Lab Business Week
Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . September 5th, 2004
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Advanced Viral Research Corp. - Third installment of $3 million dollars received for shares of biopolymer stock
Advancis Pharmaceutical Corp. - Pharmaceutical company reports loss of $0.37 per share
Aksys, Ltd. - Hemodialysis firm reports loss of $0.22 per share for second quarter
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Pharmaceutical firm reports on IPO, financial results
Alpharma, Inc. - Pharmaceutical firm reports 5% decrease in revenues
Ambri Limited - Australian biotech firm reduces annual cash expenditure by 41%
Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Pharmaceutical firm reports loss of $0.42 per share
Argonaut Technologies, Inc. - Pharmaceutical supplier reports 13% increase in sales
Array BioPharma, Inc. - Pharmaceutical firm reports quarterly loss of $0.12 per share
Atrix Laboratories, Inc. - Pharmaceutical firm reports 53% increase in revenue due to Eligard sales
Avera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Pharmaceutical firm raises $48M in Series C venture financing
Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Pharmaceutical firm announces stock repurchase program
BioDelivery Sciences International - Biotech firm announces $4M credit facility
BioSource International, Inc. - Biotech firm reports net income of $0.05 per share
Biocom - California biotech community discouraged with state budget plan
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center - Immune vaccine followed by chemotherapy slows incurable brain tumors
Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc. - Study links ACP-104 to improved cognition in schizophrenia patients
Akron Children's Hospital - Urinary tract infection tests for young children compared
Albert Einstein College of Medicine - Understanding of headaches improves with revised criteria
Alfacell Corporation - Biopharmaceutical company announces new member of board of directors
Allergan, Inc. - Approvable letter issued by FDA for Lumigan
Allgemeines Krenkenhaus St Georg, Hamburg - Survival benefit for patients with poor-risk CLL receiving sequential HDT
Alton Ochsner Medical Foundation & Ochsner Clinic - Triplex-forming oligonucleotides halt colon carcinoma growth in mice
Ambion - Drosophila RNAi library released
American Soc. of Cataract and Refractive Surgery - Wavefront technology helps measure medical need for cataract surgery
Amgen Inc. - Mimpara receives positive regulatory opinion for approval in Europe
Apogent Technologies, Inc. - Fisher Scientific completes merger
Applied Biosystems - Firm releases 20M genotypes in new version of free SNP selection tool
Astralis Ltd. - Phase I trial results reported for Psoraxine
Atkins - New book breaks ground in battle against Type 2 diabetes epidemic
Australian National University - Asbestos-exposure prevention is essential to prevent death, disease
Avian Influenza - Scientists warn about pandemic potential of lesser-known bird flu strain
Babraham Institute - Study aims to advance treatment, diagnosis and prevention of mental illness
BioFocus plc - Alliance to develop new screening libraries for the identification of future drugs
Biotech Holdings - Supply of Sucanon diabetes drug boosted in preparation for Mexico launch
Breastfeeding Trends - Most Louisiana mothers choose not to breastfeed, study shows
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company - Pharmaceutical firm extends exchange offer on 4.00% senior notes
Burnham Institute - PRDM5 gene is silenced in human cancers and has growth-suppressive activities
Business Update - Mayo partnership shows growth of world's largest medical lab
CCRI Corporation - State University of New York reports on infrared imaging to detect breast cancer
CIEMAT - Akt mediates angiogenesis in transformed keratinocytes
CIEMAT - Retinoblastoma proteins and wnt signals may be interconnected through the skin
Cambrex - Life sciences firm appoints John R. Leone as president and CEO
Case Western Reserve University - Frataxin acts as an iron chaperone protein to modulate aconitase activity
Catania University - Heme oxygenase attenuates the effects of pyrrolidinedithiocarbamate
Catholic University of Louvain - AMP-DNM protects against inflammatory response in hapten-induced colitis
Catholic University of Louvain - Anti-idiotypic Ab neutralizes anti-C2 FVIII inhibitor
Cell Bio-Systems, Inc. - Device firm modifies Super Luer Syringe Adapter to fight AIDS crisis
Cepheid - Biotech firm reports loss of $0.09 per share
Chiba University - Toxoplasma gondii infection inhibits lupus-like syndrome in autoimmune mice
Chinese Academy Science, Beijing - SARS-CoV follows the general fusion mechanism of class I viruses
Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences - Two antigenic epitopes on the SARS-CoV spike protein are identified
Chinese Academy of Sciences - Integrated fluorescence detector devised for microchip electrophoresis
Chonbuk National University, Jeonju - Cardiac I1 -imidazoline receptors help regulate blood pressure
Christian Medical Association - Christian Medical Assoc urges investment in stem cell research already in use
