December 2006- Volume 2, Issue 12
December 2006
In this Issue
News Briefs
Research & Development
Gene therapy for epilepsy
Gene therapy for epilepsy
Researchers significantly reduce the development of epileptic seizures in rats.
Marcadia, IU in metabolic research deal
Marcadia, IU in metabolic research deal
Deal gives the start-up company the rights to develop and market drug candidates.
e-Therapeutics takes the road to Rio
e-Therapeutics takes the road to Rio
Company forms discovery partnerships with two Brazilian groups
VistaGen, Sanwa collaborate on diabetes
VistaGen, Sanwa collaborate on diabetes
Companies focus on use of stem cells.
Applied NeuroSolutions inks deal with Eli Lilly
Applied NeuroSolutions inks deal with Eli Lilly
Companies to develop therapeutics to treat AD.
Informatics
Raiders of the lost chemistry
Raiders of the lost chemistry
Database to plumb depths of academic research.
Gene Network Sciences receives SBIR
Gene Network Sciences receives SBIR
Company to continue development of its VisualHeart modeling software for predicting the cardiac effects of medications.
Making a bid for grid
Making a bid for grid
Altair and SciTegic team up to improve efficiencies in drug discovery work.
Broadband engine speeds discovery
Broadband engine speeds discovery
Mercury collaborates with Boston University to boost processing time.
Editor's Focus
Peace: A nod to things pharma does right
Peace: A nod to things pharma does right
As another year draws to a close, I find myself growing weary of the hell-fire and damnation—if only for one issue (so be warned). And so, my gentle readers, I have come to praise pharma, not to bury it.
Protein Therapy vs. Gene Therapy
Protein Therapy vs. Gene Therapy
Proteins are the most important molecules inside every living cell, tissue, organ—and inside the human body.
Global News
Synthetic siRNA market shows significant growth potential
Synthetic siRNA market shows significant growth potential
Growth rate of 9 percent is projected for the next year.
Products released at LabAutomation 2007
Products released at LabAutomation 2007
Thermo Fisher, Qiagen, Xiril, Micronic, Corning, Hamilton
Automation & Instrumentation
Waters, Advion to collaborate
Waters, Advion to collaborate
Combination of ion mobility separation and chip-based sample introduction a win-win
Q&A: Marc Casper, EVP, Thermo Fisher Scientific
Q&A: Marc Casper, EVP, Thermo Fisher Scientific
Merger created a life sciences distribution, tools and reagents behemoth.
Faster than a speeding toxicity
Faster than a speeding toxicity
Iconix and Affymetrix pair up to improve speed of toxicogenomics
Gamma Medica acquires AMI
Gamma Medica acquires AMI
Merger could mean the emergence of PET-MRI systems.
Ambit, Cephalon sign screening agreement
Ambit, Cephalon sign screening agreement
Companies to tackle kinases, key molecules in many disease pathways.
Genomics & Proteomics
Illumina, Solexa to merge
Illumina, Solexa to merge
$600 million deal creates broad-based genetic analysis company.
Applied Bio, Eagle to collaborate
Applied Bio, Eagle to collaborate
Companies to co-develop detection device for protein and DNA analysis.
Structure and function
Structure and function
NIH initiative seeks to speed up the process of determining protein structures
Q&A: William Radany, CEO, High Throughput Genomics
Q&A: William Radany, CEO, High Throughput Genomics
Radany discusses his plans for HTG
