Pharma Investments, Ventures and Law Weekly

Novartis Pharma, AG - Diovan receives approval in Sweden to treat high-risk heart attack patients

Nutra Pharma Corp. - Biotech company announces delayed Form 10-QSB filing

Nymox Pharmaceutical Corp. - Alzheimer disease test certified with CE Mark in EU

Obihiro Univ. of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine -  B. abortus Znu locus required for survival and virulence in mice

Ohio State University - Less fat makes better process for designing new drugs

Ohio State University - More evidence points to red wine's cardiac health benefits

Okayama University - Model demonstrates a stressful work environment and predicts health conditions

Oncura - European study on prostate brachytherapy demonstrates value of treatment option

Oragenics, Inc. - U.S. FDA lifts clinical hold on new treatment for prevention of dental caries

Oulu University, Finland - Blood pressure seems to react in 3 minutes to changes in ambient temperature

PERFORMAX, Inc. - Self-funded health plan manager offers health savings accounts

Pall Corp. - Ciphergen closes sale of BioSepra process chromatography business

Parkinson Disease - Parkinson disease drug may slow underlying illness, study suggests

Paterson Institute for Cancer Research - Simultaneous blockade of Bcl-2 and DNA repair staunches ovarian cancer growth

Pennsylvania Department of Health - Pennsylvania healthcare council releases flu vaccine plan

Penwest Pharmaceuticals Co. - Pharma company announces beta blocker trial did not meet endpoint

PharmaMar - Aplidin granted orphan drug status by European Commission

Pharmaca Integrative Pharmacy - New pharmacy opens in Pacific Palisades, California

Pharming Group N.V. - Pharma company announces results of human lactoferrin study

PhotoCure ASA y - Hexvix marketing application for bladder cancer diagnosis authorized in Europe

PhotoMedex, Inc. - Contract medical procedure provider to acquire ProCyte Corporation

Planar Systems, Inc. - Flat-panel display company announces adoption of picture archiving

Prometheus Laboratories Inc. - Specialty pharma compny announces Entocort EC marketing agreement

Proteus - Screening of active compounds using in vitro protein expression patent granted

Pulmonetic Systems, Inc. - Voluntary recall of cable adaptor for medical ventilators announced

Purely Proteins Ltd - Proteomics company announces research collaboration, funding update

Pusan National University - Age-related increases in prostanoids may be behind weakened antioxidant capacity

R2 Technology, Inc. - Technology company introduces ImageChecker DMax CAD

Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd - U.S. court judgement states Abbott's patent infringement arguments 'invalid'

Repatriation General Hospital, New So. Wales - Conservation surgery is an option in ILC cases with clearly defined margins

Response Biomedical Corp. - Biomedical company and 3M collaborate on infectious disease test

Roche - Americans can monitor U.S. flu rates with tracker

Roche - PEGASYS combination therapy eradicates hepatitis C in 50% of "healthy" carriers

Roswell Park Cancer Institute - Potential ovarian cancer susceptibility allele of low penetrance identified

Royal Philips Electronics - Lutheran General Children's Hospital adds new radiology suite

SCAN Health Plan - Health plan receives grant from California Wellness Foundation

SCHWARZ PHARMA - Pharma company refiles for Rotigotine Transdermal NDA

SEQUENOM, Inc. - High-throughput mutation detection study on E. Coli published

SOLA International Inc. - Eyeglass lens manufacturer acquires Vision Systems

STADA Pharmaceuticals - Pharma company extends voucher program for Rheumatrex Dose Pack

Sanofi-Aventis Group - Data show ELOXATIN-based therapy combined with Bevacizumab improves survival

Schering AG - BEYOND trial well on track to complete recruitment in 2005

Semmelweis University of Medicine - Carotid artery stiffening doesn't explain baroreflex impairment in preeclampsia

Semmelweis University of Medicine - RNA targeting Fas protects mice from renal ischemia-reperfusion injury

Sickle Cell Disease - Federal health agency halts sickle cell study after subjects suffer strokes

Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish Hospital, Montreal - Interactions between hnRNP A2 and HIV-1 A2REs influence HIV-1 gene expression

Sirtris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Enzyme-focused pharmaceutical company closes $13 million in financing

Smith & Nephew Endoscopy - Two surgical devices for shoulder repair launched by medical technology company