Chung-Ang University Hospital - Thermal preconditioning improves outcome of excimer laser photoablation
Cleveland Clinic - Antigen-loading strategies of dendritic cells for cancer vaccines compared
Columbia University - RAGE is novel target for drug intervention in diabetic vascular disease
Conceptus, Inc. - Company reports Essure reimbursement grows to 149 million covered lives
Critical Therapeutics, Inc. - Zyflo Filmtab maker reports Q2 loss of $8.0 million
CryoLife, Inc. - Biomaterials company reports Q2 revenue of $15.3 million
Cytovax Biotechnologies, Inc. - Infectious-disease company reports Q1 2005 net loss
Dade Behring - Company launches FDA-cleared high sensitivity Troponin I assay
Dana Farber Cancer Institute - N-linked glycosylation in CXCR4 N-terminus inhibits HIV-1 env gp binding
Defense Science and Technology Laboratory, Wilts - Hsp60 plus copurified lipopolysaccharide protects against F. tularensis
Del Laboratories, Inc. - Orajel maker reports increased net sales in second quarter
Dermik Laboratories - FDA approves Sculptra (injectable poly-L-lactic acid)
Disease Prevention - Rat study: Perinatal pro-, antioxidant balance affects adulthood hypertension
Duke University - Study examines inappropriate medication prescribing for elderly patients
Elite Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Purdue's exclusive option to license abuse-resistance technology has lapsed
Elron Electronic Industries, Ltd. - Israeli company buys 463,000 shares of Given Imaging for approximately $16.2M
Emory University - Mast cells may serve as a viral reservoir for HIV-1
Encysive Pharmaceuticals - William Ringo leaves pharma's board to become CEO of Abgenix
Enterprise Technologies, Inc. - Phytomedical enters into license agreement with New York University
EntreMed, Inc. - Cancer-focused biotech reports net loss for Q2, appoints new director to board
Enzon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Nektar enters PEG technology agreement with Pfizer
European Commission - U.K. companies urged to apply for EU R&D funding
European Institute of Oncology, Milan - Amplification of Mdmx directly contributes to tumor formation
FONAR Corporation - New Stand-Up MRI installed at New Jersey imaging center
Fitness & Wellness - Federal panel calls for Americans to eat more fruits and vegetables
Fitness & Wellness - New flour offers the nutrition of whole grain with taste of refined white flour
Fitness & Wellness - Trade Snickers for sneakers, Arkansas governor urges
Forbes Medi Tech Inc. - Biopharmaceutical company to develop cholesterol absorption inhibitors
Framingham Heart Diseases Epidemiology Study - Multivariable risk factor analysis is useful in assessing cardiovascular risk
Free University of Amsterdam - Nitric oxide controls myocardial energetics
Frost & Sullivan - Productivity tools complement computed tomography in lung cancer detection
Frost & Sullivan - Report: Nanomedicine brings fresh hope to the medical world
Genetronics Biomedical Corp. - Positive results reported: Electroporation-enabled DNA delivery sans anesthesia
GlaxoSmithKline - Singer/songwriter shares experience in national education campaign on depression
GlaxoSmithKline - Sports icons lead campaign to get people 'Back in Full Swing' after heart attack
HIV/AIDS Treatment - Cuts to health programs could create backlog of HIV patients
Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem - Fetal thrombophilia alone not associated with fetal vascular lesions of placenta
Hammersmith Hospital, London - Role of neutrophil elastase in neutrophil transmigration determined
Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Tamoxifen and soluble tumor-associated antigens suppress breast cancer
Hollis-Eden Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Pharmaceutical company announces second quarter financial results
Homerton University Hospital - Seroprevalence of markers of viral hepatitis in Yemeni healthcare workers
Hopital Edouard Herriot, Lyon - Specificity of hepatocyte paraffin 1 determined
Hopital St. Louis, Paris - Long-term survival after BMT for SAA dependent on several factors
Hopitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg - Effectiveness of detergent-disinfecting agents on E. coli biofilm is examined
Human Genome Sciences, Inc. - LymphoStat-B maker reports losses, milestones in Q2 2004
Humboldt University - DNA vaccine adjuvant does not skew Th1/Th2 polarization
Huntington Memorial Hospital - Pathogenic mechanisms of small cell carcinomas of uterine cervix vary
I-SHOU University, Kaohsiung Hsien - NSAIDs increase expression of cyclooxygenase in inflamed spinal cords
INAMED Corporation - 7-year deflation rate data filed for breast implants post approval survey study
INRA, Jouy-en-Josas - RSV P protein phosphorylation not required for P-P and N-P complex formation
INSERM U271, Lyon - Low viremia accounts for seronegative diagnoses in some hepatitis B carriers
Illumina, Inc. - $1.2M NIH grant awarded for continued research on bead-based proteomic arrays
Immtech International, Inc. - Dose-ranging trial commences for malaria drug candidate DB289
Immtech International, Inc. - Pharmaceutical company reports profitable first quarter
