ANN ARBOR - The same day that President Obama signed federal legislation easing restrictions on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research, the University of Michigan announced it had launched a consortium to create new embryonic stem cell lines that could lead to breakthrough cures for many common diseases. The A. Alfred Taubman Medical Research
ANN ARBOR - Researchers from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center have identified a gene that is overexpressed in 90 percent of pancreatic cancers, the most deadly type of cancer. Researchers believe this gene has potential as a target for developing future therapies. Expression of the gene, Ataxia Telangiectasia Group D Complementing gene, called
ANN ARBOR - Please join BioArbor for a presentation and Q&A with two US Food & Drug Administration regulatory experts on March 11 at Ann Arbor SPARK. The program will cover topics essential when planning for FDA approval of medical products, including drugs and devices. Special attention will be given to recent trends, and issues
AUBURN HILLS - What's the role of technology in the medical device manufacturing sector? That's a question answered by Mark Symonds, CEO of Plex Systems, in this special edition of the Plex Systems podcasting channel. To listen, click on MITechNews.MediaRica.Com a>>
GRAND RAPIDS - Van Andel Research Institute was named Monday by the life sciences magazine The Scientist, in its 7th annual survey, as one of the top fifteen Best Places to Work for Postdocs in the nation. The survey invited readers who identified themselves as �??non-tenured life scientists working in academia or other non-commercial research
ANN ARBOR - AureoGen Biosciences, which is developing a genetic-engineering technology for the discovery and production of cyclic peptide-based drugs, was named the Best Technology Company of 2008 by the New Enterprise Forum. To listen, click on MITechNews.MediaRica.Com a>>
ANN ARBOR - A study released by University of Michigan's Institute for Research on Labor, Employment, and the Economy says that nearly 100,000 Michigan jobs are due to the state's private and public investments in biosciences. And those jobs pay much higher wages. On the average, private bioscience jobs pay a premium wage of nearly
DETROIT - SciTech Development is working on a new drug delivery system that could help attack eight different types of cancer, including some of the real bad ones such as pancreatic and breast. In this TechTown channel interview, SciTech President Earle Holsapple discusses the company's R&D efforts and its attempt to raise $7 million to
ALLEGAN - Shares of Perrigo Co. dropped to an annual low Tuesday after the drugmaker reported a smaller profit than analysts expected and cut its fiscal 2009 expectations. Perrigo said its profit fell 27 percent, to $25 million, or 27 cents per share, from $34.3 million, or 36 cents per share, a year earlier. That
KALAMAZOO - About 45 healthcare leaders from Southwest Michigan and the State of Michigan met Jan. 8 to explore technology opportunities for a planned Southwest Michigan Health Information Exchange. Five IT equipment and service providers -- Axolotl, Covisint, eClinicalWorks, GE Healthcare and Medicity - showcased technology capable of linking healthcare providers throughout Berrien, Branch, Cass,