Bionity.COM Newsletter No. 04/2010, 02/03/2010

New Products and Services

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Hygiene Screening System for environmental monitoring:
Rapid and robust bacterial identification using real-time PCR
The Hygiene Screening System (HSS) allows rapid and robust identification of the most common bacteria from hygiene monitoring samples: Corynebacterium, Staphylococcus, Micrococcus, Kocuria, and Kytococcus with a simple procedure starting from a single bacterial colony...

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Life Science loves Limsophy
New possibilities for the information management in your lab
AAC Infotray AG has developed a new product line which inspires people from Research and Analytics. Limsophy supports cross-departmental thinking and acting. "Philosophy of Limsophy" means integrated information management....

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analytica 2010 - Hall B2, Stand 230

SENSOLUX^® stand alone version - the new intelligent shaker tray for the determination of pH and DO
The SENSOLUX^® stand-alone version is a shaker platform equipped with an optical sensor system for the monitoring of the pH and the DO during the cultivation of animal cells...

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Elimination of pharmaceuticals from the wastewater of a pharmaceutical plant
Efficient decomposition of pharmaceuticals through ozonisation with Envochem-technology
Pharmaceuticals and their metabolites are detected on an increasing scale in the aquatic environment. The wastewater of pharmaceutical production facilities can also be contaminated with active ingredients...

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Unique antibodies derived from camels: New at Bionity.COM's Antibody Search

Bionity.COM's database of antibodies now also contains novel CAMAB(TM) antibodies from preclinics GmbH. This is a unique class of vertebrate immunoglobulins derived from New World camelids (llamas, alpacas). The antibodies offered by preclinics GmbH in Potsdam/Germany make antibodies derived from camels available for bioanalytical research.
antibodies by preclinics GmbH

Predestined for demanding temperature control applications requiring the highest safety standards
The new dimension - Unistat Tango Nuevo
The Hydraulically sealed HTF system is a Huber established and refined feature. No valves, reservoirs, tanks or baths. Thermal expansion of the HTF in the external circuit happens in the in-built expansion vessel. Thermally insulated but mechanically connected, the fluid level rises and falls but remains around room temperature during normal operation...

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LISA.lims^®: More Power for your lab
LISA is a laboratory information and management system with a modular structure that optimizes lab processes and supports management in organizing, planning and handling numerous complex workflows...

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analytica 2010 - Hall B2, Stand 331/440

Low risk of contamination and clean work in the laboratory
FlipTube^® - The innovative 1.5 ml microcentrifuge tube with "Flip-Closure"
The new and innovative 1.5 ml microcentrifuge tube with a significantly reduced risk of cross-contamination between the user's fingers and the interior of the tube...

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Vertical pre-cast gels for the electrophoresis lab
anamed Elektrophorese GmbH Recently Launched a New Precastgel-Family.
Called VarioGelR represents a new pH-neutral Polyacrylamid - Gel for vertical slab-gel Electrophoresis, Made in Germany, and very attractive in price/performance....

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Biotech News

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Latest News from Biotechnology and Pharma from 01/27/2010 to 02/02/2010

New DNA test by Wageningen UR detects global threat to banana cultivation
02/02/2010 - Scientists from the Plant Sciences Group of Wageningen UR in the Netherlands and the Brazilian research organisation Embrapa have developed a rapid DNA diagnostic to test banana plants for the much-fe...
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Immune memory formation seen in early stages of viral infection
02/02/2010 - In an acute viral infection, most of the white blood cells known as T cells differentiate into cells that fight the virus and die off in the process. But a few of these "effector" T cells survive and ...
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Basilea's antifungal isavuconazole passed phase III clinical trial futility analysis
02/02/2010 - Basilea Pharmaceutica Ltd. announced that based on a futility analysis of the isavuconazole phase III trial for the treatment of invasive Aspergillus infections, the Independent Data Safety Monitoring...
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Corning and Sartorius Stedim Biotech Announce Collaboration
02/02/2010 - Corning Incorporated and Sartorius Stedim Biotech announced a co-marketing and branding collaboration. The companies intend to leverage existing synergies to co-market a full range of cell culture pro...
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Genzyme Strengthens Role of Board’s Lead Independent Director
02/02/2010 - Genzyme Corporation announced that it has taken steps to strengthen the role of its lead independent director, and appointed new leadership to head the board’s audit committee. These actions, along w...
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Korean "Hanwoo" bovine genome and whole SNPs announced
02/01/2010 - Korean scientists announced the completion of the de novo assembly and analysis of the genome of the native Korean bovine, called Hanwoo. The analysis also includes SNPs (single nucleotide polymorphis...
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Herceptin now approved in the EU for patients with HER2-positive advanced stomach cancer
First targeted biological therapy to show survival benefit in stomach cancer
02/01/2010 - Roche announced that the European Commission has approved Herceptin (trastuzumab) in combination with chemotherapy for use in patients with HER2-positive metastatic stomach (gastric) cancer. The appro...
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UT-Battelle licenses tissue regeneration technologies to NellOne Therapeutics, Inc.
02/01/2010 - In a major step toward commercialization of a promising therapeutic treatment, Oak Ridge National Laboratory contractor UT-Battelle has exclusively licensed patents on inventions based on the Nell-1 g...
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Disarming specialized stem cells might combat deadly ovarian cancer
02/01/2010 - Eliminating cancer stem cells (CSCs) within a tumor could hold the key to successful treatments for ovarian cancer, which has been notoriously difficult to detect and treat, according to new findings ...
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Researchers develop new tool for gene delivery
02/01/2010 - Researchers at Tufts University School of Medicine and the Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences at Tufts have developed a new tool for gene therapy that significantly increases gene delivery...
http://www.bionity.com/news/e/112470/