Immunization - Vaccination blitz: 13,312 inoculations over 2 1/2 days
Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique - Genetic variability influences nutritional content in carrot cultivars
Institute of Biotechnology, Vilnius - HhaI methyltransferase uses Gln237 for flipping of its target cytosine
Kagawa Nutrition University - Tent-living Mongolians' diets could affect cardiac risk
Kanazawa University - The carboxyl-terminal half of ADAMTS-1 diminishes metastatic potential
Karolinska Institute - Angiogenesis sustains obesity
Keio University, Tokyo - Timing/gradients/boundaries of Notch signaling activation determined
Knee Replacement - Excessive weight has a negative impact on knee replacement outcomes, study shows
Korea Advanced Institute Science and Technology, T - KSHV evolved a unique tactic for its stable maintenance
Kreatech Biotechnology B.V. - BioScience company and Kreatech Biotechnology sign license agreement
Kyoto University - Micropatterned self-assembled monolayers facilitate DNA loading
Linkoping University - Interferons and steroids modulate cytokine-induced IL-8 production
Massachusetts General Hospital - Acute pancreatitis can be a life-threatening illness
Mayo Clinic - Antioxidants prevent renal neovascularization in hypercholesterolemic pigs
Mayo Clinic & Mayo Foundation - Clopidogrel-associated autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura reported
Mayo Clinic & Mayo Foundation - Stress activation boosts the immunogenicity of tumor cells
Medical College of Georgia - Macrophage foam cell formation regulated by alphaVbeta3 integrin
Medical Research Council Virology Unit, Glasgow - Conformational flexibility in measles virus nucleocapsids visualized
Medical University of Lodz - Inactivated hepatitis A vaccine effective in children with liver disease
Meditech Research - Meditech announces new chairman, new chief executive officer
Mie University - Growth factors can reprogram postmitotic neutrophils into macrophages
National Institute for Biological Stds & Control - Monocyte activation test for parenteral drug contaminants developed
National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi - Tolerance in T cells accompanied by effector function in lymphoid organs
National Institute of Public Health, Bilthoven - Epitope of Bordetella pertussis protein characterized
National Legal and Policy Center - Pentagon, House and Senate committees urged to contact SUBWAY over ads
National University of Singapore - CompuCyte, university announce program to validate tumor-fighting compounds
Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam - pRb and p107 play a central role in regulating epidermal homeostasis
NeuroVasx, Inc. - Medical device company announces new president, chief executive officer
Neurogen Corporation - Drug discovery company announces second quarter financial results
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital - Combination of erection pill, testosterone gel may help when pill alone fails
Northwestern University - Estrogen suppression offers no protection to murine steatohepatitis models
Northwestern University - The tet-off system offers tight regulation of adeno-associated virus vectors
Novartis International, AG - Emselex receives positive CHMP opinion for the treatment of overactive bladder
NuVasive, Inc. - XLIF procedure offers less invasive alternative to traditional spine surgery
Nutrition - Panel advises more vegetable consumption
OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Genentech and partner announce NDA completion for Tarceva
Obstetrics - Plasma tHcy during and after pregnancy studied relative to folate status
Okayama University - Broccoli consumption fails to result in low prevalence of CAG in study
Ophthalmic Imaging Systems - Provider of ophthalmic digital imaging systems announces financial results
Optive Research - Software company introduces computer-assisted drug discovery software
Orebro University Hospital - HPV DNA subtype is prognostic factor in early stage disease
PainCare Holdings, Inc. - Electro-diagnostics for neuromuscular pain adopted by Georgia neurosurgeons
Paradigm Genetics, Inc. - Genomics company announces 2004 second quarter financial results
Pediatric Health - Study suggests childhood germs cancel each other out
Peking University - Adrenomedullin and its receptor system help regulate vascular calcification
Pepgen Corporation - Biopharmaceutical company raises $7.5 million in private financing
Perrigo Company - Pharma company negotiating settlement regarding Alapharma
PharmaStem Therapeutics - Cord blood company initiates lawsuits to protect patent rights
Pharmion Corporation - Pharma company announces second quarter 2004 financial results
PhotoMedex, Inc. - Contract medical procedure provider announces second quarter results
Portola, Pharmaceuticals Inc. - Pharmaceutical company licenses compound from Millennium Pharmaceuticals
Procuro, Inc. - Operational monitoring and management solution announces partnership
Procyon Biopharma Inc. - Proof-of-concept results of prostate cancer drug published in cancer journal
Provectus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Deal signed for sales of antibacterial hand spray