So. Taiwan University of Technology, Tainan - Porous alginate/hydroxyapatite scaffolds developed for bone tissue engineering

SourceOne Healthcare Technologies - Healthcare equipment distributor announces achievements for 2004

St. George Hospital, London - Inhibitory regulation of myocyte cation channels determined

Stanford University - Quantitative air-trapping analysis suitable for use in mild pediatric cases

State University of New York, Buffalo - Macrophage migration inhibitory factor increased in obesity

Stem Cell Research - Creating $3 billion stem cell agency no small feat

Sun Pharma - India-based pharmaceutical company completes convertible bond allotment

Suros Surgical Systems, Inc. - Vacuum-assisted biopsy system, MRI-guided breast biopsy device unveiled

Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation - Breast cancer foundation names 2004 award recipients for scientific distinction

Symphogen A/S - New antibody isolation technology introduced for first time at antibody meeting

TGen - Japanese researcher awarded 2-year fellowship to continue brain tumor research

Tampere University of Technology - ECG method resulted in improvement of more than 4.5 dB in signal-to-noise ratio

Technical University of Munich - Genes linked to cholesterol metabolism do not correlate with Alzheimer disease

Technical University of Munich - Novel immunoassay for isoproturon developed

Technion Israel Institute Technology, Haifa - ESC-derived cardiomyocytes restore myocardial electromechanical properties

The Peanut Institute - USDA data show that peanuts can be Mother Nature's multivitamin

The Yeatman Foundation - Charity foundation chair asks for increased private support to battle HIV/AIDS

Thomson PDR - Third edition of PDR for Herbal Medicine published by software developer

Tissera, Inc. - Research sets gestational window for harvesting porcine fetal pancreatic tissue

Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology - Swimming exercise fluctuated radioligand-receptor binding in heart and muscle

Tokyo Metropolitan Red Cross Blood Center - Immune complex-induced PMN activation underlies TRALI

Tripos, Inc. - Sanofi-Synthelabo Recherche picks software maker for drug discovery partnership

U.S. Army Med. Research Institute of Infect. Dis. - Anti-rPA IgG ELISA for measuring antibody response in mice evaluated

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Malaria-related deaths among U.S. travelers reported

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Prevalence of overweight increasing in young children from low-income families

U.S. MedSys Corp. - Medical technology company signs marketing, distribution agreement with Ivivi

U.S. National Institutes of Health - NHLBI stops sickle cell anemia transfusion study

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Statement outlines recommendations to advance research and improve care

United Therapeutics Corp. - U.S. FDA approves IV dosing of Remodulin for pulmonary arterial hypertension

Univ. of California, Los Angeles - Marine snail study gives insights into human brain

Univ. of California, San Francisco - Insulin regulates inebriation in flies

Univ. of Texas, Southwestern - Researchers trace how HIV spreads following oral exposure

Universidad Complutense - Low virulent strains of Candida albicans aid quest for vaccine

University Clinic of Mont-Godinne - Post-arthroplasty arthrosynovial cyst described

University College Cork - Domains of class I Rab11 proteins analyzed, targeting function reported

University Hospital Maastricht - Decreased bone metabolism in galactosemics suggested

University Medical Center Geneva - Pioglitazone and sodium salicylate protect beta cells against apoptosis

University at Buffalo - New system reduces risk of burns during interventional X-rays

University of Alberta - Gas exchange was not related to cardiovascular function during exercise

University of Amsterdam - Pressure-overload on the late-fetal heart induces limited proliferative growth

University of Athens School of Medicine - Thalidomide associated with adverse effects in patients with neoplastic diseases

University of Bretagne Occidentale - Lipophosphoramides offer a safe alternative to viral gene vectors

University of California Berkeley - TGF-beta increases alpha-actin/decreases gelsolin to promote MSC differentiation

University of California San Francisco - Cell migration enhanced by specific binding to integrin alpha9 subunit

University of California San Francisco - Negotiation strategies increase female condom use in relationships

University of California, Irvine - Frequency modulation detection characterized

University of Chicago - IRS2 takes center stage in development of type 2 diabetes

University of Dundee - GSK3 has multiple regulatory roles in Dictyostelium development

University of Dusseldorf - Distinct cell "side population" has high drug efflux capacity in tumor cells