Antibiotics might team up to fight deadly staph infections
01/29/2010 - Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago and Israel's Weizman Institute of Science have found that two antibiotics working together might be more effective in fighting pathogenic bacteria ...
http://www.bionity.com/news/e/112425/

Fluidigm and Bayer Cropscience enter global agreement for marker-assisted breeding and quality control
01/29/2010 - Fluidigm Corporation announced it has entered into a multi-year agreement with Bayer CropScience to supply integrated fluidic circuits (IFCs) and instrumentation to Bayer CropScience's global operatio...
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Cellectis receives the 2009 INPI National Innovation Award
01/29/2010 - Cellectis S.A. has won a National Innovation Award from the French National Institute for Industrial Property (INPI). Cellectis IP Manager Michèle Paquier received the award from Thierry Morin, Presi...
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Roche establishes new medical research hub in Singapore
01/29/2010 - Roche) announced that it will enter into a strategic alliance with Singapore’s scientific and medical institutions to set up a major new translational research hub in Singapore. This "Hub for Translat...
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Researchers eyeing new way to measure elusive zinc
01/29/2010 - A team of Florida State University researchers will use a five-year, $1.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop a way to measure levels of the trace metal zinc in the human b...
http://www.bionity.com/news/e/112426/

New measurement technique will help in fight against cancer
01/28/2010 - A new technique to catch cancer early has taken an important step forward thanks to the National Physical Laboratory (NPL). NPL's 'phantoms' will ensure a new screening technique can be relied upon by...
http://www.bionity.com/news/e/112422/

How to shoot the messenger
EMBL scientists shed light on cellular communication systems involved in neurodegeneration, cancer and cardiovascular disease
01/28/2010 - Cells rely on a range of signaling systems to communicate with each other and to control their own internal workings. Scientists from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Hamburg, Germa...
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Aegera Therapeutics Initiates a Randomized Phase 2 Study with AEG35156 for the Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
01/28/2010 - Aegera Therapeutics Inc. announced the successful completion of a dose-ranging Phase 1 study and the initiation of a randomized Phase 2 study of AEG35156 in combination with sorafenib for the treatmen...
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Imperial Innovations Group licenses Meningitis B vaccine
01/28/2010 - Imperial Innovations Group plc has entered into a licence agreement with Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, a division of Novartis. Under the terms of the agreement, Novartis has been granted a world...
http://www.bionity.com/news/e/112403/

Grant to study how cells sense electric fields
Do amoebae dream of electric sheep?
01/28/2010 - Learning how living cells can detect and respond to electric fields is the aim of a $570,000, three-year grant from the National Science Foundation to Min Zhao, professor of dermatology and ophthalmol...
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New therapeutic approach identified for kidney disease associated with lupus
01/27/2010 - Investigators have identified a new disease mechanism and therapeutic approach for a type of advanced kidney disease that is a common cause of complications in patients with lupus. The study was led b...
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Celtic Pharma Holdings commits funding to Cantab Biopharmaceuticals to drive the development of improved biological medicines
Jim Mills appointed as Cantab CEO
01/27/2010 - Celtic Pharma Holdings Advisors LLP announced it has made significant funding available to Cantab Biopharmaceuticals Limited for the development of improved biological medicines or ‘biosuperiors’, vi...
http://www.bionity.com/news/e/112281/

TD Vaccines A/S Announces Promising Phase I results for ACE527 to combat Bacterial Diarrhoea
01/27/2010 - TD Vaccines A/S announced promising preliminary Phase I trial results for ACE527, a live, 3-strain, oral ETEC (Enterotoxigenic E Coli) vaccine to combat a leading cause of bacterial diarrhoea that aff...
http://www.bionity.com/news/e/112286/

Alizé Pharma signs research collaboration and license option agreement with Lilly
Companies to collaborate on an exclusive basis on Alizé Pharma's unacylated ghrelin (AZP-01) program for the treatment of Type II diabetes
01/27/2010 - Alizé Pharma, a group of companies developing innovative therapeutics for metabolic diseases and cancer, announced that Alizé Pharma SAS has entered into a research collaboration and license option ag...
http://www.bionity.com/news/e/112283/

Dolphin and bat DNA on the same wavelength
A new study has shown that echolocation evolved separately, but through the same genetic changes, in both dolphins and bats
01/27/2010 - Scientists at Queen Mary, University of London have shown that the remarkable ability is shared by these very different animals at a much deeper level than anyone previously realised – all the way dow...
http://www.bionity.com/news/e/112314/

Catalogues and Brochures

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Chiral Chromatography: Brand New Catalogue 'Chiral Analysis and Separation'
Now including new 3 µm and 5 µm columns and ChromTech products
CHIRAL TECHNOLOGIES EUROPE, the market leader in chiral chromatography products and services, has included in its catalogue CHIRALPAK® IA-3 and CHIRALPAK® IC-3...

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The new BOCHEM® -Laboratory Catalogue "4 in 1"
1 catalogue - 4 languages: German, English, French & Spanish
The company BOCHEM® manufactures metal ware and instruments for the laboratory need since more than 50 years, whereas the company is specialised in the processing of stainless steel. Mostly all common consumables for the lab are available out of metal...

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Innovative Research´s Product Catalogue from Dunn Labortechnik GmbH!
Innovative Research known for highest quality biomedical products and services has published a new 182 pages catalogue. Innovative Research focus on providing dependable human and animal biologicals, coagulation proteins, antibodies and ELISA kits remains their goal....

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