Biotech Business Week articles from January 2009

Biotech Business Week archives from January 2009

Scientists at University of Turin release new data on acid reflux disease.
January 5, 2009... "Neonatal gastroesophageal reflux (GER) is primarily due to a transient motility disorder and characterized by a prevalence of weakly acid refluxes. Drug management, where necessary, must set out to reduce the number of refluxes besides correct...

Research findings from INSERM update understanding of acute leukemia.
January 5, 2009... "Investigating the role of parental smoking and maternal alcohol consumption in the etiology of childhood hematopoietic malignancies. The national registry-based case-control study ESCALE was carried out in France over the period 2003-2004,"...

Studies conducted at McMaster University on aging recently published.
January 5, 2009... According to a study from Hamilton, Canada, "The purpose of the Current review is to synthesize the available evidence from prospective clinical trials that are relevant to the clinical question: ''What, if any, are the effects of regular...

Studies from University of California in the area of Alzheimer disease published.
January 5, 2009... "To examine whether treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) results in better cognitive function. Randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial,"...

New amyotrophic lateral sclerosis research from H.Y. Huang and colleagues discussed.(Report)
January 5, 2009... "This study was designed to clarify whether transplantation of fetal olfactory ensheathing cells (OECs) would affect the clinical course of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Thirty-five patients with probable or definite ALS...

Orthofix International Files Preliminary Statement in Opposition to Ramius Consent Solicitation.
January 5, 2009... Orthofix International N.V. (NASDAQ: OFIX) (the Company) announced that the Company has filed a preliminary solicitation statement in opposition with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), opposing Ramius CapitalEs consent solicitation...

TomoTherapy Announces Workforce Reduction.
January 5, 2009... TomoTherapy Incorporated (NASDAQ: TOMO) announced that it has reduced its workforce by approximately 12 percent through a combination of layoffs and the elimination of open positions (see also TomoTherapy Incorporated). As a result of this...

Research data from K.A. Baskerville and colleagues update understanding of aging.
January 12, 2009... According to a study from the United States, "The basal forebrain (BF) cholinergic system is selectively Vulnerable in human brain diseases, while the cholinergic groups ill the tipper pons of the brainstem (BS) resist neurodegeneration....

New angiology research from M. Millan and colleagues discussed.
January 12, 2009... "To determine the relationship between body temperature (BT), arterial recanalization, functional outcome, and hemorrhagic transformation (HT) of cerebral infarction in patients treated with i.v. tissue plasminogen activator (tPA). We studied...

Study results from E.N. Lee and colleagues in the area of ankylosing spondylitis published.
January 12, 2009... "We investigated the effects of tai chi on disease activity, flexibility and depression in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). We allocated 40 patients to either a tai chi treatment group or a no-treatment control group," scientists in...

Reports by A. Vgontzas and co-researchers describe recent advances in anxiety disorders.
January 12, 2009... According to recent research published in the journal Headache, "(Headache 2008;48:1451-1459) To examine whether sleep complaints reported by migraineurs can be attributed to comorbid anxiety and/or depression. A consistent association between...

Study data from A.S. Young and co-authors update knowledge of anxiety disorders.(Clinical report)
January 12, 2009... "Although effective treatments exist, individuals with depressive and anxiety disorders can remain ill for years. Little is known regarding mental health status and treatment use in this population," scientists writing in the journal...

New microbiology and biotechnology data have been reported by D.D. Lu and co-authors.
January 12, 2009... According to recent research from Shanghai, People's Republic of China, "To improve the insecticidal efficacy of the entomopathogen Beauveria bassiana, the fungus was genetically modified with an insect-specific scorpion neurotoxin AAIT and an...

New microbiology and biotechnology research from J. Doucha et al outlined.
January 12, 2009... "The following bead mills used for disruption of the microalga Chlorella cells were tested: (1) Dyno-Mill ECM-Pilot, grinding chamber volume 1.5 L; KDL-Pilot A, chamber volume 1.4 L; KD 20 S, chamber volume 18.3 L; KD 25 S, chamber volume 26 L...

