Industry News
ImClone licenses VEGFR antibody
ImClone to develop Vegenics’ VEGFR-3 inhibitor as pre-clinical candidate [ + ]
Bald times two
Two studies find genetic risk factors for male pattern baldness [ + ]
Thermophilus and its proton pump
The structure of another membrane protein has been determined, this time a polysulfide enzyme in Thermus thermophilus. [ + ]
Malaria genomes under the knife
Genomes of two malaria parasite species sequenced [ + ]
The relative differences of the malaria family
Toby Sargeant has used new statistical techniques to trace the evolutionary development of the Plasmodium species of parasites and the relationship between different clades. [ + ]
Malaria’s potentially fatal weakness
Alan Cowman’s group from WEHI may have found a weakness in the armour of the malaria parasite – by harnessing P. falciparum’s key defence strategy, they plan to turn it against itself. [ + ]
Green is good for chemistry Nobel
Nobel Prize winner to speak at Australian conference next month [ + ]
Big surprise for biotech from quarter one
Life sciences sector bounces back in Q1FY09, showing positive growth [ + ]
SCS adds to iPS portfolio
SCS licenses adult-to-stem cell conversion technology [ + ]
No brainer for BrainZ
US company Natus is after NZ’s BrainZ [ + ]
More supply for AtCor
AtCor wins supply contract for SphygmoCor [ + ]
No shock for USCOM
USCOM improves paediatric septic shock management [ + ]
Medical data internet to boost research
BioGrid will enable researchers to share and aggregate data on diseases. They will be able to extract the de-identified data they need to test hypotheses using their own analytical tools.
[ + ]Blood test for Down syndrome
A new maternal blood test may be able to predict chromosomal abnormalities at 12 weeks' gestation.
[ + ]Half-dose for Halcygen
Halcygen completes first required IND trial [ + ]
