March 2008- Volume 4, Issue 3
March 2008
In this Issue
Genomics & Proteomics
‘Jekyll and Hyde’ gene?
‘Jekyll and Hyde’ gene?
STAT3 can both encourage or stifle cancer growth
Something for more refined tastes
Something for more refined tastes
Genedata gets another high-profile placement of Expressionist technology with Roche
UNC going into overdrive
UNC going into overdrive
Discovery of “overdrive” GPCRs that function within cells may broaden drug design options
A fine molecular pairing
A fine molecular pairing
Qiagen and Center for Molecular Medicine form research collaboration
Global News
Wyeth sharpens axe
Wyeth sharpens axe
Job cuts could total 10 percent of workforce, or 5,000 jobs
Mergin' derma for $421M
Mergin' derma for $421M
CollaGenex agrees to cross-Atlantic takeover by Galderma
Going global
Going global
New study of breast cancer therapies could be a model for global clinical trials
Informatics
Clinically correct behavior
Clinically correct behavior
Surveillance Data Inc. acquires trialytics to deliver improved data-driven clinical trial development services
Found in translation
Found in translation
InforSense launches packaged translational research solution, with Erasmus Medical Center among first to put it to the test
GeneGo tapped for tox project
GeneGo tapped for tox project
The Netherlands Toxicogenomics Centre lands $100M to develop better tox data
Research & Development
Invisibly small stands tall
Invisibly small stands tall
Scientists at UCLA, Northwestern use nanomaterials to localize, control drug delivery
Hitting targets one cell at a time
Hitting targets one cell at a time
Stem Cell Sciences, Myelin to develop cell sources
Scientists ganging up on hepatitis C
Scientists ganging up on hepatitis C
Presidio, Numerate take the wraps off research collaboration to identify therapeutics
Automation & Instrumentation
Across the board
Across the board
InNexus files patent applications that set the stage for its DXL platform to move into diagnostics
