places in Biological Technology

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. ...

AMERIGROUP Corporation Named One of Best Places to Work in Healthcare

Company Ranked First Among Nation's Health Insurers VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., Oct. 30, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AMERIGROUP Corporation (NYSE: AGP ) has been named one of America's Best Places to Work In Healthcare -- and the best among the country's health insurers -- in a survey c...

Environmental Tectonics Corporation's BioMedical Systems Division Places Two Monoplace Chambers at East Orange (NJ) General Hospital

SOUTHAMPTON, Pa., Oct. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Environmental Tectonics Corporation's (Amex: ETC ) ("ETC" or the "Company") BioMedical Systems Division today announced the placement of two (2) BARA-MED(R) Monoplace Hyperbaric Chambers at East Orange General Hospital (EOGH). East Orange ...

Fujirebio Diagnostics Named One of the Best Places to Work in Pennsylvania

Malvern-based company places as one of fifty best medium-sized companies MALVERN, Pa., Oct. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Fujirebio Diagnostics, Inc., a Malvern-based company, was recently named one of the Best Places to Work in PA for 2008 in a statewide survey and awards program created by a public/pr...

Quintiles Named to Computerworld Magazine's '100 Best Places to Work in Information Technology' List

Only Major CRO in 2008 Rankings RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., July 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Quintiles Transnational Corp. has been named to Computerworld magazine's 2008 list of the "100 Best Places to Work in IT." Each year, the magazine publishes the results of its Best Places ...

Abbott Named One of the 'Best Places to Launch a Career' by BusinessWeek

ABBOTT PARK, Ill., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- With more than 70 million Generation Y employees starting to hit the pavement, knocking for opportunities in the global workplace, smart companies are paying attention, providing these future leaders with a workplace that is responsive to their wants a...

Wisconsin places high in nanotech venture capital, average in innovation

Small Times editor discusses nanotech trends at conference MADISON Speaking at the Bionanotechnology conference last week at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a man with a long view of the science and industry behind making really small stuff said Wisconsin is bursting with venture capit...

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...

GE Healthcare launches new medical scanner, places another in hospitals

LightSpeed VCT image of the carotid arteries that supply blood to the brain and internal parts of the head. Physicians at University of Michigan Health System are using the system to diagnose stroke and determine the extent of brain damage. Graphic: Business Wire. Milwaukee GE Healthcare is...

UW-Madison hybrid-vehicle team places second nationally

MADISON - Tired of high gas costs and poor sport utility vehicle (SUV) fuel efficiency? A group of engineering students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has spent the last three years building one of the cleanest and most fuel-efficient SUVs in North America. The principles behind the veh...

World Renowned Scientists Gather to Share Latest Information on Answer to Wildlife Reproductive Fertility Control

...product called ChemSpay that will address the management of the overpopulation of homeless companion pets, as well as, feral dogs and cats. People in places like India and Russia die from bites by feral rabid animals every thirty seconds and currently use poison to control those feral populations. "ChemSp...

UCSF researchers help crack parasite genome, identify drug leads

...o be second only to malaria as a critically 'neglected tropical parasitic disease' that adversely affects global health." Caffrey said the disease places an estimated 600-700 million people at risk of infection. The parasite actively infects humans via the skin, taking approximately 6 weeks to reach adu...

iZumi Bio and Pierian Merge to Form iPierian to Advance Cellular Reprogramming

...tiate into many cell types, iPS cells have great potential for disease research, preclinical drug testing and cell-based therapy. iPierian's approach places the patient at the forefront of the drug discovery process, thereby reducing drug development time and increasing the probability of success for drug ...

Stanford researchers find a quicker, cheaper way to sort isotopes

...e isotopes, I'll tell you whether you're paying your money for the real thing or not." Because an element's isotopes are more plentiful in certain places than in others, the ratios of different isotopes within a larger mixture act like travel diaries they can tell you the history of a mixture, whether ...

Natural Fuels Industries Eyes 'Biomass Rich' Georgia for Production Facility

... in the State of Georgia to produce alternative energy from organic waste. According to a recent Forbes Magazine article entitled "America's Best places For Alternative Energy," the abundance of biomass in Georgia's Bioenergy Corridor ranks third in the nation as a potential source of renewable energy....

