Science/ Research News

Imagine being able to find, open, sort, move and review thousands of documents at the touch of a finger. Or how about sorting through millions of documents in hours rather than weeks? Scientists at Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) have ... read more

athenahealth, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATHN), a leading provider of web-based practice management, electronic health record (EHR), and patient communication services to medical groups, today announced details regarding its Third Annual Investor Summit. ... read more

On the upcoming science conference call hosted by Advaxis, Inc., (OTCBB: ADXS), the live, attenuated Listeria monocytogenes (Listeria) immunotherapy company, excerpts from the presentation given on December 1, 2010 at the American Association of Cancer Research highlighting previously undescribed capabilities ... read more

iCharts, the leading provider of visual interactive reporting solutions, today announced comprehensive support for a wide variety of survey data. iCharts now automates the processing of basic and complex surveys, dramatically reducing survey turnaround time and saving market research firms and ... read more

BioPontis Alliance, LLC announced today that it has entered into an innovative strategic agreement with Merck (known outside the US and Canada as MSD) designed to bridge the gap between early academic discovery science and the development of medicines and technologies that impact human health. The ... read more

Akonni Biosystems, a molecular diagnostics company that develops, manufactures, and plans to market sophisticated molecular testing devices for diagnosing infectious diseases and human genetic disorders, announced today the receipt of a $150,000 Phase I Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). This initial round of funding ... read more

Promega Corporation reinforces its commitment to socially responsible business practices on a worldwide basis by signing the United Nations Global Compact. The UN Global Compact is a policy initiative for businesses that are committed to supporting the Compact’s ten universally accepted principles in the areas of ... read more

Imaging Diagnostic Systems, Inc. (IDSI) (OTCBB: IMDS), a pioneer in laser breast imaging, announced today that it has received deposits for two CTLM systems from its distributor Mukesh Jain of Jainsons Pty Ltd for India and Indonesia. The first CTLM was installed last week at a ... read more

Baxter International Inc.’s (NYSE: BAX) Science@Work education program recently hosted interactive science workshops by Baxter scientists to help Chicago-area high school students experience the science behind healthcare careers. The company also announced product donations to support relief efforts for the Haiti cholera ... read more

Adimab, Inc., a technology leader in the discovery of fully human antibodies, today announced the initiation of three new independent research collaborations with Eli Lilly, Genentech, and Human Genome Sciences. Over the past 18 months Adimab has established collaborations with several leading Pharmaceutical companies including: Merck, ... read more

Lundbeck Inc. today launched a Huntington’s disease (HD) research initiative to identify and ultimately commercialize therapies that may slow or halt the progression of the disease. The research will be driven by collaborations with academic institutions and companies with promising compounds in development. ... read more

While life science organizations have significantly reduced business costs in recent years, forward thinking companies continue to actively pursue additional opportunities to improve productivity and reduce costs across the enterprise. To help understand the impact on IT, IDC Health Insights today announced the availability of the ... read more

Envoy Therapeutics, Inc., a drug discovery company, today announced that it has reached a milestone in its strategic alliance with Merck (known outside the US and Canada as MSD). The milestone was linked to Envoy successfully applying its bacTRAP® technology in certain tissues that are important ... read more

ResourcingPoint announces that demand for clinical research professional placement has doubled in the last two months. An increase in clinical activity across the industry, coupled with a strategic expansion of the ResourcingPoint database of professional staff, has enabled significant clinical outsourcing growth for the company. A ... read more

Regulatory News: EpiCept Corporation (Nasdaq and Nasdaq OMX Stockholm Exchange: EPCT) today announced that the National Cancer Institute (NCI) has initiated a Phase II trial with crolibulinTM (EPC2407). The trial will assess the drug’s efficacy and safety in combination ... read more

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, announced today that Nelson J. Chai has been elected to its board of directors, bringing the company’s total number of directors to 11. Mr. Chai has also been appointed to the board’s Audit Committee. ... read more

Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBST) today announced revised guidance ranges for 2010 total net revenues based on lowered expectation for 2010 U.S. net product revenues from CUBICIN® (daptomycin for injection). The company now anticipates 2010 total net revenues in the ... read more

Vitro Diagnostics, Inc. (OTCBB: VODG) (OTCQB: VODG), dba Vitro Biopharma, announced completion of studies comparing its mesenchymal stem cell culture media, VitroGrow™, to major competitors showing distinct performance improvements over competing products. These new results showed that VitroGrow™ consistently improved mesenchymal ... read more

Innovaro, Inc. (NYSE Amex: INV), the leader in innovation services, today announced the controlled release of Version 1.0 of its innovation management software platform. This represents the initial release of the software platform which is based on over 15 years of proven innovation process methods. It ... read more

CHI-California Healthcare Institute announced today that Terry Hermiston, Ph.D., vice president of the U.S. Biologics Research unit within Bayer HealthCare’s worldwide pharmaceutical research organization, and Naomi Kelman, president of LifeScan North America, have been elected to the CHI board of directors. The board of directors also ... read more