The latest news about trends and developments in the biotech, pharma and life science industries http://www.bionity.com/news/e/ en-us http://www.bionity.com/news/e/120820/?WT.mc_id=ca0068 CT Atlantic AG, a biotechnology company focused on cancer treatment by human-derived antibodies, announced the appointment of Michael Höcker to CEO. In addition, Cara Lerner has been appointed to ... http://www.bionity.com/news/e/120802/?WT.mc_id=ca0068 Generex Biotechnology Corporation announced that it has now achieved 75% of the required number of per-protocol completers in its ongoing six month pivotal global Phase III study of Generex ... http://www.bionity.com/news/e/120800/?WT.mc_id=ca0068 Consumers know little about pesticide residues in food. They do show considerable interest in this subject but don’t think they are sufficiently well informed. This is the outcome of representative ... http://www.bionity.com/news/e/120784/?WT.mc_id=ca0068 With a single stimulatory molecule, human insulin-producing beta cell replication can be sustained for at least four weeks in a mouse model of diabetes, according to researchers at the University of ... http://www.bionity.com/news/e/120882/?WT.mc_id=ca0068 Aptuit, Inc., and Siena Biotech S.p.A, announced a strategic partnership in which Siena Biotech will take a minority stake in Aptuit’s Italian operations in Verona, Italy, and Aptuit will become a ... http://www.bionity.com/news/e/120804/?WT.mc_id=ca0068 The Bayer Group once again achieved gains in sales and earnings in the second quarter of 2010. "MaterialScience has left the crisis behind and saw business expand more strongly than expected. Volumes ... http://www.bionity.com/news/e/120860/?WT.mc_id=ca0068 SynCo Bio Partners announced an extension of its collaboration with Versartis, Inc. following the recent initiation of a Phase 1 clinical trial in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients with ... http://www.bionity.com/news/e/120838/?WT.mc_id=ca0068 In order to raise the competitiveness of wood compared to other materials, it is necessary to develop a cost-efficient method of wood protection which is free of toxic chemicals and nevertheless ... http://www.bionity.com/news/e/120745/?WT.mc_id=ca0068 Ablynx announced that its Chief Scientific Officer, Debbie Law, has resigned from her position at Ablynx, effective 31 August, as she will be returning to the USA with her family for personal ... http://www.bionity.com/news/e/120783/?WT.mc_id=ca0068 One of the human body's most powerful defensive tools, the blood-brain barrier is a chemical labyrinth that prevents toxins and viruses in the bloodstream from reaching the brain. This foolproof ... http://www.bionity.com/news/e/120781/?WT.mc_id=ca0068 Scientists in Southampton, UK, and Ulm and Karlsruhe in Germany have shown that a variant form of a fluorescent protein (FP) originally isolated from a reef coral has excellent properties as a marker ... http://www.bionity.com/news/e/120777/?WT.mc_id=ca0068 Exact Sciences Corp. and OncoMethylome Sciences S.A. announced that they have entered into a license agreement under which Exact Sciences has obtained exclusive, worldwide rights to up to two ... http://www.bionity.com/news/e/120672/?WT.mc_id=ca0068 BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) announced that it has elected Christopher Jones to its Board of Directors.Mr. Jones, 55, is the former Chief Executive Officer of JWT Worldwide (previously known as ... http://www.bionity.com/news/e/120738/?WT.mc_id=ca0068 Bio Nano Consulting (BNC) announced the signing of a service level agreement (SLA) with The School of Pharmacy, University of London. This latest SLA enables BNC to offer an expanded service offering ... http://www.bionity.com/news/e/120719/?WT.mc_id=ca0068 Prevention is better than cure and avoidance strategies often help to save us from adversity. A child, for example, quickly learns not to touch a hot stove once it burned its fingers. Avoidance ... http://www.bionity.com/news/e/120747/?WT.mc_id=ca0068 Merck KGaA announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for filing the New Drug Application (NDA) for Cladribine Tablets as a therapy for relapsing forms of multiple ... http://www.bionity.com/news/e/120737/?WT.mc_id=ca0068 ProtAffin AG announced it has signed a manufacturing contract with CMC Biologics’ Danish operations, located in Copenhagen, Denmark for manufacture of its lead product PA401 for the treatment of ... http://www.bionity.com/news/e/120621/?WT.mc_id=ca0068 Cerenis Therapeutics SA announced it has raised €40 million in the first close of its series C financing. In this round €20 million came from the Fund for Strategic Investment (FSI) with an ... http://www.bionity.com/news/e/120662/?WT.mc_id=ca0068 Max Planck Innovation GmbH, the technology transfer organization of the Max Planck Society, has awarded an exclusive license for LifeAct to ibidi GmbH, a provider of cell analysis products, located ... http://www.bionity.com/news/e/120668/?WT.mc_id=ca0068 Cholesterol influences the health of our hearts and blood vessels. Conventional treatment attempts to reduce the level of "bad" cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, in the blood plasma. The opposite ... © 2010, Chemie.DE Information Service GmbH.