Psychemedics Corporation - Drug testing company announces financial results, dividend payout
Purdue University - Perception of food factors and calories may contribute to obesity
Qualigens Fine Chemicals - Honeywell announces distribution agreement with GlaxoSmithKline India division
Queen Mary College - False negative immunofluorescence results not caused by mutant strains
Queen's Medical Center, Honolulu - Injured methamphetamine users stay in the hospital longer and have higher costs
RIKEN Discovery Research Institute - Pironetin selectively targets alpha-tubulin Lys352
RITA Medical Systems, Inc. - Medical oncology device company announces financial results
Respiratory Medicine - Rhinitis in pregnancy best treated nonpharmacologically
Responsif GmbH - Recombinant polyomavirus-like particles extend small molecule delivery
Rigshosp - LMWH as thromboembolic prophylaxis associated with postoperative hematoma
Royal Pharmaceutical Society of GB - Pharma society responds to patient safety agency findings for methotrexate
Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. - Information technology company announces strong second quarter
Sanofi-Synthelabo - Offer for Aventis tender period expired
Schering-Plough Corp. - E.U. CHMP recommends approval of REMICADE for PsA
Scripps Research Institute - Cross-reactive antibody explores the significance of VEGF receptor in cancer
Sejong University, Seoul - Levan polysaccharides have strong antitumor activity
Sentillion, Inc. - IT company expands users of system security software in second quarter 2004
Seoul National University - Aromatic medicinal plant extracts and a steam distillate repel Aedes aegypti
SinusPharma, Inc. - Michael Narachi elected board chair by sinusitis-focused drug company
Southern Illinois University - GH/IGF-I influences pituitary and gonadal functions
Spotlight Health, Inc. - Health marketing company launches clinical trials recruitment services
St. Bartholomew's Hospital - Ghrelin possesses multiple functions
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital - Blood stem cell gives rise to bone in mice
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital - Gene expression patterns in leukemia cells linked to treatment outcome
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center - Scientists announce breakthrough in pathway engineering
Stanford University - Receptor protein tyrosine phosphatase inhibits netrin-mediated axon attraction
State University of New York, Buffalo - Malnutrition increases risk of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
Strategic Diagnostics Inc. - Diagnostics products maker reports second quarter and 6-month results
Taipei Medical University - Oral verrucous hyperplasia is treated with photodynamic therapy
Tampere University of Technology - Skull resistivity affects the spatial resolutions of EEG and MEG
TeamStaff, Inc. - Healthcare staffing, payroll service provider announces third quarter results
Temple University - Polyomaviruses associated with clinical tumors
Terzo Servizio Analisi, Brescia - Hypermutation of the T-cell receptor genes may occur after in utero SCT
The Burnham Institute - Nonprofit research supporter appoints vice president of business development
The TriZetto Group, Inc. - Payer market service provider announces executive VP of professional services
Theragenics Corporation - Company begins human clinical trial in age related macular degeneration
Transplant Medicine - Cleveland Clinic developing heart pumps that could replace transplants
Trinity Biotech plc - U.S. FDA clearance given for herpes simplex virus assay
Tulane University - Environmental cadmium may affect steroidogenesis
Tutogen Medical, Inc. - Biological implant products company reports third quarter fiscal 2004 results
U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Diabetes increases cancer mortality risk for some cancer types
U.S. Department of Agriculture - A sequence essential for virus replication has been identified
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - New laser eye surgery policies established by U.S. veteran's agency
U.S. World Health Organization - US$5-6 billion needed by 2005 to provide ART to low-, middle-income countries
UMIST - Variable volume injector devised for miniature isotachophoresis assays
United Therapeutics Corporation - Biotechnology company reports second quarter 2004 financial results
United-Guardian, Inc. - Healthcare products maker reports strong second quarter results
Univ. of California, San Diego - Nucleus-centrosome coupling defects alter migration defects in lissencephaly
Univ. of California, San Francisco - Methods to recover cells from ELISPOT immunoassay developed
Univ. of Med. & Dentistry of New Jersey - Subglottic cysts with complete tracheal ring deformity reported
Univ. of Texas Medical Branch - West Nile Virus introduced into Harris County, Texas, in 2002
Univ. of Texas SW Medical Center - Cell-specific knockout of SF-1 reveals its roles in gonadal function
University Franche Comte, Besancon - CD4+ and CD8+ T cell apoptosis inhibited by CXCR4 blockade in HIV-infected cells
University Hospitals of Cleveland - Can mentally demanding work stave off AD?
