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/81962/?WT.mc_id=ca0068 In a study of the molecular mechanisms by which plants protect themselves from oxidation damage should they absorb too much sunlight during photosynthesis, a team of researchers has discovered a ... http://www.bionity.com/news/e/81961/?WT.mc_id=ca0068 Cytopia Limited announced that it has entered into an anti-cancer drug discovery and development collaboration with Cancer Therapeutics CRC Pty Ltd. This agreement leverages Cytopia's early stage ... http://www.bionity.com/news/e/81957/?WT.mc_id=ca0068 Science, researchers at Five Prime Therapeutics, Inc. report the discovery of Interleukin34, a novel cytokine, as well as the identification of an IL-34 receptor."This work is a textbook example of ... http://www.bionity.com/news/e/81964/?WT.mc_id=ca0068 Quest PharmaTech Inc. announced that it has signed a Technology Transfer Agreement with Peking Marvel Cleansing Supplies Co., Ltd., a China-based company, to sell its interest in the Bionex ... http://www.bionity.com/news/e/81960/?WT.mc_id=ca0068 KeyNeurotek Pharmaceuticals AG announced positive results of a Phase I study with its cannabinoid receptor-agonist KN38-7271. KN38-7271 is being developed for the treatment of patients suffering from ... http://www.bionity.com/news/e/81893/?WT.mc_id=ca0068 Agilent Technologies Inc. announced the expansion of its nucleic acid active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) manufacturing facility in Boulder, Colo. Agilent's Nucleic Acids Solutions Division is ... http://www.bionity.com/news/e/81894/?WT.mc_id=ca0068 CRELUX and ProQinase announced that they have entered into a joint agreement to supply customers with crystal-grade protein kinases and readily available kinase complex structures. Under the ... http://www.bionity.com/news/e/81886/?WT.mc_id=ca0068 Microbix Biosystems Inc. announced that it intends to spin off its Urokinase assets into a new private company, Klarogen Biotherapeutics Inc., which would become the sole commercial-scale ... http://www.bionity.com/news/e/81892/?WT.mc_id=ca0068 The EU Commission held a debate on the biotech crop approval process in Europe and sent out a disappointing signal when it agreed to send back three cultivation dossiers which had been positively ... http://www.bionity.com/news/e/81888/?WT.mc_id=ca0068 The odd-looking platypus is often cited as proof that God has a sense of humor. Now researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have turned to the strange animal to understand the ... http://www.bionity.com/news/e/81825/?WT.mc_id=ca0068 Systems Biology is a young field. It has the potential to fundamentally change the life sciences and generate radically new insights for biomedical research as well as for industry and agriculture. ... http://www.bionity.com/news/e/81870/?WT.mc_id=ca0068 The secret to an unusual bacterium's massive size - it's the size of a grain of salt, or a million times bigger than E. coli bacteria, and big enough to see with the naked eye - may be found in its ... http://www.bionity.com/news/e/81874/?WT.mc_id=ca0068 DIREVO Biotech AG announced that it has validated its "bestMab(TM)" platform through the generation of an optimized version of the anti-inflammatory antibody, Adalimumab (Humira®), with ... http://www.bionity.com/news/e/81871/?WT.mc_id=ca0068 Medgenics announced that it has appointed Dr. Ehud Shoshani, former CEO of Quintiles, Israel, as its Vice President of Clinical Affairs. Dr. Shoshani will manage the Company's Phase I/II clinical ... http://www.bionity.com/news/e/81868/?WT.mc_id=ca0068 LC Sciences announced that it has entered into a strategic marketing alliance with DNAVision to increase accessibility to its custom microRNA profiling service and enhance both its customer and ... http://www.bionity.com/news/e/81769/?WT.mc_id=ca0068 Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced the initiation of a Phase 2B clinical study evaluating various dosing combinations of pramlintide, an analog of the natural hormone amylin, and recombinant ... http://www.bionity.com/news/e/81781/?WT.mc_id=ca0068 Galapagos NV announced today that Galapagos' service division, BioFocus DPI, will provide hit-finding services for multiple Allergan, Inc. targets. Total contract value for Galapagos could reach up ... http://www.bionity.com/news/e/81765/?WT.mc_id=ca0068 GeneNews Limited announced its shareholders recently elected two additional members to its Board of Directors, Mr. Harry A. Glorikian and Ms. Fran Tuttle. They join Mr. Rory Riggs, Mr. James ... http://www.bionity.com/news/e/81776/?WT.mc_id=ca0068 NicOx S.A. announced the results of a U.S. phase 2 study, conducted by its partner Pfizer Inc, which compared the safety and efficacy of various doses of PF-03187207 to Xalatan® (latanoprost) 0.005% ... http://www.bionity.com/news/e/81767/?WT.mc_id=ca0068 New Phase III data for Menveo® (MenACWY-CRM) show that the vaccine produced a greater immune response against meningococcal serogroups A, C, W-135 and Y in adolescents 11-18 years of age compared to ... © 2008, Chemie.DE Information Service GmbH.