New microbiology and biotechnology study findings have been published by scientists at Osmania University.
January 12, 2009... According to recent research from Hyderabad, India, "Removal of radioactive cobalt at trace levels (approximate to nM) in the presence of large excess (106-fold) of corrosion product ions of complexed Fe, Cr, and Ni in spent chemical...

Studies conducted at H.Z. Liu et al on microbiology and biotechnology recently published.
January 12, 2009... "Freeze-dried samples of four Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains, namely, FL01, FL03, 2.0016, and 2.1424, were subjected to spaceflight. After the satellite's landing on Earth, the samples were recovered and changes in yeast cell wall were...

Studies from China Agricultural University yield new information about microbiology and biotechnology.
January 12, 2009... "A mutant of Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense, NPHB, was obtained from a conjugation experiment. An aberrant recombination occurred between a putative elongation factor-G gene (fus-like) of the bacterial chromosome and the chloramphenicol...

Studies from Shanghai Jiao Tong University have provided new information about microbiology and biotechnology.(Report)
January 12, 2009... "The use of support media for the immobilization of microorganisms is widely known to provide a surface for microbial growth and protect the microorganisms from inhibitory compounds. In this study, molecular sieve, granular porous carbon, and...

Study findings from G. Kamgangyoubi et al provide new insights into microbiology and biotechnology.
January 12, 2009... According to a study from France, "This paper describes the effects of initial microbial concentration and planktonic/adherent/detached states on the efficiency of plasma-activated water. This disinfecting solution was obtained by treating...

Study results from Federal University broaden understanding of microbiology and biotechnology.
January 12, 2009... According to a study from Curitiba, Brazil, "In recent years, biosurfactants have attracted attention because of their low toxicity, high biodegradability, and good ecological acceptability. However, their production in submerged liquid culture...

Study findings on abdominal hysterectomy are outlined in reports from J. Carney and colleagues.
January 19, 2009... "Patients undergoing total abdominal hysterectomy suffer significant postoperative pain. The transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block is a recently described approach to providing analgesia to the anterior abdominal wall," scientists in Galway,...

Findings from N. Siupsinskiene and co-authors provide new insights into acid reflux disease.(Clinical report)
January 19, 2009... In this recent article published in the Journal of Laryngology and Otology, scientists in Kaunas, Lithuania conducted a study "To assess benefit from one and three months' empirical proton pump inhibitor treatment in patients with suspected...

Study data from University of Milan update knowledge of acid reflux disease.
January 19, 2009... According to recent research from Italy, "The high prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux disease continues to encourage the development of treatment modalities to fill the gap between acid-suppression therapy and the laparoscopic Nissen...

New findings from Z. Biro and co-authors describe advances in anesthesia.(Clinical report)
January 19, 2009... According to recent research published in the journal Acta Ophthalmologica, "To examine the patient's subjective visual sensations during cataract surgery performed under topical anaesthesia. Prospective, non-randomized, cohort study." ...

Report summarizes anesthesia study findings from University of Hong Kong.(Report)
January 19, 2009... According to recent research from Hong Kong, People's Republic of China, "This study aimed to determine whether bispectral index (BIS) can be used as an indicator of sedation and recovery with intravenous midazolam. In Part A, 30 healthy...

Investigators at University of Virginia release new data on biomedical engineering.
January 19, 2009... "Image registration and motion estimation play central roles in many fields, including RADAR, SONAR, light microscopy, and medical imaging. Because of its central significance, estimator accuracy, precision, and computational cost are of...

New biomedical engineering research from University of Pittsburgh discussed.
January 19, 2009... "Trauma to the knee joint often results in injury to one or more supporting soft tissue structures, such as the medial collateral (MCL) and anterior cruciate (ACL) ligaments. Also, a portion of the patellar tendon (PT) is frequently used as a...

New biomedical engineering study findings have been published by scientists at University of Utah.
January 19, 2009... "The cerebral circulation is fundamental to the health and maintenance of brain tissue, but injury and disease may result in dysfunction of the vessels. Characterization of cerebral vessel mechanical response is an important step toward a more...

New biomedical engineering study findings reported from University of Wisconsin.
January 19, 2009... "Cell migration is critically important for the repair of chronic wounds, which cost billions of dollars each year to treat and can lead to serious complications, including amputation and death. Growth factors, including epidermal growth factor...

