Pharma
L-type Calcium Channel Drug Testing
May 16, 2007 12:57 pm | Product Releases | CommentsMillipore Corp. has added the human L-type calcium channel, a voltage-gated channel involved in normal myocardial and vascular smooth muscle contractility, to its CardiacProfiler Service for compound liability testing.
Bioprocess Filtration
May 16, 2007 12:56 pm | Product Releases | CommentsA complete line of ULTA normal flow filters are offered for process efficiency from early phase product development through to full-bioprocess filtration production.
Software Facilitates Drug Candidate Analysis
April 17, 2007 12:23 pm | Product Releases | CommentsThis software initiative is intended to make the drug development cycle more effective and ultimately result in better drugs.
Peristaltic Dispenser
February 13, 2007 10:41 am | Product Releases | CommentsPerifill IQ 3000 microprocessor-controlled precision peristaltic dispenser is offered for sterile and non-sterile serial dispensing in drug dispensaries, bacteriology labs, pharmaceutical and diagnostic batch production. It dispenses 0.1 ml up to 1000 ml using nine user-defined programs.
Barbed Fittings
February 13, 2007 10:41 am | Product Releases | CommentsMolded, barbed connectors, for use in lab, biopharmaceutical, bioprocess, purified water, and other applications, are called Thermobarb FDA PP. The fittings eliminate mold parting lines and flashing (waste particles that can dislodge during use and cause contamination.
Focus on Funding 12/29/06
December 29, 2006 5:53 am | Articles | CommentsListing of awarded and available funding
Focus on Outsourcing 12/22/06
December 22, 2006 6:16 am | Articles | CommentsListing of licensing and service agreements
Focus on Clinical 12/15/06
December 15, 2006 8:42 am | Articles | CommentsListing of drug developments and approvals
Aiming at Cancer
December 12, 2006 9:35 am | Articles | CommentsThe rate of cancer incidence continues to remain stable while the death rate from cancer continues to decline, states the 2005 Cancer Trends Progress Report Update, published by the National Cancer Institute (NCI).
Water, Water Everywhere
December 12, 2006 7:06 am | Articles | CommentsWater was a problem for Leonard Tini. In his drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics laboratory at AstraZeneca (Wilmington, DE), Tini runs high-throughput studies - mostly cell-based assays.
Focus on Alliances 12/8/06
December 8, 2006 5:42 am | Articles | CommentsListing of collaborations, acquisitions, and mergers
Focus on Funding 12/1/06
December 1, 2006 10:08 am | Articles | CommentsListing of awarded and available funding
A New Light On Neuronal Networks
November 16, 2006 6:00 am | Articles | CommentsIn neurobiology, crucial mechanisms work at various scales, from molecular interactions between two cells to information traveling through networks of many neurons.
Visualizing the Future: Imaging Biomarkers
November 16, 2006 5:44 am | Articles | CommentsQuick, what do you think of when you hear the word "biomarkers?" For most people, the first thought is probably of markers of disease (or therapeutic response or toxicity) found in enzymes, proteins, hormones, and other substances detectable in blood, urine, or cerebrospinal fluids.
Focus on Clinical 11/10/06
November 10, 2006 7:07 am | Articles | CommentsListing of drug developments and approvals
Focus on Alliances 11/3/06
November 3, 2006 11:40 am | Articles | CommentsListing of collaborations, acquisitions, and mergers
FDA and Drug Makers Could Run Tighter Ship 10/31/06
October 31, 2006 9:15 am | Articles | CommentsSource: Washington University, St. Louis, Mo.
Focus on Funding 10/27/06
October 27, 2006 7:57 am | Articles | CommentsListing of awarded and available funding
Focus on Outsourcing 10/20/06
October 20, 2006 6:24 am | Articles | CommentsListing of licensing and service agreements
Focus on Clinical 10/13/06
October 13, 2006 8:24 am | Articles | CommentsListing of drug developments and approvals
Combating Chemotherapy-Induced Hearing Loss 10/11/06
October 11, 2006 6:13 am | Articles | CommentsSource: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tenn.
Breaking Through The Proteomic Bottleneck
October 10, 2006 11:40 am | Articles | CommentsOver 300 years ago, Anton van Leeuwenhoek discovered the secrets of building compound microscopes, and biologists have been obsessed with the minuscule ever since. It's an understandable fascination; from Streptococcus to sarcoma to sickle-cell, the biggest breakthroughs come from making sense of the small.
Online Cell Monitoring, Analysis
October 10, 2006 10:47 am | Articles | CommentsBionas 2500 benchtop instrument simultaneously measures multiple metabolic parameters, including acidification, oxygen consumption and adhesion, in living cells, facilitating predictive pharmacology safety studies during preclinical phases of drug discovery.
Focus on Alliances 10/6/06
October 6, 2006 11:02 am | Articles | CommentsListing of collaborations, acquisitions, and mergers
Ethnicity and Cancer Susceptibility 10/3/06
October 3, 2006 6:05 am | Articles | CommentsSource: Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, London, UK
