New drug target leaves lung cancer cells alone, lonely and dying
02-Jan-2008 - It seems even tumour cells can get lonely; scientists have discovered that by cutting off...
NIH cash for new tools to unravel genome's secrets
18-Dec-2007 - The technology used to decipher an organism's gene sequence has come on in leaps and...
Mr Gene designs and orders constructs in minutes
22-Nov-2007 - Geneart has launched the first fully on-line gene construct design and ordering system, dubbed Mr...
Sulphur analysis speeds up protein quantification
29-Oct-2007 - Chinese researchers have developed a way to quickly quantify protein abundance using a mass spectrometry...
Wellcome boost for Alzheimer's research
26-Oct-2007 - The UK's largest charity, the Wellcome Trust, has awarded £1.3m (€1.9m) to fund the world's...
J&J, Galapagos sign deal to search for arthritis 'Holy Grail'
24-Oct-2007 - Belgian biotech Galapagos has penned 'by far' its biggest ever deal, with Johnson & Johnson...
Pfizer not alone in feeling the heat of California fires
24-Oct-2007 - As the fires in California continue to rage, Pfizer and other pharma and biotech companies...
Promega speeds up DNA-protein interaction analysis
22-Oct-2007 - Promega has launched a new method of isolating the DNA sequences that bind to proteins...
Drugs that prevent diabetes in obese people on horizon
19-Oct-2007 - Although obesity dramatically increases the risk of developing Type II diabetes, nobody knew why until...
The death of PCR for sequencing amplification?
15-Oct-2007 - Two new techniques have been developed that could signal the end of PCR (polymerase chain...
Kinaxo adds new proteomics service
11-Oct-2007 - Kinaxo Biotechnologies is now offering a new proteomics service to help drug developers decide which...
'Extreme PMT' gene not all the rage
04-Oct-2007 - Researchers have, for the first time, unearthed a genetic variation that makes women more likely...
Caliper increases gene expression analysis throughput
17-Sep-2007 - Caliper Life Sciences has launched a new high throughput (HT) microfluidic assay that automates RNA...
FDA and Gene Logic to set genomic industry standards
17-Sep-2007 - The FDA (US Food and Drug Administration) and Gene Logic are to collaborate in developing...
Cellectricon delivers genome-wide RNAi screening system
12-Sep-2007 - Swedish cell-based screening expert Cellectricon has placed the world's first high throughput (HT) genome-wide RNAi...
Award for preclinical services firm
22-Aug-2007 - Domainex, a London- and Cambridge-based preclinical services firm has won an industry award for its...
Applied Biosystems expanding genotyping access
21-Aug-2007 - Through a new service partnership, Applied Biosystems is helping scientists study genetic variations - even...
Antibody rival drawing investors to Molecular Partners
14-Aug-2007 - An award-winning therapeutic protein technology, touted as superior to antibodies, has attracted venture capitalist investment...
HIV therapy leads way in personalised medicine
02-Aug-2007 - GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has opened the flood gates into the world of personalised medicine with the...
AZ and BMS job cuts add to big pharma woes
30-Jul-2007 - As pharma firms disclose their financial results for the second quarter of the year, AstraZeneca...
ABI launches new miRNA expression arrays
24-Jul-2007 - Applied Biosystems (ABI) has launched its TaqMan microRNA (miRNA) assays in array format to help...
IDT simplifies miRNA discovery with miRCat launch
18-Jul-2007 - Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT) has launched a new kit for cloning libraries of small RNAs...
AstraZeneca and Roche jump on siRNA bandwagon
09-Jul-2007 - AstraZeneca (AZ) and Roche have became the latest big pharma firms to invest in RNA...
Virtual cell could 'revolutionise' TB drugs
26-Jun-2007 - A virtual version of the microbe that causes tuberculosis could help 'revolutionise' TB treatment by...
New miRNA tumour supressors identified
25-Jun-2007 - Researchers have discovered three potential microRNA (miRNA) tumour suppressor genes using real-time PCR (polymerase chain...
