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NewsPhilanthropists give $400M for genetic research
Philanthropists Eli and Edythe Broad announced plans to donate a massive $400 million for genetic research at the Broad Institute. This comes just five years after the couple gave $200 million to Read more...
New tech drives huge growth in vaccine business
A revolution in genomics and molecular biology has spurred a burst of new development activity in the vaccines business. Analysts say that a slew of new products will propel 18 percent annual growth Read more...
FDA, Gene Logic ink genomics deal
Gene Logic has inked an agreement with the FDA to share quality control methods and metrics that may Read more...
Press Release: JCVI Scientists Publish First Bacterial Genome Transplantation Changing One Species to AnotherPress Release: JCVI Scientists Publish First Bacterial Genome Transplantation Changing One Species to Another Read more...Genentech shifts its focus to immunologyForbes takes a close look at Genentech's new venture in immunology. After a string of huge successes in oncology, its researchers will now be judged by their success in a new field. Scientist Andy Chan has been brought in from UC San Francisco to help search for more effective therapies for rheumatoid arthritis. He's looking to new advances in genomics to identify the … Read more...The research keeps getting betterIn case you haven't heard, the Government Accounting Office recently crunched the numbers and reported back that the drug discovery industry keeps spending more on research while it comes up with fewer NDAs. The trend was tracked for 11 years through 2004. I'd be willing to bet, though, that a surge in early-stage trials will eventually lead to the promised land of more marketing applications. … Read more...Korea blueprints $14.3B biotech investment planKorea's government has unveiled plans to invest $14.3 billion into the country's biotech industry to support research and commercialization efforts. Korea's goal is to push the biotech industry to become a $60 billion market by 2016. The government wants to integrate biotech work with advances in genomics, information technology and nanotechnology. There are also plans to provide clear ethical oversight to make sure there's no repeat of the recent … Read more...Editor's Corner
DeCODE alleges ex-employees stole trade secretsIceland's deCODE Genetics is suing five former employees for allegedly stealing research knowledge and trade secrets and using them at Children's Hospital in Philadelphia. And the biotech company says the theft was done with the knowledge of the hospital staff, an allegation the hospital denies. Hakon Hakonarson, deCODE's former vice president of business development, is named in the suit along with four others recruited by the Center for Applied Genomics, which is part of Children's … Read more...X Prize prepares $10M genomics contestThe X Prize Foundation is preparing to offer a $10 million prize to the research team which can slash the cost of mapping a human genome. The genomics prize is intended to make it feasible for someone to have their DNA sequenced to better understand their risk for disease. The X Prize Foundation, which plans to make the announcement on October 4, wants to reduce the cost of sequencing to thousands of dollars and just days of lab time. The exact details of the contest aren't known yet, and … Read more... | Press ReleasesPRESS RELEASE: First Individual Diploid Human Genome Published By Researchers at J. Craig Venter Institute First Individual Diploid Human Genome Published By Researchers at J. Craig Venter Institute Sequence Reveals that Human to Human Variation is Substantially Greater than Earlier Estimates Independent Read more... |
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