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Bioamber announces world's first bio-based succinic acid plant: helping to reduce dependence on fossil fuels

PRINCETON, NJ, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ - DNP Green Technology and ARD are pleased to announce that their Bioamber joint venture has obtained the necessary permits and begun construction of the world's first production plant for bio-based succinic acid. The succinic acid plant will have an annual prod...

Sigma-Aldrich and the University of Illinois Offer New Boronic Acid Surrogates to Researchers Worldwide Through Licensing Agreement

Technology expected to aid drug discovery by allowing for the rapid synthesis of molecules using a single reaction ST. LOUIS, Oct. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sigma-Aldrich (Nasdaq: SIAL) is pleased to announce that it has signed an exclusive licensing agreement with the Universi...

Hyaluronic Acid Knee Procedures Grow 38% from Q3 2006 to Q3 2007

Orthopedic Surgeons and Rheumatologists Performing More Procedures WALTHAM, Mass., Nov. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Millennium Research Group's US Hyaluronic Acid (HA) Viscosupplementation Marketrack(TM) service, which captures data from both orthopedic surgeons and rheumatologists, shows that both ...

EraGen signs Canadian Market Distribution Agreement for nucleic acid dection products

MADISON - EraGen Biosciences , announced today they have signed a distribution agreement with Inter Medico , Canada's leading independent distributor of advanced clinical in-vitro diagnostic products. The announcement follows the companys distribution agreement announced last Wednesday with Prome...

QBT Fatty Acid Uptake Assay Kit datasheet

NO RADIOACTIVITY NO WASH STEPS EASY SINGLE-STEP ASSAY HTS READY FATTY ACID UPTAKE AND TRANSPORTERS Fatty acids are utilized for diverse cellular processes including mitochondria oxidation, me...

Total RNA Purification from Cultured Cells Using the ABI PRISM 6700 Automated Nucleic Acid Workstation and Total RNA Lysis Reagents

Abstract Applied Biosystems has developed new techniques that produce highpurity total RNA from biological sources such as cultured cells. These techniques eliminate the need for post-isolation DNase treatment or other manual handling, and produce a highly pure product, free ...

A new LC/MS/MS Research Method for Rapid Quantitation of Five Immunosuppressant Drugs, including Mycophenolic Acid (MPA)

Purpose A previously published application note in this series describes an LC/MS/MS method for the simultaneous determination of four immunosuppressant drugs: Cyclosporin A (CsA), Tacrolimus (TAC, aka FK-506), Sirolimus (SIR, aka Rapamycin) and Everolimus (EVE, aka RAD-001) ...

Recover High Yields of Total Nucleic Acid from Formalin-fixed, Paraffin-embedded (FFPE) Tissue

RecoverAll Total Nucleic Acid Isolation Kit For decades, FFPE tissue has been the staple of histologists and pathologists for creating tissue slides and making patient diagnoses. More than 400 million FFPE ...

Walkaway automation for nucleic acid purification

GenoVision AS, an innovative biotechnology company offering complete walkaway automation for the isolation and purification of nucleic acids, is now part of the QIAGEN Group of Companies and is now known as QIAGEN AS. QIAGEN AS fo...

Laser microdissection and nucleic acid purification - a Leica - QIAGEN cooperation

Stefanie Schrer, Werner Wittke,* and Christian Kupfer QIAGEN GmbH, Hilden, Germany * Leica Microsystems, Wetzlar, Germany Laser microdissection (LMD) provides a powerful t...

EGEN, Inc. Announces the Promotion of Jason Fewell, Ph.D., to Vice-President of Preclinical Research and Development

.../ -- EGEN, Inc. (EGEN), a biopharmaceutical company specializing in nucleic acid therapeutics and delivery, announced today that Jason Fewell, Ph.D., has be... on developing therapeutics for the treatment of human diseases via nucleic acid (DNA and RNAi) delivery. The Company has a significant intellectual proper...

Synthetech Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2010 Results

...Albany, Oregon, is a fine chemicals company specializing in organic synthesis, biocatalysis and chiral technologies. We develop and manufacture amino acid derivatives, specialty amino acids, peptide fragments and proprietary custom chiral intermediates and specialty resins, primarily for the pharmaceutic...

Sanofi-aventis U.S. Introduces BenzaClin(R) Carekit

...n carekit features the 50g BenzaClin(R) PUMP packaged with 20 ampoules of Viscontour(R) Serum, a cosmetic product. Viscontour Serum topical hyaluronic acid offers a simple and convenient way of moisturizing the skin. When applied topically Viscontour acts as a natural moisture reservoir for the skin. ...

