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Heart disease: Research off the beating patch

TUCSON, ARIZ. It is an amazing sight: What looks like a tiny beating heart is actually a piece of synthetic, gauze-like mesh, barely the size of a fingernail, floating in a Petri dish. And yet it keeps squeezing away, nice and rhythmically. Researchers at The University of Arizona's Sarver Hea...

Osage Bio Energy Kicks Off 'Barley Bin Builder' Yield Contest

Top Barley Producer Entry in Seven-State Region To Win New Flex Fuel Pickup Truck GLEN ALLEN, Va., Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Following the groundbreaking of its first barley-based ethanol and protein feed bio-processing facility in Hopewell, Va., Osage Bio Energy LL...

IBC Life Sciences Kicks Off the 13th Annual Drug Discovery & Development of Innovative Therapeutics World Congress in Boston, Massachusetts

Featuring Four Keynote Presentations, Four Pre-Conference Summits, Six Therapeutics Conference Topics, Three Post-Conference Workshops and Over One Hundred and Seventy Exhibitors WESTBOROUGH, Mass., Aug. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Today IBC Life Sciences kicks off the 13th Annual D...

Gerresheimer Starts Process to Sell off its Business Segment of Technical Plastics

DUSSELDORF, Germany, August 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- - Further Focus on Pharma & Life Science Gerresheimer AG is to discontinue its business in technical plastic systems. The business segment, which primarily manufactures system components for suppliers to the automobile industry, is no...

As Billions in Blockbuster Drug Revenue Goes Off Patent, Life Sciences Companies are Challenged to Fundamentally Change Future R&D Strategies, According to New Deloitte Report

NEW YORK, April 2, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pharmaceutical companies currently challenged with replacing the $65 billion worth of product expected to go off patent in the next four years must dramatically rethink their R&D models for future success, according to a new report released by...

Inaugural Conference AdvaMed 2007 Kicks Off Today

First Day to Feature U.S. Senator Norm Coleman, CMS' Kerry Weems, and Panel in Recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AdvaMed 2007, the inaugural MedTech conference, kicks off today bringing together industry leaders, policy makers, ...

Michigan Life Sciences Pipeline to Kick Off MichBio Expo

ANN ARBOR, Mich., Aug. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- The Michigan Life Sciences Pipeline announced today two new concurrent events that will lead into the opening reception of the 2007 MichBio Expo. The Michigan Life Sciences Pipeline is a legislative initiative to promote the development and commerciali...

Former Cables to Go/Lastar Inc. Employee's Move to Form American Consumer Cables Pays Off

In March 2007, Joe Weitz left his position of 15 years as International Purchasing Manager for Cables to Go/Lastar Inc. to form American Consumer Cables.com. Today Weitz and the four fellow United States Air Force veterans he partners with at American Consumer Cables oversee one of the largest on...

Six Spam Fighters Face Off in Madison

Six Spam Fighters Face Off in Madison MADISON, WI- The University of Wisconsin System Administration and WiscNet were once again selected by eWeek, a weekly magazine for information technology executives, to serve as a real-world test and evaluation partner for enterprise computing solutions. ...

Offshore Outsourcing: On Target or Off Base?

Im not a big Bob Dylan fan, but lately I cant help thinking of the second verse from "Blowin' in the Wind" in which he questions mans inability to confront what is really happening all around him. Dylans lyrics come to mind whenever the media starts hyping yet another new business imperative....

Future of cable, wireless shown off at ITEC Milwaukee

MILWAUKEE Despite the encroachment of wireless technology, broadband Internet access over cable lines will only become more popular with business and home users, according to Dan Conrad, vice president of commercial services for Time Warner Cable . In his keynote address Wednesday at the ITEC ...

Virent shows off its hydrogen-fuel plans

The prophesied hydrogen economy has been a little slow in coming, perhaps because hydrogen is hard to produce and harder to store in a non-volatile way. Virent , a Madison-based startup, may have the technology to solve both problems at once. Jim Dumesic, a University of Wisconsin-Madison profe...

SupraNet marks off 10 years as an Internet service provider

MADISON Flash back to 1994, when the Web was still newfangled and household broadband was a pipe dream. That's when SupraNet set up shop in Madison as an Internet service provider, with one client. This September the company is celebrating its 10th anniversary, boasting 350 clients and a debt-...

