Forbes salute nanoparticle chemotherapy
Forbes has highlighted the important role of nanotechnology in driving forward the pharmaceutical industry with three of their top five nanotech breakthroughs in 2006 having biological applications.
Archives for January 5, 2007
Genetic defect causes inability to feel pain
Thanks to a small boy who couldn't feel pain, scientists have discovered a gene mutation that opens the door to developing powerful new drugs that could elimate all pain.
Pfizer opts-in on MRSA antibody from Elusys
Pfizer has entered into a collaborative research and licensing agreement with Elusys worth up to $200m (€152m) for new antibody therapies, including an MRSA candidate
Applied Biosystems sue Solexa for patent ownership
Applera's Applied Biosystems group has filed a law suit seeking rights to Solexa's 'sequencing-by-ligation' patents.
Fingerprinting live bacteria
A mass spectrometric (MS) technique allows rapid detection and identification of bacteria with no need for time consuming pre-treatments.