Palatin Technologies, Inc. Receives U.S. Patent Allowance for Heart Failure Drug Candidate

...reases in urine volume and sodium excretion. There were no serious or severe adverse events. PL-3994 incorporates a novel and proprietary amino acid mimetic developed by scientists at Palatin. PL-3994 has an extended half-life, with reduced affinity for natriuretic peptide clearance receptors and ...

Yongye International Announces Branded Store Network Increases Over 40% to 5,000 Stores

... About Yongye International, Inc. Yongye International, Inc., headquartered in Beijing, is engaged in the distribution and sales of fulvic acid based nutrients for plants and animals. The Company's patent pending processes and proprietary formulas allow it to create products that increase crop...

R-Tech Ueno Notifies R&D Items

...e are currently few therapeutic drugs). 4. Development code RK-023 (dermatological diseases) This item is a physiologically active fatty acid derivative that is a new compound developed by R-Tech Ueno and is being developed as a drug indicated for male pattern alopecia. We intend to proceed ...

Sanofi-aventis Announces Second Quarter 2009 Results

... program were announced. The main changes in the portfolio since that date are: 4 new candidates entered Phase I: SAR548304 (biliary acid reabsorption inhibitor), developed for hypercholesterolemia, and SAR153192, an anti-DLL4 monoclonal antibody developed for cancer XL147 (ora...

SEQUENOM Announces Launch of MassARRAY Compact 96 System

...ption/ionization time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry-based nucleic acid analysis platform that quantitatively measures genetic target material and ...ficient manner. SEQUENOM's MassARRAY system facilitates a number of nucleic acid analysis applications including SNP genotyping and allelotyping, CNV analys...

NewBridge Pharmaceuticals Announces Licensing of Pylera(R) for Middle East, Africa, Turkey & Caspian Region

... high rate of recurrences. In fact, 40% to 80% of patients experience a recurrence within only a year after undergoing short-term treatment of gastric acid suppression therapy. Studies have shown that the gastroduodenal reoccurrence rate is only 2% for patients in whom the organism has been eradicated. ...

DNA Software, Inc. Awarded $2.5 M in NIH Funding to Develop Pioneering Nucleic Acid-based Technologies

...ly develop new medical solutions from this nucleic acid information. In Silico 3D Structure Prediction...he mechanism of the vast majority of known nucleic acid sequences. Half of all clinically used antibiotic...ware has a breakthrough technology, called Nucleic acid CADTM (NA-CADTM), which expands nucleic...

EU Committee Approves New Food Applications for Martek's life'sDHA(TM)

...before anticipated publication in the Official Journal of the European Union in the coming months. DHA omega-3 is a long-chain omega-3 fatty acid that serves as a primary building block for the brain and the eyes and supports brain, eye and cardiovascular health throughout life. There is a large...

EU Committee Approves New Food Applications for Martek's life'sDHA™

...re before anticipated publication in the Official Journal of the European Union in the coming months. DHA omega-3 is a long-chain omega-3 fatty acid that serves as a primary building block for the brain and the eyes and supports brain, eye and cardiovascular health throughout life. There is a large...

Supelco(R) and MIP Technologies Launch New SPE Product for the Selective Extraction of NSAIDs From Environmental Water

...rld." Ibuprofen, diclofenac and naproxen are non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs that have analgesic and antipyretic activities. Clofibric acid is an active metabolite of clofibrate, etofibrate and etofyllinclofibrate. These compounds are used as blood lipid regulators. Because of the pharmaco...

Santaris Pharma - Interim Report for the Period 1 January to 30 June 2009

...a. - DDD Meeting Japan - SMI 4th conference on RNAi, miRNA and siRNA - XV International Symposium on Atherosclerosis - 4th Nucleic acid Chemical Biology (NACB) Symposium, Odense Santaris Pharma is represented in the Advisory Board of the Keystone Symposia. Guidance for 2...

New drugs faster from natural compounds: A UC San Diego breakthrough

...algorithms that can accomplish this and is a glimpse into the future of modern drug discovery." Performing de novo sequencing without knowing amino acid masses is completely novel, according to Bandeira. "Until we created them, there were no algorithmic approaches available to do this from mass spectro...

New method may accelerate drug discovery for difficult diseases like Parkinson's

...brary" of cyclic peptides containing various amino acid combinations. He then inserted the cyclic peptides...mino acids had a common motif (cysteine any amino acid a hydrophobic amino acid cysteine). This particular four-amino-acid motif ...

New Drug Application for Exenatide Once Weekly Accepted for Review by FDA

...d to be reduced while using BYETTA. Other common side effects with BYETTA include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, dizziness, headache, feeling jittery and acid stomach. Nausea is the most common side effect when first starting BYETTA, but decreases over time in most patients. If patients experience the ...