Students will show off biomedical devices to professors and investors

A previous Biomedical Engineering Expo. This year, 20 teams will present. Photo courtesy of UW-Madison. Madison, Wis. Students at the University of Wisconsin's biomedical engineering department will have a chance to bring a semesters worth of work into the spotlight on Friday at the Biomedi...

Students will show off research at Capitol

On Thursday afternoon undergraduates from 15 University of Wisconsin campuses will display their research at the Capitol building in Madison. " Posters in the Rotunda " will allow hundreds of students to share their findings with state and university officials and the public from 11 a.m. to 2 p....

When innovation gets off track

If you've followed this column, you know I have a penchant for the CSI side of project management and innovation. I can't imagine why CBS won't return my calls suggesting a spinoff. "CSI: Project Management" has such a ring to it. What's caught my investigator's eye most recently is the flurry...

Promega spins off RFID 'smart appliance' company

Image courtesy Promega Fitchburg, Wis. - Life science company Promega has spun off its division that sells and services small storage units that utilize radio frequency identification (RFID) and the Internet to track inventory. Terso Solutions Inc ., was conceived in May 2005 and forma...

"Dasher" virus can turn off security applications

A computer virus named Dasher has become a greater threat with the spread of a new version that can turn off anti-virus applications and allow remote access to computer systems, security experts say. An earlier version of the virus was not as effective at infecting computers because of poor code. D...

Innovation Days will show off potential young entrepreneurs

Madison, Wis. Fifty-two University of Wisconsin undergrads are going to vie for a piece of $26,000 in prizes this Thursday and Friday for creative inventions that could turn into businesses down the line. The Schoofs Prize for Creativity and Tong Prototype Prize reward students for engineerin...

Journal Communications to spin off Norlight

Milwaukee Journal Communications, Inc. has set in motion its plans to spin-off Norlight , its telecommunications subsidiary, to shareholders. The transaction could take up to six months to complete. The spin-off will be completed through a pro-rata distribution of Norlight's shares to shar...

Hutchinson Technology to lay off 165 in Eau Claire

Eau Claire, Wis. - Anticipating a net loss in 2007, Hutchinson Technology , a Minnesota-based computer components manufacturer, has announced 165 layoffs at its Eau Claire manufacturing plant, according to a report in the Chippewa Herald . Job losses at the Eau Claire plant are part of an ov...

How to make pay-per-click ad campaigns pay off

According to a recent study, only 25 percent of online marketers track their pay-per-click campaigns. The study by Jupiter Research, presented at the Jupitermedias 2004 Search Engine Strategies Conference in Chicago, said about three quarters of pay-per-click (PPC) marketers who create pay-per...

Ta-Da Lists makes it fun to check things off

I've written to-do lists on just about anything: Post-Its, a text file on my laptop, whiteboards, notepads or whatever else you can make marks on. Recently, I've started trying out a free online service, Ta-Da Lists , that provides a really, really simple way to keep track of to-do items. It ...

Governor's third business-plan contest kicks off

The Wisconsin Technology Council is taking applications for the 2006 governor's business-plan contest , in which entrepreneurs quite likely hundreds of them will vie for recognition and a $100,000 pot. The last two years' grand-prize winners have been life-science companies, but finalists are...

Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announces financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2009

...00 (686) 615 (1,442) Severance and restructuring 332 1,762 1,266 4,840 Write off of capitalized costs - 500 - 500 Write-down / loss on redemption of investments ...

New clues about a hydrogen fuel catalyst

...toms One at a Time The results suggested that the active catalyst picks off hydrogen from a particular spot on the ammonia borane molecule: a nitrogen ...nd between the remaining hydrogen and boron unstable. So the molecule spits off the second hydrogen as well, and the two hydrogen atoms form molecular hydr...

Shire plc: Core Portfolio of Products Delivers 20% Sales Growth

...he decline in Non GAAP earnings per ADS was less than the decline in Non GAAP operating income due primarily to the effects of certain one off net tax credits recognized in the quarter following the issuance in Q2 2009 of new regulations regarding the Massachusetts State tax regim...