University of Edinburgh - Inflammation response to steroid signaling in HOSE cells studied

University of Florida - ARMP documents trends in antimicrobial susceptibility

University of Foggia Ospedali Riuniti - Clozapine-induced hypersensitivity myocarditis led to man's death

University of Heidelberg - Cannabinoid dexanabinol inhibits NF-kappa B

University of Korea Hospital - Overexpressed VEGF may nurture kidney disease in type II diabetics

University of Lund Hospital - In newborn infants, there are advantages in using standard 12-lead ECG settings

University of Malawi - Dietary protein quantity is important in acute marasmic infection

University of Milan - Method classifies four types of dynamics

University of Milan - Shank assembly and stability analyzed, involvement of protein complex described

University of Milan - Uniparental isodisomy defines the origins of an afibrogenemia proband

University of Montpellier - Method is similar to a heart-cutting approach, but without a coupling device

University of Montreal - Metabolically obese but normal-weight women characterized

University of Munich - Molecular evolution of Drosophila sex-biased genes elucidated

University of Nebraska - Renal TGF-beta is dissociated from hypertrophy in female rats with diabetes

University of North Carolina - Some schools better than others at curbing smoking at high school football games

University of North Carolina - Women experiencing violence have high levels of PTSD during pregnancy

University of Paris - Not all antiretroviral medications cross the blood-testis barrier

University of Pavia - Rap1 expression occurs during maturation of megakaryocytes from cord blood cells

University of Pennsylvania - Obesity-prone rats have defects in response to insulin-induced hypoglycemia

University of Pittsburgh - Cytokine gene therapy may overcome common barriers to glioma immunotherapy

University of Puerto Rico - Lead interferes with biochemical basis of memory and learning

University of Texas Medical Branch - Equine encephalitis virus adaptation to epizootic vectors influence spread

University of Toronto - One-step method devised for [¹¹C]-6-OH-BTA-1 radiolabeling

University of Toronto - Physicians' attitudes toward childhood obesity in Israel outlined

University of Toronto - Prooxidant activity of indole-3-acetic acid derivative radicals determined

University of Tubingen - Electrical stimulation for acute phase of HI doesn't amplify neuronal damage

University of Vienna - Hydroxylated resveratrol analogues are a highly selective COX-2 inhibitors

University of Vita Salute, San Raffaele - Long-term use of reboxetine does not cause changes in cardiac autonomic function

University of Wales College Cardiff - Analogues of Congo Red made and analyzed, anti-prion activity revealed

University of Washington - Effect of dopamine on corticostriatal activity characterized

University of Washington - HIV self-testing explored as a new option for HIV prevention

University of Washington - Pharmaceutical marketing tactics hold little sway with prescribing physicians

University of Wurzburg - Lamina-associated polypeptide 2 alpha isoforms are strictly mammalian entities

University of the Mediterranean - The cytotoxic effect of paclitaxel does not involve apoptosis completion

Vanderbilt University - HT2A receptor polymorphism destabilizes signaling

Velos, Inc. - Internet-based healthcare information company adds 10 new provider clients

Virginia Commonwealth University - Grant enables study of stress management in breast cancer patients

Virginia Commonwealth University - VCU Institute awarded $3.2 million contract to evaluate pharmaceutical drugs

Visiomed Group, Ltd. - Program launched to establish distribution network for asthma device

Voyager Pharmaceutical Corp. - Aging-focused pharmaceutical company adds three specialists

Washington University - Gender-regulated transcripts in Brugia malayi by real-time PCR analyzed

Washington University - Reduced Akt activity in beta cells induces defective insulin secretion

Western Kentucky University - Embryonic alcohol exposure affects external and internal physical development

WinSwift Science - Natural compounds regulate activity of protein kinase C

World Vision - Christian relief organization says war in Uganda threatens AIDS successes

Wyeth Ayerst Research - Novel GeneSwitch system regulates expression of sFRP-1 protein

XTL Biopharmaceuticals Ltd. - Michael S. Weiss named nonexecutive director of biopharmacutical company

Xencor, Inc. - Collaboration to develop antibodies for cancer, autoimmune diseases announced

Xillix Technologies Corp. - Lung and gastrointestinal cancer detection device installed in Canada practice