High-Tech 'Smart' Face Mask Helps Hong Kong Families Combat Swine Flu

...inal sialic acid residue on the surface of the human cell membrane. The binding agent in the BioFriend(TM) textile mimics the binding action of sialic acid on influenza viruses. Typical face masks (including standard surgical masks and N95s) do not kill airborne pathogens. They are based on a passi...

PROLOR Biotech Awarded Two U.S. Patents for Its Longer-Acting Human Growth Hormone and Longer-Acting Erythropoietin

...composition of PROLOR's proprietary pharmaceutical compounds as well as certain associated methods. PROLOR's CTP technology is based on a short amino acid sequence, the Carboxyl Terminal Peptide that occurs naturally in humans. When attached to a therapeutic protein, CTP extends the time that the protei...

New England Journal of Medicine Study Highlights Need for Rapid, PCR-based Group B Streptococcus (GBS) Testing at Time of Admission for Labor and Delivery

...fication and detection functions for fully integrated and automated nucleic acid analysis. The system is designed to purify, concentrate, detect and identify targeted nucleic acid sequences thereby delivering answers directly from unprocessed samples. Mod...

Biovista Inc. Announces Positive Efficacy Results in a Pre-Clinical Trial of its BVA-601 Repositioned Drug for Epilepsy

...-molecule drug targeting epilepsy, has shown positive results in the Kainic acid murine model of temporal lobe epilepsy. BVA-601, an existing drug that Biov..."> info@biovista.com . About Biovista's BVA-601 trial in the Kainic acid model of epilepsy Epilepsy is a common chronic neurological disorder...

Ganeden Biotech Introduces GanPro(TM) Direct-Fed Microbial for Livestock

...the harsh stomach environment of the animal. GanPro delivers consistent results, is cost-effective and is easier to use than many other DFM and lactic acid bacteria (LAB) products because, unlike many DFM and LAB products, it can be mixed directly with animal feed, does not need to be administered separat...

BioEnergy International, LLC Announces Formation of Myriant Technologies LLC

...h started production at commercial scale in June 2008 for use in Polylactic acid (PLA). D(-) lactic acid solves PLA's thermal stability problem, unlocking the vast potential of PLA...

FDA Appointed Arthritis Advisory Committee Recommends U.S. Food and Drug Administration Approval for KRYSTEXXA(TM) for Refractory Chronic Gout

...tment of refractory chronic gout. Refractory chronic gout or treatment failure gout (TFG) is gout in patients who have failed to normalize serum uric acid and whose signs and symptoms are inadequately controlled with conventional urate-lowering therapy at the maximum medically appropriate dose or for who...

Biostar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Retains HC International, Inc. to Implement Investor Relations Program

...cations. The Company's flagship product is the Xin Ao Xing Oleanolic acid Capsule, the only SFDA approved OTC drug from the local level to the state ...conditions. The Company's most popular product is its Xin Ao Xing Oleanolic acid Capsule, an over-the-counter ("OTC") medicine for chronic hepatitis B, a di...

Australia: Face Mask That Kills Swine Flu Readied for Australian Pandemic Fight

...inal sialic acid residue on the surface of the human cell membrane. The binding agent in the BioFriend(TM) textile mimics the binding action of sialic acid on influenza viruses. Typical face masks (including standard surgical masks and N95s) do not kill airborne pathogens. They are based on a passi...

Kuvan Receives Priority Review Status From Health Canada

...oped world, is caused by a deficiency of the enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase. PAH is required for the metabolism of phenylalanine, an essential amino acid found in most protein-containing foods. If the active enzyme is not present in sufficient quantities, Phe accumulates to abnormally high levels in the...

Clinical Pharmacology Study With AZILECT(R) (Rasagiline Tablets) Demonstrated It Does Not Increase Tyramine Sensitivity

...a known nonselective MAO inhibitor. TSFs of various doses of rasagiline were comparable to those of selegiline and placebo. Tyramine is an amino acid found in certain foods and beverages, including some air-dried and fermented meats, some aged cheeses and most soybean products. Nonselective MAO inhi...

Study Finds Noninvasive Blood Test for Liver Fibrosis May Alleviate Need for Liver Biopsies for Some Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C

...hm that incorporates levels of nonspecific biomarkers as well as the patient's age and gender. The Hepascore method combines assessments of hyaluronic acid (HA), a biomarker specific to liver fibrosis, with assessments of the nonspecific biomarkers bilirubin, gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT), alpha2 macro...

Photos: FDA Approves 12-Month Labeling Update for EVOLENCE(R) Collagen-Based Facial Filler

...downtime post-treatment and clinically proven to last through 12 months after initial treatment*. Unlike other dermal fillers that use hyaluronic acid (HA), which absorb water to create their effect, EVOLENCE(R) is a true structural agent due to its three-dimensional collagen matrix. This collagen st...