Products containing specific probes for detecting alternative splice forms protected
ExonHit Therapeutics, today announced the grant of a major patent, US # 6,881,571, by the United States Patent and Trademark Office on microarray products allowing the specific detection of mRNAs produced by alternative splicing, covering microarrays optimised for the discovery of alternative RNA splicing events. The patent protects the probe configuration of a unique set of five oligonucleotides...Affymetrix Licenses Microfluidics Technology From Caliper Life Sciences
Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CALP) and Affymetrix, Inc. (Nasdaq: AFFX) today announced that Caliper has issued Affymetrix a non-exclusive license to use a portion of Caliper's microfluidics patent estate with Affymetrix' GeneChip(R) microarray technologies. The license extends to the manufacture and sale of GeneChip brand products in all areas of application, including research, diagnosti...'License to kill' enables powerful immune attack cells in mice
Scientists have discovered that a group of important immune system cells has a surprising resemblance to cinematic British superspy James Bond: the cells receive a "license" that allows them to unleash their most potent attacks on enemies. This licensing process apparently helps reduce the chances that the cells will erroneously direct their firepower at the body's own tissues, according t...Anyway you slice it, tomatoes cut through drought with new gene
New tomato research has its roots in yielding more food to feed more people, according to Dr. Kendal Hirschi about results announced today. The team made tomato plants over-express the gene, AVP1, which resulted in stronger, larger root systems and that resulted in roots making better use of...Molecule does more than slice and dice RNA
A team of Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) scientists has peeled back some of the mystery of how cells are able to turn off genes selectively to control critical events of development. The new insights arise from the first clear molecular images of the structure of Dicer, an enzyme that enables cells to dissect genetic material precisely. The finding, which is reported in the January...Feature Extraction Software; 2-year License for Not-For-Profit/Academic from Agilent Technologies
Description:Feature Extraction Software reads and processes raw microarray image files to prepare microarray data for analysis. Package contains: * one 2-year license for Feature Extraction valid for NFP/Academic accounts * one CD-ROM containing Feature Extraction software and electronic manual...Feature Extraction Software; 1-year license for Commercial from Agilent Technologies
Description:Feature Extraction Software reads and processes raw microarray image files to prepare microarray data for analysis. Package contains: * one 1-year license for Feature Extraction valid for commercial accounts * one CD-ROM containing Feature Extraction software and electronic manual...Feature Extraction Software; 1-year License for Not-For-Profit/Academic from Agilent Technologies
Description:Feature Extraction Software reads and processes raw microarray image files to prepare microarray data for analysis. Package contains: * one 1-year license for Feature Extraction valid for NFP/Academic accounts one CD-ROM containing Feature Extraction software and electronic manual...Bio-Plex Manager Software, version 3.0, 5 license netshare from Bio-Rad
Description:Bio-Plex Manager software, version 3.0, 5 license netshare, is a five-user software package that provides access to data from the Bio-Plex suspension array system from a server. This version does not control the array reader....PDQuest 10-User Network License from Bio-Rad
Description:The Discovery Series PDQuest 2-D analysis software is used for imaging, analyzing, and databasing two-dimensional electrophoretic gels. The 10-user network license entitles ten users to access data from a server....WARF will ease stem cell licensing restrictions
are a step in the right direction, but don't go far enough to r...Musicnotes signs licensing deal with Christian music provider
Madison, Wis. - Word Music, a division of Warner Music Group based in Nashville, will supply...WARF sues Samsung over computer chip technology license agreement
MADISON The , the world's largest maker of computer memory chips, for allegedly using a patented technology developed by University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty without a license for use in thei...eMetagens infectious disease technology licensed by WARF
MADISON - Founded by Goodman, a UW profe...Biolistic Transfection of Organotypic Brain Slices
A. Kimberley McAllister, Nina Tang, Lawrence C. Katz, and Donald C. Lo. Department of Neurobiology, Box 3209, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710 The introduction of genetic material into cells and tissues of interest remains a rate-limiting step for m...Police should work as Mental Health Workers
The executive director, Treatment Advocacy center, Mary T. Zhanowicz, reports that police officers should engage themselves in providing mental support and treatment to people with mental illness//. Law enforcement officers can mentally support and provide care and help to mentally ill persons and prisoners who are psychologically disturbed and there are increased chances of these mentall...Hike in drug licence fee could hit several SSI units in TN
The recent hike in the drug manufacturing licence fee and product inspection fee could badly hit several small scale drug units in Tamil Nadu. According to industry sources here, the steep hike in the licensing fees has come at a time when the industry in the state is reeling under tight market conditions with many companies on the brink of closure. // The drug manufacturing licence...Liver diseases: The enemy with an accomplice
Some diseases are typical to a period. The previous decades have shown a spurt of diseases like chronic viral hepatitis and liver cancer. Death toll due to these diseases have steadily risen. With figures soaring above the estimated limits, and with scientists finding a new association between these two diseases that affect the liver, a new awareness has been created among the researchers...Combing Hair More Effective Than OTC Medicine For Head Lice
Researchers have shown that fine combing of wet hair may be far more effective treatment of head //lice than over-the-counter (OTC) treatment. Researchers have used single blind randomized controlled trial for comparing the Bug Buster kit with over the counter insecticide treatments against head lice in United Kingdom. Fine combing of wet hair is far more effective than curre...Policemen face trouble fighting malaria
Malaria has killed one policeman and affected at least 20 deployed to fight Maoist extremists in Orissa's Sambalpur district, a policeman said Saturday. The state government has deployed over a hundred men of the Orissa State Armed Police // in three villages of Sambalpur district where Maoists had killed five people last month. "There is no basic healthcare in the villages wh...SOMATOM Sensation Cardiac 64-Slice Scanner
Description:SOMATOM Sensation is the highly respected single-source CT solution, from imaging the smallest coronary branches to visualizing plaque. With its proprietary STRATON X-ray tube, Siemens provides the industrys fastest rotation time of 0.33s, virtually freezing the hearts motion. Utilizing the unique z-Sharp Technology, the system delivers unprecedented diagnostic detail with up to 64 slices per rot...SOMATOM Sensation 16-Slice Cardiac CT Scanner
Description:The SOMATOM Sensation Cardiac is a member of the SOMATOM Sensation family based on the SOMATOM Sensation 16 platform with optimized performance for non invasive cardiac and cardiovascular imaging. With our SOMATOM Sensation Cardiac we took a defining step towards state-of-the art cardiac imaging. Virtually unmatched performance with respect to temporal and spatial resolution defines Siemens leade...Materia Licenses Metathesis Catalyst Platform to Eisai
PASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 20, 2007 - Materia, Inc., acatalyst technology company, announced today the licensing of itsmetathesis platform to Eisai Co., Ltd., a leading Japanesepharmaceutical company, for use in drug discovery and development.The non-exclusive license agreement provides rights to discover,develop, and patent pharmaceutical compounds and related processesusing th...Vical Licensee AnGes MG Announces Positive Results of Phase 3 Angiogenesis Trial in Japan
SAN DIEGO, June 18, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- VicalIncorporated today announced that the company's licensee, AnGes MG,Inc. reported positive results following interim analysis of datafrom the first 41 subjects to complete a Phase 3 trial of anangiogenesis product candidate using Vical's DNA deliverytechnology. Based on the findings that the primary efficacyendpoint in the trial had...