Springborn Deploys eStudy(TM) Hosted Solution for Management of Global Environmental Testing

...plying with 21 CFR Part 11) with the flexibility of on-demand access, data analysis and reporting that is user-defined and user-controlled. iAdvantage places control in the hands of the scientist and not at the mercy of rigid study management systems. iAdvantage is headquartered in Cary, North Carolin...

iZumi Bio Appoints Dr. Corey Goodman to Board of Directors and Scientific Advisory Board

...y cell type, iPS cells are considered to be of great potential for disease research, preclinical drug testing and cell-based therapy. iZumi's approach places the patient at the forefront of the drug discovery process, which could reduce drug development time and increase the probability of success for drug ...

PDI and The Medical Affairs Company Enter Exclusive Strategic Alliance

...verage to build their business in a highly competitive industry. "With our partnership, we each gain a more complete suite of field services, and that places us in an even better position to seize growth opportunities. I am delighted that TMAC will be working alongside PDI, a nationally recognized, leading ...

AvePoint and OBS Forge Partnership

...sive employee survey undertaken in corporate Australia, leading business magazine BRW recognised OBS as a top 10 place of employment in the 2009 'Best places to Work'. OBS Media Contact: Kara Pietrykowski -Marketing and Communications Tel: +61 3 9606 9209 AvePoint Media Contact: Tucker Hall - Ma...

Nature parks can save species as climate changes

...ty species in Africa will find suitable climate somewhere in the network of protected areas in future. However, one in ten birds will have to find new places to live and breed so new sites will have to be added to the IBA network. "The central regions of Africa should maintain many of their current spec...

Box maker, Wildcat Wholesale, Makes Cryogenic Freezer Storage Boxes Affordable By Selling Directly To Labs

...affordable, and Green. For a limited time, Wildcat Wholesale is offering 25% OFF their already guaranteed low prices to any lab or university that places an order before July 1st. Use discount code "PRWEBF" when ordering online at wildcatwholesale.com. About Wildcat Wholesale LLC Wild...

Abbott Named One of the Top 10 Companies for Scientists

...tist Magazine Recognizes Abbott as One of the Best places to Work in Industry ABBOTT PARK, Ill., May 29...p 10 companies on The Scientist magazine's "Best places to Work in Industry" list. Abbott was ranked No. ...m. Abbott also has been named one of the "50 Best places to Launch a Career" by BusinessWeek magazine, on...

Agendia Opens CLIA-Registered U.S. Genomics Laboratory

...cians and patients optimal test result turnaround and unmatched service and support," noted Jan Groen, Ph.D., Chief Operating Officer. "This expansion places us in an excellent position to continue making advancements in molecular cancer diagnostics and equip oncologists with powerful tools to use in the fi...

Roche Venture Fund, Enterprise Ireland Commit EUR3.3 M to Opsona Series B Financing

...of Enterprise Ireland demonstrates their commitment to investment in high-potential companies. This completed Series B round of EUR21.3 million places Opsona in a strong financial position, which will enable us to continue to achieve our clinical and operational goals over the next three years." ...

The Concerned Shareholders of Biovail Say Biovail Has Misled Shareholders

... to vote for the eleven director nominees of their choice. - There are thirteen individuals being nominated in total for eleven places on the Board. The Concerned Shareholders are providing Biovail shareholders with the ability to choose the eleven of the thirteen nomi...

iZumi Bio Appoints Dr. Berta Strulovici as Chief Technology Officer and Dr. Dushyant Pathak as Vice President of Business Development

...y cell type, iPS cells are considered to be of great potential for disease research, preclinical drug testing and cell-based therapy. iZumi's approach places the patient at the forefront of the drug discovery process, which could reduce drug development time and increase the probability of success for drug ...

New cow genome sequence released

... has better agreement with independent genetic maps, and a more complete representation of cow genes, than alternative assemblies. The new assembly places some 150 million nucleotides (6%) more DNA sequence data onto chromosomes than the other draft assembly currently available, BosTau4.0 from the Baylor...

