Archives for December 1, 2005

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Gentra Systems launches pharmacogenomics kit

By  Wai Lang Chu

Gentra Systems has introduced its new versaGene DNA Cell Purification Kit, which responds to the growing need for high-quality DNA for sensitive downstream applications. The kit uses chemistry and column design to purify DNA with minimal RNA and...

Grants enable neuroprotective drug research

By  Wai Lang Chu

Researchers believe that new treatments or ways to diagnose memory problems will get a boost from a substantial grant that aims to create a brain-scanning method to test drug treatments, which investigates how brain cells age, and to develop...

Oxford risks conflict as animal lab construction resumes

By  Wai Lang Chu

Oxford University has been given the go-ahead to resume building work on its new animal research laboratory complex, which had previously been the subject of protest from animal rights activists last summer.

Roche and BioCryst collaborate on transplantation drug

By  Wai Lang Chu

Roche and BioCryst Pharmaceuticals announced an agreement to develop and commercialise BioCryst's phase I compound, which has been developed for the prevention of acute rejection in transplantation and for the treatment of autoimmune diseases.

Biopharmaceuticals emerging as preferred therapy, says report

By  Wai Lang Chu

A new report suggests that up to 30 biopharmaceutical products developed by UK companies using cell-based manufacturing techniques could be approved by 2012, reinforcing the idea that biopharmaceuticals are increasingly being seen as a viable...