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Vernalis shares rise 28% after US cold medicine deal

Source country guardian Friday, February 10, 2012 8:54:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [Biotechnology] biotechnology[1]; cancer[1];

Other categories: Drugs;

UK biotech firm's licensing deal on slow-release drugs with Tris Pharma sees £69m pledged in oversubscribed fundraising Shares in Vernalis have surged after the biotechnology firm sealed a key deal with US company Tris Pharma to develop slow-release cough and cold medicines....

Wnt signaling pathways in urological cancers: past decades and still growing.

Source country 7thspace Friday, February 10, 2012 8:53:00 PM CET [other]

Trigger words: [Biotechnology] genetics[1]; Cancer[1];

The Wnt signaling pathway is involved in a wide range of embryonic patterning events and maintenance of homeostasis in adult tissues. The pathological role of the Wnt pathway has emerged from studies showing a high frequency of specific human cancers ......

Anti-Drug Vaccines Hold Promise - But Little Profit

Source country ipsnews Friday, February 10, 2012 8:46:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [Biotechnology] antibodies[2];

Entities: Felipe Calderón[1];

Vaccines against drug addiction appear to be a better strategy than the repressive worldwide "war on drugs", but first they must overcome resistance from pharmaceutical laboratories and secure financial backing, scientists say....

Articles published more than 40 minutes ago

Green Blog: The Forensics of Snake Venom

Source country IHT Friday, February 10, 2012 8:41:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [Biotechnology] genetic[2];

Entities: Richard Thomas[1];

Genetic analysis of venom allows Indian investigators to determine whether it came from an endangered cobra, helping them to prosecute traffickers....

Articles published more than 50 minutes ago

Smoking May Up Cancer Risk in Barrett's Esophagus Patients (HealthDay)

Source country news-yahoo Friday, February 10, 2012 8:31:00 PM CET [other]

Trigger words: [Biotechnology] Cancer[2]; cancer[8];

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Feb. 10 (HealthDay News) -- People with the condition called Barrett's esophagus who are smokers may have double the risk of developing esophageal cancer, a new study warns....

Articles published more than 1 hour ago

Komen backlash leaves Race for the Cure scrambling to limit damage

Source country guardian Friday, February 10, 2012 8:23:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [Biotechnology] cancer[10]; Cancer[2];

Entities: Karen Handel[1]; Rocky Mountain[1];

Fears grow that breast cancer awareness event run by Komen group could be a casualty of Planned Parenthood criticism Every month, somewhere in America, people swath themselves in pink, lace up their running shoes and take part in the Race for the Cure, the world's largest and most successful breast cancer awareness and fundraising event....

MOEA plans an exclusive Japanese business office

Source country ChinaPost Friday, February 10, 2012 8:21:00 PM CET

Trigger words: [Biotechnology] biotechnology[1];

(ChinaPost.com.tw) - The Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) said yesterday it is planning to set up an office in March exclusively for industrial cooperation between Taiwan and Japan....

Articles published more than 2 hours ago

Brave young breast cancer victims bare their scars in 'beautifully disturbing' series of portraits

Source country dailymail Friday, February 10, 2012 7:20:00 PM CET [other]

Trigger words: [Biotechnology] cancer[8];

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: It was personal contact with the disease that five years ago made David Jay turn his camera away from the fashion models he is used to shooting and on to victims of breast cancer....

A Cancer Drug Reverses Alzheimer's Disease in Mice

Source country time Friday, February 10, 2012 7:05:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [Biotechnology] genetically[1]; Cancer[1]; cancer[4];

Entities: Mary Carillo[1];

Mice are not men, so let's not get too excited yet, but scientists have discovered that an existing cancer drug quickly reverses Alzheimer's symptoms in rodents...

Sundin announces $330,000 health fellowship

Source country CBC Friday, February 10, 2012 6:40:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [Biotechnology] genetic[1]; cancer[1];

Entities: Mats Sundin[2];

Former Toronto Maple Leafs captain Mats Sundin announces a $330,000 donation to help fund a new research partnership between the University of Toronto and the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm....

Life of a visionary: Lloyd Morrison

Source country nzherald Friday, February 10, 2012 6:27:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [Biotechnology] Cancer[1]; cancer[3];

Entities: Rich List[1]; John Key[1]; Rob Cameron[1]; Fred Hutchinson[2]; Tim Brown[1];

Other categories: Banking - Financial Services; Economic Crisis - Internal Market; Monetary Issues EU; Alternative Energy; Financial Crisis;

The death of Wellington businessman Lloyd Morrison at the age of 54 has robbed New Zealand of one of its business leaders and singular characters.Morrison, the founder of infrastructure investment company Infratil, died of leukaemia.He......

