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Victoria Forges Global Alliance with Dow AgroSciences for Crop Innovation

ATLANTA, May 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Victoria has forged a global alliance with Dow AgroSciences for crop innovation, Minister for Innovation of Victoria Gavin Jennings announced today at BIO2009 in Atlanta. The research partnership will see Victoria strengthen its position as a leader in ag...

Valeant Pharmaceuticals Completes Acquisition of Dow Pharmaceutical Sciences, Inc.

ALISO VIEJO, Calif., Jan. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (NYSE: VRX ) today announced that effective December 31, 2008, the company completed its acquisition of Dow Pharmaceutical Sciences, Inc., a privately held dermatology company that specializes in the ...

Valeant to Acquire Dow Pharmaceutical Sciences, Inc. for $285 Million

ALISO VIEJO, Calif., Dec. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (NYSE: VRX ) today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Dow Pharmaceutical Sciences, Inc., a privately held dermatology company that specializes in the development of topical pr...

Baxter Named to Dow Jones Sustainability Index for Tenth Consecutive Year

Company Named 2008 Medical Products Industry Leader DEERFIELD, Ill., Sept. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Baxter International Inc. (NYSE: BAX ) announced today that it has been named 2008 Medical Products Industry Leader of the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World) and the...

Baxter Named to Dow Jones Sustainability Index for Ninth Consecutive Year

Company Named 2007 Medical Products Industry Leader DEERFIELD, Ill., Sept. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Baxter International Inc. (NYSE: BAX ) announced today that it has been named 2007 Medical Products Industry Leader of the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World) and th...

Biotech Hot in July Driven by Positive Drug Data and Acquisitions

...les/earnings and partnering and M&A deals. As a result, the Burrill Biotech Select Index posted a solid monthly gain of 6.5 percent, mirroring the dow and Nasdaq, which closed the month up 8.6 percent and 7.8 percent respectively marking their best performance for a July in years. Helping fuel...

Sangamo BioSciences Reports Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results

...e from the Company's collaboration agreements with dow AgroSciences (DAS) and Sigma-Aldrich Corporation, ...e scientific journal Nature by licensing partner dow AgroSciences and Sangamo demonstrating the success...utic applications of its ZFP technology, including dow AgroSciences, Sigma-Aldrich Corporation Genentech ...

Sangamo BioSciences Announces Second Quarter 2009 Conference Call and Webcast

...and monogenic diseases. Sangamo has established strategic partnerships with companies in non-therapeutic applications of its ZFP Technology, including dow AgroSciences, Sigma-Aldrich Corporation, Genentech and Pfizer. For more information about Sangamo and the ZFP Technology, visit www.sangamo.com . ...

Dow AgroSciences, Monsanto Complete U.S. and Canadian Regulatory Authorizations for SmartStax Corn; Plans Set to Launch Seed Platform on 3 Million- to 4 Million-Plus Acres

...n 2007 between Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON ) and dow AgroSciences LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of The dow Chemical Company (NYSE: dow ). SmartStax , the agriculture industr...

Dow AgroSciences, NemGenix Establish New Collaboration in Plant Biotechnology

...OLIS and PERTH, Australia, July 16 /PRNewswire/ -- dow AgroSciences LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of The dow Chemical Company (NYSE: dow ), and NemGenix, a Perth based biotechnology compa...

Caliper Life Sciences Introduces Staccato Protein Workstation for Automated Protein Sample Preparation & Analysis

...ques," said Kevin Keras, Business Unit Manager, ACES, Caliper Life Sciences. "Caliper has worked with several of our LabChip GXII customers, including dow and Amgen, to develop custom automation solutions to integrate sample preparation and analysis steps. Recognizing the broader need for this workflow a...

Sangamo BioSciences Announces Presentation at the Needham Life Sciences Conference

...(TM)) for gene modification. Sangamo has established strategic partnerships with companies in non-therapeutic applications of its technology including dow AgroSciences, Sigma-Aldrich Corporation and several companies applying its ZFP technology to engineer cell lines for the production of protein pharmac...

Biotech Shows Glimmer of an Upward Trend

...ewswire/ -- The markets closed out May in positive territory following on from their April performance...which was their best month in nine years. The dow Jones industrial average posted its third straight monthly gain closing up 4 percent with the Nasdaq close behind - up 3.3 percent in May. The positiv...

Sangamo BioSciences Receives $100,000 Grand Challenges Explorations Grant for Innovative Global Health Research

...TM)) for gene modification. Sangamo has established strategic partnerships with companies in non-therapeutic applications of its technology including dow AgroSciences, Sigma-Aldrich Corporation and several companies applying its ZFP technology to engineer cell lines for the production of protein pharmac...

