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
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
DETROIT- Asterand, a leading provider of human tissue and human tissue-based research services to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies engaged in drug discovery research, announced that its subsidiary BioSeek, a pioneer in the application of predictive human biology to drug discovery, has signed a two-year agreement with Cellzome. Under the agreement, BioSeek will apply its unique
DETROIT - Linda Lewandowski, Ph.D., R.N., Elizabeth Schotanus associate professor of Pediatric Nursing at Wayne State University and Children's Hospital of Michigan, and assistant dean of Family, Community and Mental Health in WSU's College of Nursing, received $281,633 grant from the U.S.Department of Health and Human Services, part of the $130.8 million in grants funded
DETROIT - Many a researcher starting a biotech company has been lost in a maze of bureaucracy when applying for federal appropriations to fund their great idea. Jon Kozesky, a government affairs expert from Cleveland-based G2G Consulting, has the tips and experience to lead you out of the dead ends and onto the right path.
GRAND RAPIDS - Small biotechnology firms will be gaining new support in the state of Michigan. A New Therapeutic Discovery tax credit, created under the Affordable Care Act, will support research with potential to produce new therapies, create high-quality jobs for the state. The biotechnology industry employs 1.3 million Michigan workers, and the industry continues