Hot products launch in summer's slow days
Never mind about the dog days of summer slowing the flow of news in the technology business. On Monday, both Macromedia and Fujitsu made significant product announcements. Macromedia announced the much-anticipated Macromedia Studio 8, its development suite for web developers and designers, alo...Stem-cell controversies slow progress
While the University of Wisconsin-Madison continues to make stem-cell advances , such as the two proof-of-concept cell cultures announced over the weekend, things aren't going so well elsewhere in the world: Korean scandal Hwang Woo-suk, a South Korean stem-cell researcher, fell from grace...Healthcare slow to adopt genetic advances
Milwaukee, Wis - Understanding our genetic makeup and predicting our predisposition to disease has advanced to the point where DNA testing services, including online versions, are available to consumers interested in shaping their own health management. Patients, however, will have to exercise pa...Businesses are slow to adopt Web 2.0 concepts
Madison, Wis. - The notion of improving business processes with enterprise-centric Internet tools is hardly new, but one local expert believes the relatively slow pace of adoption means that reluctant business leaders need an education in Web 2.0. Their need for a tutorial can hardly be attrib...PDI Reports 2009 Second Quarter Financial Results
...es Services segment, two of which are prior PDI customers and two of which are new. These additional client engagements, coming during what has been a slow period in the industry, and given the strategic shift in how big pharmaceutical companies are approaching outsourced sales, speaks positively about th...GeoVax Labs, Inc. Provides Clinical Studies Update
...otective antibody response against the natural form of the virus envelope glycoprotein as well as protective T cells. "Vaccine trials can be a slow process," said Harriet Robinson, Ph.D., developer of the vaccine and Senior V.P. of Research and Development. "The therapeutic trials should move more...ERT Reports Second Quarter 2009 Results
...ult economic environment and uncertainty in pharmaceutical sponsors' spending, especially Thorough QT trials. However, despite what is historically a slow summer period, we are seeing higher levels of new business development activity. We believe the fundamentals of our industry remain strong and that w...Looking Older Than You Are May Have Little to Do With Wrinkles
...nd prevention. The worse it gets, the worse it gets, is how she phrased the dilemma. "By correcting early with smaller volume treatments, you can slow the aging process and allay the need for major procedures later on. It really is a 'worse begets worse' scenario because once the skin begins to lose ...New drugs faster from natural compounds: A UC San Diego breakthrough
...cally important biological compounds that remain virtually untouched by computational research. As a result, it is currently one of the most painfully slow processes, it is a real bottleneck that we have now removed," said Pavel Pevzner, a computer science professor at UC San Diego's Jacobs School of Engi...Novel drug discovery tool could identify promising new therapies for Parkinson's disease
...tiveness in later stages of the disease, and there is currently no means to slow the disease's progressive course. In most cases, the cause of Parkinson'...upporting clinical trials in patients to test whether specific antioxidants slow the progression of Parkinson's disease. High doses of heavy metals such as ...Study on keeping nuclear bombs from US ports shows misplaced fear over cargo scanning cost
...up to six-high. Targeted containers must then be moved to an inspection facility where their contents are scanned using sensitive equipment. This is a slow process that involves sophisticated tools and specialized training that only support limited throughput. Consequently, there would be major delays ass...Bay Area Youth to Represent ALS Patients at Giants' and Angels' Baseball Games on July 4th
...; www.mlb.com/4als About ALS TDI The mission of the ALS Therapy Development Institute (ALS TDI) is to develop effective therapeutics that slow or stop amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, Lou Gehrig's disease), as soon as possible. Focused on meeting this urgent unmet medical need, ALS TDI ex...Celsis Outlines the Top Five Advantages of Cryo-plateable Hepatocytes
... drugs to market, time and predictability throughout the R&D process are essential. Even in the early pre-clinical phase, any unpredictability may slow the testing of early investigational compounds by causing scheduling delays that cost the manufacturer lost time and money. In many cases, freshly is...Mach One Corporation Developing a Nasal, Hand Carried Product as Solution to Swine Flu (H1N1) Virus
...chment in the nasal membrane. This gives a mechanical barrier to protect the person until their own immune system can build-up protection. This should slow the frequency of the virus in the environment." Dr. Nash continued, "When blockage of the attachment of the virus is the objective, the immunoglo...Vaxart Begins Animal Testing of H1N1 Flu Vaccine Candidate
... as first-line medical personnel," said Sean Tucker, Ph.D., Vaxart vice president of research. Currently, pandemic flu vaccines are prepared by a slow and inefficient process that requires about six months before the first large amounts of vaccine are available. This process depends on creating an en...Campaign to Increase the Awareness and Understanding of Lou Gehrig's Disease Reaches 22 U.S. States
... visit www.mlb.com . About ALS TDI The mission of the ALS Therapy Development Institute (ALS TDI) is to develop effective therapeutics that slow or stop amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, Lou Gehrig's disease), as soon as possible. Focused on meeting this urgent unmet medical need, ALS TDI ex...BioMS Medical Announces First quarter 2009 results
...e, President and CEO of BioMS Medical. "We have demonstrated in previous trials that dirucotide has shown to be well tolerated and has the capacity to slow the progression of disease in certain genetically pre-disposed MS patients. If our pivotal trials confirm these results, we believe dirucotide could r...American Oriental Bioengineering Reports First Quarter 2009 Financial Results
... 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively 31,812,778 36,982,167 Inventories, net of provision for slow moving inventories 17,954,075 13,042,123 Advances to suppliers 2,241,176 3,593,979 Notes ...Biotechnology Company Provided Advance Warning of Mexican H1N1 "Swine Flu" Virus Outbreak
...he development of synthetic vaccines to prevent or slow future epidemics. A synthetic H1N1 Replikins Vacci...he development of synthetic vaccines to prevent or slow future epidemics. Replikins, Ltd. published a...he development of synthetic vaccines to prevent or slow future epidemics. The original release can be ...Independent Study Corroborates Prana's Strategy to Treat Alzheimer's Disease Patients.
...g, unexpected adverse side effects or inadequate therapeutic efficacy of the Company's drug compounds, including, but not limited to, PBT2, that could slow or prevent products coming to market, the uncertainty of patent protection for the Company's intellectual property or trade secrets, including, but no...Fitter frames: Nanotubes boost structural integrity of composites
...ed mobility enables the epoxy to craze or result in the formation of a network of pillar-like fibers that bridge together both sides of the crack and slow its growth. "This crazing behavior, and the bridging fibers it produces, dramatically slows the growth rate of a crack," Koratkar said. "In order f...BioMS Medical Announces 2008 Year End Results
...aid Kevin Giese, President and CEO of BioMS Medical. "Our hope is that the results of this trial will confirm that dirucotide is able to significantly slow the progression of MS, specifically in patients with secondary progressive multiple sclerosis." Currently, BioMS is conducting two clinical trials a...