Biotech Drops on Weaker First Quarter Drug Sales, But Broader Markets Remain on a Roll

...was Wall Street's best month in nine years, which analysts believe sends the strongest signal yet that the economy is about to begin a turnaround. The dow Jones industrial average provided an encore performance up 7.4 percent in April, on top of a 7.7 percent gain in March and the Nasdaq was up a healthy...

Dow AgroSciences Confirms Efficacy of Zinc Finger Nucleases for Precise Genome Modification in Maize

...ndianapolis (PRWEB) April 29, 2009 - Scientists at dow AgroSciences LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of The dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW), have demonstrated ins...," said Jerome Peribere, President and CEO of dow AgroSciences. "This breakthrough illustrates...

Sangamo BioSciences Announces Publication in Nature of the Use of Zinc Finger Nucleases to Accelerate Precision Trait Stacking in Commercial Crop Species

...e scientific journal Nature by licensing partner dow AgroSciences and Sangamo demonstrated the successf... Advance Online edition of Nature , scientists at dow AgroSciences and Sangamo used ZFP Nucleases (ZFNs(...maize," said Jerome Peribere, president and CEO of dow AgroSciences. "This technology provides flexibilit...

Sangamo BioSciences Announces First Quarter 2009 Conference Call and Webcast

...TM)) for gene modification. Sangamo has established strategic partnerships with companies in non-therapeutic applications of its technology including dow AgroSciences, Sigma-Aldrich Corporation and several companies applying its ZFP technology to engineer cell lines for the production of protein pharmac...

TechConnect Summit Brings the Global Technology Community to Houston, May 4-6, 2009

...oration opportunities with attendees. Presenting companies for May 5 and 6 include: Applied Materials BASF BP dow Chemical Eastman Kodak Genzyme GlaxoSmithKline Honda Lockheed Martin Medtronic Merck O...

Dow AgroSciences Receives Approval for New Technology to Control Cotton Pests in Brazil

...DIANAPOLIS and SAO PAULO, March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- dow AgroSciences LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of The dow Chemical Company (NYSE: dow ), today announced that it has received regulatory...

TechConnect World Publishes Conference Agenda Featuring More than 2,700 Presentations Addressing Nano, Bio and Clean Technologies

...s presentations from leading Fortune 500 companies such as: Honda Motor Corporation, BASF, Kodak Company, Samsung Ventures, Medtronic, Merck Research, dow Chemicals, Omron, Sanyo, and many others. Additional information on the Keynote addresses for the combined conferences will be made available in ...

Heart Health Month Milestone: Half a Billion Pounds of Bad Fats Eliminated From North American Diet

...6, Omega-9 Canola and Sunflower Oils, developed by dow AgroSciences, have replaced more than 340 million ... Dzisiak, Commercial Leader Oils Business Unit for dow AgroSciences. "And because there has been so much ...NEXERA(TM) canola and sunflower seeds developed by dow AgroSciences. These Omega-9 Oils are the "next gen...

Dow AgroSciences, China National Rice Research Institute Announce Collaboration on Rice Research

...AgroSciences LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of The dow Chemical Company (NYSE: dow ), and the China National Rice Research Institute ...o a research agreement to combine the strengths of dow AgroSciences' platform of traits and technologies ...

Senior Executives from HP, IBM and Omniture Headline "Leaders and Lessons Learned" Sales and Marketing Summit 2009

...sales and marketing optimization strategies and accelerate revenue growth." The premiere b-to-b conference, sponsored by Alinean, Brainshark, dow Jones Business & Relationship Intelligence, Eloqua, Kadient, SAVO and Vtrenz is expected to attract more than 350 sales and marketing executives f...

Dow AgroSciences Delivering Beyond Expectations

... INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- dow AgroSciences' track record of delivering beyond ex...tors made by Jerome Peribere, president and CEO of dow AgroSciences. dow AgroSciences is a wholly owned subsidiary of The...

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

... DuPont or its affiliates. Herculex(R) Insect Protection technology by dow AgroSciences and Pioneer Hi-Bred. Herculex(R) is a registered trademark of dow AgroSciences LLC. ...

Accidental discovery has potential for new applications in packaging

...ically transparent, ultra-high barrier polymers for several different applications," said Anne Hiltner, lead author of the study and the Herbert Henry dow Professor of Science and Engineering at Case Western Reserve. She also serves as lead investigator and co-director of CLiPS. The discovery was a s...

Sangamo BioSciences Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2008 Financial Results

...entech, Inc., as well as Sangamo's agreements with dow AgroSciences (DAS) and Sigma-Aldrich Corporation. ... data from Phase 2 studies in DN in 2009. dow AgroSciences (DAS) announces early exercise of c...erapeutic applications of its technology including dow AgroSciences, Sigma-Aldrich Corporation and severa...

