Affymetrix and the Karolinska Institutet Announce Translational Medicine Strategic Alliance
Affymetrix Inc. (Nasdaq: AFFX - News) and Karolinska Institutet announced today that they have entered into a strategic alliance designed to improve healthcare by accelerating the translation of basic genetic research into tools for better diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment. During the next five years the projects include genetic analyses and measurement of gene expression in patients wi...Affymetrix and Stratagene Announce Strategic Software Alliance
announced today that they have entered into a non-exclusive strategic alliance under which Stratagene will provide Affymetrix customers with new software solutions for GeneChip(R) data analysis. As part of this agreement, Stratagene will develop a new software package for...Technology and mergers: Getting the strategic applications
The current dilemma...Pharma cos must forge Strategic alliances
Indian pharmaceutical majors should go in for strategic alliances among themselves to capture export markets increasingly by leveraging cost advantages and precluding cut-throat competition which would be detrimental to the industry. This was stated by the Commerce Secretary, Mr. Prabir Sengupta, at the opening the Regional Office of the Basic Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals and Cosmetics Exp...Zydus Cadila and Kopran in strategic alliance
The Ahmedabad-based Zydus Cadila Healthcare announced a strategic alliance with Mumbai-based Kopran for marketing and manufacturing of formulation brands and collaborative research while taking over the Kopran's anti-hypertensive drug 'Aten' for Rs. 75 crores. Aten (Atenolol), is the largest brand in the cardiovascular segment. Aten, today, ranks within the top 50 Indian Pharma brands....A strategic study: Soy diet makes heart disease to worsen in male mice
Soy which is generally considered excellent for health has a counter which states that heart conditions became worse in male mice carrying a genetic // mutation for heart disease when they were fed a soy diet. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy or HCM was the mutation that the male mice carried and were severely affected by the soy diet. It was shown by enlarged heart muscles and eventual hear...Researchers Make a Major Strategic Breakthrough in Controlling the AIDS Virus
A team of researchers from the Université de Montréal and the Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM) have announced an important breakthrough in fighting the// human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). For the first time, scientists have identified a defect in the immune response to HIV and found a way to correct the flaw. Dr. Rafick-Pierre Sékaly, an eminent researcher in cell b...NHS Makes A Strategic Move For The Dentists From Leaving Its Services
The Scottish Executive have announced their plans to offer dental students in Scotland a bursary scheme in an attempt to keep them in the NHS.// It has been explained that under the financial support, the trainee doctors will be given £4,000 a year in return for a commitment of working for the health service after they graduate. Lewis Macdonald, the deputy health minister,...