv...

Chemical Lifecycle Management Chooses Chemical Safety's EMS Software

Chemical Lifecycle Management ( www.chemlifecycle.com ) has finalized an agreement today with Chemical Safety Software ( www.chemicalsafety.com ), to license Chemical Safety's Environmental Management Systems (EMS) software for their new venture. Emeryville, CA (PRWEB) ...

Informex365.com is Launched for Manufacturers in Search of Chemical Reactions Expertise

Search Engine Optimized Directory Makes it Easy to Connect with Technology and Service Providers Focused on Specific Chemical Reactions PRINCETON, N.J., July 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Informex has launched Informex365.com, a new web portal for manufacturers that require service and support in che...

World Chemical Industry Has Decided to Gather at ChemOutsourcing Show on September 7-9 in New Jersey

LONG BRANCH, N.J., July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- The world chemical and pharmaceutical industries are slated to gather in New Jersey in early September to attend the Pharma ChemOutsourcing show. The annual fine and custom chemicals sourcing event is geared to top pharmaceutical and chemical leadershi...

60 Specialty Chemical, Fine Chemical & Custom Synthesis Providers Will Exhibit at Pharma ChemOutsourcing on September 8-9 in New Jersey

LONG BRANCH, N.J., May 28 /PRNewswire/ -- To date, 60 specialty & fine chemical and custom synthesis providers from around the world are scheduled to exhibit at the Pharma ChemOutsourcing Conference & Exhibition on September 8-9 in New Jersey. The conference and exhibition has already attrac...

Nanotube production leaps from sooty mess in test tube to ready formed chemical microsensors

Carbon nanotubes potential as a super material is blighted by the fact that when first made they often take the form of an unprepossessing pile of sooty black mess in the bottom of a test tube. Now researchers in the University of Warwicks Department of Chemistry have found a way of producing ca...

Prometic to present at the American Chemical Society

MONTREAL, April 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - ProMetic Life Sciences Inc. (TSX:PLI) ("ProMetic") announced today that Dr. Robert Rohwer, Pathogen Removal and Diagnostics Technology Inc.'s ("PRDT") academic co-founder and Dr. Patrick Gurgel, ProMetic's Senior Research Scientist will present at the...

Femtogram-level chemical measurements now possible, U. of I. team reports

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Finding a simple and convenient technique that combines nanoscale structural measurements and chemical identification has been an elusive goal. With current analytical instruments, spatial resolution is too low, signal-to-noise ratio too poor, sample preparation too complex or sam...

Mr. Richard Decker Appointed Technical Director of Edgewood Chemical Biological Center

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md., Feb. 27 /PRNewswire/ -. Mr. Richard W. Decker II will be officially appointed as Technical Director of the Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (ECBC) March 2. He has served as acting director since February after serving as Director of Engineering within the organ...

Merial to Screen Chimerix' Chemical Library for Animal Health Drug Leads

DULUTH, Ga. and RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., Jan. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Merial Limited and Chimerix, Inc. announced today that they have signed an agreement under which Merial will screen a Chimerix chemical library for animal health drug leads. Under the terms of this agreement, Merial has an o...

The Tauri Group LLC Awarded U.S. Department of Homeland Security Chemical and Biological Early Detection Systems Program Office Support Contract

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- The Tauri Group LLC is pleased to announce that it has been selected to provide Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) support for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Health Affairs Early Detection Division Chemical and...

Isis Awarded $1.5 Million NIH Grant to Improve Chemical Properties of RNAi-Based Therapeutics

Phase 2 SBIR Grant Funding to Advance the Development of Single-Stranded Antisense RNAi Drugs CARLSBAD, Calif., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ISIS ) today announced that it has been awarded a multi-year Phase 2 Small Business Inn...

Vicus Therapeutics to Present at the 234th American Chemical Society National Meeting in Boston, MA

Management to Make Two Presentations on the Topic of Drug Repurposing and Indian Clinical Trial Strategy MORRISTOWN, N.J., Aug. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Vicus Therapeutics, Inc., an oncology-focused, clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, announced today that Chief Executive Of...

Tapeworm's Chemical Trick Could Make Drugs More Effective

MADISON, WI - To survive and thrive in a decidedly hostile environment, the lowly tapeworm uses a chemical trick to evade the propulsive nature of its intestinal home. Capitalizing on that tapeworm chemistry, scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison believe they may have found a way to ...

Virent lands $2M grant for chemical production

Madison, Wis. - Virent Energy Systems, Inc. has been awarded a $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Department of Energy to develop its method of converting glycerol, a co-product of biodiesel production, into a renewable chemical called propylene glycol. The ...

Direct On-Membrane MS/MS Analysis using the Chemical Printer (CHIP-1000) and AXIMA-QIT

Microscale on-membrane PMF analysis can be conducted on proteins transferred to a PVDF membrane utilizing the microdispensing function of a chemical printer (Refer to AXIMA Application 14, 17). Moreover, using the AXIMA-QIT ion trap MS in conjunction with the chemical printer en...

Screening of Corticosteroids in Urine by Negative Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Ionization LC/MS/MS

G. Vjial, M. Lamor, V. Pop and G. Bican, Doping Control Laboratory, Bucharest, Romania Introduction Corticosteroids are a class of components often abused and misused in sport. They are very potent drugs in the treatment of inflammations and asthma [1]. Corticostero...

Determination of N-nitrosamines in Baby Bottle Rubber Teats by Liquid Chromatography-Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometry

This application note illustrates an improved method to quantitate Nnitrosamines in baby bottle teats using APCI-MS. Six rubber nipple formulations were analyzed. Two formulations were composed of natural rubber, two were composed of a synthetic silicone polymer and the remaining two were...

Optimizing Chemical Transfection and Electroporation of siRNAs

Rich Jarvis (Associate Scientist, Ambion, Inc.) Alan D. King (Vice President and CSO, Cyto Pulse Sciences, Inc.) Low transfection efficiency is the most frequen...

Efficient Delivery of siRNAs to Human Primary Cells: Electroporation vs. Chemical Transfection

Dmitriy Ovcharenko (Research Associate II, Ambion, Inc.) Gene silencing using small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) has become a powerful method for studying gene function. Human primary cells ...

PharmAthene to Host Second Quarter 2009 Conference Call and Webcast on Thursday, August 13, 2009

...ing medical countermeasures against biological and chemical threats, announced today that its financial result...ing medical countermeasures against biological and chemical weapons. PharmAthene's lead product development pr...orbidity and mortality associated with exposure to chemical nerve agents RypVax(TM) -- a recombinant dua...

New clues about a hydrogen fuel catalyst

...n, appear August 5 in the Journal of the American chemical Society . "These studies tell us what is the hardest part of the chemical reaction," said PNNL chemist and study author Roge...ad come up with was very close to reality. The chemical nature of the structure, along with additional exp...

Exciton Technologies receives FDA approval to market exSALT(TM)

...------------ Silver has powerful antimicrobial properties. In the proper chemical form, it is proven as a highly effective wound-care agent with important be...ng infection. Exciton's exSALT(TM) antimicrobial technology uses a patented chemical deposition technique to form a coating of active species of silver on a wid...

BioNeutral's Ygiene(TM) Hospital Grade Antimicrobial Proven To Be Completely Inert to Steel In Independent Corrosion Testing

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SK Life Sciences has Licensed Pristima

...-suited to collect, manage and summarize data for global pharmaceutical and chemical companies as well as contract research organizations." Dr. Hong Wo...ings, Co., Ltd., one of the largest conglomerate and the leading energy and chemical company in Korea, has been engaged in the innovative discovery and developm...
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