University of Alabama - Researchers develop a system for optical mapping of large hearts
University of Alberta - Gender differences in myogenic tone studied in murine model of oxidative stress
University of Amsterdam - Virus-specific CD4+ T cells develop on reexposure to varicella-zoster virus
University of Athens - Novel oxoamides inhibit group IVA cytosolic phospholipase A2
University of Athens - Osteomyelitis is treated with a bioresorbable calcium phosphate delivery system
University of Barcelona - Immunostaining for p16 distinguishes between HPV/non-HPV vulvar carcinomas
University of Bonn - Brain amino acid abnormalities found in patients with kidney disease
University of Calgary - Glucose homeostasis and insulin signaling characterized in mice strains
University of California, Berkeley - Indole-3-carbinol augments IFN responsiveness in breast tumor cells
University of California, Davis - C-reactive protein is a risk marker for cardiovascular disease
University of California, Los Angeles - Beta-blockers initiated before discharge improve HF clinical outcomes
University of California, Riverside - Back to school: Heavy packs endanger kids' health
University of Colorado - Photocrosslinked surface eroding polyanhydrides offer long-term DNA release
University of Erlangen-Nurnberg - Leptin expressed in major salivary glands of humans
University of Giessen - Biosynthesis of marmoset proteins occurs in oocytes and follicle cells
University of Heidelberg - Expression of cell cycle-related gene products in PVNS characterized
University of Iowa - Molecular recognition by LARGE is essential for expression of dystroglycan
University of Kuopio - Novel buparvaquone oxime derivatives have antileishmanial activity
University of Lausanne - Cytomegalovirus-specific cellular immune responses reviewed
University of Marburg - Solid lipid nanoparticles are well-suited for non-viral transfection
University of Maryland - Early results show promise for strep vaccine
University of Maryland - Liquid chromatography quantitates a breast cancer resistance protein
University of Michigan - Evidence for apoptosis in situ found in diabetic autonomic neuropathy
University of Michigan Medical School - Comparative metaprofiling shows cancers share common transcriptional profiles
University of Minnesota - Changes in CD38/cADPR pathway may affect uterine motility and onset of labor
University of New Mexico - Prenatal genetic testing for hemoglobinopathies is important
University of North Texas - Endothelin-1 distribution in retinal pigment epithelium characterized
University of Oslo - Sensitive assays combine to measure genetic damage and repair
University of Padua - Protein, peptide and non-peptide drug PEGylation for therapeutic application
University of Pennsylvania - COX-derived prostaglandins interact with the cardiovascular system
University of Puerto Rico, San Juan - HIV status disclosure improves therapy adherence in adolescents
University of Rochester - Child with atypical CML treated successfully with imatinib mesylate
University of Rochester - Nasal IgA important for protection from respiratory syncytial virus infection
University of Salamanca - Kinase activates ATF2 transcriptional activity by novel phosphorylation
University of Sherbrooke - Hepatitis D virus ribozyme-substrate complexes feature novel structures
University of Southern California - Latinos have high levels of visual impairment and eye disease
University of Texas - HER-2 amplification can be acquired with breast cancer progression
University of Texas - FAD-containing monooxygenase metabolizes lidocaine, bupivacaine and propranolol
University of Texas, Houston - New antifungal agents have potential role in prophylaxis
University of Tokyo - T cell-based control of SIV replication in AIDS vaccine trial reported
University of Tubingen Hospital - Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography for PE has limited usefulness
University of Uppsala Hospital - HER2 expression in metastases determined
University of Washington - Grant funds studies of clinical pharmacology in pregnant women
VaxGen Inc. - Caudill named chairman, CEO Gordon also named president at biopharm company
Vital Images - Medical software company announces record revenue in second quarter
Wayne State University - Utility of magnesium as antiarrhythmic agent reviewed
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals - ENBREL receives positive opinion from E.U. regulators
Xavier University, New Orleans - Metabolites of AM-630 identified
Yale University - Design of WHI design could not detect HRT cardioprotective effects
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