Bion Announces Approval of New U.S. Patent that Broadens Protection for the Company's Livestock Waste Environmental Treatment Processes

NEW YORK, June 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: BNET) announced today that it was notified that its U.S. Patent application 11/592,513 entitled "Low Oxygen Biologically Mediated Nutrient Removal" has been approved. The patent application was m...

Call for papers for Pira International's Global Crop Protection Summit 2009

Pira International is inviting abstracts from parties interested in presenting at the Global Crop Protection Summit and exposition on 15-17th September at The George Hotel in Edinburgh, Scotland. London, UK (PRWeb UK) - Pira International and partner CCM International...

Former EPA official calls for new environmental and consumer protection agency

Existing health and safety agencies are unable to cope with the risk assessment, standard setting and oversight challenges of advancing nanotechnology. The nation needs a new agency to address current forms of pollution and to deal with the health and environmental impacts of the technically compl...

NOVAVAX Announces Publication of a Preclinical Study Demonstrating that a Virus-like Particle Vaccine Provided Protection Against Highly Pathogenic H1N1 and H5N1 Influenza Strains

H1N1 Virus-like Particle (VLP) Vaccine Candidate Based on the 1918 Spanish Influenza Strain Protected Mice and Ferrets Against the Spanish Flu and Highly Pathogenic H5N1 Bird Flu ROCKVILLE, Md., April 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Novavax, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX ) today reported preclini...

Empirical Search Strategies Seeks Downside Protection Option at Avigen, Inc.

CHICAGO, March 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Empirical Search Strategies, LP. ("ESS"), the beneficial owner of approximately 2.3% of the Avigen, Inc.'s (Nasdaq: AVGN ) outstanding common stock, has proclaimed their support for a "downside protection" measure described by the Biotechnology Value Fund ("BV...

Avon Protection Systems Receives NIOSH Approval for ST53 SCBA System

ST53 system combines Avon's FM53 mask with its ISI developed SCBA system BALTIMORE, March 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Offering the latest in modular respiratory protection, Avon Protection Systems - a subsidiary of Avon Rubber p.l.c. - has received NIOSH (National Institute for Occupational Safety a...

N-Viro Fuel Technology Receives Alternative Energy Status From the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

TOLEDO, Ohio, Jan. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- N-Viro International Corporation, (OTC Bulletin Board: NVIC), an environmental and materials operating company that owns patented technologies to convert various types of waste into beneficial alternative fuel products, announces its renewable biofuel tech...

Cain and Associates Launches Government Audit Protection (GAP) Service

Innovative Service Helps Hospitals and Health Systems Reduce the Likelihood of an Audit from a Medicare or Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor PHOENIX, Jan. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Arizona-based Cain and Associates (C&A) ( http://www.cainandassociates.com ) today announced the launch of its new...

Zemea Propanediol Meets U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Design for the Environment Criteria

DuPont today announced that the breakthrough bio-based ingredient, Zemea® propanediol, has been independently evaluated by NSF International and now is listed in the CleanGredients® database as passing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Design for the Environment (DfE) screen....

Zemea Propanediol Meets U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Design for the Environment Criteria

DuPont today announced that the breakthrough bio-based ingredient, Zemea® propanediol, has been independently evaluated by NSF International and now is listed in the CleanGredients® database as passing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Design for the Environment (DfE) screen....

New Radiation-Blocking Medical Garments Introduced at RSNA Meeting in Chicago : Demron-M Technology Provides Total Protection in a Lightweight, Durable, Flexible Fabric

Ronald F. DeMeo, M.D., M.B.A., president and chief executive officer with Radiation Shield Technologies (RST), will introduce the new Demron-M radiation-blocking medical garments at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 94th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting. The event takes place...

SRA Awarded $56 Million Contract by Pentagon Force Protection Agency

SRA to continue integration and expansion of PFPA's IT and communications network systems FAIRFAX, Va., Nov. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --- SRA International, Inc. (NYSE: SRX ), a leading provider of technology and strategic consulting services and solutions to government organizations and co...

Sangamo BioSciences Presents Data at ICAAC Demonstrating 'In Vivo' Protection Against HIV Infection by CCR5-ZFN Therapeutic

Preclinical Animal Data Demonstrates Selective Survival Advantage of ZFN-Treated Immune Cells after HIV Infection and Reduced Viral Loads WASHINGTON and RICHMOND, Calif., Oct. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sangamo BioSciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: SGMO ) announced today the presentation of data de...

