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DuPont Named Among Best Places to Work by The Scientist Magazine

DuPont has been named among the best places to work in the biotechnology industry by The Scientist magazine. Wilmington, DE (Vocus) May 29, 2009 -- DuPont has been named among the best places to work in the biotechnology industry by The Scientist magazine. ...

Genomas and Institute of Living Among Organizers of Pharmacogenetics Symposium at 2009 Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association

Field Moving Toward Genotype-Guided Psychotropic Therapy SAN FRANCISCO, May 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Gualberto Ruano, M.D., Ph.D., President of Genomas, and Director of Genetics Research at Hartford Hospital and Simon Kung, M.D., Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the Mayo Clinic will co-chair a ...

New Survey Reveals Gap in Understanding of Alzheimer's Disease Risk and Prevention Among Most Vulnerable Populations

Research presented to the 2009 Congressional Black Caucus Spring Health Braintrust finds African American and Hispanic adults are misinformed about Alzheimer's but support a screening test WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., May 4 /PRNewswire/ -- African American and Hispanic adults are more concerned abou...

Volatile Economy / Fundraising Challenges Encourage Business Combinations Among Biotech Companies According to New Survey from CPA Firm Rothstein Kass

'Plumbing the Depths' White Paper Reports More Than 75% of Biotech Firms Expect to Establish or Enhance a Corporate Partnership in Next Three Years NEW YORK, Feb. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- More biotechnology companies will be compelled to explore business partnerships and strategic alliances in a mor...

Adoption of Personalized Medicine May Yield Significant ROI; Time to Achieve Benefit Varies Among U.S. Health Care Stakeholders, According to Deloitte Report

Greatest ROI Opportunity for Consumers in Shortest Period of Time WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- As the new administration examines the potential investment in targeted therapies that utilize personalized medicine to improve patient care, a new report released today by the Deloitte Cente...

InVitria Among Leading Innovators in Cell Culture Media According to Top Biotechnology Publication

The Company's groundbreaking products are featured in Genetic Engineering News for delivering the promise of safety without sacrificing productivity and performance. Fort Collins, CO (PRWEB) January 22, 2009 -- InVitria's product line was featured in the Jan. 15, 2009 e...

Growing Interest in DNA-Based Genetic Testing Among African American with Historic Election of President Elect Barack Obama

African Ancestry Helps A-List Line Up of African American Celebs Join Obama in Knowing their Roots in Africa; RIse of consumer genetic testing coupled with First Black President of African descent spawn trend in African Americans to trace roots to Africa during post-election Holiday season. ...

Former NASDAQ International President Among Execs Launching Firm to Access Global Markets

World Trade Center Dulles Airport Capital Partners will provide partnership for identifying expansion and investment opportunities. Dubai, United Arab Emirates (PRWEB) November 10, 2008 -- World Trade Center Dulles Airport Capital Partners, an organization that assists ...

According to AlphaDetail, Inc. Merck and Tibotec Therapeutics Lead Among Infectious Disease Specialists

SAN MATEO, Calif., Nov. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- In a survey of 100 infectious disease specialists following last week's ICAAC/IDSA Annual Meeting, Merck was perceived as standing out above other companies at the conference, while Tibotec Therapeutics was perceived as having the best overall image in...

Use of Biologic Agents Continues to Expand Among US Rheumatologists - Can New Agents Shift the Treatment Paradigm in Rheumatoid Arthritis?

EXTON, Pa., Sept. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- BioTrends Research Group, Inc. released its third annual TreatmentTrends(TM): The Use of Biologic Agents in Rheumatology publication, providing insight into the management of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA), and Ankylosing Spondylitis (...

Quintiles Recognized Among 'Best Companies to Work For' in Brazil

Also Named as a "Best Place to Work" Around the World RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., Sept. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Quintiles has been recognized by the Great Places to Work(R) (GPTW) Institute as one of the top 100 "Best Companies to Work For" in Brazil. The 2008 rankings were recently publ...

Ohio's Bioscience Industry Ranks Among Top in the Nation

Business Facilities Magazine Ranks Ohio 4th in Nation for Bioscience Strength COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Ohio ranks best in the Midwest and 4th in the nation for its strengths in the bioscience industry according to a new report released by Busines...

