Scientists collaborate to assess health of global environment
For the first time, a group of scientists has accomplished the daunting task of evaluating the status of all of the ecosystems on Earth, and the outlook is troubling. Commissioned by the United Nations in 2001, the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment program will issue its primary report on March 30 during press conferences in London, Washington, D.C., Tokyo, Beijing, New Delhi, Brasilia, Cai...UNC computer, marine scientists collaborate to predict flow of toxic waters from Katrina
In the immediate wake of Hurricane Katrina, scientists and research centers from across the country came together to generate information on the contaminated floodwaters and offer it to hazardous materials experts and public health officials. In a matter of hours, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Marine Sciences Program and Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI), together...Pacific Rim researchers to collaborate on distributed bioinformatics analysis of avian flu
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego and the University of Hawaii will use bioinformatics, grid computing and networking infrastructure, as well as collaborative ties to Asian institutions to learn more about avian flu, in hopes of helping to head off a much-feared pandemic in the region of the world where the disease has already cost human lives. "We will use modern h...GE, St. Jude to collaborate on visualization technology
Under terms of the agreement, the health organizations will develop a system with fully integrated intracardiac echocard...GE Healthcare, MobileAccess to collaborate on hospital wireless
MobileAccess Networks, headquartered in Vienna, Virginia, makes in-building wireless network systems that support multiple voice and data services and applications. The companys solution...GE Healthcare, Harvard medical school to collaborate on nervous system research
using GE Healthcare's cellular imaging system, the IN Cell Analyzer, to enhance research of the human central nervous system and neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease, th...Madison, Milwaukee med schools to collaborate on tech transfer
The The medical schools' respective tech-transfer foundations...EraGen collaborates with Emory University on HIV detection system
MADISON - to develop a quantitative genotyping system useful in the early detection of the HIV variants. The partnership is supported by an NIH STTR g...Apollo Hospitals Collaborates With Histostem For Stem Cell Therapy
Apollo Hospital to set up Stem cell therapy centers through out India with collaboration from Histostem Inc.,// Histostem is an American Company Delaware Corporation. It has one of the largest public blood banks in the world with 55,000 umbilical cord blood stem cells, which is being used for various genetic treatments. The Apollo group of hospitals will train doctors and nurses with...Apollo Hospital to collaborate with US cancer center to open new radiation therapy department
The Apollo hospital in Ahmedabad is to collaborate with The Bakersfield based Comprehensive Blood and Cancer center (CBCC), to start a new radiation therapy department. // In an other six months the CBCC of US is to supply new radiation therapy machines to Ahmedabad Apollo Hospital. Alexander Kuruvilla the CEO of Apollo Hospital said that, "It will be for the first time for us that we wi...Merck and Takeda to collaborate in the sale of Cancer drug Matuzumab
Merck Pharmaceuticals from Germany and Takeda Pharmaceuticals from Japan to colloborate in marketing of Merck's cancer drug Matuzumab. Matuzumab is developed by Merck which is in its Phase II // clinical tiral. Takeda Pharmaceuticals will sign agreement with Merck to give royalty and sale benefits from the sale of Matuzumba. Takeda will pay 60 million euros to Merck with an addition...Indian Olympic Association And UNICEF To Collaborate On HIV/AIDS Awareness
Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and UNICEF would collaborate on spreading awareness regarding the transmission and protection of HIV virus. The collaboration would help spreading awareness to young people the dangers of HIV infection//. The program would enhance national awareness through sports as children’s and young people are more attracted towards sports meet and events. A Memoran...India to Collaborate With International Vaccine Institute
India is all set to sign an agreement with the International Vaccine Institute (IVI) situated// in Seoul, capital of South Korea. The union cabinet has given its assent to the move. The agreement will encourage cooperation between India and the IVI. The country would now be able to play a role in the formulation of all international policies related to vaccines. The IVI is...