GenOdyssee Receives Broad Product Applications Protection in EU for Founding Natural Evolution Technology

GenOdyssee Has Received Notice of Allowance of European Patent Application Covering Its Core Natural Evolution Technology Invented in 2002, and Received Broad Product Applications Protection Rights to All Cytokine Families PARIS, October 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Gen...

ImmunoVaccine Technologies Broadens Its Patent Protection to Japan

HALIFAX, Aug. 5 /PRNewswire/ - ImmunoVaccine Technologies Inc. (IVT), a vaccine development company, today announced receipt of patent approval from the Japanese Patent Office for its vaccine platform. The specific patent, Vaccines with enhanced immune response and methods for their preparatio...

New Insect Protection Technology From Monsanto Company Deregulated by USDA

Second Generation Corn Borer Technology Offers Greater Control of Common Pests and Provides Reduced Refuge Opportunity for Southern U.S. Growers ST. LOUIS, July 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has deregulated MON 89034, a new insect protection ...

Silence Obtains Important Patent Protection for Lead Internal Development Compound, Atu027

European Patent Office Notifies Company of Intent to Grant Patent LONDON, July 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Silence Therapeutics plc (AIM: SLN), a leading European RNAi focused biotechnology company, today announces new intellectual property cover for its lead product, Atu027. The European Patent Off...

Collagen Matrix, Inc. Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for TenoMend(TM) Collagen Tendon Wrap for the Management and Protection of Tendon Injuries

FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., May 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Collagen Matrix, Inc. announced today that it has received the United States Food and Drug Administration's 510(k) clearance of its TenoMend(TM) Collagen Tendon Wrap indicated for the management and protection of tendon injuries in which there has b...

Boston Scientific Announces Launch of Expanded Size Range of FilterWire EZ(TM) Embolic Protection System

New size allows for treatment of smaller-diameter diseased saphenous vein grafts NATICK, Mass., May 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX ) today announced the launch of its FilterWire EZ(TM) Embolic Protection System in a new 2.2...

National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Sets New National Standard for CO Screening by Pulse CO-Oximetry(TM)

2008 NFPA 1584 establishes the routine use of Pulse CO-Oximetry as a way to protect the lives of the nation's firefighters from the dangers of CO Poisoning IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Masimo (Nasdaq: MASI), the inventor of Pulse CO-Oximetry ...

NIH Funds Vaccine Research for Needle-free and Self-Administered Protection Against Pandemic Influenza

DENVER, Feb. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Rocky Mountain Biosystems, Inc.(R) (RMBI), a Denver area biomedical technology company, announced receipt of a grant award of approximately $600,000 over two years from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Healt...

Animal Protection Groups Condemn FDA's Endorsement of Animal Cloning

Animal Groups Say Greenlighting Production of Cloned Animals for Food is Irresponsible and Unethical; Research Finds Cloning Detrimental to Animals' Well-being WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Farm Sanctuary, the nation's leading farm animal protection organization, in associ...

NFL Hall of Fame Legend Fred Biletnikoff Joins AFL/Signalife Cardiovascular Protection Team

LOS ANGELES, Sep. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NFL Hall of Fame, legendary wide receiver, Fred Biletnikoff, has joined the ever-growing team of celebrated athletes and entertainers as a part of the cardiovascular protection team of Signalife, Inc. (Amex: SGN ) and Athletes for Life ("AFL"), u...

Sangamo BioSciences Presents Data Demonstrating 'In Vivo' Protection Against HIV Infection by CCR5-ZFN Therapeutic

Preclinical Animal Data Demonstrates Selective Survival Advantage of ZFN-Treated Immune Cells after HIV Infection RICHMOND, Calif., Sept. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Sangamo BioSciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: SGMO ) announced today the presentation of data demonstrating that human CD4 ...

Viragen International's Subsidiary, ViraNative AB, Files to Seek Bankruptcy Protection in Sweden

PLANTATION, Fla., Sept. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Viragen, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: VRAI) and its majority-owned subsidiary, Viragen International, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: VRGE), today jointly announced that Viragen International's wholly-owned subsidiary, ViraNative AB, located in Umea,...