Sangamo BioSciences Initiates Phase 1 Trial of CCR5-ZFP Therapeutic to Treat HIV/AIDS

...ases (ZFN(TM)) for gene modification. Sangamo has established strategic partnerships with companies in non-therapeutic applications of ZFPs including dow AgroSciences, Sigma-Aldrich Corporation and several companies applying Sangamo's ZFP technology to enhance the production of protein pharmaceuticals. ...

Neogen Names New Senior Science Officer; Added to S&P Index

...scientists and multiple product activities." Dr. Rice joins Neogen after serving in a position of Animal Health Global Product Development with dow AgoSciences in Indianapolis where she led the program to develop and license the first plant cell produced animal vaccine, and the only such vaccine t...

Sangamo BioSciences Announces Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2008 Conference Call and Webcast

...TM)) for gene modification. Sangamo has established strategic partnerships with companies in non-therapeutic applications of the technology including dow AgroSciences, Sigma-Aldrich Corporation and several companies applying its ZFP Technology to enhance the production of protein pharmaceuticals. For mo...

Dow AgroSciences Receives Approval for Cultivation of HERCULEX(R) I Corn in Brazil

...e Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture has authorized dow AgroSciences to sell its first corn hybrids with H...B688HX, 2B707HX, 2C520HX and 2A525HX corn hybrids. dow AgroSciences also announced that it plans to be ab... Brazil," said Jerome Peribere, president and CEO, dow AgroSciences. HERCULEX I, approved in Brazil ...

DuPont and Athenix Collaborate to Advance Insect Control in Corn, Soybeans

...DuPont or its affiliates. Herculex® Insect Protection technology by dow AgroSciences and Pioneer Hi-Bred. Herculex® and the HX logo are registered trademarks of dow AgroSciences LLC. ### Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/rel...

Sigma-Aldrich and Sangamo BioSciences Announce the Achievement of Key Throughput Milestone in Research Reagents Agreement

...Nucleases (ZFN(TM)) for gene modification. Sangamo has established strategic partnerships with companies outside the human therapeutic area including dow AgroSciences, Sigma-Aldrich Corporation and several companies applying its ZFP Technology to enhance the production of protein pharmaceuticals. For mo...

NASDAQ OMX AeA Illinois Tech Index Outperforms Market

...nois Tech Index (Nasdaq: ILTI ) outperformed the dow Jones Industrial Average (.INDU), S&P 500, and....92, a net change of -27.11%, and outperformed the dow Jones Industrial Average (.INDU), S&P 500, and...ch Index (ILTI) 728.92, net change of -27.11% dow Jones Industrial Average (.INDU) 8,776.39, net...

Herculex Receives Regulatory Approval in Brazil

...11, 2008 -- DuPont business Pioneer Hi-Bred and dow AgroSciences LLC , a wholly owned subsidiary of The dow Chemical Company, today announced that they have r...in the global market," said Antonio Galindez, dow AgroSciences vice president, Crops Global Business...

Huntington Area Development Council Attracts Technology-Based Startup Companies With $150,000 Grant From Verizon West Virginia

...ngs customers the benefits of converged communications, information and entertainment services over the nation's most advanced fiber-optic network. A dow 30 company, Verizon employs a diverse workforce of more than 228,000 and last year generated consolidated operating revenues of $93.5 billion. For mo...

Biotech Endorsement Insurance Discount Expanded to Nebraska, Kansas Growers Planting Corn with HERCULEX XTRA Traits

...chnology by Pioneer Hi-Bred, a DuPont company, and dow AgroSciences LLC is a combination of the HERCULEX&...quo; said Ben Kaehler, traits licensing leader for dow AgroSciences. “HERCULEX XTRA provides a full...antly improve what is essential to human progress. dow AgroSciences provides innovative technologies for ...

AstraZeneca Nobel Medicine Initiative to Increase Interest in the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

...ion and is a leader in gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, neuroscience, respiratory, oncology and infection product sales. AstraZeneca is listed in the dow Jones Sustainability Index (Global) as well as the FTSE4Good Index. For more information visit http://www.astrazeneca.com About Nobel Media AB N...

Sangamo BioSciences Announces Results From Diabetic Neuropathy Clinical Trial SB-509-601

...leases (ZFN(TM)) for gene modification. Sangamo has established strategic partnerships with companies outside of the human therapeutic space including dow AgroSciences, Sigma-Aldrich Corporation and several companies applying its ZFP Technology to enhance the production of protein pharmaceuticals. For mo...
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