Sommet UE‑Inde – Un partenariat en faveur de la prospérité

Source country dg-comm-fr Friday, February 10, 2012 6:26:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [Biotechnology] biotechnologie[1];

Entities: José Manuel Durão Barroso[2]; Karel De Gucht[3]; Herman Van Rompuy[2]; Manmohan Singh[1];

Other categories: External Affairs; Eurostat; Research; José Manuel Barroso; Science; European Council; Council President; Alternative Energy; Karel De Gucht; EC News; DG Communication; Institutional Affairs; Market; EU - Latin America; EU-Asia; Energy; External Relations; Foreign and Security Policy; Institutional affairs; Research and Innovation;

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José Manuel Durão Barroso déclaré: «Il incombe tant à l'UE qu'à l'Inde, partenaires stratégiques et naturels, de relever certains des défis les plus urgents auxquels la planète est confrontée à l'heure actuelle. Il nous faut tirer parti de notre relation de longue date afin de saisir les nombreuses occasions qui se présentent dans des secteurs clés, tels que le commerce, l'énergie et la recherche. Le renforcement de la coopération entre l’Union et l’Inde non seulement stimulera la croissance à court terme sur nos deux continents, mais créera également les conditions propices à un développement durable plus solidaire dans le long terme»

Commission européenne - Communiqué de presse SommetUE‑Inde– Un partenariat en faveur de la prospérité Bruxelles, 9février2012– C’est le 10février2012, à NewDelhi, que l’Union européenne et l’Inde tiendront leur 12esommet annuel.......

Articles published more than 3 hours ago

Harper Government Creating Agriculture Trade Opportunities with China

Source country gc Friday, February 10, 2012 6:07:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [Biotechnology] genetics[2]; Genetics[1];

Entities: Stephen Harper[1]; Gerry Ritz[2]; Media Relations Agriculture[1];

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Gerry Ritz said: "China is an important market for Canadian farmers and by working together with Chinese producers and processors we can open new windows of opportunity in both countries," "Strengthening the Canada-China agricultural trade relationship with these agreements is the result of the strong trade relationship we have built with our Chinese partners over many years"

Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz was pleased to join Prime Minister Stephen Harper on a successful trade mission to China which resulted in a series of new agricultural agreements between the two countries....

Cytos Biotechnology AG â€“ Product Pipeline Review â€“ H2 2011 - new company profile report published

Source country pr-inside Friday, February 10, 2012 5:59:00 PM CET [other]

Trigger words: [Biotechnology] Biotechnology[17];

(PR-inside.com) Cytos Biotechnology AG â€“ Product Pipeline Review â€“ H2 2011 - Global Market Directs pharmaceuticals report, "Cytos Biotechnology AG - Product Pipeline Review - H2 2011" provides data on the Cytos Biotechnology AGs research and development focus....

Chemo possible for pregnant women with cancer

Source country hurriyetdailynews Friday, February 10, 2012 5:31:00 PM CET [other]

Trigger words: [Biotechnology] cancer[15]; Cancer[2];

Researchers have encouraging news for women who find themselves in a very frightening situation......

Researchers find cancer drug rapidly clears dementia plaque

Source country AHN Friday, February 10, 2012 5:25:00 PM CET [other]

Trigger words: [Biotechnology] cancer[3];

U.S. researchers say that a drug already approved for use on a form of skin cancer appears to reverse the symptoms of Alzheimer’s in mice....

Articles published more than 4 hours ago

Drug halts organ damage in inflammatory genetic disorder

Source country nieuwsbank Friday, February 10, 2012 5:00:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [Biotechnology] genetic[4]; Cancer[1];

Other categories: Research Programmes and Funding;

[ Vrijdag 10 februari 2012 | U.S. NIH ] Drug halts organ damage in inflammatory genetic disorder NIH study shows benefits of long-term Kineret therapy in people with NOMID A new study shows that Kineret (anakinra), a medication approved for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, is effective in.......

Riziko vzniku infarktu se může dědit z otce na syna, varují lékaři

Source country tyden Friday, February 10, 2012 4:51:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [Biotechnology] genetického[1]; genetickému[1]; genetický[1]; genetickou[1]; genetické[1];

Muži mohou dědit problémy se srdce po svých otcích, zvýšené riziko vzniku nemoci si nesou ve svých genech. Tvrdí to rozsáhlá studie uveřeněná v odborném časopisu Lancet, na které se podílely univerzity z Velké Británie, Francie, Německa a Austrálie. Podle vědců může hrát genetika při vzniku problémů.......