Recent findings in biomedical engineering described by E. Boutsianis and colleagues.
January 19, 2009... According to recent research published in the journal Annals of Biomedical Engineering, "Appropriate velocity boundary conditions are a prerequisite in computational hemodynamics. A method for mapping analytical or experimental velocity...

Research on biomedical engineering published by S. Chang et al.(Report)
January 19, 2009... "Co-activations of agonist and antagonist muscles are believed to be present in voluntary limb movement. Recent studies indicate that such co-activations are either synergic or dyssynergic," scientists in Hsinchu, Taiwan report (see also...

Scientists at North Carolina State University publish research in biomedical engineering.
January 19, 2009... "In order to achieve both manageable simulation and local accuracy of airflow and nanoparticle deposition in a representative human tracheobronchial (TB) region, the complex airway network was decomposed into adjustable triple-bifurcation...

Scientists at Virginia Polytechnic Institute publish new data on biomedical engineering.
January 19, 2009... "Growth factor binding to transmembrane protein receptors is generally understood to initiate cell signaling. Receptor binding of heparin-binding growth factors (HB-GFs), such as fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF-2), is regulated by interactions...

Studies from P. Xu and colleagues provide new data on biomedical engineering.(Report)
January 19, 2009... "How to localize the neural electric activities within brain effectively and precisely from the scalp electroencephalogram (EEG) recordings is a critical issue for current study in clinical neurology and cognitive neuroscience. In this paper,...

Data on microbiology and biotechnology detailed by researchers at Kobe University.(Report)
January 19, 2009... According to recent research from Kobe, Japan, "In this paper, we provide the first report of utilizing recombinant fungal whole cells in enzymatic biodiesel production. Aspergillus oryzae, transformed with a heterologous lipase-encoding gene...

Data on microbiology and biotechnology discussed by T. Yamada and colleagues.
January 19, 2009... "Comparative analyses of bacterial community successions in the composting materials were done for a conventional windrow post-treatment (WPOT) process with the hyperthermophilic pre-treatment (HTPRT) and simple windrow composting (SWC; without...

Kobe University reports research in microbiology and biotechnology.
January 19, 2009... According to a study from Kobe, Japan, "A novel cell-surface display system was constructed in Aspergillus oryzae. Each of the five genes encoding the putative cell-wall-localized protein from the A. oryzae genome was cloned and these...

New microbiology and biotechnology study findings have been published by scientists at Department of Agriculture.(Report)
January 19, 2009... "Furfural and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) are representative inhibitors generated from biomass pretreatment using dilute acid hydrolysis that interfere with yeast growth and subsequent fermentation. Few yeast strains tolerant to inhibitors...

New microbiology and biotechnology study findings recently were reported by D.P.B.T.B. Strik and co-researchers.(Report)
January 19, 2009... According to a study from Netherlands, "Electricity production via solar energy capturing by living higher plants and microalgae in combination with microbial fuel cells are attractive because these systems promise to generate useful energy in...

Reports summarize microbiology and biotechnology research from Nanjing Normal University.
January 19, 2009... According to recent research from Nanjing, People's Republic of China, "Microbacterium oxydans strain NJ 6 isolated from soil samples converted puerarin into two novel compounds, puerarin-7-O-glucoside and puerarin-7-O-isomaltoside, via an...

Research results from C.A. Chen and co-authors update knowledge of microbiology and biotechnology.
January 19, 2009... "This work conducted a denitrifying sulfide removal (DSR) test in an expanded granular sludge bed (EGSB) reactor at sustainable loadings of 6.09 kg m(-3) day(-1) for sulfide, 3.11 kg m(-3) day(-1) for nitrate-nitrogen, and 3.27 kg m(-1) day(-1)...

Studies from M. Telleztellez et al provide new data on microbiology and biotechnology.
January 19, 2009... According to recent research published in the journal Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, "Pleurotus ostreatus showed atypical laccase production in submerged vs. solid-state fermentation. Cultures grown in submerged fermentation produced...

Study results from University of Ottawa in the area of microbiology and biotechnology published.
January 19, 2009... "Microalgal lipids are the oils of future for sustainable biodiesel production. However, relatively high production costs due to low lipid productivity have been one of the major obstacles impeding their commercial production," scientists in...

