DETROIT - Scientists at the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute in Detroit have received a nearly $3 million, five-year research project grant from the National Institutes of Health to study a potentially ground-breaking immunotherapy treatment for women with one of the deadliest forms of breast cancer ? triple-negative breast cancer. The research is exclusive to
ANN ARBOR - Ann Arbor's role as one of the state's biosciences industry hubs will be highlighted on Oct. 26-27 when MichBio holds its 6th Annual Expo and Conference to the Marriott at Eagle Crest in Ypsilanti. MichBio is the statewide trade association for biosciences, and the Expo is the premier annual gathering of biosciences
ANN ARBOR ? Ann Arbor SPARK said it recently attracted InTouch Health to locate a research and development operation at Valley Ranch Business Park in Pittsfield Township. Ann Arbor SPARK provided site selection and talent recruitment support to InTouch Health. "InTouch Health chose Ann Arbor because of its rich software development talent pool, including experienced
DETROIT - Asterand plc, a leading provider of human tissue and human tissue-based services to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies engaged in drug discovery research, has been awarded a five-year, $24.3 million contract with the National Cancer Institute to supply clinically annotated human biospecimens for The Cancer Genome Atlas project, which attempts to understand the molecular
SOUTHFIELD - Lawrence Technological University has received a grant of $1.3 million from the National Science Foundation to upgrade the life sciences research laboratories in its College of Arts and Sciences. Lawrence Tech's next-generation Life Sciences Research Facility will include a molecular and cell biology research lab, a chemistry lab, an instrumentation room, and a
YPSILANTI - Fifteen companies will give elevator pitches Oct. 26 at the MichBio Expo and Conference at the Marriott at Eagle Crest in Ypsilanti. The Showcase program runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and features presentations by emerging or pre-seed companies taking their first steps along the commercialization pathway as well as ?seed? or
ANN ARBOR - NanoBio Corporation Wednesday announced that the company's licensing agreement with GlaxoSmithKline has been recognized by the Licensing Executive Society as the 2009 consumer products "Deal of Distinction." LES recognizes noteworthy deals in five industry sectors that promote innovation solutions to business issues and deal structures. On December 16, 2009, NanoBio announced an
DETROIT - Detroit's Wayne State University will showcase its Great Lakes Stem Cell Commercialization Center before an audience of more than 1,200 of the world's most influential stem cell stakeholders in science, business, policy, law, ethics and advocacy at the 2010 World Stem Cell Summit Oct. 4-6 in Detroit. As part of Michigan's University Research
GRAND RAPIDS - New findings from Van Andel Research Institute scientists could lead to environmentally-friendly sprays that help plants survive drought and other stresses in harsh environments to combat global food shortages. The study is a follow-up to findings published in Nature last year that were named among the top breakthroughs of 2009 by Science
GRAND RAPIDS ? Van Andel Research Institute scientists participated in a study with researchers from the University of Utah that could help find ways to improve shunt systems used to treat the neurological disorder hydrocephalus, or "water on the brain," the leading cause of brain surgery for children in the United States. Researchers studied the