Satellite clinics to target ‘silent killer’

Source country montrealgazette Friday, February 10, 2012 4:39:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [Biotechnology] cancer[13]; Cancer[1];

Twelve satellite clinics are to roll out in Montreal, targeting as many women as possible for fast-track assessment of deadly ovarian cancer, often called the “silent killer.”...

Amino acid fermentation at the origin of the genetic code

Source country 7thspace Friday, February 10, 2012 4:18:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [Biotechnology] genetic[3];

Entities: William Martin[1];

There is evidence that the genetic code was established prior to the existence of proteins, when metabolism was powered by ribozymes. Also, early proto-organisms had to rely on simple anaerobic bioenergetic processes. In this work I propose that amino ......

Individuellere Behandlung auch in der Medizintechnik

Source country vdi-nachrichten Friday, February 10, 2012 4:12:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [Biotechnology] Biotechnologie[1];

Entities: Michael Meier[1];

Other categories: Market; Public Health;

. Medizintechnik: Im finanziell angespannten Gesundheitssystem könnte personalisierte Medizintechnik die Behandlungen effektiver gestalten. Welche Technologien verfügbar sind und wo Hindernisse in der Finanzierung liegen, erläuterten Experten bei der Vorstellung des VDE-Innovationsreports „Personalisierte Medizintechnik“ in München....

Poklady z rozhlasového archívu

Source country rozhlas-sk Friday, February 10, 2012 3:53:00 PM CET [en] [other]

Trigger words: [Biotechnology] genetických[1]; genetické[1];

Genetika je disciplína biológie, ktorá skúma dedičnosť a premenlivosť. Genetiku založil Johann Gregor Mendel....

InNexus Biotechnology Inc. â€“ Product Pipeline Review â€“ H2 2011 - new company profile report published

Source country pr-inside Friday, February 10, 2012 3:46:00 PM CET [other]

Trigger words: [Biotechnology] Biotechnology[17];

(PR-inside.com) InNexus Biotechnology Inc. â€“ Product Pipeline Review â€“ H2 2011 - Global Market Directs pharmaceuticals report, "InNexus Biotechnology Inc. - Product Pipeline Review - H2 2011" provides data on the InNexus Biotechnology Inc.s research and development focus....

EU-India summit - A partnership for prosperity

Source country nieuwsbank Friday, February 10, 2012 3:25:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [Biotechnology] biotechnology[1];

Entities: Pia Ahrenkilde Hansen[2]; Dirk De Backer[2];

Other categories: Research; Eurostat; Environment (general); Science; EC News; Innovation; Market; Imports Exports; José Manuel Barroso; EU Russia; Alternative Energy; FP7; FRA-EU; EU - Latin America; EU-Asia; Development; Energy; Environment; External Relations; Foreign and Security Policy; Information Society; Research and Innovation;

[ Vrijdag 10 februari 2012 | European Union ] Brussels, 09 February 2012 - The European Union and India will hold their 12th annual summit in New Delhi on 10th February 2012...

Articles published more than 6 hours ago

Baby 'unharmed if pregnant mum has chemotherapy'

Source country france24-en Friday, February 10, 2012 3:15:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [Biotechnology] cancer[5]; Cancer[1];

Women who are given chemotherapy during pregnancy do not run a risk of harming their baby, doctors reported in The Lancet Oncology on Friday. European cancer specialists looked at 68 pregnancies, producing 70 children, during which 236 cycles of cancer drugs were administered....

Europa-Terminvorschau vom 13. bis zum 19. Februar 2012

Source country presseportal Friday, February 10, 2012 3:06:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

Europäische Kommission: Brüssel / Berlin (ots) - Die EU-Terminvorschau ist ein Service der Vertretungen der EU-Kommission in Deutschland für Journalisten. Sie kündigt vor allem Termine der EU-Kommission, des Europäischen Parlaments, des Rates der Europäischen Union und des ......

Un medicament anticancer inversează, cu rapiditate, efectele maladiei Alzheimer - studiu.

Source country romanialibera Friday, February 10, 2012 3:05:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [Biotechnology] genetic[1]; cancer[1];

Un medicament anticancer a readus cu rapiditate la normal functiile cerebrale ale soarecilor de laborator suferind de maladia Alzheimer, aceasta descoperire putand conduce la obtinerea unui tratament eficient contra acestei boli incurabile cu efecte devastatoare, relateaza AFP si Mediafax....

SA to build pharmaceutical plant

Source country thetimes-za Friday, February 10, 2012 2:54:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [Biotechnology] biotechnology[1];

Entities: Naledi Pandor[1]; Rob Davies[1];

Other categories: Drugs;

South Africa is to build a R1.6 billion pharmaceutical plant to produce the ingredients for antiretroviral medicines, used in the treatment of HIV and Aids, government announced....

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