Shanghai ChemPartner and ELARA Pharmaceuticals Expand Drug Discovery Collaboration to a New Level

...mPartner helped our Hypoxia Signaling inhibitor program to move from academic discovery stage to early proof of concept. This led to a successful spin off from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg, Germany. Our new integrated relationship will enable ELARA to further leverage C...

Biotech Hot in July Driven by Positive Drug Data and Acquisitions

...aintain their operations, almost half of US public biotechs have market caps below $100 million and we are seeing companies still consistently turning off their lights for the last time. It is important to remind ourselves that the biotech industry is undergoing a major transition, a process that will li...

International Milk Genomics & Human Health Symposium Speaker Program Announced

...nd milk to address the status of milk-specific genomic research. Members of the IMGC also will meet to set future meeting agendas. The event kicks off with an industry-focused session including speakers Erik Mullaart of CRV BV addressing the selection of animals on milk composition, Toon van Hooijdon...

Microban Partners With YogaDirect.com to Launch Yoga Mats With Zinc Antimicrobial Technology

...Direct's mats cleaner between cleanings. And, because Microban technology is infused into the yoga mat during the manufacturing process, it won't wash off or wear away for peace of mind that lasts the useful lifetime of the yoga mat. "Fitness equipment is a hot spot for the growth of microbes. Mi...

PacificGMP and USC to Collaborate on Recombinant Protein Development and Manufacturing for Phase 1 Clinical Trial

... lacks anchoring fibrils that normally connect the epidermal layer of the skin to the dermis causing the skin's layers to separate, blister and slough off at the slightest insult or injury. There are currently only palliative treatments for DEB, so it is exciting to establish this partnership with a CMO ...

Time Clocks Technology Catches Up With Crooks

... Clocking on and off at work isn't like it used to be. Affordable biometric technology means you can't get someone to buddy punch for you, and you're area access is autom...

ChemOutsourcing Unveils 2009 Attendee List for September Show in New Jersey

... Resort in Long Branch, NJ. The high end venue affords beach area for nightly barbecues and parties to facilitate informal networking. The show kicks off on Sunday, September 13 and ends Wednesday, September 16. For information about attending or speaking at Pharma ChemOutsourcing contact Mark ...

The MedZilla Report: June 2009 Employment Outlook for Biotech/Pharma/Health

...s always been a statement on the order of "layoffs will not affect patient care", but the question remains: how many more people can be laid off before that is unavoidable? MedZilla.com's monthly employment report examines that trend, as well as announcing an increase of more than 20,000 jobs i...

Karl Strauss and GreenHouse Partner to Create Alternative Fuel from Beer Waste

...ogram, a distribution model being introduced first in Southern California. Within the agreement, award-winning Karl Strauss Brewing Company has signed off on providing 28 tons of spent beer yeast per week. GreenHouse will collect the left-over waste and distribute it throughout California to home and bus...

New Scientific Worldview 'Biocentrism' Featured in The Huffington Post - #1 Weblog in the World

...l off.' And before Galileo, it seemed stupid to think that we were whirling around the sun at 67 thousand miles per hour. It would have blown the hair off our head, right? Once again, puzzles of science -- and a string of new scientific experiments -- are forcing a rethink of the world that goes far beyo...

New MRI technique could mean fewer breast biopsies in high-risk women

...leaks" out quickly. Conversely, benign lesions show more gradual in and out flow. "The tricky ones are the ones that enhance quickly and then fall off more slowly," says Wally Block, a UW-Madison associate professor of biomedical engineering and medical physics. "Many of these lesions turn out to be ...

Eamonn Hobbs Appointed President & CEO of Delcath Systems, Inc.

...s, Mr. Hobbs led the Company's efforts in marketing, strategic planning, product development, and general management. In 2004, AngioDynamics was spun off from E-Z-EM, Inc., a healthcare company focused on diagnostic technologies, where Mr. Hobbs served as Senior Vice-President since 1988. Before hi...

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

...iseases. Using biochemistry at the molecular level, its proprietary technologies seek out dangerous pathogens and chemicals, from air, water, and from off surfaces - including the human skin, killing or inactivating them before they enter the human body. Filligent provides ordinary people with affordable...