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20% Growth in the Number of Life Science Companies and 34% Growth in the Number of Life Science Employees in Jerusalem Relative to 2006.(Company overview)
June 30, 2009... Speaking today in a reception organized by Yissum Research Development Company Ltd., the Technology Transfer Company of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, as part of the ILSI Biomed 2009 conference, Mr. Nir Barkat, Mayor of Jerusalem, said that the Jerusalem Municipality, in collaboration...

Scientists at Institute of Technology report research in life sciences.
June 30, 2009... New investigation results, 'Replica-moulded polydimethylsiloxane culture vessel lids attenuate osmotic drift in long-term cell cultures,' are detailed in a study published in Journal of Biosciences. "An imbalance in medium osmolarity is a determinant that affects cell culture longevity. Even...

Science Education Company, Hands-On Labs, Wins Innovation & Growth Award.
June 30, 2009... Hands-On Labs, Inc. (HOL), producers of LabPaqs (www.labpaq.com), collections of laboratory science experiments for the distance learning market, announced it has been recognized as a Colorado Company to Watch awardee by the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (see...

Life Technologies Foundation Announces $2 Million in Grants to Advance Science.
June 30, 2009... The Life Technologies Foundation announced that it has awarded $2 million to three grant recipients working to advance science, including the University of North Texas for DNA-PROKIDS, the New York Academy of Sciences and the Science Museum in London (see also Life Technologies Foundation)....

University of California, Medical Department reports research in enzyme research.
June 30, 2009... According to recent research from the United States, "Serotonin (5-HT) mediates learning-related facilitation of sensorimotor synapses in Aplysia californica. Under some circumstances 5-HT-dependent facilitation requires the activity of protein kinase C (PKC)." "One critical site of...