DETROIT - Wayne State University officials announced today an expansion of a research grant of nearly $2.7 million, bringing the total award to over $6.1 million. This project, funded by the National Institute of Mental Health at the National Institutes of Health, is the first combined imaging and genetics research study on obsessive-compulsive disorder. The
ALLEGAN - Perrigo Company announced that it has purchased a topical gel for inflammatory acne treatment from KV Pharmaceutical for up to $16 Million in cash. The product is called ANDA for clindamycin phosphate (1 percent) and benzoyl peroxide (5 percent). This product is the AB-rated equivalent to Stiefel Laboratories' (a subsidiary of Glaxo SmithKline)
ANN ARBOR - QuatRx Pharmaceuticals Company, announced Thursday the end of the company's long-term safety study for its menopause treatment drug, Ophena, which position the company to file a New Drug Application with the US Food and Drug Administration in early 2010. Specially, the company said it received positive efficacy results from the second of
DETROIT - Tej Mattoo, MD, professor and chief of Pediatric Nephrology at Wayne State University's School of Medicine and Children's Hospital of Michigan, has received $267,999 in stimulus funds from the National Institutes of Health to continue a study that looks at long-term use of antibotics with children that have recurrent urinary tract infections. The
GRAND RAPIDS - The West Michigan Science & Technology Initiative is hosting a summit Sept. 17 at Grand Valley State University to help innovators and entrepreneurs navigate the trends impacting the life sciences industry. SUMmIT will provide hear experts to speak about emerging technology in the drug, diagnostic and device industries, followed by a panel
ANN ARBOR - You've already made your entrance, now how to make a successful exit? Join MichBio on Sept. 9 to listen to serial entrepreneurs discuss their exit strategies and outcomes as they transitioned their start ups to large medical device and pharmaceutical companies. They'll present their path to success: from their darkest moments to
PONTIAC - Oakland County has finally rolled out a new Web site to feature its Medical Main Street program, which includes a daily news feed to hype Southeast Michigan's life sciences industry. MedicalMainStreet.Org also includes a LinkedIn profile page for ?those interested in finding partners in Michigan's life science industry,? via the popular online professional
ANN ARBOR - Assay Designs, which provides immunoassay kits, antibodies, and reagents to the life sciences and translational research markets, has launched what is claims is the first ELISA development kit for Grp75 (Mortalin) in human, mouse, and rat cell lysates. The Grp75 (Mortalin) ImmunoSet is a cost effective product to assay Grp75 in cell
ANN ARBOR - White Pine Systems, which provides online personal health record systems, announced Tuesday that Advanced Medical Records Solutions has signed a long term contract for its personal health records solution called SPINNphr, the Secure Personal Information and Notification Network. "As we see from all the recent discussion of healthcare reform, we are entering
LANSING - One element of a proposed national health care plan is getting more people on Medicaid. And that could mean more costs for Michigan and other states, said U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Lansing) at an event in Lansing on Monday. Stabenow said the goal of the plan, at least as the U.S. Senate Finance