New findings from California Institute of Technology in the area of nature biotechnology published.
January 19, 2009... According to recent research from the United States, "As the tissue that contains the largest representation of the human proteome(1), blood is the most important fluid for clinical diagnostics(2-4). However, although changes of plasma protein...

dbMotion Expands North American Executive Management Team.
January 19, 2009... dbMotion, a provider of health interoperability and intelligence solutions, has expanded its North American executive management team to meet the increasing demand for innovative HIT solutions. Industry veterans Marty McKenna, as vice president...

Illumina to Present at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference.(Conference news)
January 19, 2009... Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) announced that the Company will webcast its presentation at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco, California on January 12, 2009. The live webcast is scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m. ET and will a...

Medtech Insight and Windhover Conferences Announce their Upcoming "Investment In Innovation In3 Europe" Conference.(Conference news)
January 19, 2009... Medtech Insight, a division of Windhover Conferences and a leading provider of business information for the medical device industry, has announced that more than 30 early- to late-stage companies will present at their upcoming oInvestment In...

PPD to Present at 27th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference.(Conference news)
January 19, 2009... PPD, Inc. (NASDAQ:PPDI) announced that Fred Eshelman, chief executive officer of PPD, will present an update on PPDEs business at the 27th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, January 12, 2009, at 8:30...

Vidacare Corporation Welcomes Clas G. Runnberg as Managing Director of International Operations.
January 19, 2009... Vidacare Corporation has hired Clas G. Runnberg as Managing Director of International Operations to manage all of VidacareEs business activities outside of North and South America. He will help develop business plans and strategies for...

Waters Corporation Presentation at the 27th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference to Be Webcast Live.(Conference news)
January 19, 2009... Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) Douglas A. Berthiaume, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, will speak to the investment community at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference at the Westin St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco on Monday,...

Research from Curtin University of Technology yields new data on Alzheimer disease.
January 26, 2009... "Our study investigated health service use for people in the last year of life, comparing those who died with and without Alzheimer's disease (AD) documented on the death certificate. Using a population-based retrospective cohort design, and...

Study findings on analgesics are outlined in reports from State University of New York.
January 26, 2009... "Inadequate analgesia (oligoanalgesia) is a common phenomenon. In an effort to improve pain recognition and management, pain scores are mandated by The Joint Commission," scientists writing in the journal Annals of Emergency Medicine report...

Research from J. Boltze et al broadens understanding of angiology.(Report)
January 26, 2009... "As effective stroke treatment by thrombolysis is bound to a narrow time window excluding most patients, numerous experimental treatment strategies have been developed to gain new options for stroke treatment. However, all approaches using...

New anxiety disorders research reported from D.Z. Knijnk and co-authors.
January 26, 2009... "- Both psychodynamic group therapy (PGT) and clonazepam are used as treatment strategies in reducing symptoms of generalized social anxiety disorder (GSAD). However, many individuals remain symptomatic after treatment with PGT or clonazepam,"...

New findings from William Beaumont Hospital in the area of aspergillosis described.
January 26, 2009... According to recent research from the United States, "To review the current literature to determine the clinical application of therapeutic drug monitoring of voriconazole in the treatment of invasive aspergillosis (IA). DATA SOURCE: A MEDLINE...

Findings from Kansas State University advance knowledge in biotechnology.
January 26, 2009... "A 2 M sodium acetate buffer at pH 4.2 was tried to simplify the step of pH adjustment in a laboratory dry-grind procedure. Ethanol yields or conversion efficiencies of 18 sorghum hybrids improved significantly with 2.0-5.9% (3.9% on average)...

New biotechnology study findings have been reported from L.B. Celis et al.
January 26, 2009... "An anaerobic down-flow fluidized bed reactor was inoculated with granular sludge and started-up with sulfate containing synthetic wastewater to promote the formation of a biofilm enriched in sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB), to produce biogenic...

New biotechnology study findings reported from O. Guzmanlopez and co-authors.
January 26, 2009... According to a study from Mexico, "Eighteen lactic acid bacteria (LAB) strains, isolated from coffee pulp silages were characterized according to both growth and gallic acid (GA) consumption. Prussian blue method was adapted to 96-well...

