Archives for June 10, 2004

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Informatics firm achieves profit milestone

Despite a dip in the fortunes of the biotechnology industry, bioinformatics firm BlueGnome has achieved profit in less than three years since its formation. The firm's fortunes are in contrast to similar start up firms within this sector and is...

Chitinase: new drug target in asthma?

A biomechanical pathway which is key to the specific allergic response suffered by those with asthma has been shown to induce a specific enzyme which if neutralised, could eliminate the inflammation and hyperresposiveness of the airway, giving hope to...