New Study by BioTrends Highlights Practice Management Shifts Among European Nephrologists

EXTON, Pa., June 5 /PRNewswire/ -- BioTrends Research Group, Inc. is pleased to announce the release of TreatmentTrends(TM): European Nephrology Study II. The report is based on the results of an on-line survey completed by 203 clinical nephrologists in the UK, France, Germany, Italy, and Spai...

WuXi PharmaTech (NYSE: WX) Honored Among the BCG 50 Local Dynamos

SHANGHAI, China, April 28 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- WuXi PharmaTech (NYSE: WX ), a leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device research and development outsourcing company with operations in China and the United States, today proudly announced that it has been listed among...

Teva Pharmaceutical's Altered Peptide Ligand Copaxone Boasts the Greatest Patient Share Among First- and Second-Line Therapies for the Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis

Lack of Flulike Side-Effects Drives Physician Prescribing of Copaxone over an Interferon-Beta Therapy, According to a New Report from Decision Resources WALTHAM, Mass., March 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory f...

Center for Molecular Medicine Among First to Offer New FDA-Approved Test to Aid in Treatment of Prostate Cancer

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Feb. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- The Center for Molecular Medicine (CMM) today announced it is one of the first laboratories in the nation to offer a new, FDA-approved test that will aid in the treatment of metastatic prostate cancer. The CMM (http://www.cmmdx.org ) is offering ...

Study Finds Widespread Vitamin and Mineral Use Among Cancer Survivors, Although Benefits of Such Use Remain Unclear

SEATTLE, Jan. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Use of vitamin and mineral supplements among cancer survivors is widespread, despite inconclusive evidence that such use is beneficial, according to a comprehensive review of scientific literature conducted by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Cent...

WuXi PharmaTech (NYSE: WX) CEO Honored among the 2007 China Top 10 Influential Entrepreneurs

SHANGHAI, China, Jan. 16 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- WuXi PharmaTech (NYSE: WX), China's leading provider of pharmaceutical R&D outsourcing services is proud to announce today that its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Dr. Ge Li is named as one of the 2007 China Top 10 Influential Entrepreneurs ...

Center for Molecular Medicine Among First Labs in Nation to Offer Groundbreaking Test to Aid in Treatment of Colorectal Cancer

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Dec. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The Center for Molecular Medicine (CMM) today announced it is one of the first laboratories in the nation to offer a new test to help guide the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC; also called stage IV or "advanced"). The CMM (http://w...

DuPont Named Among Top Biotechnology Employers by Science Magazine

DuPont Ranks Ahead of Other Companies in Plant Biotechnology Industry WILMINGTON, Del., Oct. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- DuPont (NYSE: DD ) has been named one of the best employers in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry in the 2007 Science Magazine Top Employers survey. This is t...

Four Wisconsin companies are among Best Places to Work in IT

MADISON, Wis. Four Wisconsin-based companies have be listed in Computerworlds top 100 Best Places to Work in IT 2004 , three of which landed within the top 25. Schneider National, Inc. took 15th nationally, the highest ranking for a Wisconsin company this year. American Family Insurance and Al...

Computerworld: Three Wisconsin CIOs among top 100 IT leaders

Three Wisconsin CIOs made Computerworld magazines recently released list of the top 100 IT leaders in 2004 . They were: Christopher A. Graham, vice president and CIO of Church Mutual Insurance Company , in Merrill. Church Mutual provides insurance plans to religious organizations, including...

Milwaukee firm among first to use Act 255 tax credits in investor pitch

Milwaukee Neurognostics , a home-grown Milwaukee medical device company, finished a funding round on Friday that was one of the first to take advantage of Wisconsin's new tax credits for investors, which can give back up to 25 percent of an investment. Neurognostics oversubscribed on its $1 ...

Wisconsin can shine in the competitive biotech world, even among the giants

PHILADELPHIA In 1996, the last time the Biotechnology Industry Organization held its international convention in Philadelphia, about 3,700 people attended. A decade later, BIO expects at least 18,000 convention-goers to descend on the City of Brotherly Love. As much as city officials here may...

