How will the US biotechnology industry benefit from new patent laws?Space DailyThese reforms will have a significant impact on technology innovators such as biotechnology-based businesses, as detailed in two articles in Industrial Biotechnology, a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. The articles are available free …US Patent System to Transform From "First to Invent" [...]

Equity Research on Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Amgen Inc …MarketWatch (press release)Today they are providing members comprehensive research on the Biotechnology industry and are offering free analytical research on Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:SPPI) and Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ:AMGN) . Register with us today at … and more » Source:http://news.google.com/news?q=biotechnology&output=rss

Virginia Biotechnology executive director leaving June 1The Daily ProgressRICHMOND — Mark A. Herzog, executive director of the Virginia Biotechnology Association for nearly 12 years, will leave that post effective June 1 to take a job with Richmond-based Health Diagnostic Laboratory Inc. The board of directors of the …Executive director to leave Virginia Biotechnology AssociationVirginia Business [...]

Bloomberg Oxford Scientists Seek to Test Genetic Solution to Dengue-Carrying Mosquitoes …OregonLive.comLONDON — British biotechnology start-up Oxitec wants to start US tests of a new weapon in the war on dengue fever: genetically modifying mosquitoes that carry the disease so that their progeny self-destruct. Dengue, endemic in more than 100 countries, …Scientists modifying mosquitoes to [...]

Oregon Natural Resources Report Kashi is latest food to go anti-biotechnologyOregon Natural Resources ReportTellingly, the press release issued by Kashi comes quickly on the heels of an agenda-driven campaign to “out” the health food maker's use of foods produced with biotechnology. The declaration of the cowardly cereal creator's about-face on biotechnology … Source:http://news.google.com/news?q=biotechnology&output=rss

Researchers from U.K have discovered something which could help in finding out how cystic fibrosis progresses. They have found out that patients suffering from cystic fibrosis had a very high distribution of two proteins in their lungs and airways. These proteins have been found out to play a vital role in the immune system of [...]

Now very soon it would be possible to image blood vessels and destroy malignant cells in a single integrated system. This system has been created by researchers at Stanford University in which nanoparticles have been designed with a dual function and also offers the benefit of being non toxic and water soluble. Consisting of iron [...]

GM crops have received a major setback in Hungary. In a recent development, parliament of Hungary is backing an amendment which poses restrictions on the conditions under which GM crops can be planted. As per the new law a four hundred meter buffer zone would have to be created to avoid cross pollination. Landowners would [...]

Worried about wrinkles on your skin and can’t stand them? You are not the only one facing this problem as millions of women around the world are struggling with it. Now here comes DermaLastyl-B which is being regarded as the first anti aging face cream which can help in addressing the inability of the body [...]

Start having genetically engineered eggs for your breakfast as they can help in offering protection against cancer. The protein in these special eggs can help in creating cancer fighting drugs. The credit for these eggs goes to Roslin Institute which claims that it has developed five generations of eggs containing life saving proteins. Professor Harry [...]

One of the most common diseases affecting the central nervous system is multiple sclerosis. Up till now interferon-beta was found out to be effective in reducing the progress of the disease and the relapse rate. Fraunhofer laboratory’s therapeutic protein has become the first protein to get the approval as a biogeneric medicine. Human protein was [...]

Soybean is a very important crop and researchers have plans for the next hundred years to work on the genetic code of this crop in order to produce better soybean crop. Already this crop has benefited from biotechnology when roundup resistant varieties were introduced in 1996. The first generation of the crop yielded good results [...]

There is some good news for people suffering from obesity. Researchers at the University of California have discovered a small molecule which could play a pivotal role in controlling diabetes which is a slow killer disease and help in development of treatment for adult onset diabetes. Called as Boc5, this molecule leads to stimulation of [...]

Most of the developing economies around the world have better crop productivity but seems to be lacking behind in the productivity of livestock. Livestock has an important part to play in the agriculture sector but most of the developing economies have a poor genetic potentiality of indigenous animals and this is causing a lot of [...]

Brain cancer cells can be killed dramatically by blocking genetic threads in the rich tapestry of cancer-causing biochemical signals with a statin and an experimental anti-tumor drug. Though the pairing of cholesterol-lowering lovastatin and cyclopamine is unlikely, it is found to be able to eventually kill 63 percent of lab-grown medulloblastoma cells, compared to just [...]

Biofuels: How Biotechnology is Changing the Energy IndustrySan Jose Mercury NewsCome hear the Bay Area's top biofuels executives — John Melo (CEO, Amyris), Jonathan Wolfson (CEO, Solazyme), Bob Mayer (CEO, Cobalt) and Noubar Afeyan (Chairman, LS9) — in an panel discussion sponsored by the MIT Club of N. California. Source:http://news.google.com/news?q=biotechnology&output=rss

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT: BioFlorida's 9th Celebration of BiotechnologyMarketWatch (press release)Apr 27, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — WHAT: The community is invited to attend the 9th Annual Celebration of Biotechnology on Thursday, May 10 from 9:30 am until 1 pm on the RTI Biologics campus in Progress Corporate Park, Alachua, Fla. and more » Source:http://news.google.com/news?q=biotechnology&output=rss

Frost & Sullivan Acknowledges LEUKOCARE'S Early Mover Initiative in the …Sacramento BeeBy Frost & Sullivan LONDON, April 27, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ — Based on its recent analysis of the biotechnology industry, Frost & Sullivan recognizes LEUKOCARE with the 2011 Europe Frost & Sullivan Award for Early Stage Investment Opportunity. Source:http://news.google.com/news?q=biotechnology&output=rss

CU-Boulder unveils new $160M biotechnology buildingDenver PostThe University of Colorado this week is debuting its new, $160 million biotechnology building, designed to be a science hub where researchers collaborate to solve a wide range of societal challenges such as treatment of cancer and heart disease, …University of Colorado, Boulder dedicates new biotechnology buildingWorld Interior Design [...]

Belfast Telegraph US biotechnology giant Amgen to invest $200m in Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin plant …FinFacts IrelandBy Finfacts Team US biotechnology giant Amgen and the Irish Government today announced the start of a $200 million-plus expansion programme in Ireland that is expected to result in the creation of 100 jobs. The Taoiseach, Enda Kenny TD [...]