QIAGEN and Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute Partner to Establish First Large-Scale Cervical Cancer Screening Program in Kolkata

...cility caters to more than 6,500 new cancer patients originating from different states of Eastern India as well as from Bangladesh and Nepal. The CNCI places a strong emphasis on projects for community oriented early cancer detection and promotion of cancer awareness. Statements contained in this re...

MIT: New method could lead to narrower chip patterns

... overcoming that limit. The key is using interference patterns, in which different wavelengths of light sometimes reinforce each other and in other places cancel each other out. The researchers exposed the photochromic material one that changes its color, and therefore its transparency, in response to l...

WaferGen Biosystems, ImmuneRegen BioSciences and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center to Collaborate on Novel Wound Healing Research

...insights into the healing process and the role our developmental candidate plays in enhancing the rate at which wounds heal." "This collaboration places UT Southwestern in the enviable position of evaluating the potential of two cutting-edge scientific assets in a single study," stated Spencer Brown, P...

Zinc oxide gives green shine to new photoconductors

...rge-area electronics applications, such as liquid-crystal displays (LCDs). Stupp and his research team designed a novel nanoscale architecture that places the inorganic component (zinc oxide) right next to the organic component, with this pattern alternating over and over, like pages in a book. The pages...

Intradigm Receives Notice of Allowance for Key RNA Interference (RNAi) Patent Covering Potent siRNA Sequence

... the three critical areas for RNAi therapeutic development: target sequences, delivery and structural features. This breadth of intellectual property places Intradigm in a uniquely strong position within the RNAi therapeutic industry, especially among other private companies in the space. "The rec...

Avon Protection Systems Receives NIOSH Approval for ST53 SCBA System

...k requires users to only be fit tested once for different applications, reducing time and cost. The ST53 respirator's ergonomically designed backframe places the weight on the hips, rather than the back and shoulders, helping to greatly extend the length of time the unit can be worn comfortably. The sh...

Experts at Healthcare Conference Support Investments in the Health of Work Culture and Care Processes, Not Just Technology

...onal skills of dialogue, partnership and Polarity Management(TM), to successfully integrate and speed adoption of new technology to co-create the best places to give and receive care. Spending money on new technology for the sake of automating existing processes would be wasteful - CPMRC suggests a better a...

Anti-cancer gene discovered: Perspective for therapy

...lized ("differentiated", biologists say). Cancer cells are an exception to that rule: they are much less specialized, and feel at home in different places in the body. Researchers have long believed that cells must take the last step in their specialization to be better protected from turning into cancer...

Physicians in Europe Rate Novartis #1 on Service Delivery, While Merck Earns Top Honors in the US

...SmithKline tie for second place in the US, pulling ahead of Novartis, which places third this year among American doctors. In addition, Pfizer ties for first...the highest TRI*M(TM) score achieved by any company in any country. Pfizer places a close second in the Spanish market. The significant TRI*M(TM) score impr...

The Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse Starts 2009 With Investment Momentum

...e Company's products are being developed for the OTC and Rx skin care markets. The pro-lipid technology helps improve barrier functions in a number of places including the oral cavity and bladder. Blacktown NC LLC is a spinal disorder treatment company in Mercer County developing rehabilitation solutio...

Zeus Partners with Avancen MOD Corp.

... with Avancen and welcome the firm to South Carolina," said Bob Ballard, Vice President, Research and Strategic Business Development. "Zeus places a premium on close collaboration with partners, like Avancen, to develop critical processing technologies and process development specific to their ap...

New Multi-Center Study Finds Masimo SET Pulse Oximetry Screening Significantly Improves Detection of Congenital Heart Disease in Newborns

...ng the detection of critical CHD.(3) Masimo Executive Vice President of Medical Affairs Dr. Michael O'Reilly, stated: "Undiagnosed CHD frequently places the lives of newborns in grave danger. To ensure that these newborns are given the absolute best chance at survival, pre-discharge CHD detection and ...

Easy assembly of electronic biological chips

...their assembly method, the researchers can place specific nanowires in assigned areas. They begin with a chip with tiny rectangular depressions in the places they wish to place the nanowires. They then apply an electrical field between electrodes that define the area where they want the nanowires to assembl...