Legendary Earvin 'Magic' Johnson Joins AFL/Signalife Cardiovascular Protection Team

LOS ANGELES, Sep. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Signalife, Inc. (Amex: SGN) has announced that the legendary Earvin "Magic" Johnson has joined Athletes for Life ("AFL") to endorse ambulatory heart testing with AFL's flagship choice, Signalife's Fidelity 100 and its related products and technolog...

FDA Approves ACAM2000(TM) Vaccine for Protection Against Smallpox

Highly Successful Collaboration With CDC to Ensure US's Preparedness Against the Threat of a Smallpox-Related Public Health Emergency CAMBRIDGE, England and CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, September 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Acambis plc (Acambis) (LSE: ACM), a leading vaccine company, announc...

LyondellBasell Adds Holding Company to Chapter 11 Protection

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands, April 24 /PRNewswire/ -- LyondellBasell Industries today announced that LyondellBasell Industries AF S.C.A. has been voluntarily added to Lyondell Chemical Company's reorganization filing under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code to protect the European holding company a...

Boston-Based BioDefense Corp. Announces New UK Partnership to Expand Markets for Biohazard Protection

'United Kingdom Needs to Wake Up to Threat of Bioterrorism,' Says UK Board Member General Lord Guthrie BOSTON, April 22 /PRNewswire/ -- BioDefense Corp., the only company in the world to develop and deploy technology that can neutralize and destroy a biohazardous substance ...

Recent developments in the protection of trademarks on the Internet

The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a decision Jan. 14, 2004, in Playboy Enterprises, Inc. v. Netscape Communications Corp. , 9th Cir., No. 00-56648, that may change the current standard for evaluating trademark infringement on the Internet. The Playboy case involv...

Bone Care expands patent protection of core drug offering

Bone Care International, a Middleton-based University of Wisconsin spin-off, announced Tuesday that it had received a new patent on "stabilized hydroxyvitamin D" that will extend protection of its core druc, Hectorol. The patent, which will expire in 2021, covers the company's hormone therapy tr...

Court bars patent protection for certain gene fragments

The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) issued a patent-law decision last month that inevitably will render hundreds of pending patent applications worthless, and that will raise the bar for proving gene and protein related inventions useful. At issue was whether certain gene frag...

MailFoundry offers new spam protection products

Green Bay, Wis. - Solinus , a Midwestern company that works to keep spam out of e-mail inboxes, recently released two updated products. The e-mail hosting and filtering solutions provider offers network products like MailFoundry and HostMail that attempt to protect more than four million ...

Brand protection in the age of customer engagement

Brands of every sort - from the globally familiar to the local politician du jour - are being savaged, attacked, extolled, and venerated with a speed never seen before. The digital tools of our age provide numerous new channels for brand commentary, both positive and negative, and these multiplyi...

Nuclease Protection Assays: The Basics

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RNase Protection Assay (RPA) Using DIG-Labeled RNA Probes

The ribonuclease protection assay (RPA) is a highly sensitive and specific method for the detection and quantitation of mRNA species. The assay was made possible by the discovery and characterization of bacteriophageencod...

Protector RNase Inhibitor Enhance the Protection of RNA against Degradation

Protector RNase Inhibitor Is a new type of RNase inhibitor and inhibits a wide known spectrum of RNases. Does not interfere with the performance of enzymes in an assay - even when high amounts (e.g., up to 1...

SCOLR Pharma, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results

...generating additional revenues or raising additional funds, we will have to substantially reduce our operations to preserve capital or seek bankruptcy protection or otherwise wind up our business. In addition to our efforts to enter into alliances and licensing agreements, we plan to continue to seek ac...

NeurogesX Reports Second Quarter 2009 Results

...ies Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the "Act"). NeurogesX disclaims any intent or obligation to update these forward-looking statements, and claims the protection of the Safe Harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Act. Examples of such statements include, but are not limited to the timing and out...

SEQUENOM Reports Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results and Highlights

...s of other parties, the Company's ability to manage its existing cash resources or raise additional cash resources, competition, intellectual property protection and intellectual property rights of others, government regulation particularly with respect to diagnostic products and laboratory developed tests, obt...