Telecom issues are among focus of upcoming western Wisconsin conference

Eau Claire, Wis. -- Access to telecommunications and other communications services will be among the subjects discussed here Sept. 14 and 15 as representatives of nine western Wisconsin counties discuss economic development. It will be part of the Synergy 2005 Conference , which will build up...

When will the Internet be divided among nations?

This fight over ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, is all about a golden key. Without it, the Internet is completely useless. That golden key is a name on the net called a URL. It's all about the master design of a sophisticated key management system so that billions ...

UW shows why avian flu hasn't spread among humans yet

Although more than 100 people have been infected with the H5N1 avian influenza virus, mostly from close contact with infected poultry, the fact that the virus does not spread easily from its pioneering human hosts to other humans has been a biomedical puzzle. Now, a study of cells in the human r...

Wisconsin companies among Best IT Workplaces

Three Wisconsin companies that ranked among the best places to work for professionals in the information technology field are ranked highly because they offer employee incentives designed to boost worker production and job satisfaction. Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. , Milwaukee, Amer...

Midwest shines among best hospitals in U.S.

A recent article (8/8/06) in ePrairie reviewed the top 100 most wired hospitals in the U.S., with 25 Midwest hospitals making the cut in the top 100. While this is a sign of progress in U.S. hospitals, perhaps the most definitive evaluation of U.S. hospitals is U.S. News & World Report annual s...

Aurora ranks among most wired systems

Milwaukee, Wis. - Consumers seeking increased connectivity with their healthcare providers hope that digital and Internet-based tools will help reduce medical errors and make services easier to access. Although the streamlining of clinical practices with secure, transferable medical data is evolv...

UW among top biotech patent producers

Madison, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin System ranks ninth among the top universities worldwide in biotechnology patents, but ranks lower in transferring that technology to commercial uses, according to a new study. The study, which included nearly 500 universities worldwide and more tha...

UW-Madison MBA program ranked among best for investment return

Madison, Wis. - A University of Wisconsin-Madison master's degree in business administration gives students the fourth-fastest financial return in the nation, according to BusinessWeek 's latest " Best B-Schools " issue. On average, the UW class of 2006 paid $186,800 for their MBAs and star...

Gala Biotech among companies sold for $3.3 billion

Madison, Wis. - In a transaction that could lead to a local expansion, Cardinal Health has reached a definitive agreement to sell its pharmaceutical technologies and services (PTS) segment, including the Middleton-based Gala Biotech , to the Blackstone Group for $3.3 billion in cash. Car...

MATC seeks to turn around falling tech enrollment among women

Madison, Wis. Instructors at Madison Area Technical College would like to see more women going into information technology careers. Over the last decade, the percentage of women in IT careers has declined from a high of 41 percent to 32 percent, said Janet Kelly, communications director for...

KV Pharmaceutical Announces Stockholder Action to Amend By-Laws is Invalid

...arbor" provisions, the Company provides the following cautionary statements identifying important economic, political and technological factors, which among others, could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those set forth or implied by the forward-looking statements and related assump...

Schering-Plough Shareholders Approve Merger With Merck

...ing statement. A number of risks and uncertainties could cause actual results to differ materially from forward-looking statements, including, among other uncertainties, market viability of the company's and Merck's marketed products and pipeline projects; market forces; economic factors such as in...

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

...mpounds that can be compiled into target libraries based upon the identified SARs and molecular designs. Target compounds must then be identified from among the millions of potentially available chemicals and procured for actual testing of their biological properties. ChemNavigator provides medicin...

OncoGenex Reports Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results

...velopment and commercialization partner and planned phase 3 trials. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, including, among others: the risk factors set forth in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company's Annual Report on Form...

Telik Announces Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results

...There are important factors that could cause Telik's results to differ materially from those indicated by these forward-looking statements, including, among others, if clinical trials of TELINTRA or TELCYTA are delayed or unsuccessful, Telik's business would suffer, if Telik's competitors develop and marke...

deCODE genetics Announces Webcast of Conference Call to Discuss Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results

...results, and the timing of events, to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, among others, those relating to our ability to obtain sufficient financing to continue as a going concern, our ability to develop and market diagnostic prod...