Reports summarize biotechnology research from M.L. Suihko and co-authors.
January 26, 2009... According to a study from Espoo, Finland, "A total of 179 non-spore-forming bacteria aerobically growing on Nutrient Agar, Plate Count Agar or in specific enrichment conditions for salmonella, campylobacteria, listeria, yersinia or...

Reports summarize biotechnology research from Tianjin University.
January 26, 2009... According to recent research from Tianjin, People's Republic of China, "Genome shuffling is a powerful strategy for rapid engineering of microbial strains for desirable industrial phenotypes. Here we improved the thermotolerance and ethanol...

Research conducted at University of Sao Paulo has provided new information about biotechnology.
January 26, 2009... According to recent research published in the Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology, "The ability of xylanolytic enzymes produced by Aspergillus fumigatus RP04 and Aspergillus niveus RP05 to promote the biobleaching of cellulose...

Scientists at University of Sao Paulo target biotechnology.(Report)
January 26, 2009... "A variety of raw materials have been used in fermentation process. This study shows the use of rice straw hemicellulosic hydrolysate, as the only source of nutrient, to produce high added-value products," investigators in Lorena, Brazil report...

Studies from T.D. Ravita and co-researchers update current data on biotechnology.
January 26, 2009... According to a study from the United States, "Ninety-six used personal care and topical OTC drug items collected from consumers in the USA were examined for the presence of microbial contaminants. Of the eye and face product type containing...

Study results from National Taipei University of Technology provide new insights into biotechnology.
January 26, 2009... According to recent research from Taipei, Taiwan, "The removal of dimethyl sulfide (DMS) from industrial gas streams has received a high priority due to its very low odorous threshold value and relatively low biodegradability compared to other...

AbleNet, Inc. Announces the Acquisition of SoftTouch, Inc.
January 26, 2009... AbleNet Incorporated, a global leader in the design, development and manufacture of assistive technologies and curriculum for people with disabilities, announced the acquisition of SoftTouch Inc., a family-owned company that focuses on the...

Avo Photonics, Inc. Celebrates 5 Years of Outstanding Opto-Electronic Manufacturing and Services.(Company overview)
January 26, 2009... Avo Photonics was founded November, 2003 by Dr. Joseph Dallas and Mr. David Winick as an advanced custom opto-electronic design and contract manufacturing house serving customers in the military, aerospace, medical, and telecommunications...

CLC bio Succeeds in Accelerating Life Science Research.
January 26, 2009... CLC bio had a breakthrough year in 2008 and is looking to continue along the same positive path in 2009. One of the major milestones in 2008 was the release of CLC bio's innovative solution for analyzing Next Generation Sequencing data, CLC...

Elan to Review Strategic Business Alternatives.
January 26, 2009... Elan Corporation, plc (NYSE: [ELN]) announced that the Board of Directors has engaged Citigroup Global Markets Inc. to conduct, in conjunction with executive management and other external advisors, a review of the Company's strategic...

Illumina Announces High Density Expansion to iSelect[R] Custom Genotyping Platform.
January 26, 2009... Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) today launched the Infinium[R] HD (High Density) iSelect Custom Genotyping solution. Researchers now have the flexibility to screen SNPs ranging from 3,000 to 200,000 in focused genotyping studies for both human and...

Orthofix International Sends Letter to Ramius Objecting to Proposed Special Shareholder Meeting.
January 26, 2009... Orthofix International N.V. (NASDAQ: OFIX) (the Company) announced that it has sent the following letter from the Chairman of the CompanyEs Board of Directors to Ramius, LLC in response to their proposal to call a special meeting of...

ProUroCare Medical Inc. Announces Closing of Public Equity Offering.
January 26, 2009... ProUroCare Medical Inc. (OTCBB:PUMD) announces the closing of its public offering of 3,050,000 units at $1.00 per unit (before the underwriting discount). Each unit sold consists of one share of common stock and one redeemable warrant to...

Waters Corporation Updates Business Conditions.
January 26, 2009... Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT) announced that fourth quarter 2008 preliminary sales are approximately $418 million (see also Waters Corporation). On December 11, 2008, the Company revised its fourth quarter 2008 sales and earnings outlook...